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 AWR and IWR radar sensor EVMs. The data can be streamed out via 1-Gbps Ethernet in real time to a PC running the MMWAVE-STUDIO tool for (...)
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
IWR6843AOPEVM is an easy-to-use 60 GHz mmWave sensor evaluation kit based on IWR6843AOP device with wide field of view antenna. The IWR6843AOPEVM may be used to evaluate the IWR6843AOP device. This board enables access to point-cloud data and power over USB interface.
This kit is supported by mmWave (...)
Features
- 60- to 64-GHz mmWave sensor
- 4 receive (RX) 3 transmit (TX) antenna with 120° azimuth field of view (FoV) and 120° elevation FoV
- Direct interface with MMWAVEICBOOST and DCA1000
- Supports 60-pin high-speed interface for host-controlling interface
- Onboard capability for power-consumption monitoring
Description
MMWAVEICBOOST carrier card expands capabilities of select mmWave Evaluation modules. This board provides advanced software developement , debug features like trace and single step via TI’s Code Composers compatible debuggers. Onboard Launchpad interface enables pairing with TI’s Booster (...)
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)
Software development
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 (...)
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 (...)
Features
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 (...)
Features
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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Features
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 (...)
The (...)
Features
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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 (...)
The (...)
Features
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 (...)
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 (...)
Features
By Platform - Find out more about the features available for a specific processor family:
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 (...)
Features
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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)
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Real-time conflict management to ensure developers are creating a valid system (...)
CCS Uniflash is a standalone tool used to (...)
Design tools & simulation
Features
- 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
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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