SWRU546E October   2018  – May 2022 AWR6843 , AWR6843AOP , IWR6443 , IWR6843 , IWR6843AOP

 

  1.   Trademarks
  2. 1Getting Started
    1. 1.1 Introduction
    2. 1.2 Key Features
      1. 1.2.1 Summary of Features
      2. 1.2.2 xWR6843ISK
      3. 1.2.3 IWR6843ISK-ODS (Overhead Detection Sensing)
      4. 1.2.4 IWR6843AOP
      5. 1.2.5 MMWAVEICBOOST
    3. 1.3 What’s Included
      1. 1.3.1 Kit Contents
        1. 1.3.1.1 xWR6843ISK
        2. 1.3.1.2 IWR6843ISK-ODS
        3. 1.3.1.3 IWR6843AOPEVM
        4. 1.3.1.4 MMWAVEICBOOST
  3. 2MMWAVEICBOOST
    1. 2.1 Hardware
    2. 2.2 Block Diagram and Features
      1. 2.2.1 Block Diagram
      2. 2.2.2 Hardware Features
    3. 2.3 Muxing Scheme for Multiple Sources
    4. 2.4 Using the MMWAVEICBOOST With the Starter Kit
      1. 2.4.1 PC Connection
      2. 2.4.2 Flashing the QSPI Flash on the Antenna Module
      3. 2.4.3 MMWAVEICBOOST and Antenna Module Connections for Modular Testing
    5. 2.5 Interfacing with the DCA1000EVM
      1. 2.5.1 mmWave Studio Interface
      2. 2.5.2 MMWAVEICBOOST and Antenna Module Configuration
      3. 2.5.3 DCA1000 EVM Connection
    6. 2.6 Power Connections
    7. 2.7 Connectors
      1. 2.7.1 20-Pin LaunchPad and Booster Pack Connectors (J5, J6)
      2. 2.7.2 60-Pin High Density (HD) Connector (J4 and J17)
      3. 2.7.3 60-Pin High Density (HD) Connector (J10)
      4. 2.7.4 MIPI 60-Pin Connector (J9)
      5. 2.7.5 TI 14-Pin JTAG Connector (J19)
      6. 2.7.6 CAN Connector (J1 and J2)
      7. 2.7.7 Ultra-Miniature Coaxial Connector (J3)
    8. 2.8 Jumpers, Switches and LEDs
      1. 2.8.1 Sense on Power (SOP) Jumpers
      2. 2.8.2 I2C Connections
        1. 2.8.2.1 Default I2C Address
        2. 2.8.2.2 43
        3. 2.8.2.3 3.3-V Rail Options
        4. 2.8.2.4 Miscellaneous Headers
        5. 2.8.2.5 Switches and LEDs
          1. 2.8.2.5.1 Switches
  4. 3xWR6843ISK / IWR6843ISK-ODS REV C
    1. 3.1  Hardware
      1. 3.1.1 xWR6843ISK EVM
      2. 3.1.2 IWR6843ISK-ODS EVM
    2. 3.2  xWR6843ISK/IWR6843ISK-ODS Block Diagram
    3. 3.3  PCB Storage and Handling Recommendations
    4. 3.4  Power Connections
      1. 3.4.1 Higher Power Applications
    5. 3.5  Interfaces
      1. 3.5.1 Switches, Buttons and Muxes
      2. 3.5.2 List of LEDs
      3. 3.5.3 CANFD
      4. 3.5.4 I2C Connections
        1. 3.5.4.1 EEPROM
        2. 3.5.4.2 Default I2C Address
    6. 3.6  xWR6843ISK Antenna
    7. 3.7  IWR6843ISK-ODS Antenna
    8. 3.8  Modular Mode
    9. 3.9  DCA1000EVM Mode
    10. 3.10 MMWAVEICBOOST Mode
  5. 4xWR6843AOPEVM Rev G
    1. 4.1  Hardware
    2. 4.2  Block Diagram
    3. 4.3  PCB Storage and Handling Recommendations
    4. 4.4  Heat Sink and Temperature
    5. 4.5  xWR6843AOPEVM Antenna
    6. 4.6  Switch Settings
    7. 4.7  xWR6843AOPEVM Muxing Scheme
      1. 4.7.1 SOP Configuration
    8. 4.8  Modular, DCA1000EVM and MMWAVEICBOOST Mode
      1. 4.8.1 Modular Mode
      2. 4.8.2 DCA1000EVM Mode
      3. 4.8.3 MMWAVEICBOOST Mode
    9. 4.9  Known Issues: Spurious Performance
    10. 4.10 PC Connection
      1. 4.10.1 Installing the Drivers
      2. 4.10.2 Flashing the Board
    11. 4.11 REACH Compliance
    12. 4.12 Regulatory Statements with Respect to the xWR6843AOPEVM Rev G
  6. 5xWR6843AOPEVM Rev F
    1. 5.1  Hardware
    2. 5.2  Block Diagram
    3. 5.3  PCB Storage and Handling Recommendations
    4. 5.4  Heat Sink and Temperature
    5. 5.5  xWR6843AOPEVM Antenna
    6. 5.6  Switch Settings
    7. 5.7  xWR6843AOPEVM Muxing Scheme
      1. 5.7.1 SOP Configuration
    8. 5.8  Modular and MMWAVEICBOOST Mode
      1. 5.8.1 Modular Mode
      2. 5.8.2 MMWAVEICBOOST Mode
    9. 5.9  PC Connection
      1. 5.9.1 Installing the Drivers
      2. 5.9.2 Flashing the Board
      3. 5.9.3 DCA1000
    10. 5.10 REACH Compliance
  7. 6IWR6843ISK / IWR6843ISK-ODS (deprecated)
    1. 6.1 Hardware
      1. 6.1.1 IWR6843ISK EVM
      2. 6.1.2 IWR6843ISK-ODS EVM
    2. 6.2 IWR6843ISK/IWR6843ISK-ODS Block Diagram
    3. 6.3 PCB Storage and Handling Recommendations
    4. 6.4 Power Connections
    5. 6.5 Miscellaneous and LEDs
      1. 6.5.1 List of LEDs
      2. 6.5.2 I2C Connections
        1. 6.5.2.1 EEPROM
        2. 6.5.2.2 Default I2C Address
    6. 6.6 IWR6843ISK Antenna
    7. 6.7 IWR6843ISK-ODS Antenna
  8. 7IWR6843AOPEVM (Deprecated)
    1. 7.1 Hardware
    2. 7.2 Block Diagram
    3. 7.3 PCB Storage and Handling Recommendations
    4. 7.4 IWR6843AOPEVM Antenna
    5. 7.5 Switch Settings
    6. 7.6 IWR6843AOPEVM Muxing Scheme
      1. 7.6.1 SOP Configuration
    7. 7.7 Modular and MMWAVEICBOOST Mode
      1. 7.7.1 Modular Mode
      2. 7.7.2 MMWAVEICBOOST Mode
    8. 7.8 PC Connection
      1. 7.8.1 Installing the Drivers
      2. 7.8.2 Flashing the Board
      3. 7.8.3 DCA1000
    9. 7.9 REACH Compliance
  9. 8TI E2E Community
  10. 9Certification Related Information
  11.   Revision History
2.8.2.5.1 Switches

Table 2-14 shows the list of push buttons and usage.

Table 2-14 Switches Information
Reference DesignatorUsageCommentsImage
SW1GPIO_1When pushed, the GPIO_1 is pulled to Vcc.
GUID-D3BC7BF4-E176-4976-B304-3FD5ADB17E9C-low.pngFigure 2-26 SW1
SW2RESETThis is used to RESET the mmWave Sensor device. This signal is also output on the 20-pin, 60-pin connectors and FTDI interfaces so an external processor can control the mmWave Sensor device. The onboard XDS110 can also control this reset.
GUID-4DB05F25-924B-4E17-8107-387C9F3504C2-low.pngFigure 2-27 SW2
S1.1CAN/SPI selectionOFF : SPI-1(default)
ON : CAN
GUID-95EED43F-4601-4E2A-98DD-BCBA90D925AB-low.pngFigure 2-28 S1 Switch
S1.2Header(J16) and 40 pinOFF : J16 Header
ON : 40 pin (default)
S1.3Header(J16)/40 pin and FTDIOFF : 40 pin/J16 header
ON : FTDI (default)
S1.460 pin and FTDI/40 pin/J16OFF : 60 pin
ON : FTDI/J16 header/40 pin (default)
S1.560 pin/FTDI/40 pin and XDS110OFF : 40/60 pin/FTDI
ON : XDS110 (default)
S1.660/40 pin and FTDIOFF : 60/40 pin
ON : FTDI (default)
S1.760/40 pin and FTDIOFF : 60/40 pin
ON : FTDI (default)
S1.840 pin and 60 pinOFF : 60 pin (default)
ON : 40 pin
S1.940 pin and 60 pinOFF : 60 pin (default)
ON : 40 pin
S1.1040 pin and FTDIOFF : 40 pin
ON : FTDI (default)
S1.1140 pin and FTDIOFF : 40 pin
ON : FTDI (default)
S1.12XDS110/14 pinOFF : 14 pin

ON : XDS110 (default)

Table 2-15 provides the list of LEDs and usage.

Table 2-15 LEDs Information
Reference DesignatorColorUsageCommentsImage
DS1YellownRESETThis LED is used to indicate the state of nRESET pin. If this LED is glowing, the device is out of reset. This LED will glow only after the 5-V supply is provided.
GUID-FA34E399-32B5-479D-911F-8DE14FE757BE-low.pngFigure 2-29 DS1
DS2YellowGPIO_2Glows when the GPIO_2 is logic 1
GUID-71144BCD-F329-45F0-BA91-782BE3A01616-low.pngFigure 2-30 DS2
DS3RedNERROUTGlows if there is any HW error in the xWR device
GUID-1FA1353A-2FCC-492D-8295-CC35615CEC5A-low.pngFigure 2-31 LEDs
DS4RedPOWERThis LED indicates the presence of the 5-V supply.
D5YellowSOR0SOR0 (SOP2) state
D6YellowSOR1SOR1 (SOP1) state
D7YellowSOR2SOR2 (SOP0) state
D8RedNRSTThis LED is used to indicate the state of NRST pin. If this LED is glowing, the device is in reset state.
D10RedPOWER3V3 supply indication
D4YellowFTDIGlows if the USB is in suspend mode
GUID-D6AA64B2-4340-4073-A18E-21CB25344774-low.pngFigure 2-32 D4 & D9
D9RedPOWER5-V supply indication (from USB bus)
D11GreenPOWER5-V supply indication if the input voltage to board is more than 5 V
GUID-174F4C58-5B9D-4B96-9530-7B471E622189-low.pngFigure 2-33 D11 & D14
D14GreenPOWER3V3 supply indication