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

3 Purpose of Calibrations

The purpose of calibrations is illustrated in Figure 3-1 using TX power as an example. The gain of the TX PAs varies from device to device due to manufacturing process variations and also across temperature. The purpose of calibration is to ensure that the radar front end parameters are maintained as configured by the user despite of variations in process and temperature. To achieve this, the internal processor adjusts the mmWave circuit configurations when factory calibrations are performed (to mitigate effects of process variations). Similarly, at runtime (to mitigate effects of temperature drifts) whenever the user application makes a decision to perform runtime calibrations. Figure 3-1 illustrates how calibration can be used to maintain the TX output Power close to the configured settings across temperature drifts. This chart is illustrative and is possible that the chart does not reflect actual device performance. Even with these calibrations done across temperature, there are some gain variations between devices, which must be considered in the user application.

Figure 3-1 illustrates the Tx output power variation normalized with respect to room temperature, with and without performing Tx Power CLPC calibration for a Tx back-off of 5dB.


Tx Power Variation Without and With Calibration Across Temperature

Figure 3-1 Tx Power Variation Without and With Calibration Across Temperature