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IWR1642BOOST

IWR1642 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz mmWave sensor integrating DSP and MCU evaluation module

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IWR1642BOOST

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Overview

IWR1642BOOST is an easy-to-use 77GHz mmWave sensor evaluation board for the IWR1642 device , with direct connectivity to the microcontroller (MCU) LaunchPad™ Development Kit.

The BoosterPack™ contains everything required to start developing software for on-chip C67x DSP core and low-power ARM® R4F controllers, including onboard emulation for programming and debugging, as well as onboard buttons and LEDs for quick integration of a simple user interface.

This kit is supported by mmWave tools and software, including mmWave Studio (MMWAVE-STUDIO) and the mmWave software development kit (MMWAVE-SDK).

The standard 20-pin BoosterPack headers make the evaluation board compatible with a wide variety of MCU LaunchPad development kits and enable easy prototyping.

Additional boards may be used to enable additional functionality. For example, DCA1000EVM enables access to sensor’s raw data via LVDS interface.

A 5-V, >2.5-A supply brick with a 2.1-mm barrel jack (center positive) is not included. TI recommends purchasing an external power supply that complies with applicable regional safety standards.

Features
  • Onboard antenna to enable field testing
  • XDS110-based JTAG with serial port interface for flash programming
  • UART-to-USB interface for control, configuration, and data visualization
  • TI LaunchPad interface to seamlessly connect to TI MCUs
  • CAN connector enables direct interface to car units

  • Micro USB cable (#3025010-03)
  • Mounting brackets with Bumpon™ (#36-625-ND, SJ-5012)
  • M3-size screws (#9027A146)
  • M3-size nuts (#90631A007 )
  • Jumpers (#3M9580-ND)
CAN & LIN transceivers & SBCs
TCAN1042HGV-Q1 — Automotive Fault Protected CAN Transceiver With Flexible Data-Rate

 

ESD protection & TVS surge diodes
TPD4E004 — Quad 0.8-pF, 5.5-V, ±8-kV ESD protection diode with with VCC pin for High Speed Interfaces

 

Industrial mmWave radar sensors
IWR1642 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz mmWave sensor integrating DSP and MCU

 

Linear regulators (LDO)
TPS796 — 1-A, low-dropout voltage regulator with enable TPS7A8101-Q1 — Automotive 1-A, high-PSRR, adjustable low-dropout voltage regulator with enable TPS7A88 — 1-A, low-noise, high-PSRR, dual-channel adjustable ultra-low-dropout voltage regulator

 

Multi-channel ICs (PMIC)
LP87524B-Q1 — Multiphase 4MHz, 4A/1.8V + 2.5A/2.3V + 1.5A/3.3V + 1.5A/1.2V buck converters for AWR and IWR MMICs

 

Shunt voltage references
LM4040 — Fixed voltage, 45-µA, precision micropower shunt voltage reference

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IWR1642BOOST – IWR1642 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz mmWave sensor integrating DSP and MCU evaluation module

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

Design files

IWR1642BOOST Schematics, Assembly Files, and BOM — SPRR256.ZIP (2873 KB) IWR1642BOOST Design Database and Layout Details — SPRR255.ZIP (21297 KB)

Technical documentation

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* User guide IWR1642 EVM (IWR1642BOOST) Single-Chip mmWave Sensing Solution User's Guide (Rev. C) May 19, 2020
White paper The fundamentals of millimeter wave (Rev. A) Aug. 27, 2020
More literature IWR1642BOOST EC Declaration of Conformity (DoC) (Rev. A) Jan. 02, 2019
White paper Bringing intelligent autonomy to fine motion detection (Rev. A) Dec. 20, 2018
Technical article Accelerating into the future: Detecting velocity to help mmWave sensors understand their environment Jun. 19, 2018
White paper Robust traffic and intersection monitoring using millimeter wave sensors (Rev. B) May 17, 2018
Technical article Create an intelligent building system: use mmWave to count and track people May 03, 2018
Technical article The pulse of the city: Get smarter detection and tracking for intelligent transportation systems with mmWave sensors Apr. 26, 2018
Datasheet IWR1642 Single-Chip 76- to 81-GHz mmWave Sensor datasheet (Rev. B) Apr. 26, 2018
Technical article Catch your breath: Which is a better occupancy detector – mmWave or PIR? Mar. 26, 2018
White paper Moving from legacy 24GHz to state-of-the-art 77GHz radar Oct. 06, 2017
White paper Fluid-level sensing using 77GHz millimeter wave Apr. 17, 2017
White paper Drone safety and productivity enabled by mmWave sensors Apr. 07, 2017

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-SDK — mmWave software development kit (SDK)
IDE, CONFIGURATION, COMPILER OR DEBUGGER
CCSTUDIO — Code Composer Studio (CCS) Integrated Development Environment (IDE) MMWAVE-STUDIO — mmWave studio SYSCONFIG — System configuration tool
SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING TOOL
UNIFLASH — UniFlash stand-alone flash tool for microcontrollers, Sitara™; processors and SimpleLink™

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