SWRU553A September   2019  – February 2020 AWR1243 , AWR2243

 

  1.   AWRx Cascaded Radar RF Evaluation Module (MMWCAS-RF-EVM)
    1.     Trademarks
    2. 1 Getting Started
      1. 1.1 Introduction
      2. 1.2 EVM Revisions
      3. 1.3 Key Features
      4. 1.4 What is Included
        1. 1.4.1 Kit Hardware Contents
        2. 1.4.2 mmWave Studio and Matlab Post Processing
    3. 2 Hardware Description
      1. 2.1 Block Diagram
      2. 2.2 Attaching the MMWAVCAS-RF-EVM to the MMWAVCAS-DSP-EVM
      3. 2.3 Power Status LED Indicators
      4. 2.4 Reset LED Indicators
      5. 2.5 Connectors
        1. 2.5.1 Host Board Connectors(J4, J5)
        2. 2.5.2 Bench Power Connector(J6)
        3. 2.5.3 20 GHz LO Debug Connector (J3)
        4. 2.5.4 AWR OSC_CLKOUT Debug Header (J2)
        5. 2.5.5 AWR Debug Headers (J1_1, J1_2, J1_3, J1_4)
      6. 2.6 Antennas
        1. 2.6.1 TX and RX Antenna Arrays
        2. 2.6.2 PCB Antenna Element
          1. 2.6.2.1 RX Antenna Element Performance
          2. 2.6.2.2 TX Antenna Element Performance
        3. 2.6.3 Virtual Antenna Array
    4. 3 Design Files and Software Tools
      1. 3.1 Hardware Collateral
      2. 3.2 Software, Development Tools, and Example Codes for MMWCAS-RF-EVM
      3. 3.3 Critical AWRx Setup Notes
        1. 3.3.1 LDO Bypass Requirement
    5. 4 PCB Dimensions and Mounting Information
    6. 5 PCB Storage and Handling Recommendations
    7. 6 References
    8. 7 Regulatory Information
  2.   Revision History

3.1 Hardware Collateral

All PCB design documents for the MMWCAS-RF-EVM are available on ti.com enabling AWRx users to fabricate, modify and extend the MMWCAS-RF-EVM to suite their own specific use-case requirements. This design was created with Altium Designer 18.

MMWCAS-RF-EVM Rev C Design: