1 Features

FMCW transceiver
- Integrated PLL, transmitter, receiver, baseband, and ADC
- 76-81GHz operation with up to 4.5GHz continuous chirp bandwidth
- Eight receive channels
- Eight transmit channels
- Ultra-accurate chirp engine based on Fractional-N PLL
- TX power: 13dBm
- RX noise figure: 11dB
- Supports P1dB up to -6.5dBm
- Industry leading 8 transmitter, 8 receiver radar front end with 2.8W power consumption
- Supports less than 3 μs chirp idle time for excellent max velocity measurements
- Maximum chirp slope of 266MHz/μs to enable rapid high-bandwidth measurements
- ADC Sample rate up to 66.67 Msps for exceptional instrumentation range distance
Built-in calibration and self-test
- Built-in firmware (ROM)
- Self-calibrating system across process and temperature
Host interface
- Control interface with external processor over SPI or I2C interface
- Data interface with external processor over MIPI D-PHY and CSI2 v1.2
- Interrupts for Fault Reporting
Functional Safety-Compliant targeted
- Developed for functional safety applications
- Documentation available to aid ISO 26262 functional safety system design
- Systematic capability up to ASIL-D targeted
- Hardware capability up to ASIL-B targeted
- Safety-related certification
  - ISO 26262 certification by TUV planned
AEC-Q100 Targeted
AWR2188 advanced features
- Embedded self-monitoring with limited Host processor involvement
- Option of cascading multiple devices to increase channel count
- Embedded interference detection capability
Power management
- Built-in LDO Network for enhanced PSRR
- I/Os support dual voltage 3.3V/1.8V
Clock source
- Supports externally driven clock (square/sine) at 50 MHz or 40 MHz
- Supports 50 MHz or 40 MHz crystal connection with load capacitors
Easy hardware design
- Production proven innovative Launch on Package (LOP) technology with easy to route launcher positions
- 0.5mm pitch 14mm × 15mm FCCSP package for easy assembly and low-cost PCB design
- Small solution size
Operating Conditions
- Junction temp range: –40°C to 140°C, and –40°C to 142°C in TX module