TI公司的IWR6843是集成的單片60- 64-GHz mmWave傳感器,基于FMCW雷達技術,工作在60-GHz 到 64-GHz波段,采用TI公司的低功耗45nm CMOS工藝制造,非常適合于工業領域的低功耗自監測超精確雷達系統.器件中的FMCW收發器集成了PLL,發送器,接收器,基帶和A2D,具有4GHz連續帶寬,有四個接收通路,三個發送通路,支持用于TX波束成形的6位相移器,基于分數N PLL的超精確啁啾引擎,發送功率10dBm,接收噪音圖14dB,1MHz的相位噪音為–92 dBc/Hz.內置的校準和自測系統采用基于ARM? Cortex?-R4F的無線控制系統,內置的固件(ROM),對頻率和溫度的自校準系統,用于先進信號處理的C674x DSP,ARM-R4F微控制器用于物體檢測和接口控制,支持自主模式,內部存儲器具有ECC,主要用在測量范圍,速度和角度的工業傳感器,建筑物自動化,位移檢測,手勢,機器人,交通監視,接近和位置檢測,安全監控,工廠自動化安全,運動檢測,人流統計和占用率檢測.本文介紹了IWR6843主要特性,功能框圖和時鐘子系統,處理器子系統框圖以及評估板IWR6843AOPEVM主要特性,框圖和天線圖,電路圖,材料清單和PCB裝配圖.

The IWR6843 is an integrated single chip mmWave sensor based on FMCW radar technology capable ofoperation in the 60-GHz to 64-GHz band. It is built with TI’s low power 45-nm RFCMOS process andenables unprecedented levels of integration in an extremely small form factor. The IWR6843 is an idealsolution for low power, self-monitored, ultra-accurate radar systems in the industrial space.

IWR6843主要特性:

? FMCW transceiver
– Integrated PLL, transmitter, receiver, Baseband,and A2D
– 60- to 64-GHz coverage with 4-GHz continuousbandwidth
– Four receive channels
– Three transmit channels
– Supports 6-bit phase shifter for TX Beamforming
– Ultra-accurate chirp engine based on fractional-N PLL
– TX power: 10 dBm
– RX noise figure:
– 14 dB
– Phase noise at 1 MHz:
– –92 dBc/Hz
? Built-in calibration and self-test
– ARM? Cortex?-R4F-based radio control system
– Built-in firmware (ROM)
– Self-calibrating system across frequency andtemperature
? C674x DSP for advanced signal processing
? Hardware accelerator for FFT, filtering, and CFARprocessing
? Memory compression
? ARM-R4F microcontroller for object detection, andinterface control
– Supports autonomous mode (loading userapplication from QSPI flash memory)
? Internal memory with ECC
– 1.75 MB, divided into MSS program RAM (512KB), MSS data RAM (192 KB), DSP L1 RAM(64KB) and L2 RAM (256 KB), and L3 radardata cube RAM (768 KB)
– Technical reference manual includes allowedsize modifications
? Other interfaces available to user application
– Up to 6 ADC channels (low sample ratemonitoring)
– Up to 2 SPI ports
– Up to 2 UARTs
– 1 CAN-FD interface
– I2C
– GPIOs
– 2 lane LVDS interface for raw ADC data anddebug instrumentation
? SIL-2 targeted
? 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) at40 MHz
? Easy hardware design
– 0.65-mm pitch, 161-pin 10.4 mm × 10.4 mm flipchip BGA package for easy assembly and lowcostPCB design
– Small solution size
? Operating conditions:
– Junction temperature range of –40℃ to 105℃

IWR6843應用:

? Industrial sensor for measuring range, velocity,and angle
? Building automation
? Displacement sensing
? Gesture
? Robotics
? Traffic monitoring
? Proximity and position sensing
? Security and surveillance
? Factory automation safety guards
? People counting
? Motion detection
? Occupancy detection

圖1.IWR6843功能框圖

圖2.IWR6843時鐘子系統

圖2.IWR6843處理器子系統框圖

評估板MMWAVEICBOOST

The MMWAVEICBOOST Board is combined with the compatible antenna module boards from the starter kit for Industrial Radar Devices of the IWR68xx family.

IWR6843ISK/IWR6843ISK-ODS and MMWAVEICBOOST are part of mmWave EVMs hardware. TheIWR6843 industrial starter kit from Texas Instruments is an easy-to-use evaluation module for theIWR6843 mmwave sensing device. This board contains 60 GHz mmwave Radar transceiver in whichantennas are etched and act as the Radar front-end board. The MMWAVEICBOOST is an add-on boardused with TIs mmWave sensor used in all starter kits to provide more interfaces and PC connectivity tothe mmWave sensors.

The MMWAVEICBOOST board provides an interface for the mmWave Studio toolto configure the Radar device and capture the raw analog-to-digital converter (ADC) data using a captureboard such as DCA1000 evaluation module (EVM). IWR6843ISK and MMWAVEICBOOST containseverything required to start developing software for on-chip C67x DSP core and low-power ARM R4Fcontrollers. It provides interface to the MSP43xx boards through 40-pin LaunchPad?/BoosterPack?connectors.

評估板MMWAVEICBOOST主要特性:

IWR6843ISK
? 60-pin, high-density (HD) connector for raw analog-to-digital converter (ADC) data over LVDS andtrace data capability
Long range on-board antenna
? Current sensors for all rails
? On-board PMIC
IWR6843ISK-ODS (overhead detection sensing)
? 60-pin, high-density (HD) connector for raw analog-to-digital converter (ADC) data over LVDS andtrace data capability
Short range on-board antenna
? Current sensors for all rails
? On-board PMIC
IWR6843AOP
? 60-pin, high-density (HD) connector for raw analog-to-digital converter (ADC) data over LVDS andtrace data capability
Short range on-package antenna
? On-board PMIC
MMWAVEICBOOST
? Hosts starter kit using two 60-pin high-density (HD) connector for the high-speed ADC data over CSI orLVDS and emulator signals
? FTDI-based JTAG emulation with serial port for programming flash on the starter kit
? XDS110-UART based QSPI flash programming
? 60-pin HD connector to interface with the DCA1000 EVM
? Two 20-pin LaunchPad connectors that leverage the ecosystem of the TI standard Launchpad andhave all of the digital controls from the Radar chip
? Two onboard controller area network (CAN) transceivers
? On-board PMIC
? 60-pin MIPI HD connector for JTAG trace
? On-board FTDI chip to provide PC interface for serial peripheral interface (SPI), general-purposeinput/output (GPIO) controls and universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART) loggers
? On-board current sensors and temperature sensors

評估板MMWAVEICBOOS包括:

The following items are included with the EVM kit.
IWR6843ISK
? IWR6843ISK evaluation board
? Warranty card (disclaimer sheet)
? Quick Start Guide
IWR6843ISK-ODS
? IWR6843ISK-ODS evaluation board
? Warranty card (disclaimer sheet)
? Quick Start Guide
IWR6843AOPEVM
? IWR6843AOPEVM evaluation board
? Warranty card (disclaimer sheet)
? Quick Start Guide
MMWAVEICBOOST
? MMWAVEICBOOST evaluation board
? One Micro USB cable for connecting to PC
? Standoffs, screws and nuts for the standalone printed circuit board testing or for mating purpose
? Jumpers

圖3.評估板MMWAVEICBOOST外形圖
左:正面右:背面

圖4.評估板MMWAVEICBOOST框圖

硬件特性:

? 1 Micro USB connector for XDS110 Emulator/UART interface
? 1 Micro USB connector for FTDI interface
? One 12-pin dip switch for mux controls
? One push button and two LEDs for basic user interface
? Current sensors for all rails
? 5-V power jack to power the board
? Header for external JTAG connection

圖4.評估板MMWAVEICBOOST框圖

圖5.PCB天線-正面

圖6.PCB天線-背面

圖7.評估板IWR6843ISK/IWR6843ISK-ODS框圖

圖8.IWR6843ISK-ODS PCB天線圖

圖9.IWR6843AOPEVM正面圖

圖10.IWR6843AOPEVM背面圖

圖11.IWR6843AOPEVM框圖

圖12.IWR6843AOPEVM電路圖(1)

圖13.IWR6843AOPEVM電路圖(2)

圖14.IWR6843AOPEVM電路圖(3)

圖15.IWR6843AOPEVM電路圖(4)

圖16.IWR6843AOPEVM電路圖(5)

圖17.IWR6843AOPEVM電路圖(6)

圖18.IWR6843AOPEVM電路圖(7)

圖19.IWR6843AOPEVM電路圖(8)

圖20.IWR6843AOPEVM電路圖(9)

圖21.IWR6843AOPEVM PCB設計圖(1):頂層裝配圖

圖22.IWR6843AOPEVM PCB設計圖(2):底層裝配圖