AWR2944EVM

AWR2944 evaluation module for automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC

AWR2944EVM

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Overview

The AWR2944 evaluation module (EVM) is an easy-to-use platform for evaluating the AWR2944 mmWave system-on-chip (SoC) radar sensor, which has direct connectivity to the DCA1000EVM (sold separately).

The AWR2944EVM kit contains everything required to start developing software for the on-chip C66x digital signal processor (DSP), Arm® Cortex®-R5F controller, and hardware accelerator (HWA 2.0).

Also included is onboard emulation for programming and debugging, as well as onboard buttons and LEDs for quick integration of a simple user interface.

Features

76-GHz to 81-GHz mmWave radar sensor
Onboard four-transmit four-receive (4TX/4RX) antenna
On-chip C66x DSP core and Arm Cortex-R5F controller
On-chip hardware accelerator (HWA 2.0)
Direct interface with DCA1000EVM

AWR2944 evaluation module
Mounting brackets
Mounting screws
Hex nuts
Jumpers
Ethernet cable
30mm M3 standoff
USB A male to micro B male (3 ft)
Bumpon
Quick-start guide
Warranty card (disclaimer sheet)

Automotive mmWave radar sensors

AWR2944 — Automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC for corner and long-range radar

Arm Cortex-M4 MCUs

TM4C1294NCPDT — 32-bit Arm Cortex-M4F based MCU with 120-MHZ, 1-MB flash, 256-KB RAM, USB, ENET MAC+PHY

Buck converters (integrated switch)

LM63635-Q1 — 3.5-V to 32-V, 3.25-A step-down voltage converter with spread spectrum

CAN transceivers

TCAN1042HGV-Q1 — Automotive Fault Protected CAN Transceiver With Flexible Data-Rate

Digital power monitors

INA226 — 36V, 16-bit, ultra-precise i2c output current/voltage/power monitor w/alert

Digital temperature sensors

TMP112 — ±0.5°C 1.4V to 3.6V digital temperature sensor with I2C/SMBus in 2.56mm2 package

TMP112-Q1 — Automotive ±0.5°C 1.4V to 3.6V digital temperature sensor with I2C/SMBus in 2.56mm2 package

Ethernet PHYs

DP83867E — Extended temperature, robust low-latency gigabit Ethernet PHY transceiver with SGMII

DP83TC812R-Q1 — TC-10 compliant 100BASE-T1 automotive Ethernet PHY with RGMII

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Explore mmWave sensor capabilities of AWR2944 by running various application demonstration examples using a PC GUI and EVM.

Evaluation board

AWR2944EVM — AWR2944 evaluation module for automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC

Required

Why do I need this?

This easy-to-use hardware module for single-chip AWR2944 mmWave sensing device allows you to evaluate RF functionality/performance and start application code development immediately.

Not available on TI.com

IDE, configuration, compiler or debugger

MMWAVE-DEMO-VISUALIZER-CLOUD — mmWave demo visualizer cloud development on TI Resource Explorer

Required

Why do I need this?

This interactive PC GUI interface in the cloud allows you configure sensor operation and visualize real-time sensor outputs including point clouds and heat maps. You need to run out-of-box demonstration application flashed on the AWR2944EVM as part of the interface.

Evaluate in the cloud

Software programming tool

UNIFLASH — UniFlash for most TI microcontrollers (MCUs) and mmWave sensors

Required If

Needing additional end equipment demonstration applications..

Why do I need this?

This interactive visualization application in the cloud allows you to explore mmWave system-level performance analysis and trade-offs as well as analyze chirp waveform designs.

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Software development kit (SDK)

MMWAVE-MCUPLUS-SDK — mmWave SDK for AWR2944 and AM2732

Required

Why do I need this?

This MMWAVE-STUDIO-CLI tool in MMWAVE-MCUPLUS-SDK allows you to configure sensor configuration and captures raw RF data for that configuration for analysis on the PC.

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Documentation & related resources

EVM User's guide

AWR2944 Evaluation Module User's Guide PDF | HTML

Design guide

High-End Corner Radar Reference Design PDF | HTML

User guide

AWR294x Technical Reference Manual PDF | HTML

HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE PACKAGE

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Get started with data collection on AWR2944EVM for RF performance evaluation

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See required hardware, software and tools to capture raw ADC data from AWR2944 senor to enable you to evaluate RF performance and start algorithm development.

Evaluation board

AWR2944EVM — AWR2944 evaluation module for automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC

Required

Why do I need this?

This easy-to-use hardware module for single-chip AWR2944 mmWave sensing device allows you to evaluate RF functionality/performance and start application code development immediately.

Not available on TI.com

Evaluation board

DCA1000EVM — Real-time data-capture adapter for radar sensing evaluation module

Required

Why do I need this?

This hardware connects to AWR2944EVM to enable streaming of LVDS interface to PC Ethernet interface. The streaming capability allows you to capture ADC raw data for analysis on the PC.

Not available on TI.com

Software development kit (SDK)

MMWAVE-MCUPLUS-SDK — mmWave SDK for AWR2944 and AM2732

Required

Why do I need this?

This MMWAVE-STUDIO-CLI tool in MMWAVE-MCUPLUS-SDK allows you to configure sensor configuration and captures raw RF data for that configuration for analysis on the PC.

Download

Documentation & related resources

EVM User's guide

AWR2944 Evaluation Module User's Guide PDF | HTML

User guide

AWR294x Technical Reference Manual PDF | HTML

HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE PACKAGE

Get started with data collection on AWR2944EVM for RF performance evaluation

View package

Develop your application on AWR2944

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See required software and hardware to start developing your application code on AWR2944.

Evaluation board

AWR2944EVM — AWR2944 evaluation module for automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC

Required

Why do I need this?

This easy-to-use hardware module for single-chip AWR2944 mmWave sensing device allows you to evaluate RF functionality/performance and start application code development immediately.

Not available on TI.com

IDE, configuration, compiler or debugger

CCSTUDIO — Code Composer Studio™ integrated development environment (IDE)

Required

Why do I need this?

This IDE enables you to perform code development on all mmWave devices, and includes OS support for Windows, Linux, and Mac installers.

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Software development kit (SDK)

MMWAVE-MCUPLUS-SDK — mmWave SDK for AWR2944 and AM2732

Required

Why do I need this?

This MMWAVE-STUDIO-CLI tool in MMWAVE-MCUPLUS-SDK allows you to configure sensor configuration and captures raw RF data for that configuration for analysis on the PC.

Download

Software programming tool

UNIFLASH — UniFlash for most TI microcontrollers (MCUs) and mmWave sensors

Required If

Needing additional end equipment demonstration applications..

Why do I need this?

This software tool required to update and change the flashed image on the AWR2944EVM. In addition, it allows you to evaluate other end equipment demonstration applications provided by the Automotive Toolbox.

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Software development kit (SDK)

MMWAVE-AUTOMOTIVE-TOOLBOX-CLOUD — mmWave automotive toolbox cloud development with software examples and demos on TI Resource Explorer

Required If

Needing to leverage additional mmWave examples, laboratories, and end-equipment demos as a starting point..

Why do I need this?

These open-source software examples and documentation provide a repository of additional automotive-related end equipment applications using the AWR2944EVM and a PC GUI, and allows you to use them as a starting point for your application development.

Evaluate in the cloud

Evaluation board

DCA1000EVM — Real-time data-capture adapter for radar sensing evaluation module

Required If

Needing to evaluate LVDS instrumentation capabilities..

Why do I need this?

This hardware connects to AWR2944EVM to enable streaming of LVDS interface to PC Ethernet interface. The streaming capability allows you to capture ADC raw data for analysis on the PC.

Not available on TI.com

Documentation & related resources

EVM User's guide

AWR2944 Evaluation Module User's Guide PDF | HTML

Design guide

High-End Corner Radar Reference Design PDF | HTML

User guide

AWR294x Technical Reference Manual PDF | HTML

HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE PACKAGE

Develop your application on AWR2944

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HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE PACKAGE

Desing Board with AWR2944

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Evaluation board

AWR2944EVM — AWR2944 evaluation module for automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC

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TI's Standard Terms and Conditions for Evaluation Items apply.

Design files

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AWR2944EVM Schematic, Assembly, and BOM Files (Rev. A)

SPRR440A.ZIP (7408 KB)

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AWR2944EVM Design Database and Layout Files (Rev. A)

SPRR441A.ZIP (17578 KB)

Technical documentation

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	Type	Title		Date
*	EVM User's guide	AWR2944 Evaluation Module User's Guide (Rev. A)	PDF \| HTML	16 Mar 2023
	User guide	AWR294x Technical Reference Manual (Rev. B)	PDF \| HTML	31 Mar 2023
	Errata	AWR2943, AWR2944 Single-Chip 76 to 81-GHz mmWave Sensor, Silicon Rev (Rev. A)	PDF \| HTML	29 Mar 2023
	Data sheet	AWR2943/44 Single-Chip 76- and 81-GHz FMCW Radar Sensor datasheet (Rev. A)	PDF \| HTML	29 Mar 2023
	Design guide	High-End Corner Radar Reference Design	PDF \| HTML	12 Nov 2021
	Certificate	AWR2944EVM EU RoHS Declaration of Conformity (DoC)		08 Nov 2021
	Application note	mmWave Radar Radome Design Guide	PDF \| HTML	17 Aug 2021
	Application note	TI mmWave Radar sensor RF PCB Design, Manufacturing and Validation Guide		07 May 2018

Related design resources

Hardware development

EVALUATION BOARD

DCA1000EVM — Real-time data-capture adapter for radar sensing evaluation module

Software development

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT KIT (SDK)

MMWAVE-MCUPLUS-SDK — mmWave software development kit (SDK) for AWR2944 and AM2732

Reference designs

REFERENCE DESIGN

TIDEP-01027 — High-end corner radar reference design

AWR2944EVM

AWR2944 evaluation module for automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC

AWR2944EVM

Overview

Features

Automotive mmWave radar sensors

Arm Cortex-M4 MCUs

Buck converters (integrated switch)

CAN transceivers

Digital power monitors

Digital temperature sensors

Ethernet PHYs

Order & start development

Explore packages of hardware, software and documentation

Get started with running application demo on AWR2944

AWR2944EVM — AWR2944 evaluation module for automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC

MMWAVE-DEMO-VISUALIZER-CLOUD — mmWave demo visualizer cloud development on TI Resource Explorer

UNIFLASH — UniFlash for most TI microcontrollers (MCUs) and mmWave sensors

MMWAVE-MCUPLUS-SDK — mmWave SDK for AWR2944 and AM2732

Documentation & related resources

Get started with running application demo on AWR2944

Get started with data collection on AWR2944EVM for RF performance evaluation

AWR2944EVM — AWR2944 evaluation module for automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC

DCA1000EVM — Real-time data-capture adapter for radar sensing evaluation module

MMWAVE-MCUPLUS-SDK — mmWave SDK for AWR2944 and AM2732

Documentation & related resources

Get started with data collection on AWR2944EVM for RF performance evaluation

Develop your application on AWR2944

AWR2944EVM — AWR2944 evaluation module for automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC

CCSTUDIO — Code Composer Studio™ integrated development environment (IDE)

MMWAVE-MCUPLUS-SDK — mmWave SDK for AWR2944 and AM2732

UNIFLASH — UniFlash for most TI microcontrollers (MCUs) and mmWave sensors

MMWAVE-AUTOMOTIVE-TOOLBOX-CLOUD — mmWave automotive toolbox cloud development with software examples and demos on TI Resource Explorer

DCA1000EVM — Real-time data-capture adapter for radar sensing evaluation module

Documentation & related resources

Develop your application on AWR2944

Desing Board with AWR2944

AWR2944EVM — AWR2944 evaluation module for automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC

Documentation & related resources

Desing Board with AWR2944

Order this hardware only

AWR2944EVM — AWR2944 evaluation module for automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC

Design files

Technical documentation

Related design resources

Hardware development

EVALUATION BOARD

Software development

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT KIT (SDK)

Reference designs

REFERENCE DESIGN

Support & training

TI E2E™ forums with technical support from TI engineers

Video series

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