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IWR6843LEVM

IWR6843 evaluation module for 60-GHz, single-chip, mmWave radar sensor

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Overview

The IWR6843L evaluation module (EVM) is an easy-to-use 60-GHz mmWave sensor evaluation platform for the IWR6843 with an FR4-based antenna. IWR6843LEVM may be used to evaluate both the IWR6843 and IWR6443. This EVM enables access to point-cloud data and power-over-USB interfaces.

IWR6843LEVM supports direct connectivity to the MMWAVEICBOOST and DCA1000EVM development kits. IWR6843LEVM contains everything required to start developing software for on-chip C67x digital signal processor (DSP) cores, hardware accelerators (HWAs) and low-power ARM® Cortex®-R4F controllers.

IWR6843LEVM is supported by mmWave tools and software, namely mmWave studio (MMWAVE-STUDIO) and the mmWave software development kit (MMWAVE-SDK).

Additional boards may be used to enable additional functionality. For example, DCA1000EVM enables access to the sensor's raw data via a low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) interface. MMWAVEICBOOST enables software development and trace capabilities via Code Composer Studio™ (CCSTUDIO). IWR6843LEVM paired with MMWAVEICBOOST can interface with the MCU LaunchPad™ development kit ecosystem.

Features
  • 60-GHz to 64-GHz mmWave sensor
  • FR4-based PCB substrate
  • Four receive (4RX) three transmit (3TX) antenna with 120° azimuth field of view (FoV) and 80° elevation FoV
  • Discrete DC/DC power-management solution; onboard capability for power-consumption monitoring
  • Cost-optimized PCB rules: lower manufacturing cost, no micro vias, only through vias, no vias on ball grid array (BGA) pads
  • Supports 60-pin high-speed interface for host-controlling interface, direct interface with MMWAVEICBOOST and DCA1000EVM

  • IWR6843L evaluation module
  • Micro-USB cable
  • Quick-start guide
  • Warranty card (disclaimer sheet)
AC/DC & DC/DC converters (integrated FET)
TPS628501-Q1 — Automotive 2.7V-to-6V 1-A step-down converter in SOT-583 package TPS628502-Q1 — 2.7-V to 6-V, 2-A automotive step-down converter in SOT583 package TPS628503-Q1 — 2.7-V to 6-V, 3-A automotive step-down converter in SOT583 package

 

Analog switches & muxes
TS3A5018 — 3.3-V, 2:1 (SPDT), 4-channel general-purpose analog switch TS5A23157 — 5-V, 2:1 (SPDT), 2-channel analog switch

 

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

 

Industrial mmWave radar sensors
IWR6843 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz intelligent mmWave sensor integrating processing capability

 

Power muxes
TPS2115A — 2.8-V to 5.5-V, 84-mΩ, 1.25-A, power mux with manual, automatic switchover and status outpu
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Release date: 21 Mar 2024
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Industrial mmWave radar sensors
IWR1443 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz mmWave sensor integrating MCU and hardware accelerator IWR1642 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz mmWave sensor integrating DSP and MCU IWR1843 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz industrial radar sensor integrating DSP, MCU and radar accelerator IWR1843AOP — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz industrial radar sensor integrating antenna on package, DSP and MCU IWR2243 — 76-GHz to 81-GHz industrial high-performance MMIC IWR6243 — 57-GHz to 64-GHz industrial high-performance MMIC IWR6443 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz intelligent mmWave sensor integrating MCU and hardware accelerator IWR6843 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz intelligent mmWave sensor integrating processing capability IWR6843AOP — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz intelligent mmWave sensor with integrated antenna on package (AoP) IWRL1432 — Single-chip low-power 76-GHz to 81-GHz industrial mmWave radar sensor IWRL6432 — Single-chip low-power 57-GHz to 64-GHz industrial mmWave radar sensor
Automotive mmWave radar sensors
AWR1243 — 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance automotive MMIC AWR1443 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating MCU and hardware accelerator AWR1642 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating DSP and MCU AWR1843 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating DSP, MCU and radar accelerator AWR1843AOP — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating antenna on package, DSP and MCU AWR2243 — 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive second-generation high-performance MMIC AWR2544 — 76-81GHz FMCW satellite Radar-on-Chip sensor AWR2944 — Automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC for corner and long-range radar AWR6443 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating MCU and radar accelerator AWR6843 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating DSP, MCU and radar accelerator AWR6843AOP — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating antenna on package, DSP and MCU AWRL1432 — Single-chip low-power 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive mmWave radar sensor AWRL6432 — Single-chip low-power 57-GHz to 64-GHz automotive mmWave radar sensor
Hardware development
AWR1243BOOST — AWR1243 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance automotive MMIC evaluation module AWR1443BOOST — AWR1443 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor evaluation module AWR1642BOOST — AWR1642 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor evaluation module AWR1642BOOST-ODS — AWR1642 obstacle detection sensor with wide field-of-view (FOV) antenna evaluation module AWR1843AOPEVM — AWR1843AOP evaluation module for single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor AWR1843BOOST — AWR1843 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor evaluation module AWR2243BOOST — AWR2243 second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance automotive MMIC evaluation module AWR2544LOPEVM — AWR2544LOP evaluation module for automotive 2nd-generation, 76GHz to 81GHz, high-performance SoC AWR2944EVM — AWR2944 evaluation module for automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC AWR6843AOPEVM — AWR6843AOP evaluation module for single-chip, 60-GHz to 64-GHz, automotive radar sensor with AoP AWR6843ISK — AWR6843 single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor antenna plug-in module AWRL1432BOOST — AWRL1432 evaluation module for single-chip low-power 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor AWRL6432BOOST — AWRL6432BOOST BoosterPack™ evaluation module for single-chip low-power mmWave radar sensor IWR1443BOOST — IWR1443 BoosterPack™ evaluation module for single-chip 77GHz mmWave sensor IWR1642BOOST — IWR1642 BoosterPack™ evaluation module for single-chip 77GHz mmWave sensor IWR1843BOOST — IWR1843 BoosterPack™ evaluation module for single-chip 77GHz mmWave sensor IWR6843AOPEVM — IWR6843AOP evaluation module for single-chip 60GHz antenna-on-package (AoP) mmWave sensor IWR6843ISK — IWR6843 evaluation module for single-chip 60GHz long-range antenna mmWave sensor IWR6843ISK-ODS — IWR6843 evaluation module for single-chip 60GHz overhead detection antenna mmWave sensor IWR6843LEVM — IWR6843 evaluation module for 60-GHz, single-chip, mmWave radar sensor IWRL1432BOOST — IWR1432 BoosterPack™ evaluation module for single-chip 77GHz mmWave low power sensor IWRL6432BOOST — IWRL6432 BoosterPack™ evaluation module for single-chip 60GHz mmWave low-power sensor

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Release Infomation

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RADAR-ACADEMY — mmWave Radar Academy

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Version: 1.30.00.07
Release date: 08 Nov 2023
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Automotive mmWave radar sensors
AWR1243 — 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance automotive MMIC AWR1443 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating MCU and hardware accelerator AWR1642 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating DSP and MCU AWR1843 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating DSP, MCU and radar accelerator AWR1843AOP — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating antenna on package, DSP and MCU AWR2243 — 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive second-generation high-performance MMIC AWR2944 — Automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC for corner and long-range radar AWR6443 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating MCU and radar accelerator AWR6843 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating DSP, MCU and radar accelerator AWR6843AOP — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating antenna on package, DSP and MCU AWRL1432 — Single-chip low-power 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive mmWave radar sensor AWRL6432 — Single-chip low-power 57-GHz to 64-GHz automotive mmWave radar sensor
Industrial mmWave radar sensors
IWR1443 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz mmWave sensor integrating MCU and hardware accelerator IWR1642 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz mmWave sensor integrating DSP and MCU IWR1843 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz industrial radar sensor integrating DSP, MCU and radar accelerator IWR1843AOP — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz industrial radar sensor integrating antenna on package, DSP and MCU IWR2243 — 76-GHz to 81-GHz industrial high-performance MMIC IWR6243 — 57-GHz to 64-GHz industrial high-performance MMIC IWR6443 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz intelligent mmWave sensor integrating MCU and hardware accelerator IWR6843 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz intelligent mmWave sensor integrating processing capability IWR6843AOP — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz intelligent mmWave sensor with integrated antenna on package (AoP) IWRL1432 — Single-chip low-power 76-GHz to 81-GHz industrial mmWave radar sensor IWRL6432 — Single-chip low-power 57-GHz to 64-GHz industrial mmWave radar sensor
Hardware development
AWR1243BOOST — AWR1243 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance automotive MMIC evaluation module AWR1443BOOST — AWR1443 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor evaluation module AWR1642BOOST — AWR1642 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor evaluation module AWR1642BOOST-ODS — AWR1642 obstacle detection sensor with wide field-of-view (FOV) antenna evaluation module AWR1843AOPEVM — AWR1843AOP evaluation module for single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor AWR1843BOOST — AWR1843 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor evaluation module AWR2243BOOST — AWR2243 second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance automotive MMIC evaluation module AWR2944EVM — AWR2944 evaluation module for automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC AWR6843AOPEVM — AWR6843AOP evaluation module for single-chip, 60-GHz to 64-GHz, automotive radar sensor with AoP AWR6843ISK — AWR6843 single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor antenna plug-in module AWRL1432BOOST — AWRL1432 evaluation module for single-chip low-power 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor AWRL6432BOOST — AWRL6432BOOST BoosterPack™ plug-in module for single-chip low-power mmWave radar sensor IWR1443BOOST — IWR1443 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz mmWave sensor evaluation module IWR1642BOOST — IWR1642 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz mmWave sensor integrating DSP and MCU evaluation module IWR1843BOOST — IWR1843 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz industrial radar sensor evaluation module IWR6843AOPEVM — IWR6843AOP evaluation module for integrated antenna-on-package (AoP) intelligent mmWave sensor IWR6843ISK — IWR6843 intelligent mmWave sensor standard antenna plug-in module IWR6843ISK-ODS — IWR6843 intelligent mmWave overhead detection sensor (ODS) antenna plug-in module IWR6843LEVM — IWR6843 evaluation module for 60-GHz, single-chip, mmWave radar sensor IWRL1432BOOST — IWRL1432 evaluation module IWRL6432BOOST — IWRL6432BOOST BoosterPack™ plug-in module for single-chip low-power mmWave radar sensor

Release Infomation

New Modules

  • Introduction -> What Does Radar Data Look Like?
    • This new module is focused on helping developers understand what the data coming off a TI radar sensor will look like
    • Discusses types of data such as Raw ADC data, Point Cloud, Tracks, Classifiers, and more will be added in future releases
    • Discusses how this data is typically communicated from the device
  • Technology Comparisons -> 24 GHz Radar
    • Discusses the tradeoffs between 24 GHz radar vs our 60GHz and 77GHz sensors
    • Includes technical implications as well as regulatory
  • Technology Comparisons -> Passive Infrared (PIR)
    • Discusses how PIR Sensors work, and their limitations due to their behavior
    • Discusses form factor advantages of radar replacement for PIR

Updates

  • Introduction -> Overview
    • Added introduction paragraph on what radar sensors excel at
  • Selecting the Right Radar Device -> Portfolio Overview
    • Portfolio Refresh to match what has launched on ti.com since last update
  • Selecting the Right Radar Device -> Frequency Choice and Regulations
    • Added information on regulations for automotive use cases
    • Added information on China Regulations
    • Updated FCC and ETSI references to better include all relevant regulations
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Automotive mmWave radar sensors
AWR1243 — 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance automotive MMIC AWR1443 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating MCU and hardware accelerator AWR1642 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating DSP and MCU AWR1843 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating DSP, MCU and radar accelerator AWR1843AOP — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating antenna on package, DSP and MCU AWR2243 — 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive second-generation high-performance MMIC AWR6843 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating DSP, MCU and radar accelerator AWR6843AOP — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating antenna on package, DSP and MCU AWRL1432 — Single-chip low-power 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive mmWave radar sensor AWRL6432 — Single-chip low-power 57-GHz to 64-GHz automotive mmWave radar sensor
Industrial mmWave radar sensors
IWR1443 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz mmWave sensor integrating MCU and hardware accelerator IWR1642 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz mmWave sensor integrating DSP and MCU IWR1843 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz industrial radar sensor integrating DSP, MCU and radar accelerator IWR1843AOP — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz industrial radar sensor integrating antenna on package, DSP and MCU IWR2243 — 76-GHz to 81-GHz industrial high-performance MMIC IWR6843 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz intelligent mmWave sensor integrating processing capability IWR6843AOP — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz intelligent mmWave sensor with integrated antenna on package (AoP) IWRL1432 — Single-chip low-power 76-GHz to 81-GHz industrial mmWave radar sensor IWRL6432 — Single-chip low-power 57-GHz to 64-GHz industrial mmWave radar sensor
Hardware development
AWR1243BOOST — AWR1243 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance automotive MMIC evaluation module AWR1443BOOST — AWR1443 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor evaluation module AWR1642BOOST — AWR1642 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor evaluation module AWR1642BOOST-ODS — AWR1642 obstacle detection sensor with wide field-of-view (FOV) antenna evaluation module AWR1843AOPEVM — AWR1843AOP evaluation module for single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor AWR1843BOOST — AWR1843 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor evaluation module AWR2243BOOST — AWR2243 second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance automotive MMIC evaluation module AWR6843AOPEVM — AWR6843AOP evaluation module for single-chip, 60-GHz to 64-GHz, automotive radar sensor with AoP AWR6843ISK — AWR6843 single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor antenna plug-in module AWRL1432BOOST — AWRL1432 evaluation module for single-chip low-power 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor AWRL6432BOOST — AWRL6432BOOST BoosterPack™ evaluation module for single-chip low-power mmWave radar sensor IWR1443BOOST — IWR1443 BoosterPack™ evaluation module for single-chip 77GHz mmWave sensor IWR1642BOOST — IWR1642 BoosterPack™ evaluation module for single-chip 77GHz mmWave sensor IWR1843BOOST — IWR1843 BoosterPack™ evaluation module for single-chip 77GHz mmWave sensor IWR6843AOPEVM — IWR6843AOP evaluation module for single-chip 60GHz antenna-on-package (AoP) mmWave sensor IWR6843ISK — IWR6843 evaluation module for single-chip 60GHz long-range antenna mmWave sensor IWR6843ISK-ODS — IWR6843 evaluation module for single-chip 60GHz overhead detection antenna mmWave sensor IWR6843LEVM — IWR6843 evaluation module for 60-GHz, single-chip, mmWave radar sensor IWRL1432BOOST — IWR1432 BoosterPack™ evaluation module for single-chip 77GHz mmWave low power sensor IWRL6432AOPEVM — IWRL6432AOP evaluation module for single-chip 60GHz antenna-on-package (AoP) mmWave sensor IWRL6432BOOST — IWRL6432 BoosterPack™ evaluation module for single-chip 60GHz mmWave low-power sensor

Release Infomation

• IWRL6432AOP support for basic, advanced, and power tabs

• Silicon revision selector for power tab

• Additional warnings and errors added for xWR6432 to support the newest DFP released alongside device RTM.

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

Design files

download xWR6843LEVM Schematic, Assembly Drawing and Bill of Materials
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download xWR6843LEVM Altium Design Files, Fabrication and Assembly Package
SWRR179.ZIP (21671 KB)

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* User guide IWR6843LEVM User's Guide PDF | HTML 24 Nov 2021
Technical article Simplify radar development for your next IoT application PDF | HTML 22 Feb 2022
Certificate IWR6843LEVM EU RoHS Declaration of Conformity (DoC) 08 Nov 2021
Data sheet IWR6843, IWR6443 Single-Chip 60- to 64-GHz mmWave Sensor datasheet (Rev. E) PDF | HTML 24 Feb 2021

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DCA1000EVM — DCA1000 evaluation module for real-time data capture and streaming MMWAVEICBOOST — mmWave sensors carrier card platform

Software development

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT KIT (SDK)
MMWAVE-SDK — mmWave software development kit (SDK) for xWR1443, xWR1642, xWR1843, xWR6443 and xWR6843
IDE, CONFIGURATION, COMPILER OR DEBUGGER
CCSTUDIO — Code Composer Studio™ integrated development environment (IDE) MMWAVE-STUDIO — mmWave studio

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