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AWR2544LOP evaluation module for automotive 2nd-generation, 76GHz to 81GHz, high-performance SoC

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Overview

The AWR2544LOPEVM is an easy-to-use evaluation board for the AWR254x mmWave sensing device, with direct connectivity to the DCA1000EVM.This EVM kit contains everything needed to start developing software for the on-chip ARM Cortex-R5F controller, and hardware accelerator (HWA 1.5). 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.

Features
  • 76GHz to 81GHz mmWave sensor
  • 4TX/4RX 3D waveguide antenna
  • On-chip Arm R5F controller
  • On-chip Hardware Accelerator 1.5 (HWA 1.5)
  • Direct interface with DCA1000EVM

  • AWR2544LOPEVM with 3D waveguide antenna
  • Warranty card (Disclaimer sheet)
  • Mounting brackets
  • Ethernet cable
  • 30MM M3 standoff
  • Bumpon
  • Quick start guide
  • USB A male to micro B male 3'
  • Mounting screws
  • Hex nuts
  • Jumpers
Automotive mmWave radar sensors
AWR2544 — 76-81GHz FMCW satellite Radar-on-Chip sensor

 

AC/DC & DC/DC converters (integrated FET)
LM63635-Q1 — Automotive, 3.5V to 36V, 3.25A step-down voltage converter with spread spectrum

 

Arm Cortex-M4 MCUs
TM4C1294NCPDT — 32-bit Arm Cortex-M4F based MCU with 120-MHZ, 1-MB flash, 256-KB RAM, USB, ENET MAC+PHY

 

Digital power monitors
INA228 — 85-V, 20-bit, ultra-precise, I2C output current/voltage/power/energy/charge monitor with alert

 

Digital temperature sensors
TMP112-Q1 — Automotive ±0.5°C 1.4V to 3.6V digital temperature sensor with I2C/SMBus in 2.56mm2 package

 

Ethernet PHYs
DP83867E — Extended temperature, robust low-latency gigabit Ethernet PHY transceiver with SGMII DP83TG720S-Q1 — 1000BASE-T1 automotive Ethernet PHY with RGMII & SGMII

 

Multi-channel ICs (PMICs)
LP87725-Q1 — Automotive, three 3A low-noise buck converters, I/O LDO and load-switch PMIC for radar MMICs
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AWR2544LOPEVM — AWR2544LOP evaluation module for automotive 2nd-generation, 76-GHz to 81-GHz, high-performance SoC

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Software development kit (SDK)

MMWAVE-MCUPLUS-SDK — mmWave SDK for AWR2544, AWR2944,AWR2944LC and AM2732

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MMWAVE-MCUPLUS-SDK — mmWave SDK for AWR2544, AWR2944,AWR2944LC and AM2732

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MMWAVE MCUPLUS SDK Windows Installer

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MMWAVE MCUPLUS SDK Linux Installer

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TI Gallery APP for configuring mmWave sensors and visualizing the point cloud objects by SDK demo.

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Linux based Visualizer for configuring AWR2544 mmWave sensor and visualizing the 1D-FFT data sent over ethernet by SDK demo

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Arm Cortex-R MCUs
AM2732 — Dual-core Arm® Cortex-R5F based MCU with C66x DSP, ethernet and security up to 400 MHz AM2732-Q1 — Automotive dual-core Arm® Cortex-R5F MCU up to 400 MHz with C66x DSP, Ethernet, safety, security
Hardware development
Evaluation board
AWR2544LOPEVM — AWR2544LOP evaluation module for automotive 2nd-generation, 76GHz to 81GHz, high-performance SoC AWR2944EVM — AWR2944 evaluation module for automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC

Documentation

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Release Notes for MMWAVE_MCUPLUS_SDK

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User Guide for MMWAVE_MCUPLUS_SDK

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Download SysConfig 1.20.0 for Windows or Linux

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Software Manifest of Components inside MMWAVE_MCUPLUS_SDK

Release Infomation

The MMWAVE MCUPLUS SDK enables the development of 2nd generation millimeter wave (mmWave) radar applications using TI mmWave sensors (see list of supported Platform / Devices).The SDK provides foundational components which will facilitate end users to focus on their applications.

What's new

  • AWR2944LC: NoRTOS DPL, HWA, EDMA and IPC drivers on M4 core
  • AWR2944LC: Out of Box (OOB) demo executing on R5F and M4 cores
  • AWR2944LC: DDMA Datapath Units (DPUs) and Datapath Chain (DPC) execution support for M4 core
  • AWR2944LC / AWR294x: Enabled support for different antenna geometry patterns in DDM OOB Demo – configurable via CLI
  • AWR2944LC / AWR294x / AM273x: Faster range processing option to increase the maximum measurable velocity in DDM OOB Demo – configurable via CLI
  • AWR294x: SBL over CAN example
  • AWR294x: LwIP stack is upgraded to 2.2.0 version
  • AWR294x: Multi-time domain gPTP(IEEE 802.1AS) support enabled in TSN stack
  • AWR294x: MCAN external read-write example
Support software

RADAR-TOOLBOX — Radar evaluation and development support package with example projects, documentation and tools

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RADAR-TOOLBOX — Radar evaluation and development support package with example projects, documentation and tools

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Version: 2.20.00.05
Release date: 02 Aug 2024
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Products
Industrial mmWave radar sensors
IWR1443 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz mmWave sensor integrating MCU and hardware accelerator IWR1642 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz mmWave sensor integrating DSP and MCU IWR1843 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz industrial radar sensor integrating DSP, MCU and radar accelerator IWR1843AOP — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz industrial radar sensor integrating antenna on package, DSP and MCU IWR2243 — 76-GHz to 81-GHz industrial high-performance MMIC IWR2944 — Single-chip, 76GHz to 81GHz industrial high-performance radar with integrated DSP, MCU and ethernet IWR6243 — 57-GHz to 64-GHz industrial high-performance MMIC IWR6443 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz intelligent mmWave sensor integrating MCU and hardware accelerator IWR6843 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz intelligent mmWave sensor integrating processing capability IWR6843AOP — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz intelligent mmWave sensor with integrated antenna on package (AoP) IWRL1432 — Single-chip low-power 76GHz to 81GHz industrial mmWave radar sensor IWRL6432 — Single-chip low-power 57-GHz to 64-GHz industrial mmWave radar sensor IWRL6432AOP — Single-chip low-power 57GHz to 64GHz industrial mmWave radar sensor with integrated antenna
Automotive mmWave radar sensors
AWR1243 — 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance automotive MMIC AWR1443 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating MCU and hardware accelerator AWR1642 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating DSP and MCU AWR1843 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating DSP, MCU and radar accelerator AWR1843AOP — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating antenna on package, DSP and MCU AWR2243 — 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive second-generation high-performance MMIC AWR2544 — 76-81GHz FMCW satellite Radar-on-Chip sensor AWR2944 — Automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC for corner and long-range radar AWR6443 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating MCU and radar accelerator AWR6843 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating DSP, MCU and radar accelerator AWR6843AOP — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating antenna on package, DSP and MCU AWRL1432 — Single-chip low-power 76GHz to 81GHz automotive mmWave radar sensor AWRL6432 — Single-chip low-power 57-GHz to 64-GHz automotive mmWave radar sensor
Hardware development
Evaluation board
AWR1243BOOST — AWR1243 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance automotive MMIC evaluation module AWR1443BOOST — AWR1443 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor evaluation module AWR1642BOOST — AWR1642 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor evaluation module AWR1642BOOST-ODS — AWR1642 obstacle detection sensor with wide field-of-view (FOV) antenna evaluation module AWR1843AOPEVM — AWR1843AOP evaluation module for single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor AWR1843BOOST — AWR1843 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor evaluation module AWR2243BOOST — AWR2243 second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance automotive MMIC evaluation module AWR2544LOPEVM — AWR2544LOP evaluation module for automotive 2nd-generation, 76GHz to 81GHz, high-performance SoC AWR2944EVM — AWR2944 evaluation module for automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC AWR6843AOPEVM — AWR6843AOP evaluation module for single-chip, 60-GHz to 64-GHz, automotive radar sensor with AoP AWR6843ISK — AWR6843 single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor antenna plug-in module AWRL1432BOOST — AWRL1432 evaluation module for single-chip low-power 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor AWRL1432BOOST-BSD — AWRL1432 single-chip mmWave sensor evaluation board for blind spot detection AWRL6432BOOST — AWRL6432BOOST BoosterPack™ evaluation module for single-chip low-power mmWave radar sensor IWR1443BOOST — IWR1443 BoosterPack™ evaluation module for single-chip 77GHz mmWave sensor IWR1642BOOST — IWR1642 BoosterPack™ evaluation module for single-chip 77GHz mmWave sensor IWR1843BOOST — IWR1843 BoosterPack™ evaluation module for single-chip 77GHz mmWave sensor IWR6843AOPEVM — IWR6843AOP evaluation module for single-chip 60GHz antenna-on-package (AoP) mmWave sensor IWR6843ISK — IWR6843 evaluation module for single-chip 60GHz long-range antenna mmWave sensor IWR6843ISK-ODS — IWR6843 evaluation module for single-chip 60GHz overhead detection antenna mmWave sensor IWR6843LEVM — IWR6843 evaluation module for 60-GHz, single-chip, mmWave radar sensor IWRL1432BOOST — IWR1432 BoosterPack™ evaluation module for single-chip 77GHz mmWave low power sensor IWRL1432BOOST-BSD — IWRL1432 evaluation module for BSD with low-power 76-GHz to 81-GHz industrial radar sensor IWRL6432AOPEVM — IWRL6432AOP evaluation module for single-chip 60GHz antenna-on-package (AoP) mmWave sensor IWRL6432BOOST — IWRL6432 BoosterPack™ evaluation module for single-chip 60GHz mmWave low-power sensor

Documentation

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Release Infomation

See attached release notes
Online training

RADAR-ACADEMY — mmWave Radar Academy

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RADAR-ACADEMY — mmWave Radar Academy

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Version: 2.10.00.02
Release date: 14 Jun 2024
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Automotive mmWave radar sensors
AWR1243 — 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance automotive MMIC AWR1443 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating MCU and hardware accelerator AWR1642 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating DSP and MCU AWR1843 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating DSP, MCU and radar accelerator AWR1843AOP — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating antenna on package, DSP and MCU AWR2243 — 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive second-generation high-performance MMIC AWR2544 — 76-81GHz FMCW satellite Radar-on-Chip sensor AWR2944 — Automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC for corner and long-range radar AWR6443 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating MCU and radar accelerator AWR6843 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating DSP, MCU and radar accelerator AWR6843AOP — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating antenna on package, DSP and MCU AWRL1432 — Single-chip low-power 76GHz to 81GHz automotive mmWave radar sensor AWRL6432 — Single-chip low-power 57-GHz to 64-GHz automotive mmWave radar sensor
Industrial mmWave radar sensors
IWR1443 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz mmWave sensor integrating MCU and hardware accelerator IWR1642 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz mmWave sensor integrating DSP and MCU IWR1843 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz industrial radar sensor integrating DSP, MCU and radar accelerator IWR1843AOP — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz industrial radar sensor integrating antenna on package, DSP and MCU IWR2243 — 76-GHz to 81-GHz industrial high-performance MMIC IWR2944 — Single-chip, 76GHz to 81GHz industrial high-performance radar with integrated DSP, MCU and ethernet IWR6243 — 57-GHz to 64-GHz industrial high-performance MMIC IWR6443 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz intelligent mmWave sensor integrating MCU and hardware accelerator IWR6843 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz intelligent mmWave sensor integrating processing capability IWR6843AOP — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz intelligent mmWave sensor with integrated antenna on package (AoP) IWRL1432 — Single-chip low-power 76GHz to 81GHz industrial mmWave radar sensor IWRL6432 — Single-chip low-power 57-GHz to 64-GHz industrial mmWave radar sensor IWRL6432AOP — Single-chip low-power 57GHz to 64GHz industrial mmWave radar sensor with integrated antenna
Hardware development
Evaluation board
AWR1243BOOST — AWR1243 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance automotive MMIC evaluation module AWR1443BOOST — AWR1443 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor evaluation module AWR1642BOOST — AWR1642 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor evaluation module AWR1642BOOST-ODS — AWR1642 obstacle detection sensor with wide field-of-view (FOV) antenna evaluation module AWR1843AOPEVM — AWR1843AOP evaluation module for single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor AWR1843BOOST — AWR1843 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor evaluation module AWR2243BOOST — AWR2243 second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance automotive MMIC evaluation module AWR2544LOPEVM — AWR2544LOP evaluation module for automotive 2nd-generation, 76GHz to 81GHz, high-performance SoC AWR2944EVM — AWR2944 evaluation module for automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC AWR6843AOPEVM — AWR6843AOP evaluation module for single-chip, 60-GHz to 64-GHz, automotive radar sensor with AoP AWR6843ISK — AWR6843 single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor antenna plug-in module AWRL1432BOOST — AWRL1432 evaluation module for single-chip low-power 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor AWRL1432BOOST-BSD — AWRL1432 single-chip mmWave sensor evaluation board for blind spot detection AWRL6432BOOST — AWRL6432BOOST BoosterPack™ evaluation module for single-chip low-power mmWave radar sensor IWR1443BOOST — IWR1443 BoosterPack™ evaluation module for single-chip 77GHz mmWave sensor IWR1642BOOST — IWR1642 BoosterPack™ evaluation module for single-chip 77GHz mmWave sensor IWR1843BOOST — IWR1843 BoosterPack™ evaluation module for single-chip 77GHz mmWave sensor IWR6843AOPEVM — IWR6843AOP evaluation module for single-chip 60GHz antenna-on-package (AoP) mmWave sensor IWR6843ISK — IWR6843 evaluation module for single-chip 60GHz long-range antenna mmWave sensor IWR6843ISK-ODS — IWR6843 evaluation module for single-chip 60GHz overhead detection antenna mmWave sensor IWR6843LEVM — IWR6843 evaluation module for 60-GHz, single-chip, mmWave radar sensor IWRL1432BOOST — IWR1432 BoosterPack™ evaluation module for single-chip 77GHz mmWave low power sensor IWRL1432BOOST-BSD — IWRL1432 evaluation module for BSD with low-power 76-GHz to 81-GHz industrial radar sensor IWRL6432AOPEVM — IWRL6432AOP evaluation module for single-chip 60GHz antenna-on-package (AoP) mmWave sensor IWRL6432BOOST — IWRL6432 BoosterPack™ evaluation module for single-chip 60GHz mmWave low-power sensor

Release Infomation

New Modules

  • Technology Comparisons -> LIDAR
    • Discusses the tradeoffs between LIDAR sensors and TI radar sensors
    • Demonstrates scenarios where applcications could benefit from the addition of a radar sensor
  • Radar Algorithms -> Tracking with GTRACK
    • In-depth look at the commonly used tracking algorithm GTRACK
    • Provides context on how GTRACK works and how it can be utilized to support various applications
  • Integration Considerations -> Antenna Design
    • Provides introduction on how to design an antenna pattern for a 60 or 77 GHz radar sensor
    • Discusses the various tradeoffs to be considered when designing an antenna
  • Integration Considerations -> Functional Safety
    • Gives background on how TI supports Functional Safety for its radar sensors 
    • Provides background on relevant industry standards that are forming related to Functional Safety
IDE, configuration, compiler or debugger

MMWAVE-STUDIO-2G — mmWave studio GUI tools for second-generation parts (xWR2944, AWR2544)

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MMWAVE-STUDIO-2G — mmWave studio GUI tools for second-generation parts (xWR2944, AWR2544)

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Products
Automotive mmWave radar sensors
AWR2944 — Automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC for corner and long-range radar AWR2544 — 76-81GHz FMCW satellite Radar-on-Chip sensor
Industrial mmWave radar sensors
IWR2944 — Single-chip, 76GHz to 81GHz industrial high-performance radar with integrated DSP, MCU and ethernet
Hardware development
Evaluation board
AWR2544LOPEVM — AWR2544LOP evaluation module for automotive 2nd-generation, 76GHz to 81GHz, high-performance SoC AWR2944EVM — AWR2944 evaluation module for automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC DCA1000EVM — DCA1000 evaluation module for real-time data capture and streaming

Documentation

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DCA1000 User Guide

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DCA1000 Handbook

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Release Infomation

mmWave Studio GUI is designed to characterize and evaluate TI mmWave sensor devices. This package includes the GUI, associated tools and firmware for the performance evaluation of TI mmWave sensor devices. For more information please refer to the MMWAVE Studio User Guide and Release note.

This 3.1.3 version supports xWR2944 ES2.0 & AWR2544 ES1.0 device variants. 
TI's Standard Terms and Conditions for Evaluation Items apply.

Design files

download AWR2544LOPEVM Schematic, Assembly, and BOM Files
SPRR493.ZIP (2113 KB)
download AWR2544LOPEVM Design Database Files
SPRR494.ZIP (11077 KB)

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Certificate AWR2544LOPEVM EU Declaration of Conformity (DoC) 26 Oct 2023
User guide AWR2544LOPEVM User’s Guide 23 Oct 2023

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Hardware development

EVALUATION BOARD
DCA1000EVM — DCA1000 evaluation module for real-time data capture and streaming

Software development

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT KIT (SDK)
MMWAVE-MCUPLUS-SDK — mmWave software development kit (SDK) for AWR2944, AWR2544, AWR2944LC and AM2732
FIRMWARE
MMWAVE-DFP — mmWave device firmware package (DFP)

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