SWRS246C November   2020  – July 2022 AWR6843AOP

PRODUCTION DATA  

  1. 1 Features
  2. 2 Applications
  3. 3 Description
  4. 4 Functional Block Diagram
  5. 5 Revision History
  6. 6 Device Comparison
    1. 6.1 Related Products
  7. 7 Terminal Configuration and Functions
    1. 7.1 Pin Diagram
    2. 7.2 Signal Descriptions
      1. 7.2.1 Pin Functions - Digital and Analog [ALP Package]
    3. 7.3 Pin Attributes
  8. 8 Specifications
    1. 8.1  Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 8.2  ESD Ratings
    3. 8.3  Power-On Hours (POH)
    4. 8.4  Recommended Operating Conditions
    5. 8.5  Power Supply Specifications
    6. 8.6  Power Consumption Summary
    7. 8.7  RF Specification
    8. 8.8  CPU Specifications
    9. 8.9  Thermal Resistance Characteristics for FCBGA Package [ALP0180A]
    10. 8.10 Timing and Switching Characteristics
      1. 8.10.1  Antenna Radiation Patterns
        1. 8.10.1.1 Antenna Radiation Patterns for Receiver
        2. 8.10.1.2 Antenna Radiation Patterns for Transmitter
      2. 8.10.2  Antenna Positions
      3. 8.10.3  Power Supply Sequencing and Reset Timing
      4. 8.10.4  Input Clocks and Oscillators
        1. 8.10.4.1 Clock Specifications
      5. 8.10.5  Multibuffered / Standard Serial Peripheral Interface (MibSPI)
        1. 8.10.5.1 Peripheral Description
        2. 8.10.5.2 MibSPI Transmit and Receive RAM Organization
          1. 8.10.5.2.1 SPI Timing Conditions
          2. 8.10.5.2.2 SPI Controller Mode Switching Parameters (CLOCK PHASE = 0, SPICLK = output, SPISIMO = output, and SPISOMI = input)
          3. 8.10.5.2.3 SPI Controller Mode Switching Parameters (CLOCK PHASE = 1, SPICLK = output, SPISIMO = output, and SPISOMI = input)
        3. 8.10.5.3 SPI Peripheral Mode I/O Timings
          1. 8.10.5.3.1 SPI Peripheral Mode Switching Parameters (SPICLK = input, SPISIMO = input, and SPISOMI = output) (1) (1) (1)
        4. 8.10.5.4 Typical Interface Protocol Diagram (Peripheral Mode)
      6. 8.10.6  LVDS Interface Configuration
        1. 8.10.6.1 LVDS Interface Timings
      7. 8.10.7  General-Purpose Input/Output
        1. 8.10.7.1 Switching Characteristics for Output Timing versus Load Capacitance (CL)
      8. 8.10.8  Controller Area Network - Flexible Data-rate (CAN-FD)
        1. 8.10.8.1 Dynamic Characteristics for the CANx TX and RX Pins
      9. 8.10.9  Serial Communication Interface (SCI)
        1. 8.10.9.1 SCI Timing Requirements
      10. 8.10.10 Inter-Integrated Circuit Interface (I2C)
        1. 8.10.10.1 I2C Timing Requirements
      11. 8.10.11 Quad Serial Peripheral Interface (QSPI)
        1. 8.10.11.1 QSPI Timing Conditions
        2. 8.10.11.2 Timing Requirements for QSPI Input (Read) Timings
        3. 8.10.11.3 QSPI Switching Characteristics
      12. 8.10.12 ETM Trace Interface
        1. 8.10.12.1 ETMTRACE Timing Conditions
        2. 8.10.12.2 ETM TRACE Switching Characteristics
      13. 8.10.13 Data Modification Module (DMM)
        1. 8.10.13.1 DMM Timing Requirements
      14. 8.10.14 JTAG Interface
        1. 8.10.14.1 JTAG Timing Conditions
        2. 8.10.14.2 Timing Requirements for IEEE 1149.1 JTAG
        3. 8.10.14.3 Switching Characteristics Over Recommended Operating Conditions for IEEE 1149.1 JTAG
  9. 9 Detailed Description
    1. 9.1 Overview
    2. 9.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 9.3 Subsystems
      1. 9.3.1 RF and Analog Subsystem
        1. 9.3.1.1 Clock Subsystem
        2. 9.3.1.2 Transmit Subsystem
        3. 9.3.1.3 Receive Subsystem
      2. 9.3.2 Processor Subsystem
      3. 9.3.3 Automotive Interface
      4. 9.3.4 Host Interface
      5. 9.3.5 Main Subsystem Cortex-R4F
      6. 9.3.6 DSP Subsystem
      7. 9.3.7 Hardware Accelerator
    4. 9.4 Other Subsystems
      1. 9.4.1 ADC Channels (Service) for User Application
        1. 9.4.1.1 GP-ADC Parameter
  10. 10Monitoring and Diagnostics
    1. 10.1 Monitoring and Diagnostic Mechanisms
      1. 10.1.1 Error Signaling Module
  11. 11Applications, Implementation, and Layout
    1. 11.1 Application Information
    2. 11.2 Reference Schematic
  12. 12Device and Documentation Support
    1. 12.1 Device Nomenclature
    2. 12.2 Tools and Software
    3. 12.3 Documentation Support
    4. 12.4 Support Resources
    5. 12.5 Trademarks
    6. 12.6 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    7. 12.7 Glossary
  13. 13Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information
    1. 13.1 Packaging Information
    2. 13.2 Tray Information for ALP, 15 × 15 mm

3 Description

The AWR6843AOP is an Antenna-on-Package (AOP) device that is an evolution within the single-chip radar device family from Texas Instruments (TI). This device enables unprecedented levels of integration in an extremely small form factor and is an ideal solution for low power, self-monitored, ultra-accurate radar systems in the Automtive space.Multiple automotive qualified variants are currently available including Functional Safety-Compliant devices (ASIL-B) and non-functional safety devices.

It integrates a DSP subsystem, which contains TI's high-performance C674x DSP for the Radar Signal processing. The device includes a BIST processor subsystem, which is responsible for radio configuration, control, and calibration. Additionally, the device includes a user programmable Arm Cortex-R4F based for automotive interfacing. The Hardware Accelerator block (HWA) can perform radar processing and can offload the DSP in order to execute higher level algorithms. Simple programming model changes can enable a wide variety of sensor applications with the possibility of dynamic reconfiguration for implementing a multimode sensor. Additionally, the device is provided as a complete platform solution including reference hardware design, software drivers, sample configurations, API guide, and user documentation.

Device Information
PART NUMBER PACKAGE(1) BODY SIZE TRAY / TAPE AND REEL
AWR6843ARBGALPQ1 FCBGA (180) 15 mm × 15 mm Tray
AWR6843ARBGALPRQ1 FCBGA (180) 15 mm × 15 mm Tape and Reel
AWR6843ARBSALPQ1 FCBGA (180) 15 mm × 15 mm Tray
AWR6843ARBSALPRQ1 FCBGA (180) 15 mm × 15 mm Tape and Reel
(1) For more information, see Section 13, Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable information.