TIDEP-01025

mmWave diagnostic and monitoring reference design

TIDEP-01025

Design files

Overview

This reference design showcases the inbuilt autonomous monitoring functionality in mmWave radar sensors that enhances system efficiency by minimizing the processing load on the host. The design uses a safety diagnostic library (SDL) to run diagnostic tests on programmable digital cores, peripherals and memories. The reference design also configures and enables RF/analog monitor features of different hardware components. By assisting the user to implement their ASIL-B/SIL2-compliant products with various safety resources, this design lessens overall development time and time to market.

Features

Demonstrates usage of inbuilt diagnostic and monitor features of mmWave radar sensors to improve system performance and robustness
Use of multiple safety resources to build ASIL-B/SIL2 mmWave sensors across different devices and applications to make system implementation efficient
Based on proven evaluation module (EVM) hardware designs; enables quick time to market

Automotive

Ultra short range radar

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Design files & products

Design files

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Design guide — TIDEP-01025

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TIDUEY9.PDF (2726 K)

Reference design overview and verified performance test data

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Schematic — TIDEP-01025

TIDM862.PDF (1302 K)

Detailed schematic diagram for design layout and components

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Bill of materials (BOM) — TIDEP-01025

TIDM863.PDF (120 K)

Complete listing of design components, reference designators, and manufacturers/part numbers

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Assembly drawing — TIDEP-01025

TIDM864.PDF (754 K)

Detailed overview of design layout for component placement

Products

Includes TI products in the design and potential alternatives.

Automotive mmWave radar sensors

AWR1843 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating DSP, MCU and radar accelerator

Data sheet: PDF | HTML

Automotive mmWave radar sensors

AWR6843 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating DSP, MCU and radar accelerator

Data sheet: PDF | HTML

Analog switches & muxes

TS3A5018 — 3.3-V, 2:1 (SPDT), 4-channel general-purpose analog switch

Data sheet: PDF | HTML

Arm Cortex-M4 MCUs

TM4C1294NCPDT — 32-bit Arm Cortex-M4F based MCU with 120-MHZ, 1-MB flash, 256-KB RAM, USB, ENET MAC+PHY

Data sheet: PDF

CAN transceivers

TCAN1042HGV-Q1 — Automotive Fault Protected CAN Transceiver With Flexible Data-Rate

Data sheet: PDF | HTML

Digital temperature sensors

TMP112 — ±0.5°C 1.4V to 3.6V digital temperature sensor with I²C and SMBus

Data sheet: PDF | HTML

ESD protection diodes

TPD4E004 — Quad 1.6-pF, 5.5-V, ±8-kV ESD protection diode with VCC pin for High Speed Interfaces

Data sheet: PDF | HTML

Industrial mmWave radar sensors

IWR6843 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz intelligent mmWave sensor integrating processing capability

Data sheet: PDF | HTML

Linear & low-dropout (LDO) regulators

TPS796 — 1-A, low-dropout voltage regulator with enable

Data sheet: PDF | HTML

Linear & low-dropout (LDO) regulators

TPS7A8101-Q1 — Automotive 1-A, high-PSRR, adjustable low-dropout voltage regulator with enable

Data sheet: PDF | HTML

Linear & low-dropout (LDO) regulators

TPS7A88 — 1-A, low-noise, high-PSRR, dual-channel adjustable ultra-low-dropout voltage regulator

Data sheet: PDF | HTML

Multi-channel ICs (PMICs)

LP87524B-Q1 — Multiphase 4MHz, 4A/1.8V + 2.5A/2.3V + 1.5A/3.3V + 1.5A/1.2V buck converters for AWR and IWR MMICs

Data sheet: PDF | HTML

Multi-channel ICs (PMICs)

LP87702 — Dual buck converter and 5-V boost with diagnostic functions for industrial radar

Data sheet: PDF | HTML

Multi-channel ICs (PMICs)

LP87702-Q1 — Dual buck converter and 5-V boost with diagnostic functions

Data sheet: PDF | HTML

Shunt voltage references

LM4040 — Fixed voltage, 45-µA, precision micropower shunt voltage reference

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Hardware

Evaluation board

AWR1843BOOST — AWR1843 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor evaluation module

The AWR1843 BoosterPack™ plug-in module is an easy-to-use 77GHz mmWave sensor evaluation board for the single-chip AWR1843 device, with direct connectivity to the TI MCU LaunchPad™ development-kit ecosystem.

The BoosterPack™ contains everything required to start developing software for on-chip (...)

User guide: PDF

Not available on TI.com

Evaluation board

AWR6843ISK — AWR6843 single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor antenna plug-in module

AWR6843ISK is an easy-to-use 60 GHz mmWave sensor evaluation kit based on AWR6843 device. The AWR6843ISK may be used to evaluate the AWR6843 and AWR6443 devices. This board is powered by USB interface and enables access to point-cloud data over USB or CAN-FD interface.

This kit is supported by (...)

User guide: PDF | HTML

Not available on TI.com

Evaluation board

IWR6843ISK — IWR6843 intelligent mmWave sensor standard antenna plug-in module

IWR6843ISK is an easy-to-use 60 GHz mmWave sensor evaluation kit based on IWR6843 device with long-range antenna. The IWR6843ISK may be used to evaluate the IWR6843 and IWR6443 devices. This board enables access to point-cloud data and power over USB interface.

This kit is supported by mmWave tools (...)

User guide: PDF | HTML