SWRU587A November   2021  – March 2023 AWR2944

 

  1.   Trademarks
  2. 1Setup Instructions
    1. 1.1 Browser Setup (First Time Only)
    2. 1.2 mmWave Device Setup
    3. 1.3 Serial Port Setup
  3. 2CONFIGURE Tab
    1. 2.1  Platform
    2. 2.2  SDK Version
    3. 2.3  Antenna Config (Azimuth Resolution - Degrees)
    4. 2.4  Processing Chain
    5. 2.5  Desirable Configuration
    6. 2.6  Frequency Band (GHz)
    7. 2.7  Scene Selection – Best Range Resolution
      1. 2.7.1 Frame Rate (fps)
      2. 2.7.2 Range Resolution (m)
      3. 2.7.3 Maximum Unambiguous Range (m)
      4. 2.7.4 Maximum Radial Velocity (m/s)
      5. 2.7.5 Radial Velocity Resolution (m/s)
    8. 2.8  Scene Selection – Best Velocity Resolution
      1. 2.8.1 Frame Rate (fps)
      2. 2.8.2 Radial Velocity Resolution (m/s)
      3. 2.8.3 Maximum Radial Velocity (m/s)
      4. 2.8.4 Range Resolution (m)
      5. 2.8.5 Maximum Unambiguous Range (m)
    9. 2.9  Scene Selection – Best Range
      1. 2.9.1 Frame Rate (fps)
      2. 2.9.2 Maximum Unambiguous Range (m)
      3. 2.9.3 Range Resolution (m)
      4. 2.9.4 Maximum Radial Velocity (m/s)
    10. 2.10 Plot Selection
      1. 2.10.1 Scatter Plot
      2. 2.10.2 Range Profile
      3. 2.10.3 Noise Profile
      4. 2.10.4 Range Azimuth Heat Map
      5. 2.10.5 Range Doppler Heat Map
      6. 2.10.6 Statistics
    11. 2.11 User Selected Configuration
      1. 2.11.1 Send Configuration to mmWave Device
      2. 2.11.2 Saving Configuration to PC
      3. 2.11.3 Reset Selection
  4. 3PLOTS 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. 4Advanced 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. 5Troubleshooting
    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. 6Customizing the mmWave Demo Visualizer
  8.   Revision History

4.1 Load Configuration From PC

Users can configure the device from their own configuration file or the saved app-generated configuration file (see Section 2.11.2) by using the LOAD CONFIG FROM PC AND SEND button on the PLOTS tab. Ensure the first two commands in this config file are sensorStop followed by flushCfg.

When loading the configuration, using this button will not change the user input knobs in the CONFIGURE tab. If the user wishes to change the configuration loaded using this option, then the user must hand edit the config file while referencing to the CLI Command documentation in the mmWave MCUPLUS SDK User's Guide.

The console messages window on the CONFIGURE tab continues to show the progress and feedback of the commands and device interaction even when this option is selected. The description and behavior of the PLOTS tab is similar to what is described in the previous section.

Note: The advanced frame configuration or the range/angle bias measurement procedure can be initiated only by using this button. The configure tab does not provide these capabilities.