TIDEP-0104

Obstacle detection reference design using 77-GHz mmWave sensor

TIDEP-0104

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Overview

This reference design demonstrates the use of the AWR1642 single-chip mmWave sensor with integrated DSP as an obstacle-detection sensor for the car door and trunk, enabling applications like automatic car door openers and intelligent car doors that can accurately detect obstacles/objects in a wide field of view (FoV). The evaluation kit comes with a single patch antenna for wider FoV detection in azimuth (±70°) and elevation (±40º), and a detection range of up to 15 m. A reference software implementation on the device is provided, which enables high-resolution detection of objects with clustering. A MATLAB®-based GUI is provided for visualization of detected objects.

Features
  • Demonstrates 77-GHz mmWave sensor technology for obstacle detection on car doors and trunks for applications like automatic door openers and car-door obstacle detection
  • Wide FoV detection in azimuth (±70°) and elevation (±40°)
  • Source code for processing and detection based on the mmWave software development kit (MMWAVE-SDK)
  • Based on proven EVM hardware designs, enabling quick time to market and out-of-the-box demonstration
  • Design guide explains processing chain software, algorithms, and GUI for visualization
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Design files

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TIDUE83.PDF (19612 K)

Reference design overview and verified performance test data

TIDRXN0.PDF (1125 K)

Detailed schematic diagram for design layout and components

TIDRXN1.PDF (1125 K)

Detailed schematic diagram for design layout and components

TIDRXN5.PDF (38 K)

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

TIDRXN6.PDF (42 K)

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

TIDRXN3.PDF (4988 K)

Detailed overview of design layout for component placement

TIDRXN4.ZIP (5841 K)

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TIDCF06.ZIP (1746 K)

Design file that contains information on physical board layer of design PCB

TIDRXN2.PDF (4988 K)

PCB layer plot file used for generating PCB design layout

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Analog switches & muxes

TS3A50183.3-V, 2:1 (SPDT), 4-channel general-purpose analog switch

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Arm Cortex-M4 MCUs

TM4C1294NCPDT32-bit Arm Cortex-M4F based MCU with 120-MHZ, 1-MB flash, 256-KB RAM, USB, ENET MAC+PHY

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Automotive mmWave radar sensors

AWR1642Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating DSP and MCU

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CAN transceivers

TCAN1042HGV-Q1Automotive Fault Protected CAN Transceiver With Flexible Data-Rate

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Digital temperature sensors

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

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Linear & low-dropout (LDO) regulators

TPS7961-A, low-dropout voltage regulator with enable

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Linear & low-dropout (LDO) regulators

TPS7A8101-Q1Automotive 1-A, high-PSRR, adjustable low-dropout voltage regulator with enable

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Linear & low-dropout (LDO) regulators

TPS7A881-A, low-noise, high-PSRR, dual-channel adjustable ultra-low-dropout voltage regulator

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Multi-channel ICs (PMICs)

LP87524B-Q1Multiphase 4MHz, 4A/1.8V + 2.5A/2.3V + 1.5A/3.3V + 1.5A/1.2V buck converters for AWR and IWR MMICs

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Shunt voltage references

LM4040Fixed voltage, 45-µA, precision micropower shunt voltage reference

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Hardware

Evaluation board

AWR1642BOOST-ODS — AWR1642 obstacle detection sensor with wide field-of-view (FOV) antenna evaluation module

AWR1642BOOST-ODS is an easy-to-use 77GHz mmWave sensor evaluation board for the AWR1642 device with integrated DSP and MCU. The evaluation board comes with a patch-antenna structure that provides wide field of view (FOV) in both azimuth and elevation planes, and is suited for automotive (...)

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* Design guide Obstacle Detection Reference Design Using 77-GHz mmWave Sensor Mar. 29, 2018

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MMWAVE-SDK mmWave software development kit (SDK) for xWR1443, xWR1642, xWR1843, xWR6443 and xWR6843

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