SWRS325A December   2024  – December 2025 AWRL6844

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  2. 1 Features
  3. 2 Applications
  4. 3 Description
  5. 4 Functional Block Diagram
  6. 5 Device Comparison
    1. 5.1 Related Products
  7. 6 Terminal Configurations and Functions
    1. 6.1 Pin Diagrams
    2. 6.2 Signal Descriptions
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  8. 7 Specifications
    1. 7.1  Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 7.2  ESD Ratings
    3. 7.3  Power-On Hours (POH)
    4. 7.4  Recommended Operating Conditions
    5. 7.5  VPP Specifications for One-Time Programmable (OTP) eFuses
      1. 7.5.1 Recommended Operating Conditions for OTP eFuse Programming
      2. 7.5.2 Hardware Requirements
      3. 7.5.3 Impact to Your Hardware Warranty
    6. 7.6  Power Supply Specifications
      1. 7.6.1 3.3V I/O Topology
      2. 7.6.2 1.8V I/O Topology
      3. 7.6.3 System Topologies
        1. 7.6.3.1 I/O Topologies
      4. 7.6.4 RF Supply Decoupling Capacitor and Layout Conditions
        1. 7.6.4.1 1.2V RF Supply Rail
          1. 7.6.4.1.1 1.2V RF Rail
        2. 7.6.4.2 1.0V RF LDO
          1. 7.6.4.2.1 1.0V RF LDO
      5. 7.6.5 Noise and Ripple Specifications
    7. 7.7  Power Save Modes
      1. 7.7.1 Typical Power Consumption Numbers
    8. 7.8  Peak Current Requirement per Voltage Rail
    9. 7.9  RF Specification
    10. 7.10 Supported DFE Features
    11. 7.11 CPU Specifications
    12. 7.12 Thermal Resistance Characteristics
    13. 7.13 Timing and Switching Characteristics
      1. 7.13.1  Power Supply Sequencing and Reset Timing
      2. 7.13.2  Synchronized Frame Triggering
      3. 7.13.3  Input Clocks and Oscillators
        1. 7.13.3.1 Clock Specifications
      4. 7.13.4  MultiChannel buffered / Standard Serial Peripheral Interface (McSPI)
        1. 7.13.4.1 McSPI Features
        2. 7.13.4.2 SPI Timing Conditions
        3. 7.13.4.3 SPI—Controller Mode
          1. 7.13.4.3.1 Timing and Switching Requirements for SPI - Controller Mode
          2. 7.13.4.3.2 Timing and Switching Characteristics for SPI Output Timings—Controller Mode
        4. 7.13.4.4 SPI—Peripheral Mode
          1. 7.13.4.4.1 Timing and Switching Requirements for SPI - Peripheral Mode
          2. 7.13.4.4.2 Timing and Switching Characteristics for SPI Output Timings—Secondary Mode
      5. 7.13.5  LVDS Instrumentation and Measurement Peripheral
        1. 7.13.5.1 LVDS Interface Configuration
        2. 7.13.5.2 LVDS Interface Timings
      6. 7.13.6  LIN
      7. 7.13.7  General-Purpose Input/Output
        1. 7.13.7.1 Switching Characteristics for Output Timing versus Load Capacitance (CL)
      8. 7.13.8  Controller Area Network - Flexible Data-rate (CAN-FD)
        1. 7.13.8.1 Dynamic Characteristics for the CANx TX and RX Pins
      9. 7.13.9  Serial Communication Interface (SCI)
        1. 7.13.9.1 SCI Timing Requirements
      10. 7.13.10 Inter-Integrated Circuit Interface (I2C)
        1. 7.13.10.1 I2C Timing Requirements
      11. 7.13.11 Quad Serial Peripheral Interface (QSPI)
        1. 7.13.11.1 QSPI Timing Conditions
        2. 7.13.11.2 Timing Requirements for QSPI Input (Read) Timings
        3. 7.13.11.3 QSPI Switching Characteristics
      12. 7.13.12 JTAG Interface
        1. 7.13.12.1 JTAG Timing Conditions
        2. 7.13.12.2 Timing Requirements for IEEE 1149.1 JTAG
        3. 7.13.12.3 Switching Characteristics Over Recommended Operating Conditions for IEEE 1149.1 JTAG
  9. 8 Detailed Description
    1. 8.1 Overview
    2. 8.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 8.3 Subsystems
      1. 8.3.1  RF and Analog Subsystem
      2. 8.3.2  Clock Subsystem
      3. 8.3.3  Transmit Subsystem
      4. 8.3.4  Receive Subsystem
      5. 8.3.5  Processor Subsystem
      6. 8.3.6  Automotive Interface
      7. 8.3.7  Host Interface
      8. 8.3.8  Application Subsystem Cortex-R5F
      9. 8.3.9  DSP Subsystem
      10. 8.3.10 Hardware Accelerator (HWA1.2) Features
        1. 8.3.10.1 Hardware Accelerator Feature Differences Between HWA1.1 in xWRx843, HWA1.2 in xWRLx432 and HWA1.2 in xWRL684x
    4. 8.4 Other Subsystems
      1. 8.4.1 Security – Hardware Security Module
      2. 8.4.2 GPADC Channels (Service) for User Application
      3. 8.4.3 GPADC Parameters
    5. 8.5 Memory Partitioning Options
    6. 8.6 Boot Modes
  10. 9 Monitoring and Diagnostics
  11. 10Applications, Implementation, and Layout
    1. 10.1 Application Information
    2. 10.2 Reference Schematic
  12. 11Device and Documentation Support
    1. 11.1 Device Nomenclature
    2. 11.2 Tools and Software
    3. 11.3 Documentation Support
    4. 11.4 Support Resources
    5. 11.5 Trademarks
    6. 11.6 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    7. 11.7 Glossary
  13. 12Revision History
  14. 13Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

7.10 Supported DFE Features

  • TX output back-off

    • From 0dB to 20dB TX back-off in steps of 1dB is supported

    • Binary Phase Modulation supported on each TX
  • RX gain
    • Real only RX channels
    • Total RX gain range of 36dB to 46dB, in 2dB steps
  • VCO
    • Single VCO covering entire RF sweep bandwidth up to 7GHz.
  • High-pass filter
    • First-order high pass filter only. Supports corner frequency options 175kHz, 350kHz, 700 KHz, 1400kHz
  • Low-pass filter
    • Max IF bandwidth supported is 10MHz
    • Two filtering options supported
    • 90% visibility – IF bandwidth is 90% of Nyquist (has longer setting time due to larger filter length)
    • 80% visibility – IF bandwidth is 80% of Nyquist and is 30% faster due to quicker settling time, compared with 90% visibility
  • Supported ADC sampling rates
    • 2.0, 2.5, 3.334, 4.0, 5.0, 8.0, 10.0, 13.334, 15.384, 20.0, 25Msps
  • Timing Engine
    • Support for chirps, bursts and frames
      • Longer frame idle time gives more power saving than a longer burst idle time. Further, a longer chirp idle time gives lesser power saving than a longer burst idle time. For more details please refer power calculator in the mmWave sensing estimator.
      • Chirp accumulation (averaging) can be enabled when chirping in succession to reduce memory requirement and boost SNR.
    • Provision for per-chirp dithering of parameters
    • The AWRL684x device supports both TDM and BPM mode of operation.
    • Refer to Figure 7-9 for chirp profile supported by timing engine.

AWRL6844 AWRL6843 Chip Profile Supported by Timing Engine

Figure 7-9 Chip Profile Supported by Timing Engine
  1. Refer to ICD(Interface Control Document) available in MMWAVE-L-SDK for more details.