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57-GHz to 64-GHz industrial high-performance MMIC

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Frequency range 57 - 64 GHz Number of receivers 4 ADC sampling rate (ksps) 45000 TX power (dBm) 12 Interface type CSI-2, I2C, SPI Operating temperature range (°C) -40 to 105 TI functional safety category Functional Safety-Compliant Power supply solution LP87745-Q1 Rating Catalog
Frequency range 57 - 64 GHz Number of receivers 4 ADC sampling rate (ksps) 45000 TX power (dBm) 12 Interface type CSI-2, I2C, SPI Operating temperature range (°C) -40 to 105 TI functional safety category Functional Safety-Compliant Power supply solution LP87745-Q1 Rating Catalog
FCCSP (ABL) 161 108.16 mm² 10.4 x 10.4
  • FMCW transceiver
    • Integrated PLL, transmitter, receiver, baseband, and ADC
    • 57- to 64-GHz coverage with 7 GHz available bandwidth
    • Four receive channels
    • Three transmit channels
    • Supports 6-bit phase shifter for TX Beam forming
    • Ultra-accurate chirp engine based on Fractional-N PLL
    • TX power: 12 dBm
    • RX noise figure: 10 dB
    • Phase noise at 1 MHz:
      • –93dBc/Hz
  • Built-in calibration and self-test
    • Self-calibrating system across process and temperature
  • Host interface
    • Control interface with external processor over SPI or I2C interface
    • Data interface with external processor over MIPI D-PHY, CSI2 v1.1 and LVDS (only for debug)
    • Interrupts for Fault Reporting
  • Functional Safety-Compliant
    • Developed for functional safety applications
    • Documentation available to aid IEC 61508 functional safety system design up to SIL 3
    • Hardware integrity up to SIL-2
    • Safety-related certification
      • IEC 61508 certified SIL-2 by TUV SUD
  • IWR6243 Advanced features
    • Embedded self-monitoring with limited Host processor involvement
    • Complex baseband architecture
    • Option of cascading multiple devices to increase channel count
    • 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 externally driven clock (square/sine) at 40 MHz
    • Supports 40 MHz crystal connection with load capacitors
  • 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 Condtions :
    • Junction temp range: –40°C to 105°C
  • FMCW transceiver
    • Integrated PLL, transmitter, receiver, baseband, and ADC
    • 57- to 64-GHz coverage with 7 GHz available bandwidth
    • Four receive channels
    • Three transmit channels
    • Supports 6-bit phase shifter for TX Beam forming
    • Ultra-accurate chirp engine based on Fractional-N PLL
    • TX power: 12 dBm
    • RX noise figure: 10 dB
    • Phase noise at 1 MHz:
      • –93dBc/Hz
  • Built-in calibration and self-test
    • Self-calibrating system across process and temperature
  • Host interface
    • Control interface with external processor over SPI or I2C interface
    • Data interface with external processor over MIPI D-PHY, CSI2 v1.1 and LVDS (only for debug)
    • Interrupts for Fault Reporting
  • Functional Safety-Compliant
    • Developed for functional safety applications
    • Documentation available to aid IEC 61508 functional safety system design up to SIL 3
    • Hardware integrity up to SIL-2
    • Safety-related certification
      • IEC 61508 certified SIL-2 by TUV SUD
  • IWR6243 Advanced features
    • Embedded self-monitoring with limited Host processor involvement
    • Complex baseband architecture
    • Option of cascading multiple devices to increase channel count
    • 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 externally driven clock (square/sine) at 40 MHz
    • Supports 40 MHz crystal connection with load capacitors
  • 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 Condtions :
    • Junction temp range: –40°C to 105°C

The IWR6243 is an integrated single-chip FMCW transceiver capable of operation in the 57- to 64-GHz band. This device enables unprecedented levels of integration in an extremely small form factor. IWR6243 is an ideal solution for low power, self-monitored, ultra-accurate radar systems in the industrial space.

IWR6243 is a self-contained FMCW transceiver single-chip solution that simplifies the implementation of Radar sensors. It is built on TI’s low-power 45-nm RFCMOS process, which enables a monolithic implementation of a 3TX, 4RX system with built-in PLL and ADC converters. Simple programming model changes can enable a wide variety of sensor implementation (Short, Mid, Long) 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, and user documentation.

The IWR6243 is an integrated single-chip FMCW transceiver capable of operation in the 57- to 64-GHz band. This device enables unprecedented levels of integration in an extremely small form factor. IWR6243 is an ideal solution for low power, self-monitored, ultra-accurate radar systems in the industrial space.

IWR6243 is a self-contained FMCW transceiver single-chip solution that simplifies the implementation of Radar sensors. It is built on TI’s low-power 45-nm RFCMOS process, which enables a monolithic implementation of a 3TX, 4RX system with built-in PLL and ADC converters. Simple programming model changes can enable a wide variety of sensor implementation (Short, Mid, Long) 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, and user documentation.
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* Data sheet IWR6243 Single-Chip 57- to 64-GHz FMCW Transceiver datasheet (Rev. A) PDF | HTML 09 Nov 2022
* Errata IWR6243 Device Errata Silicon Revision 1.0 21 Feb 2023
Functional safety information IWRxx43 TUV SUD Functional Safety Certificate (Rev. B) 23 Jan 2024
Application note mmWave Radar Radome Design Guide PDF | HTML 17 Aug 2021

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MMWAVE-DFP-2G-60GHZ-FW — mmWave device firmware package (DFP) for second generation xWR6243 parts.

mmWave DFP is a device firmware package for TI's 57-64GHz xWR6243 mmWave sensor front end. The package includes firmware binaries and reference drivers to control, configure, calibrate and monitor the RF/analog and digital front-end subsystem.
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RADAR-ACADEMY — mmWave Radar Academy

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IWR1443 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz mmWave sensor integrating MCU and hardware accelerator IWR1642 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz mmWave sensor integrating DSP and MCU IWR1843 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz industrial radar sensor integrating DSP, MCU and radar accelerator IWR1843AOP — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz industrial radar sensor integrating antenna on package, DSP and MCU IWR2243 — 76-GHz to 81-GHz industrial high-performance MMIC IWR2944 — Single-chip, 76GHz to 81GHz industrial high-performance radar with integrated DSP, MCU and ethernet IWR6243 — 57-GHz to 64-GHz industrial high-performance MMIC IWR6443 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz intelligent mmWave sensor integrating MCU and hardware accelerator IWR6843 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz intelligent mmWave sensor integrating processing capability IWR6843AOP — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz intelligent mmWave sensor with integrated antenna on package (AoP) IWRL1432 — Single-chip low-power 76GHz to 81GHz industrial mmWave radar sensor IWRL6432 — Single-chip low-power 57-GHz to 64-GHz industrial mmWave radar sensor IWRL6432AOP — Single-chip low-power 57GHz to 64GHz industrial mmWave radar sensor with integrated antenna
Hardware development
Evaluation board
AWR1243BOOST — AWR1243 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance automotive MMIC evaluation module AWR1443BOOST — AWR1443 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor evaluation module AWR1642BOOST — AWR1642 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor evaluation module AWR1642BOOST-ODS — AWR1642 obstacle detection sensor with wide field-of-view (FOV) antenna evaluation module AWR1843AOPEVM — AWR1843AOP evaluation module for single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor AWR1843BOOST — AWR1843 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor evaluation module AWR2243BOOST — AWR2243 second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance automotive MMIC evaluation module AWR2544LOPEVM — AWR2544LOP evaluation module for automotive 2nd-generation, 76GHz to 81GHz, high-performance SoC AWR2944EVM — AWR2944 evaluation module for automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC AWR2944PEVM — AWR2944PEVM evaluation module for the AWR2944P radar sensor AWR2E44PEVM — AWR2E44P evaluation module AWR6843AOPEVM — AWR6843AOP evaluation module for single-chip, 60-GHz to 64-GHz, automotive radar sensor with AoP AWR6843ISK — AWR6843 single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor antenna plug-in module AWRL1432BOOST — AWRL1432 evaluation module for single-chip low-power 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor AWRL1432BOOST-BSD — AWRL1432 single-chip mmWave sensor evaluation board for blind spot detection AWRL6432BOOST — AWRL6432BOOST BoosterPack™ evaluation module for single-chip low-power mmWave radar sensor IWR1443BOOST — IWR1443 BoosterPack™ evaluation module for single-chip 77GHz mmWave sensor IWR1642BOOST — IWR1642 BoosterPack™ evaluation module for single-chip 77GHz mmWave sensor IWR1843BOOST — IWR1843 BoosterPack™ evaluation module for single-chip 77GHz mmWave sensor IWR6843AOPEVM — IWR6843AOP evaluation module for single-chip 60GHz antenna-on-package (AoP) mmWave sensor IWR6843ISK — IWR6843 evaluation module for single-chip 60GHz long-range antenna mmWave sensor IWR6843ISK-ODS — IWR6843 evaluation module for single-chip 60GHz overhead detection antenna mmWave sensor IWR6843LEVM — IWR6843 evaluation module for 60-GHz, single-chip, mmWave radar sensor IWRL1432BOOST — IWR1432 BoosterPack™ evaluation module for single-chip 77GHz mmWave low power sensor IWRL1432BOOST-BSD — IWRL1432 evaluation module for BSD with low-power 76-GHz to 81-GHz industrial radar sensor IWRL6432AOPEVM — IWRL6432AOP evaluation module for single-chip 60GHz antenna-on-package (AoP) mmWave sensor IWRL6432BOOST — IWRL6432 BoosterPack™ evaluation module for single-chip 60GHz mmWave low-power sensor
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MMWAVE-3P-SEARCH — mmWave radar sensors third-party search tool
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MMWAVE-L-SDK — mmWave software development kit (SDK) for xWRL1432 and xWRL6432 MMWAVE-MCUPLUS-SDK — mmWave software development kit (SDK) for AWR2944, AWR2544, AWR2944LC, AM2732 and IWR2944 MMWAVE-SDK — mmWave software development kit (SDK) for xWR1443, xWR1642, xWR1843, xWR6443 and xWR6843
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RADAR-TOOLBOX — Radar evaluation and development support package with example projects, documentation and tools

The Radar Toolbox is a collection of demos, software tools, and documentation designed to assist in the evaluation of TI Radar Devices
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Industrial mmWave radar sensors
IWR1443 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz mmWave sensor integrating MCU and hardware accelerator IWR1642 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz mmWave sensor integrating DSP and MCU IWR1843 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz industrial radar sensor integrating DSP, MCU and radar accelerator IWR1843AOP — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz industrial radar sensor integrating antenna on package, DSP and MCU IWR2243 — 76-GHz to 81-GHz industrial high-performance MMIC IWR2944 — Single-chip, 76GHz to 81GHz industrial high-performance radar with integrated DSP, MCU and ethernet IWR6243 — 57-GHz to 64-GHz industrial high-performance MMIC IWR6443 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz intelligent mmWave sensor integrating MCU and hardware accelerator IWR6843 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz intelligent mmWave sensor integrating processing capability IWR6843AOP — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz intelligent mmWave sensor with integrated antenna on package (AoP) IWRL1432 — Single-chip low-power 76GHz to 81GHz industrial mmWave radar sensor IWRL6432 — Single-chip low-power 57-GHz to 64-GHz industrial mmWave radar sensor IWRL6432AOP — Single-chip low-power 57GHz to 64GHz industrial mmWave radar sensor with integrated antenna
Automotive mmWave radar sensors
AWR1243 — 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance automotive MMIC AWR1443 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating MCU and hardware accelerator AWR1642 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating DSP and MCU AWR1843 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating DSP, MCU and radar accelerator AWR1843AOP — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating antenna on package, DSP and MCU AWR2243 — 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive second-generation high-performance MMIC AWR2544 — 76-81GHz FMCW satellite Radar-on-Chip sensor AWR2944 — Automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC for corner and long-range radar AWR2944P — Automotive 76-GHz to 81-GHz single chip radar with enhanced RF and compute performance AWR6443 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating MCU and radar accelerator AWR6843 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating DSP, MCU and radar accelerator AWR6843AOP — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating antenna on package, DSP and MCU AWRL1432 — Single-chip low-power 76GHz to 81GHz automotive mmWave radar sensor AWRL6432 — Single-chip low-power 57-GHz to 64-GHz automotive mmWave radar sensor
Hardware development
Evaluation board
AWR1243BOOST — AWR1243 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance automotive MMIC evaluation module AWR1443BOOST — AWR1443 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor evaluation module AWR1642BOOST — AWR1642 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor evaluation module AWR1642BOOST-ODS — AWR1642 obstacle detection sensor with wide field-of-view (FOV) antenna evaluation module AWR1843AOPEVM — AWR1843AOP evaluation module for single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor AWR1843BOOST — AWR1843 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor evaluation module AWR2243BOOST — AWR2243 second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance automotive MMIC evaluation module AWR2544LOPEVM — AWR2544LOP evaluation module for automotive 2nd-generation, 76GHz to 81GHz, high-performance SoC AWR2944EVM — AWR2944 evaluation module for automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC AWR2944PEVM — AWR2944PEVM evaluation module for the AWR2944P radar sensor AWR2E44PEVM — AWR2E44P evaluation module AWR6843AOPEVM — AWR6843AOP evaluation module for single-chip, 60-GHz to 64-GHz, automotive radar sensor with AoP AWR6843ISK — AWR6843 single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor antenna plug-in module AWRL1432BOOST — AWRL1432 evaluation module for single-chip low-power 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor AWRL1432BOOST-BSD — AWRL1432 single-chip mmWave sensor evaluation board for blind spot detection AWRL6432BOOST — AWRL6432BOOST BoosterPack™ evaluation module for single-chip low-power mmWave radar sensor IWR1443BOOST — IWR1443 BoosterPack™ evaluation module for single-chip 77GHz mmWave sensor IWR1642BOOST — IWR1642 BoosterPack™ evaluation module for single-chip 77GHz mmWave sensor IWR1843BOOST — IWR1843 BoosterPack™ evaluation module for single-chip 77GHz mmWave sensor IWR6843AOPEVM — IWR6843AOP evaluation module for single-chip 60GHz antenna-on-package (AoP) mmWave sensor IWR6843ISK — IWR6843 evaluation module for single-chip 60GHz long-range antenna mmWave sensor IWR6843ISK-ODS — IWR6843 evaluation module for single-chip 60GHz overhead detection antenna mmWave sensor IWR6843LEVM — IWR6843 evaluation module for 60-GHz, single-chip, mmWave radar sensor IWRL1432BOOST — IWR1432 BoosterPack™ evaluation module for single-chip 77GHz mmWave low power sensor IWRL1432BOOST-BSD — IWRL1432 evaluation module for BSD with low-power 76-GHz to 81-GHz industrial radar sensor IWRL6432AOPEVM — IWRL6432AOP evaluation module for single-chip 60GHz antenna-on-package (AoP) mmWave sensor IWRL6432BOOST — IWRL6432 BoosterPack™ evaluation module for single-chip 60GHz mmWave low-power sensor
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MMWAVE-L-SDK — mmWave software development kit (SDK) for xWRL1432 and xWRL6432 MMWAVE-MCUPLUS-SDK — mmWave software development kit (SDK) for AWR2944, AWR2544, AWR2944LC, AM2732 and IWR2944 MMWAVE-SDK — mmWave software development kit (SDK) for xWR1443, xWR1642, xWR1843, xWR6443 and xWR6843
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