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Features for the IWR6843AOP

• 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 for the IWR6843AOP

The IWR6843AOP is an Antenna-on-Package (AOP) device that is an evolution within the single-chip radar device family from Texas Instruments (TI).