Description

The TIDEP-0090 demonstrates how TI’s single-chip millimeter-wave (mmWave) technology can be used for robust, long-range sensing in traffic monitoring and other applications. The reference design uses the IWR1642BOOST evaluation module (EVM) and integrates a complete radar processing chain onto the IWR1642 device.Additionally, the IWR1843 and IWR6843 devices are also supported, giving the option for 3D object detection. Enabling 3D detection can improve robustness and accuracy of tracking with the ability to filter detected points based on elevation information. The processing chain includes the analog radar configuration, analog-to-digital converter (ADC) capture, low-level FFT processing, and high-level clustering and tracking algorithms. This reference design is intended to be built on top of the TI mmWave SDK for a cohesive software experience including APIs, libraries, and tools for evaluation, development, and data visualization.