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Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz mmWave sensor integrating MCU and hardware accelerator

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Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz mmWave sensor integrating MCU and hardware accelerator

IWR1443

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Parameters

Frequency 76 81 GHz Number of receivers 4 Number of transmitters 3 ADC sampling rate (MSPS) 37.5 TX power (dBm) 12 Arm CPU ARM R4F @ 200MHz Co-processor(s) Radar Hardware Accelerator DSP — RAM (KB) 576 Interface type CAN, CSI-2, I2C, LVDS, QSPI, SPI, UART Operating temperature range (C) -40 to 105 open-in-new Find other Industrial mmWave radar sensors

Package | Pins | Size

FC/CSP (ABL) 161 108 mm² 10.4 x 10.4 open-in-new Find other Industrial mmWave radar sensors

Features

  • FMCW Transceiver
    • Integrated PLL, Transmitter, Receiver, Baseband, and A2D
    • 76- to 81-GHz Coverage With 4-GHz Continuous Bandwidth
    • Four Receive Channels
    • Three Transmit Channels (Two Can be Used Simultaneously)
    • Ultra-Accurate Chirp Engine Based on Fractional-N PLL
    • TX Power: 12 dBm
    • RX Noise Figure:
      • 14 dB (76 to 77 GHz)
      • 15 dB (77 to 81 GHz)
    • Phase Noise at 1 MHz:
      • –95 dBc/Hz (76 to 77 GHz)
      • –93 dBc/Hz (77 to 81 GHz)
  • Built-in Calibration and Self-Test
    • ARM® Cortex®-R4F-Based Radio Control System
    • Built-in Firmware (ROM)
    • Self-calibrating System Across Frequency and Temperature
  • On-Chip Programmable Core for Embedded User Application
    • Integrated Cortex®-R4F Microcontroller Clocked at 200 MHz
    • On-Chip Bootloader Supports Autonomous Mode (Loading User Application From QSPI Flash Memory)
    • Integrated Peripherals
      • Internal Memories With ECC
      • Radar Hardware Accelerator (FFT, Log-magnitude Computations, and others)
      • Integrated Timers (Watch Dog and up to Four 32-Bit or Two 64-Bit Timers)
      • I2C (Master and Slave Modes Supported)
      • Two SPI Ports
      • CAN Port
      • Up to Six General-Purpose ADC Ports
  • High-Speed Data Interface to Support Distributed Applications
  • Host Interface
    • Control Interface With External Processor Over SPI
    • Data Interface With External Processor Over MIPI D-PHY and CSI2 V1.1
    • Interrupts for Fault Reporting
  • IWR1443 Advanced Features
    • Embedded Self-monitoring With No Host Processor Involvement
    • Complex Baseband Architecture
    • Embedded Interference Detection Capability
  • Power Management
    • Built-in LDO Network for Enhanced PSRR
    • I/Os Support Dual Voltage 3.3 V/1.8 V
  • Clock Source
    • Supports External Oscillator at 40 MHz
    • Supports Externally Driven Clock (Square/Sine) at 40 MHz
  • Easy Hardware Design
    • 0.65-mm Pitch, 161-Pin 10.4 mm × 10.4 mm Flip Chip BGA Package for Easy Assembly and Low-Cost PCB Design
    • Small Solution Size
  • Operating Conditions
    • Junction Temp Range: –40°C to 105°C

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Description

The IWR1443 device is an integrated single-chip mmWave sensor based on FMCW radar technology capable of operation in the 76- to 81-GHz band with up to 4 GHz continuous chirp. The device is built with TI’s low-power 45-nm RFCMOS process, and this solution enables unprecedented levels of integration in an extremely small form factor. The IWR1443 is an ideal solution for low-power, self-monitored, ultra-accurate radar systems in the industrial applications such as building automation, factory automation, drones, material handling, traffic monitoring, and surveillance.

The IWR1443 device is a self-contained, single-chip solution that simplifies the implementation of mmWave sensors in the band of 76 to 81 GHz. The IWR1443 includes a monolithic implementation of a 3TX, 4RX system with built-in PLL and A2D converters. The device includes fully configurable hardware accelerator that supports complex FFT and CFAR detection. Additionally, the device includes two ARM R4F-based processor subsystems: one processor subsystem is for master control, and additional algorithms; a second processor subsystem is responsible for front-end configuration, control, and calibration. Simple programming model changes can enable a wide variety of sensor implementation with the possibility of dynamic reconfiguration for implementing a multimode sensor. Additionally, the device is provided as a complete platform solution including reference hardware design, software drivers, sample configurations, API guide, training, and user documentation.

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Award-winning sensors available now

IWR1443 is part of TI's award-winning mmWave sensor portfolio. Recent acknowledgements include:

  • CES 2018 Innovation Award Honoree in three categories
  • Electronic Products 2017 Product of the Year in the sensing category
  • 2017 Annual Creativity in Electronics (ACE) Award for Sensor of the Year
  • Elektronik 2018 Reader’s Choice Product of the Year in active components category

Technical documentation

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* Datasheet IWR1443 Single-Chip 76- to 81-GHz mmWave Sensor datasheet (Rev. C) Aug. 15, 2018
* Errata IWR1443 Device Errata Silicon Revision 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 (Rev. B) Sep. 24, 2018
White papers The fundamentals of millimeter wave (Rev. A) Aug. 27, 2020
White papers mmWave radar sensors in robotics applications (Rev. A) Jun. 22, 2020
White papers Machine Learning Powers Autonomous Industrial Systems (Rev. A) Jun. 17, 2020
User guides IWR14xx/16xx/18xx/68xx/64xx Industrial Radar Family Technical Reference Manual (Rev. E) May 28, 2020
Application notes TI mmWave Radar Device Regulatory Compliance Overview (Rev. A) May 26, 2020
User guides IWR1443 Evaluation Module (IWR1443BOOST) mmWave Sensing Solution User's Guide (Rev. D) May 19, 2020
White papers Ein Techniker-Leitfaden für Industrieroboter-Designs Mar. 25, 2020
White papers E-book: An engineer’s guide to industrial robot designs Feb. 12, 2020
Application notes IWR6x43 Flash Variants Supported by the mmWave Sensor (Rev. B) Jan. 29, 2020
Application notes Interference Management Using AWR/IWR Devices Jan. 03, 2020
Technical articles Driving industrial innovation with small-size sensors Sep. 12, 2019
Technical articles Imaging radar: one sensor to rule them all Jul. 09, 2019
White papers Bringing intelligent autonomy to fine motion detection (Rev. A) Dec. 20, 2018
User guides Radar Hardware Accelerator User's Guide (Rev. B) Oct. 23, 2018
Application notes mmwave Radar Device ADC Raw Data Capture (Rev. B) Oct. 23, 2018
Technical articles Using mmWave sensors for intelligent safety guards in factory automation Aug. 23, 2018
Application notes MIMO Radar (Rev. A) Jul. 26, 2018
Technical articles Accelerating into the future: Detecting velocity to help mmWave sensors understand their environment Jun. 19, 2018
Application notes Watchdog Timer for mmwave Radar Sensors (Rev. A) Jun. 08, 2018
White papers mmWave radar: Enabling greater intelligent autonomy at the edge Jun. 06, 2018
White papers Robust traffic and intersection monitoring using millimeter wave sensors (Rev. B) May 17, 2018
Application notes TI mmWave Radar sensor RF PCB Design, Manufacturing and Validation Guide May 07, 2018
User guides Radar Hardware Accelerator User's Guide - Part 2 (Rev. A) Mar. 13, 2018
Application notes mmWave Radar Sensors: Object Versus Range Jan. 05, 2018
Application notes XWR1xxx Power Management Optimizations - Low Cost LC Filter Solution Oct. 16, 2017
White papers Moving from legacy 24GHz to state-of-the-art 77GHz radar Oct. 06, 2017
Application notes Adding Flash Read and Write to an Existing mmWave Project Sep. 25, 2017
White papers Cities grow smarter through innovative semiconductor technologies Jul. 07, 2017
User guides Radar Hardware Accelerator User's Guide - Part 1 May 17, 2017
More literature TI Resource Explorer (TIREX) mmWave Training Series May 15, 2017
White papers Fluid-level sensing using 77GHz millimeter wave Apr. 17, 2017
White papers Drone safety and productivity enabled by mmWave sensors Apr. 07, 2017

Design & development

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Hardware development

EVALUATION BOARDS Download
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Description

The DCA1000 evaluation module (EVM) provides real-time data capture and streaming for two- and four-lane low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) traffic from TI radar-sensor BoosterPack™ EVMs. The data can be streamed out via 1-Gbps Ethernet in real time. The data (...)

Features
  • Supports lab and mobile collection scenarios
  • Captures LVDS data from AWR/IWR radar sensors
  • Streams output in real time through 1-Gbps Ethernet
  • Controlled via onboard switches or GUI/library
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EVALUATION BOARDS Download
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The IWR1443 BoosterPack™ plug-in module is an easy-to-use evaluation board for the single-chip IWR1443 mmWave sensing device, with direct connectivity to the TI MCU LaunchPad™ development-kit ecosystem.

IWR1443BOOST contains everything required to start developing on a low-power Arm® (...)

Features
  • Onboard antenna enables field testing
  • XDS110-based JTAG with serial-port interface for flash programming
  • UART-to-USB interface for control, configuration, and data visualization
  • TI LaunchPad development-kit interface to seamlessly connect to TI MCUs
  • CAN connector enables direct interface to car units
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Software development

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT KITS (SDK) Download
mmWave software development kit (SDK)
MMWAVE-SDK — The mmWave software development kit (SDK) is a unified software platform for the TI mmWave Sensing Portfolio, providing easy setup and fast out-of-the-box access to evaluation and development. All releases of the mmWave SDK scale between the full TI mmWave Sensing Portfolio, enabling seamless reuse (...)
Features
  • Building blocks
    • Full driver availability
    • Layered approach to programming analog front end (AFE)
    • Catalog of mmWave algorithms optimized for C674x DSPs
  • Demonstrations and examples
    • TI RTOS-based demos
    • Out-of-box demo with easy configurability via TI cloud-based GUI
    • Representation of "point cloud" and (...)
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DEBUG PROBES Download
XDS110 JTAG Debug Probe
TMDSEMU110-U — The Texas Instruments XDS110 is a new class of debug probe (emulator) for TI embedded processors. The XDS110 replaces the XDS100 family while supporting a wider variety of standards (IEEE1149.1, IEEE1149.7, SWD) in a single pod. Also, all XDS debug probes support Core and System Trace in all ARM and (...)
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The XDS110 is the latest entry level debug probe (emulators) for TI embedded processors. Designed to be a complete solution that delivers JTAG and SWD connectivity at a low cost, the XDS110 is the debug probe of choice for entry-level debugging of TI microcontrollers, processors and SimpleLink (...)

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XDS200 USB Debug Probe
TMDSEMU200-U — The Spectrum Digital XDS200 is the first model of the XDS200 family of debug probes (emulators) for TI processors. The XDS200 family features a balance of low cost with good performance between the super low cost XDS110 and the high performance XDS560v2, while supporting a wide variety of standards (...)
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The XDS200 is the mid-range family of JTAG debug probes (emulators) for TI processors. Designed to deliver good performance and the most common features that place it between the low cost XDS110 and the high performance XDS560v2, the XDS200 is the balanced solution to debug TI microcontrollers (...)

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DEBUG PROBES Download
XDS560v2 System Trace USB Debug Probe
TMDSEMU560V2STM-U — The XDS560v2 System Trace is the first model of the XDS560v2 family of high-performance debug probes (emulators) for TI processors. The XDS560v2 is the highest performance of the XDS family of debug probes and supports both the traditional JTAG standard (IEEE1149.1) and cJTAG (IEEE1149.7).

The (...)
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XDS560v2 is the latest variant of the XDS560 family of high-performance debug probes (emulators) for TI processors. With the fastest speeds and most features of the entire XDS family, XDS560v2 is the most comprehensive solution to debug TI microcontrollers, processors and wireless connectivity (...)

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DEBUG PROBES Download
XDS560v2 System Trace USB & Ethernet Debug Probe
TMDSEMU560V2STM-UE — The XDS560v2 System Trace is the first model of the XDS560v2 family of high-performance debug probes (emulators) for TI processors. The XDS560v2 is the highest performance of the XDS family of debug probes and supports both the traditional JTAG standard (IEEE1149.1) and cJTAG (IEEE1149.7).

The (...)
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  • XDS560v2 is the latest variant of the XDS560 family of high-performance debug probes (emulators) for TI processors. With the fastest speeds and most features of the entire XDS family, XDS560v2 is the most comprehensive solution to debug TI microcontrollers, processors and wireless connectivity (...)

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DEBUG PROBES Download
XDS560v2 PRO TRACE Receiver & Debug Probe
TMDSEMUPROTRACE — The XDS560v2 PRO TRACE Receiver is the latest model of the XDS560v2 family of high-performance debug probes (emulators) for TI processors. The XDS560v2 is the highest performance of the XDS family of debug probes and supports both the traditional JTAG standard (IEEE1149.1) and cJTAG (IEEE1149.7).

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XDS560v2 is the latest variant of the XDS560 family of high-performance debug probes (emulators) for TI processors. With the fastest speeds and most features of the entire XDS family, XDS560v2 is the most comprehensive solution to debug TI microcontrollers, processors and wireless connectivity (...)

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IDES, CONFIGURATION, COMPILERS & DEBUGGERS Download
Code Composer Studio (CCS) Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
CCSTUDIO —

Code Composer Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) that supports TI's Microcontroller and Embedded Processors portfolio. Code Composer Studio comprises a suite of tools used to develop and debug embedded applications. It includes an optimizing C/C++ compiler, source code editor (...)
IDES, CONFIGURATION, COMPILERS & DEBUGGERS Download
mmWave studio
MMWAVE-STUDIO — mmWave Studio is designed to characterize and evaluate TI mmWave sensors. mmWave sensors are configured and controlled from mmWave Studio by sending commands to the devices over SPI. Analog-to-digital converter (ADC) data is captured using the DCA1000EVM board, processed in MATLAB®, and results (...)
Features
  • mmWave Studio
    • Post-processing of ADC data and visualization of processed data
    • Board control (SOP change, reset control)
    • RS-232 connection and firmware download
    • Configures mmWave sensors using radar API commands
    • Interface to DCA1000EVM for raw ADC data capture
  • mmWave Sensing Estimator
    • Enables calculation of (...)
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IDES, CONFIGURATION, COMPILERS & DEBUGGERS Download
System configuration tool
SYSCONFIG — To help simplify configuration challenges and accelerate software development, we created SysConfig, an intuitive and comprehensive collection of graphical utilities for configuring pins, peripherals, radios, subsystems, and other components.  SysConfig helps you manage, expose and resolve (...)
Features

  • Interactive and intuitive graphical tool for enabling, configuring and generating initialization code for pinmuxing, TI Drivers and stack configuration (Bluetooth® Low Energy, ZigBee®, Thread, TI-15.4, EasyLink and NDK)

  • Real-time conflict management to ensure developers are creating a valid system (...)

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PROGRAMMING TOOLS Download
UniFlash stand-alone flash tool for microcontrollers, Sitara™; processors and SimpleLink™
UNIFLASH — Supported devices: CC13xx, CC25xx, CC26xx, CC3x20, CC3x30, CC3x35, Tiva, C2000, MSP43x, Hercules, PGA9xx, IWR12xx, IWR14xx, IWR16xx, IWR18xx , IWR68xx, AWR12xx, AWR14xx, AWR16xx, AWR18xx.  Command line only: AM335x, AM437x, AM571x, AM572x, AM574x, AM65XX, K2G

CCS Uniflash is a standalone tool used to (...)

Design tools & simulation

SIMULATION MODELS Download
SWRM018.ZIP (84 KB) - Power Model
SIMULATION MODELS Download
SWRM029.ZIP (1245 KB) - IBIS Model
SIMULATION MODELS Download
SWRM033A.ZIP (1 KB) - BSDL Model
DESIGN TOOLS Download
Industrial mmWave radar sensors third-party search tool
MMWAVE-3P-SEARCH — TI has partnered with companies to offer a wide range of solutions using TI mmWave radar sensors and related services. These companies can accelerate your path to production using mmWave radar. Download this search tool to quickly browse our third party solutions and find the right third party to (...)
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  • Many IWR/AWR devices supported
  • Search by application, country, or technical parameters
  • Links and contacts for quick engagement
  • Third party companies located around the world
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SCHEMATICS Download
SWRR150.ZIP (448 KB)

Reference designs

REFERENCE DESIGNS Download
Autonomous robot reference design using ROS on Sitara™ MPU & antenna-on-package mmWave sensors
TIDEP-01006 — This reference design showcases autonomous robotics with the Processor SDK Linux running on the Sitara AM57x processor, and the mmWave SDK running on the IWR6843 EVM. This design demonstrates the functionality of an embedded robotic system where point-cloud data from the mmWave radar sensing is (...)
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Power optimization for 77GHz-level transmitter reference design
TIDEP-0091 — TI Design TIDEP-0091 highlights strategies for power optimization of IWR14xx 76- to 81-GHz mmWave sensors in tank level-probing applications, displacement sensors, 4- to 20-mA sensors, and other low-power applications for detecting range with high accuracy in a minimal power envelope. In these (...)
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Zone occupancy detection using mmWave sensor reference design
TIDEP-01003 — This reference design demonstrates how TI mmWave sensor technology can be used for zone occupancy detection to monitor areas of interest across a field of view (FOV) of ±60 degrees with a maximum range of at least 10 m. This reference design uses the IWR1443BOOST evaluation module (EVM) and (...)
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