2.3.2 IWR6843ISK and MMWAVEICBOOST Boards

The IWR6843ISK and MMWAVEICBOOST are part of the mmWave EVM Hardware (see Figure 3). The IWR6843ISK is an easy-to-use evaluation board for the IWR6843 mmWave sensing device and, this board, contains a 60-GHz mmwave Radar transceiver where antennas are etched and act as a Radar front-end board ^[7]. The MMWAVEICBOOST is an add-on board used with the TI mmWave sensor Starter Kits to provide more interfaces and PC connectivity to the mmWave sensors. This carrier card enables debug, emulation, and direct interface to mmWave tools through USB connectivity ^[8]. The IWR6843ISK and MMWAVEICBOOST contain everything required to start developing software for on-chip C67x DSP core and low-power ARM R4F controllers.

Alternatively, the IWR6843ISK and mmWaveICBOOST boards can be interchanged for other compatible mmWave sensors, for example, the IWR6843AOP, which is a standalone EVM using the IWR6843 Antenna-On-Package, which minimizes footprint and design complexity as there is no need for antennas on the PCB. Refer to Section 3.2.2.1 for additional steps required to enable support for other mmWave EVMs.