TIDUED6B august   2018  – april 2023

 

  1.   Description
  2.   Resources
  3.   Features
  4.   Applications
  5.   Design Images
  6. 1System Description
    1. 1.1 Key System Specifications
  7. 2System Overview
    1. 2.1 Block Diagram
    2. 2.2 Design Considerations
      1. 2.2.1 mmWave Sensor
        1. 2.2.1.1 mmWave Sensor People Counting
        2. 2.2.1.2 IWR6843 UART Communication
          1. 2.2.1.2.1 IWR6843 Frame Output
          2. 2.2.1.2.2 IWR6843 Frame Header
          3. 2.2.1.2.3 TLV Elements
      2. 2.2.2 Power Supply Design
      3. 2.2.3 Wireless Network Design
      4. 2.2.4 CC1352 Software Design
        1. 2.2.4.1 Collector Node
        2. 2.2.4.2 Sensor Node
        3. 2.2.4.3 mmWave Sensor Configuration Command List Modification
    3. 2.3 Highlighted Products
      1. 2.3.1 IWR6843: Single-Chip 60- to 64-GHz mmWave Sensor
      2. 2.3.2 CC1352R: SimpleLink High-Performance Dual-Band Wireless MCU
      3. 2.3.3 IWR6843ISK and MMWAVEICBOOST: mmWave EVMs
      4. 2.3.4 LAUNCHXL-CC1352R1: SimpleLink™ Multi-Band CC1352R Wireless MCU LaunchPad™ Development Kit
  8. 3Hardware, Software, Testing Requirements, and Test Results
    1. 3.1 Required Hardware and Software
      1. 3.1.1 Hardware Setup
      2. 3.1.2 Software Setup
        1. 3.1.2.1 Loading the CC1352 Firmware
        2. 3.1.2.2 Loading the IWR6843 Firmware
        3. 3.1.2.3 Starting the Firmware
        4. 3.1.2.4 Building the Firmware
        5. 3.1.2.5 Viewing Collector Data Output
        6. 3.1.2.6 Modifying the mmWave Configuration
    2. 3.2 Testing and Results
      1. 3.2.1 Test Setup
        1. 3.2.1.1 People Counting Setup
        2. 3.2.1.2 Power Consumption
        3. 3.2.1.3 Wireless RF Range
      2. 3.2.2 Test Results
        1. 3.2.2.1 People Counting Test Results
        2. 3.2.2.2 Power Characterization
        3. 3.2.2.3 Wireless RF Range Results
  9. 4Design Files
    1. 4.1 Schematics
    2. 4.2 Bill of Materials
    3. 4.3 PCB Layout Recommendations
    4. 4.4 Altium Project
    5. 4.5 Gerber Files
    6. 4.6 Assembly Drawings
  10. 5Software Files
  11. 6Related Documentation
  12. 7Trademarks
  13. 8About the Author
  14. 9Revision History

8 About the Author

LING LIN is an intern in the Building Automation System Engineering & Marketing (SEM) at Texas Instruments, where he is responsible for developing reference design solution for the connectivity between mmWave Radar Sensor and dual-band wireless communication. Ling just finished studying bachelor’s degree at University of Florida, will continue graduate school at University of Texas, Austin.

GUSTAVO MARTINEZ is a senior systems architect at Texas Instruments where he is responsible for developing reference designs for industrial applications. Gustavo has ample experience developing system reference designs for the Smart Grid and home automation segments, which include high performance application processors, floating-point digital signal processors, and RF technology. Gustavo obtained his master of electrical engineering degree from the University of Houston and his bachelor of science in electrical engineering degree from the University of Texas at El Paso.

CHRISTINA L. LEE is a systems architect at Texas Instruments, where she is responsible for developing firmware for reference design solutions in the industrial segment. Christina has broad experience with applications processors, microcontrollers, and digital-signal processors with specialties in embedded firmware. Christina earned her bachelor of science (BS) in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.