SWRU529C May   2017  – April 2020

 

  1.   mmWave Demo Visualizer
    1.     Trademarks
    2. 1 Setup Instructions
      1. 1.1 Browser Setup (First Time Only)
      2. 1.2 mmWave Device Setup
      3. 1.3 Serial Port Setup
    3. 2 CONFIGURE Tab
      1. 2.1  Platform
      2. 2.2  SDK Version
      3. 2.3  Antenna Config (Azimuth Resolution - Degrees)
      4. 2.4  Desirable Configuration
      5. 2.5  Frequency Band (GHz)
      6. 2.6  Scene Selection – Best Range Resolution
        1. 2.6.1 Frame Rate (fps)
        2. 2.6.2 Range Resolution (m)
        3. 2.6.3 Maximum Unambiguous Range (m)
        4. 2.6.4 Maximum Radial Velocity (m/s)
        5. 2.6.5 Radial Velocity Resolution (m/s)
      7. 2.7  Scene Selection – Best Velocity Resolution
        1. 2.7.1 Frame Rate (fps)
        2. 2.7.2 Radial Velocity Resolution (m/s)
        3. 2.7.3 Maximum Radial Velocity (m/s)
        4. 2.7.4 Range Resolution (m)
        5. 2.7.5 Maximum Unambiguous Range (m)
      8. 2.8  Scene Selection – Best Range
        1. 2.8.1 Frame Rate (fps)
        2. 2.8.2 Maximum Unambiguous Range (m)
        3. 2.8.3 Range Resolution (m)
        4. 2.8.4 Maximum Radial Velocity (m/s)
      9. 2.9  Plot Selection
        1. 2.9.1 Scatter Plot
        2. 2.9.2 Range Profile
        3. 2.9.3 Noise Profile
        4. 2.9.4 Range Azimuth Heat Map
        5. 2.9.5 Range Doppler Heat Map
        6. 2.9.6 Statistics
      10. 2.10 User Selected Configuration
        1. 2.10.1 Send Configuration to mmWave Device
        2. 2.10.2 Saving Configuration to PC
        3. 2.10.3 Reset Selection
    4. 3 PLOTS Tab
      1. 3.1  X-Y Scatter Plot
      2. 3.2  Doppler Range Plot
      3. 3.3  Range Profile
      4. 3.4  CPU Load
      5. 3.5  Range-Doppler Heatmap
      6. 3.6  Range-Azimuth Heatmap
      7. 3.7  3-D Scatter Plot
      8. 3.8  Display Parameters
        1. 3.8.1 Profiling Parameters
        2. 3.8.2 Scene Parameters
        3. 3.8.3 Chirp/Frame Parameters
      9. 3.9  Real-Time Tuning
        1. 3.9.1 Group Peaks From Same Object
        2. 3.9.2 Static Clutter Removal
        3. 3.9.3 Range Detection Threshold (0 to 100 dB)
        4. 3.9.4 Doppler Detection Threshold (0 to 100 dB)
      10. 3.10 Advanced Commands
        1. 3.10.1 Special Note About Range and Angle Bias Compensation Configuration
      11. 3.11 Plot Settings
    5. 4 Advanced Options
      1. 4.1 Load Configuration From PC
      2. 4.2 Getting the Version
      3. 4.3 RCS
        1. 4.3.1 Desired Radar Cross Section (sq. m)
        2. 4.3.2 Maximum Range for Desired RCS (m)
        3. 4.3.3 RCS at Maximum Unambiguous Range (sq. m)
      4. 4.4 Concurrent Recording of Processed Stream From mmWave Device
    6. 5 Troubleshooting
      1. 5.1 Console Message: Errors Returned by Device
      2. 5.2 Serial Port Status Message: Not Switching to Hardware Connected or Both Ports Are Not Showing Up
      3. 5.3 Console Message: sensorStart Message Not Sent to Host
      4. 5.4 Warning for Plots and Frame Rate
      5. 5.5 Configuration Successful, but Plots Not Updating
    7. 6 Customizing the mmWave Demo Visualizer
    8. 7 Offline Version of the Visualizer
  2.   Revision History

4.2 Getting the Version

Users can navigate to Help → About to get the app version that is currently running on the browser and the SDK version that is running on the connected mmWave sensor device (see below).

****************************** Connected device ****************************** Platform : xWR16xx mmWave SDK Version : 02.01.00.04 Device Info : AWR16xx non-secure ES 02.00 RF H/W Version : 02.00.00.01.17.10.05 RF F/W Version : 01.01.06.07.18.08.01 mmWaveLink Version : 01.02.00.00 Lot number : 7540002 Wafer number : 1 Die coordinates in wafer : X = 11, Y = 45 **********************

The SDK version is shown only when the mmWave sensor device is properly connected to this app using the serial/COM port and a functional demo is running on the target. Checking the version is a good troubleshooting mechanism to determine whether the mmWave device is up and running (see below).

****************************** Connected device ****************************** Retreiving version information ... Please connect hardware **********************