Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz intelligent mmWave sensor with integrated antenna on package (AoP)
IWR6843AOP
Product details
Parameters
Package | Pins | Size
Features
- FMCW transceiver
- Integrated 4 receivers and 3 transmitters Antennas-On-Package (AOP)
- Integrated PLL, transmitter, receiver, Baseband, and A2D
- 60- to 64-GHz coverage with 4-GHz continuous bandwidth
- Supports 6-bit phase shifter for TX Beam forming
- Ultra-accurate chirp engine based on fractional-N PLL
- Built-in calibration and self-test
- ARM® Cortex®-R4F-based radio control system
- Built-in firmware (ROM)
- Self-calibrating system across frequency and temperature
- C674x DSP for advanced signal processing
- Memory compression
- Hardware accelerator for FFT, filtering, and CFAR processing
- ARM-R4F microcontroller for object detection, and interface control
- Supports autonomous mode (loading user application from QSPI flash memory)
- Internal memory with ECC
- 1.75 MB, divided into MSS program RAM (512 KB), MSS data RAM (192 KB), DSP L1 RAM (64KB) and L2 RAM (256 KB), and L3 radar data cube RAM (768 KB)
- Technical reference manual includes allowed size modifications
- Other interfaces available to user application
- Up to 6 ADC channels (low sample rate monitoring)
- Up to 2 SPI ports
- Up to 2 UARTs
- 1 CAN-FD interface
- I2C
- GPIOs
- 2 lane LVDS interface for raw ADC data and debug instrumentation
- Functional Safety-Compliant targeted
- Developed for functional safety applications
- Documentation will be available to aid IEC 61508 functional safety system design
- Hardware integrity up to SIL-2 targeted
- Safety-related certification IEC 61508 certification by TUV Sud planned
- Power management
- Built-in LDO network for enhanced PSRR
- I/Os support dual voltage 3.3 V/1.8 V
- Clock source
- 40.0 MHz crystal with internal oscillator
- Supports external oscillator at 40 MHz
- Supports externally driven clock (square/sine) at 40 MHz
- Easy hardware design
- 0.8-mm pitch, 180-pin 15 mm × 15 mm FCBGA package (ALP) for easy assembly and low-cost PCB design
- Small solution size
- Operating conditions:
- Junction temperature range of –40ºC to 105ºC
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Description
The IWR6843AOP is an Antenna-on-Package (AOP) device that is an evolution within the single-chip radar device family from Texas Instruments (TI).
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Technical documentation
Design & development
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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
Description
The IWR6843 antenna-on-package (AoP) evaluation module (EVM) is an easy-to-use mmWave sensor EVM with integrated, short-range, wide field-of-view (FoV) AoP technology, which enables direct connectivity to the mmWave sensors carrier card platform (MMWAVEICBOOST) and allows for stand-alone use.
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Features
- 60-GHz to 64-GHz mmWave sensor
- Integrated on-package 4RX/3TX antenna with 130º azimuth FoV and 130º elevation FoV
- Supports 60-pin high-speed interface for host-controlling interface
- Stand-alone mode for form-factor deployment and testing
- Single USB cable for power and data
Additional features when paired (...)
Description
MMWAVEICBOOST carrier card platform enables rapid evaluation of an mmWave sensor by providing modular interface to various sensor and antenna kits. This carrier card enables debug, emulation, and direct interface to mmWave tools through USB connectivity. Raw analog-to-digital (...)
Features
- Modular connectivity to mmWave antenna plug-in module
- BoosterPack™ plug-in module interface
- Debug and emulation through onboard XDS110
- DCA1000EVM interface for raw ADC data capture
- Compatible with mmWave studio (MMWAVE-STUDIO) tools, including mmWave demo visualizer (MMWAVE-DEMO-VISUALIZER)
Description
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 (...)
Software development
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 (...)
Design tools & simulation
Reference designs
Design files
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download Automated Doors Reference Design Using mmWave Sensors BOM.pdf (90KB) -
download Automated Doors Reference Design Using mmWave Sensors PCB.pdf (3442KB) -
download Automated Doors Reference Design Using mmWave Sensors CAD Files.zip (2962KB) -
download Automated Doors Reference Design Using mmWave Sensors Gerber.zip (7517KB) -
download Automated Doors Reference Design Using mmWave Sensors Assembly Drawing (Rev. A).pdf (729KB)
CAD/CAE symbols
| Package | Pins | Download |
|---|---|---|
| FCBGA (ALP) | 180 | View options |
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