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TIDEP-01027

High-end corner radar reference design

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TIDEP-01027

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Overview

The TIDA-01027 reference design provides a foundation for corner radar applications to meet NCAP R79 safety requirements using the AWR2944 evaluation module (EVM). The design allows users to estimate and track the position (in the azimuthal plane) and velocity of objects in device field of view (FoV) up to 200 m. This application focuses on corner and front long-range radar systems for multiple functions, such as blind-spot detection, front cross-traffic assist, and lane-change assist. It also demonstrates the usage of the TI compression engine and hardware accelerator (HWA) capabilities.

Features
  • Enables carmakers to meet NCAP R79 safety requirements using a single-chip radar sensor
  • Provides unmatched corner radar performance with best-in-class RF performance enabled by a fourth transmitter for 33% higher angular resolution than traditional three-transmitter devices
  • Detects and tracks objects (such as cars and trucks) up to 200 m away with velocity of  ±140 kmph
  • Antenna azimuth FoV ±80º with azimuth angular resolution of approximately 9.5º
  • Showcases AWR2944 transmit phase shift, data compression, and HWA with Doppler division multiple access (DDMA) processing chain provided by mmWave software development kit (MMWAVE-MCUPLUS-SDK).
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A fully assembled board has been developed for testing and performance validation only, and is not available for sale.

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Design files

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download Design guide — TIDEP-01027
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TIDUF01.PDF (1186 K)

Reference design overview and verified performance test data

download Schematic — TIDEP-01027
TIDM946.PDF (3000 K)

Detailed schematic diagram for design layout and components

download Bill of materials (BOM) — TIDEP-01027
TIDM947.PDF (245 K)

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

download Assembly drawing — TIDEP-01027
TIDM948.PDF (1308 K)

Detailed overview of design layout for component placement

download Gerber file — TIDEP-01027
TIDCG26.ZIP (2402 K)

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

Products

Includes TI products in the design and potential alternatives.

Automotive mmWave radar sensors

AWR2944 — Automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC for corner and long-range radar

Data sheet: PDF | HTML
CAN transceivers

TCAN1042HG-Q1 — Automotive 70-V bus-fault-protected CAN transceiver with 5-Mbps flexible data-rate

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CAN transceivers

TCAN1043A-Q1 — Automotive CAN FD transceiver with wake/inhibit/sleep

Data sheet: PDF | HTML
Digital temperature sensors

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

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Ethernet PHYs

DP83867E — Extended temperature, robust low-latency gigabit Ethernet PHY transceiver with SGMII

Data sheet: PDF | HTML
Ethernet PHYs

DP83TC812R-Q1 — TC-10 compliant 100BASE-T1 automotive Ethernet PHY with RGMII

Data sheet: PDF | HTML
Linear & low-dropout (LDO) regulators

TPS7B81-Q1 — Automotive 150-mA, off-battery (40-V), ultra-low-IQ, low-dropout voltage regulator with enable

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Multi-channel ICs (PMICs)

LP87743-Q1 — Automotive, three 3A low-noise buck converter PMIC for radar MMICs

Data sheet: PDF | HTML
Multi-channel ICs (PMICs)

LP87744-Q1 — Automotive, three 3A low-noise buck converters and 5V boost converter PMIC for radar MMICs

Data sheet: PDF | HTML
Multi-channel ICs (PMICs)

LP87745-Q1 — Automotive three 3-A low-noise buck converter, IO LDO & 5-V boost converter PMIC for radar MMICs

Data sheet: PDF | HTML

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Software

Software development kit (SDK)

MMWAVE-MCUPLUS-SDK — mmWave SDK for AWR2x44P, AWR2544 and AWR2944

The mmWave microcontroller (MCU) plus software development kit (SDK) is a collection of software packages that enable application evaluation and development on TI mmWave sensors. This tool includes the MMWAVE-MCUPLUS-SDK and companion packages to support your design needs.

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Supported products & hardware

Supported products & hardware

Products
Automotive mmWave radar sensors
AWR2544 — 76-81GHz FMCW satellite Radar-on-Chip sensor AWR2944 — Automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC for corner and long-range radar AWR2944P — Automotive 76-GHz to 81-GHz single chip radar with enhanced RF and compute performance
Hardware development
Evaluation board
AWR2544LOPEVM — AWR2544LOP evaluation module for automotive 2nd-generation, 76GHz to 81GHz, high-performance SoC AWR2944EVM — AWR2944 evaluation module for automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC AWR2944PEVM — AWR2944PEVM evaluation module for the AWR2944P radar sensor
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MMWAVE-MCUPLUS-SDK — mmWave SDK for AWR2x44P, AWR2544 and AWR2944

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Version: 04.07.01.03
Release date: 06 Jun 2025
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Release notes

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mmwave_mcuplus_sdk_04_07_01_03-Windows-x86-Install.exe  — 651740 K

MMWAVE MCUPLUS SDK Windows Installer

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mmwave_mcuplus_sdk_04_07_01_03-Linux-x86-Install.bin  — 632095 K

MMWAVE MCUPLUS SDK Linux Installer

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mmWave Demo Visualizer  — 0 K

TI Gallery APP for configuring mmWave sensors and visualizing the point cloud objects by SDK demo.

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mmWave_Demo_Visualizer_AWR2544_04_07_01.run  — 29054 K

Linux based Visualizer for configuring AWR2544 mmWave sensor and visualizing the 1D-FFT data sent over ethernet by SDK demo

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Products
Automotive mmWave radar sensors
AWR2544 — 76-81GHz FMCW satellite Radar-on-Chip sensor AWR2944 — Automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC for corner and long-range radar AWR2944P — Automotive 76-GHz to 81-GHz single chip radar with enhanced RF and compute performance
Hardware development
Evaluation board
AWR2544LOPEVM — AWR2544LOP evaluation module for automotive 2nd-generation, 76GHz to 81GHz, high-performance SoC AWR2944EVM — AWR2944 evaluation module for automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC AWR2944PEVM — AWR2944PEVM evaluation module for the AWR2944P radar sensor

Documentation

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CCS Download Home Page

Download CCS 20.1.0 Version for Windows or Linux

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SysConfig

Download SysConfig 1.23.0 for Windows or Linux

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mmwave_mcuplus_sdk_release_notes.pdf

Release Notes for MMWAVE_MCUPLUS_SDK

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mmwave_mcuplus_sdk_user_guide.pdf

User Guide for MMWAVE_MCUPLUS_SDK

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mmwave_mcuplus_sdk_software_manifest.html

Software Manifest of Components inside MMWAVE_MCUPLUS_SDK

Release Infomation

The MMWAVE MCUPLUS SDK enables the development of 2nd generation millimeter wave (mmWave) radar applications using TI mmWave sensors (see list of supported Platform / Devices).The SDK provides foundational components which will facilitate end users to focus on their applications.

What's new

  • AWR2x44P: Out of Box (OOB) demo supporting for AWR2x44ECO (TDM, DDM) and AWR2x44LC (DDM) devices
  • AWR2x44P / AWR294x: Improved execution timing and memory usage for Doppler DPU (DDM). Added real 2X mode and using previous frame's DC estimates in Range DPU (DDM)
  • AWR2x44P / AWR294x: Enabled CFAR-CA(SO) option from the CLI to improve the overall execution timing
  • AWR2x44P: Enabled compile time option to execute AoA elevation processing on R5F or DSP
  • AWR2x44P / AWR294x: Added direct interrupt configuration for DSP (C66 core)
  • AWR2544: Added CSI-TX driver with reference examples. Added Out of Box (OOB) demo for streaming RAW ADC data over CSITX interface
  • AWR2x44P / AWR294x: Added MUSIC (Multiple Signal Classification) algorithm executing on C66 core. Added DML (Deterministic Maximum Likelihood) algorithm executing on C66 / M4 + HWA (Hardware Accelerator)
  • AWR2x44P / AWR294x: IPC Driver updates to enable custom config for compatibility with MCAL IPC CDD
  • AWR2x44P / AWR294x / AWR2544: Added error interrupt handling in EDMA driver
Software development kit (SDK)

MMWAVE-MCUPLUS-SDK — mmWave SDK for AWR2x44P, AWR2544 and AWR2944

The mmWave microcontroller (MCU) plus software development kit (SDK) is a collection of software packages that enable application evaluation and development on TI mmWave sensors. This tool includes the MMWAVE-MCUPLUS-SDK and companion packages to support your design needs.

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* Design guide High-End Corner Radar Reference Design PDF | HTML Nov. 12, 2021

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Hardware development

EVALUATION BOARD
AWR2944EVM — AWR2944 evaluation module for automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC

Software development

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT KIT (SDK)
MMWAVE-MCUPLUS-SDK — mmWave software development kit (SDK) for AWR2944, AWR2544, AWR2944LC, AM2732 and IWR2944

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