AWR2944EVM

Description

The AWR2944/AWR2944P evaluation module (EVM) is an easy-to-use platform for evaluating the AWR2944/AWR2944P mmWave system-onchip (SoC) radar sensor, which has direct connectivity to the DCA1000EVM (sold separately). The AWR2944EVM/AWR2944PEVM kit contains everything required to start developing software for the on-chip C66x digital signal processor (DSP), ARM® Cortex®-R5F controller, and hardware accelerator (HWA 2.0 in AWR2944, HWA 2.1 in AWR2944P). Also included is onboard emulation for programming and debugging, as well as onboard buttons and LEDs for quick integration of a simple user interface.

Features

• 76GHz to 81GHz mmWave radar sensor

• Onboard four-transmit four-receive (4TX/4RX) antenna

• On-chip C66x DSP core and Arm Cortex-R5F controller

• On-chip hardware accelerator (HWA 2.0)

• Direct interface with DCA1000EVM

1 Evaluation Module Overview

1.1 Introduction

The AWR2944EVM and AWR2944PEVM are easy-to-use evaluation boards for the AWR294x mmWave sensing device, with direct connectivity to the DCA1000 EVM.This EVM kit contains everything needed to start developing software for the on-chip C66x DSP, ARM® Cortex®-R5F controller, and hardware accelerator (HWA 2.0). Also included is on-board emulation for programming and debugging as well as on-board buttons and LEDs for quick integration of a simple user interface.

1.2 Key Features

• Onboard antenna

• XDS110 based JTAG emulation with serial port for onboard 64-bit QSPI flash programming

• UART to USB Debug port for terminal access using FT4232H

• 60-pin, high-density (HD) connector for external JTAG/emulator interface with TRACE and CSI2 support

• 60-pin, high-density (HD) connector for debug, SPI, I2C and LVDS

• RJ45 connector to stream the captured data over the network to the host PC

• MATEnet Ethernet® interface to stream the captured data over the network to an automotive host

• Dual onboard CAN-FD transceiver

• One button and LED for basic user interface

• 12V power jack to power the board

1.3 What’s Included

1.3.1 Kit Contents

• AWR2944EVM or AWR2944PEVM

• Micro USB cable

• Ethernet Cable

• Mounting brackets, screws, spacers and nuts, to allow placing the PCB vertical

The following power supply has been tested to work with the AWR2944EVM: SDI65-12-U-P5.

1.3.2 mmWave Out-of-Box (OOB) Demo

TI provides sample demo codes to easily get started with the AWR2944 evaluation module (EVM) and to experience the functionality of the AWR2944 radar sensor. For details on getting started with these demos.