SWRU587A November   2021  – March 2023 AWR2944

 

  1.   Trademarks
  2. 1Setup Instructions
    1. 1.1 Browser Setup (First Time Only)
    2. 1.2 mmWave Device Setup
    3. 1.3 Serial Port Setup
  3. 2CONFIGURE Tab
    1. 2.1  Platform
    2. 2.2  SDK Version
    3. 2.3  Antenna Config (Azimuth Resolution - Degrees)
    4. 2.4  Processing Chain
    5. 2.5  Desirable Configuration
    6. 2.6  Frequency Band (GHz)
    7. 2.7  Scene Selection – Best Range Resolution
      1. 2.7.1 Frame Rate (fps)
      2. 2.7.2 Range Resolution (m)
      3. 2.7.3 Maximum Unambiguous Range (m)
      4. 2.7.4 Maximum Radial Velocity (m/s)
      5. 2.7.5 Radial Velocity Resolution (m/s)
    8. 2.8  Scene Selection – Best Velocity Resolution
      1. 2.8.1 Frame Rate (fps)
      2. 2.8.2 Radial Velocity Resolution (m/s)
      3. 2.8.3 Maximum Radial Velocity (m/s)
      4. 2.8.4 Range Resolution (m)
      5. 2.8.5 Maximum Unambiguous Range (m)
    9. 2.9  Scene Selection – Best Range
      1. 2.9.1 Frame Rate (fps)
      2. 2.9.2 Maximum Unambiguous Range (m)
      3. 2.9.3 Range Resolution (m)
      4. 2.9.4 Maximum Radial Velocity (m/s)
    10. 2.10 Plot Selection
      1. 2.10.1 Scatter Plot
      2. 2.10.2 Range Profile
      3. 2.10.3 Noise Profile
      4. 2.10.4 Range Azimuth Heat Map
      5. 2.10.5 Range Doppler Heat Map
      6. 2.10.6 Statistics
    11. 2.11 User Selected Configuration
      1. 2.11.1 Send Configuration to mmWave Device
      2. 2.11.2 Saving Configuration to PC
      3. 2.11.3 Reset Selection
  4. 3PLOTS Tab
    1. 3.1  X-Y Scatter Plot
    2. 3.2  Doppler Range Plot
    3. 3.3  Range Profile
    4. 3.4  CPU Load
    5. 3.5  Range-Doppler Heatmap
    6. 3.6  Range-Azimuth Heatmap
    7. 3.7  3-D Scatter Plot
    8. 3.8  Display Parameters
      1. 3.8.1 Profiling Parameters
      2. 3.8.2 Scene Parameters
      3. 3.8.3 Chirp/Frame Parameters
    9. 3.9  Real-Time Tuning
      1. 3.9.1 Group Peaks From Same Object
      2. 3.9.2 Static Clutter Removal
      3. 3.9.3 Range Detection Threshold (0 to 100 dB)
      4. 3.9.4 Doppler Detection Threshold (0 to 100 dB)
    10. 3.10 Advanced Commands
      1. 3.10.1 Special Note About Range and Angle Bias Compensation Configuration
    11. 3.11 Plot Settings
  5. 4Advanced Options
    1. 4.1 Load Configuration From PC
    2. 4.2 Getting the Version
    3. 4.3 RCS
      1. 4.3.1 Desired Radar Cross Section (sq. m)
      2. 4.3.2 Maximum Range for Desired RCS (m)
      3. 4.3.3 RCS at Maximum Unambiguous Range (sq. m)
    4. 4.4 Concurrent Recording of Processed Stream From mmWave Device
  6. 5Troubleshooting
    1. 5.1 Console Message: Errors Returned by Device
    2. 5.2 Serial Port Status Message: Not Switching to Hardware Connected or Both Ports Are Not Showing Up
    3. 5.3 Console Message: sensorStart Message Not Sent to Host
    4. 5.4 Warning for Plots and Frame Rate
    5. 5.5 Configuration Successful, but Plots Not Updating
  7. 6Customizing the mmWave Demo Visualizer
  8.   Revision History

4.4 Concurrent Recording of Processed Stream From mmWave Device

If users want to save the incoming processed stream from the mmWave device for some offline analysis while its getting plotted, they can use the Record Start button in the plots tab. The recording can be started while the device is in stopped state and unconfigured (for example, after a fresh reboot and/or the sensor is stopped using the Sensor Stop button), or while the device is running and actively outputting data. The data is saved to a timestamped file in binary format on the device. The data keeps accumulating in the file until one of the following conditions are met:

  • User presses the Record Stop button
  • File size exceeds the limit set in the user-configurable field, File Size Max (MB).
  • File accumulated data for at least the time set in the user-configurable field, Record time max(s).

The data saved in this file is the exact same data and format that is transmitted out of the mmWave device over the DATA_port. Users should see the mmWave demo doxygen in the mmWave SDK package to understand the format of the data and how to parse it.

Note:

This feature requires the browser version to be at least as mentioned here:
ti-widget-streamsaver.