SWRU587A
November 2021 – March 2023
AWR2944
Trademarks
1
Setup Instructions
1.1
Browser Setup (First Time Only)
1.2
mmWave Device Setup
1.3
Serial Port Setup
2
CONFIGURE Tab
2.1
Platform
2.2
SDK Version
2.3
Antenna Config (Azimuth Resolution - Degrees)
2.4
Processing Chain
2.5
Desirable Configuration
2.6
Frequency Band (GHz)
2.7
Scene Selection – Best Range Resolution
2.7.1
Frame Rate (fps)
2.7.2
Range Resolution (m)
2.7.3
Maximum Unambiguous Range (m)
2.7.4
Maximum Radial Velocity (m/s)
2.7.5
Radial Velocity Resolution (m/s)
2.8
Scene Selection – Best Velocity Resolution
2.8.1
Frame Rate (fps)
2.8.2
Radial Velocity Resolution (m/s)
2.8.3
Maximum Radial Velocity (m/s)
2.8.4
Range Resolution (m)
2.8.5
Maximum Unambiguous Range (m)
2.9
Scene Selection – Best Range
2.9.1
Frame Rate (fps)
2.9.2
Maximum Unambiguous Range (m)
2.9.3
Range Resolution (m)
2.9.4
Maximum Radial Velocity (m/s)
2.10
Plot Selection
2.10.1
Scatter Plot
2.10.2
Range Profile
2.10.3
Noise Profile
2.10.4
Range Azimuth Heat Map
2.10.5
Range Doppler Heat Map
2.10.6
Statistics
2.11
User Selected Configuration
2.11.1
Send Configuration to mmWave Device
2.11.2
Saving Configuration to PC
2.11.3
Reset Selection
3
PLOTS Tab
3.1
X-Y Scatter Plot
3.2
Doppler Range Plot
3.3
Range Profile
3.4
CPU Load
3.5
Range-Doppler Heatmap
3.6
Range-Azimuth Heatmap
3.7
3-D Scatter Plot
3.8
Display Parameters
3.8.1
Profiling Parameters
3.8.2
Scene Parameters
3.8.3
Chirp/Frame Parameters
3.9
Real-Time Tuning
3.9.1
Group Peaks From Same Object
3.9.2
Static Clutter Removal
3.9.3
Range Detection Threshold (0 to 100 dB)
3.9.4
Doppler Detection Threshold (0 to 100 dB)
3.10
Advanced Commands
3.10.1
Special Note About Range and Angle Bias Compensation Configuration
3.11
Plot Settings
4
Advanced Options
4.1
Load Configuration From PC
4.2
Getting the Version
4.3
RCS
4.3.1
Desired Radar Cross Section (sq. m)
4.3.2
Maximum Range for Desired RCS (m)
4.3.3
RCS at Maximum Unambiguous Range (sq. m)
4.4
Concurrent Recording of Processed Stream From mmWave Device
5
Troubleshooting
5.1
Console Message: Errors Returned by Device
5.2
Serial Port Status Message: Not Switching to Hardware Connected or Both Ports Are Not Showing Up
5.3
Console Message: sensorStart Message Not Sent to Host
5.4
Warning for Plots and Frame Rate
5.5
Configuration Successful, but Plots Not Updating
6
Customizing the mmWave Demo Visualizer
Revision History
2.9
Scene Selection – Best Range