AWR1642Boost is a prototype evaluation module.
AWR1642BOOST
AWR1642 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor evaluation module
AWR1642BOOST
Overview
AWR1642BOOST is an easy-to-use 77GHz mmWave sensor evaluation board for the AWR1642 device, with direct connectivity to the microcontroller unit (MCU) LaunchPad™ development-kit ecosystem.
The BoosterPack™ plug-in module contains everything required to start developing software for on-chip C67x DSP core and low-power Arm® Cortex® R4F controllers, including onboard emulation for programming and debugging, as well as onboard buttons and LEDs for quick integration of a simple-user interface.
This kit is supported by mmWave tools and software, including mmWave Studio (MMWAVE-STUDIO) and the mmWave software development kit (MMWAVE-SDK).
The standard 20-pin BoosterPack headers make the evaluation board compatible with a wide variety of MCU LaunchPad development kits and enable easy prototyping.
Additional boards may be used to enable additional functionality. For example, DCA1000EVM enables access to sensor’s raw data via LVDS interface.
A 5-V, >2.5-A supply brick with a 2.1-mm barrel jack (center positive) is not included. TI recommends purchasing an external power supply that complies with applicable regional safety standards.
Features
- Onboard antenna enables field testing
- XDS110-based JTAG with serial-port interface for flash programming
- UART-to-USB interface for control, configuration, and data visualization
- TI LaunchPad™ development-kit interface to seamlessly connect to TI MCUs
- CAN connector enables direct interface to car units
- Micro USB cable (#3025010-03)
- Mounting brackets with Bumpon™ (#36-625-ND, SJ-5012)
- M3-size screws (#9027A146)
- M3-size nuts (#90631A007 )
- Jumpers (#3M9580-ND)
Automotive mmWave radar sensors
Linear & low-dropout (LDO) regulators
Multi-channel ICs (PMICs)
Shunt voltage references
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AWR1642BOOST — AWR1642 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor evaluation module
DCA1000EVM — Real-time data-capture adapter for radar sensing evaluation module
MMWAVE-STUDIO — mmWave studio GUI tools for 1st-generation parts (xWR1243, xWR1443, xWR1642, xWR1843, xWR6843, xWR6443)
MMWAVE-SENSING-ESTIMATOR-CLOUD — mmWave sensing estimator cloud development on TI Resource Explorer
Get started with data collection on AWR1642 for RF performance evaluation
Get started with running application demos on AWR1642
AWR1642BOOST — AWR1642 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor evaluation module
MMWAVE-DEMO-VISUALIZER-CLOUD — mmWave demo visualizer cloud development on TI Resource Explorer
MMWAVE-SENSING-ESTIMATOR-CLOUD — mmWave sensing estimator cloud development on TI Resource Explorer
UNIFLASH — UniFlash for most TI microcontrollers (MCUs) and mmWave sensors
UNIFLASH — UniFlash for most TI microcontrollers (MCUs) and mmWave sensors
Products
C2000 real-time microcontrollers
Arm-based processors
Industrial mmWave radar sensors
Automotive mmWave radar sensors
Bluetooth products
MSP430 microcontrollers
20 MHz MCU with 128KB Flash, 10KB SRAM, 16-bit Sigma-Delta ADC, dual DAC, DMA, 2 OpAmp, 160 seg L
Sub-1 GHz products
Wi-Fi products
Wi-SUN products
Multi-protocol products
Arm Cortex-M4 MCUs
Arm Cortex-M0+ MCUs
Arm Cortex-R MCUs
Low-power 2.4-GHz products
Release Infomation
UniFlash is a standalone tool used to program on-chip and external flash memory on TI MCUs and on-board flash memory for Sitara processors. UniFlash has a GUI, command line, and scripting interface. UniFlash is available free of charge.
What's new
- Device Support Update
- Synced up with CCS12.6.0 and CCS Theia 1.3.0
- Fixed issues with loading the MSPM0 Bootloader flash library
- Bug Fixes
Get started with running application demos on AWR1642
Develop your application on AWR1642
AWR1642BOOST — AWR1642 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor evaluation module
MMWAVE-SDK — mmWave software development kit (SDK)
MMWAVE-DEMO-VISUALIZER-CLOUD — mmWave demo visualizer cloud development on TI Resource Explorer
DCA1000EVM — Real-time data-capture adapter for radar sensing evaluation module
MMWAVE-STUDIO — mmWave studio GUI tools for 1st-generation parts (xWR1243, xWR1443, xWR1642, xWR1843, xWR6843, xWR6443)
MMWAVE-SECDEV — mmWave software secure development
UNIFLASH — UniFlash for most TI microcontrollers (MCUs) and mmWave sensors
UNIFLASH — UniFlash for most TI microcontrollers (MCUs) and mmWave sensors
Products
C2000 real-time microcontrollers
Arm-based processors
Industrial mmWave radar sensors
Automotive mmWave radar sensors
Bluetooth products
MSP430 microcontrollers
20 MHz MCU with 128KB Flash, 10KB SRAM, 16-bit Sigma-Delta ADC, dual DAC, DMA, 2 OpAmp, 160 seg L
Sub-1 GHz products
Wi-Fi products
Wi-SUN products
Multi-protocol products
Arm Cortex-M4 MCUs
Arm Cortex-M0+ MCUs
Arm Cortex-R MCUs
Low-power 2.4-GHz products
Release Infomation
UniFlash is a standalone tool used to program on-chip and external flash memory on TI MCUs and on-board flash memory for Sitara processors. UniFlash has a GUI, command line, and scripting interface. UniFlash is available free of charge.
What's new
- Device Support Update
- Synced up with CCS12.6.0 and CCS Theia 1.3.0
- Fixed issues with loading the MSPM0 Bootloader flash library
- Bug Fixes
Develop your application on AWR1642
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AWR1642BOOST — AWR1642 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor evaluation module
Design files
Technical documentation
Type | Title | Date | ||
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* | User guide | AWR1642 Evaluation Module Single-Chip mmWave Sensing Solution User's Guide (Rev. C) | 19 May 2020 | |
Data sheet | AWR1642 Single-Chip 77- and 79-GHz FMCW Radar sensor datasheet (Rev. C) | PDF | HTML | 30 Dec 2021 | |
White paper | The fundamentals of millimeter wave radar sensors (Rev. A) | 27 Aug 2020 | ||
Certificate | AWR1642BOOST EC Declaration of Conformity (DoC) (Rev. A) | 02 Jan 2019 | ||
White paper | Moving from legacy 24GHz to state-of-the-art 77GHz radar | 06 Oct 2017 | ||
White paper | Using a complex-baseband architecture in FMCW radar systems | 17 Apr 2017 | ||
White paper | AWR1642: 77GHz Radar-on-Chip for Short-Range Radar Applications | 17 Apr 2017 | ||
White paper | TI smart sensors enable automated driving | 17 Apr 2017 |
Related design resources
Hardware development
EVALUATION BOARD
Software development
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT KIT (SDK)
IDE, CONFIGURATION, COMPILER OR DEBUGGER
SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING TOOL
Support & training
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