IWR6x43 device is an integrated single chip millimeter wave sensor that can operate in the 60GHz to 64GHz band and is based on FMCW radar technology. The device is manufactured by TI's low-power 45nm RFCMOS process, and achieves excellent integration in ultra small packages. The device is an ideal solution for low power consumption, self monitoring and ultra precision radar systems in the industrial field. A variety of models are currently available, including devices meeting functional safety standards and non functional safety devices.
characteristic
• FMCW transceiver
– Integrated PLL, transmitter, receiver, baseband and ADC
– 60GHz to 64GHz coverage with 4GHz continuous bandwidth
– Four receive channels
– Three transmission channels
– Support 6-bit phase shifter for TX beam forming
– Ultra precision LFM pulse engine based on fractional N PLL
– TX power: 12dBm
– RX noise figure:
• 12dB
– Phase noise at 1MHz:
• –93dBc/Hz
• Built in calibration and self-test
– Based on Arm ® Cortex ®- Radio control system of R4F
– Built in firmware (ROM)
– Self calibrating system for frequency and temperature
– Provide embedded self-monitoring on devices that meet functional safety standards without the participation of host processors
• C674x DSP for advanced signal processing (IWR6843 only)
• Hardware accelerator for FFT, filtering and CFAR processing
• Memory compression
• ARM-R4F microcontroller for object detection and interface control
– Support autonomous mode (loading user applications from QSPI flash memory)
• Internal memory with ECC
– IWR6843: 1.75MB, divided into MSS program RAM
(512KB), MSS data RAM (192KB), DSP L1
RAM (64KB), L2 RAM (256KB) and L3 radar
Data cube RAM (768KB)
– IWR6443: 1.4MB, divided into MSS program RAM
(512KB), MSS data RAM (192KB) and L3 radar
Data cube RAM (768KB)
– The technical reference manual includes allowable size modifications
• Other interfaces provided for user applications
– Up to 6 ADC channels (low sample rate monitoring)
– Up to 2 SPI ports
– Up to 2 UARTs
– 1 CAN-FD interface
– I2C
– GPIO
– Dual channel LVDS for raw ADC data and commissioning instruments
Interface
• Comply with functional safety standards
– Specially developed for functional safety applications
– Documentation helps to make the IEC 61508 functional safety system designator
Meet SIL-3 standard
– Hardware integrity up to SIL-2
– Safety related certification
• IEC 61508 certified by TUV SUD to SIL level 2
• Non functional safety models are also available
• Power management
– Built in LDO network to enhance PSRR
– I/O supports dual voltage 3.3V/1.8V
• Clock source
– 40.0MHz crystal with internal oscillator
– Support external oscillator with frequency of 40MHz
– Support external drive, 40MHz clock (square wave/sine wave)
• Easy hardware design
– 0.65mm pitch, 161 pin 10.4mm × 10.4mm covering
Crystal BGA packaging enables easy assembly and low-cost PCB design
– Small size solutions
• Operating conditions:
– Junction temperature range is – 40 ° C to 105 ° C
application
• Industrial sensors for measuring distance, speed and angle
• Building automation
• Displacement sensing
• Hand gesture recognition
• Robots
• Traffic monitoring
• Proximity and position sensing
• Security and monitoring
• Safety protection device for factory automation
• People statistics
• Motion detection
• Occupancy detection