SWRA794A June   2024  – September 2024 AWRL1432 , AWRL6432 , IWRL1432 , IWRL6432 , IWRL6432AOP

 

  1.   1
  2.   Abstract
  3.   Trademarks
  4. 1 Acronyms Used in This Document
  5. 2 Introduction
  6. 3 Purpose of Calibrations
  7. 4 Typical Stages of Calibration
    1. 4.1 Factory Calibrations
    2. 4.2 APLL Calibration
    3. 4.3 Runtime Calibrations
  8. 5 List and Description of Calibrations
    1. 5.1 APLL Hardware Calibration
    2. 5.2 Synthesizer VCO Calibration
    3. 5.3 LO Distribution Calibration
    4. 5.4 Power Detector Calibration
    5. 5.5 TX Power Calibration
    6. 5.6 RX Gain Calibration
  9. 6 Software configurability of Calibrations
    1. 6.1 Software Sequence for Factory Calibrations
      1. 6.1.1 mmWaveLink Initialization
      2. 6.1.2 FECSS Power-On
      3. 6.1.3 APLL Power-On and Hardware Calibration
      4. 6.1.4 RF Channel Configuration
      5. 6.1.5 Trigger Factory Calibrations
      6. 6.1.6 Factory Calibration Data Store
      7. 6.1.7 APLL Power-Off
      8. 6.1.8 FECSS Power-Off
      9. 6.1.9 mmWaveLink De-Initialization
    2. 6.2 Software Sequence for Runtime (In-Field) Operation
      1. 6.2.1 Initialization
        1. 6.2.1.1 mmWaveLink Initialization
        2. 6.2.1.2 FECSS Power-On
        3. 6.2.1.3 APLL Power-On and Hardware Calibration
        4. 6.2.1.4 Factory Calibration Data Restore
        5. 6.2.1.5 Temperature Sensor Configuration
      2. 6.2.2 Profile Configuration
        1. 6.2.2.1 Profile Common Configuration
        2. 6.2.2.2 Profile Time Configuration
        3. 6.2.2.3 Frame Configuration
      3. 6.2.3 Runtime Calibration
        1. 6.2.3.1 Temperature Sensor Trigger
        2. 6.2.3.2 Runtime Calibration Configure and Trigger
        3. 6.2.3.3 Tx CLPC Calibration
      4. 6.2.4 Frame Trigger
        1. 6.2.4.1 Sensor Start
        2. 6.2.4.2 Sensor Status
        3. 6.2.4.3 Sensor Stop
      5. 6.2.5 Deep Sleep Entry and Exit
      6. 6.2.6 De-Initialization
  10. 7  Recommended Calibration Sequence: OLPC vs CLPC
    1. 7.1 Safety Application With OLPC Tx Power Cal
    2. 7.2 Non-Safety Application With OLPC Tx Power Cal
    3. 7.3 Application With CLPC Tx Power Cal
  11. 8 Summary
  12. 9 References
  13. 10Revision History

2 Introduction

TI's low-power mmWave Radar sensors includes a radar front end and Front-End Controller subsystem (FECSS) where various calibrations are performed to stabilize the RF performance across temperature and process variations. The user application has complete control over running the calibrations. The FECSS also enables the sensor’s functional safety by determining RF/analog performance parameters and detecting functional failures by running monitors.


mmWave Front-End Architecture

Figure 2-1 mmWave Front-End Architecture

The RF front-end architecture of low power mmWave sensor is illustrated in Figure 2-1. The performance parameters of the LNA, IF amplifier, PA, Synthesizer and the clock sources (APLL) can vary with process and temperature across devices.