AWR1243Boost is a prototype evaluation module.
AWR1243BOOST
AWR1243 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance automotive MMIC evaluation module
AWR1243BOOST
Overview
The AWR1243 BoosterPack™ plug-in module is an easy-to-use evaluation board for the single-chip AWR1243 mmWave sensing device.
AWR1243BOOST contains everything required to start developing using the MMWAVE-STUDIO environment and the DCA1000 real-time data capture adapter.
The standard 20-pin BoosterPack headers make the evaluation board compatible with a wide variety of MCU LaunchPad development kits and enable easy prototyping.
Features
- Onboard antenna enables field testing
- Standard interface for DCA1000 connectivity and MMWAVE-STUDIO for raw data capture
- TI LaunchPad development-kit interface to seamlessly connect to TI MCUs
- Micro USB cable (#3025010-03)
- Mounting brackets with Bumpon™ (#36-625-ND, SJ61A1)
- M3-size screws (#9027A146)
- M3-size nuts (#90631A007 )
- Jumpers (#SPC02SYAN)
Analog switches & muxes
CAN transceivers
Linear & low-dropout (LDO) regulators
Multi-channel ICs (PMICs)
Shunt voltage references
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Get started with data collection on single-chip AWR1243 for RF performance evaluation
Get started with data collection on single-chip AWR1243 for RF performance evaluation
AWR1243BOOST — AWR1243 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance automotive MMIC evaluation module
AWR1243BOOST — AWR1243 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance automotive MMIC evaluation module
DCA1000EVM — Real-time data-capture adapter for radar sensing evaluation module
Supported products & hardware
Hardware development
Evaluation board
DCA1000EVM — Real-time data-capture adapter for radar sensing evaluation module
Hardware development
Evaluation board
MMWAVE-STUDIO — mmWave studio GUI tools for 1st-generation parts (xWR1243, xWR1443, xWR1642, xWR1843, xWR6843, xWR6443)
Supported products & hardware
Products
Automotive mmWave radar sensors
Industrial mmWave radar sensors
Hardware development
Evaluation board
MMWAVE-STUDIO — mmWave studio GUI tools for 1st-generation parts (xWR1243, xWR1443, xWR1642, xWR1843, xWR6843, xWR6443)
MMWAVE_STUDIO 02.01.01.00 installer for Windows Host
Products
Automotive mmWave radar sensors
Industrial mmWave radar sensors
Hardware development
Evaluation board
Documentation
Release Notes for MMWAVE STUDIO
User Guide for MMWAVE STUDIO
Cascade Setup User Guide for MMWAVE STUDIO
Software Manifest of Components Inside the MMWAVE STUDIO
Quick start guide for the DCA1000 capture card
Release Information
MMWAVE-SENSING-ESTIMATOR-CLOUD — mmWave sensing estimator cloud development on TI Resource Explorer
Supported products & hardware
Products
Automotive mmWave radar sensors
Industrial mmWave radar sensors
Hardware development
Evaluation board
MMWAVE-SENSING-ESTIMATOR-CLOUD — mmWave sensing estimator cloud development on TI Resource Explorer
Products
Automotive mmWave radar sensors
Industrial mmWave radar sensors
Hardware development
Evaluation board
Release Information
• IWRL6432AOP support for basic, advanced, and power tabs
• Silicon revision selector for power tab
• Additional warnings and errors added for xWR6432 to support the newest DFP released alongside device RTM.
Design and develop with AWR1243 sensor integration with external host processor
Design and develop with AWR1243 sensor integration with external host processor
AWR1243BOOST — AWR1243 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance automotive MMIC evaluation module
AWR1243BOOST — AWR1243 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance automotive MMIC evaluation module
MMWAVE-DFP — mmWave device firmware package (DFP) for 1st-generation AWR1243 parts
Supported products & hardware
Products
Automotive mmWave radar sensors
Hardware development
Evaluation board
MMWAVE-DFP — mmWave device firmware package (DFP) for 1st-generation AWR1243 parts
MMWAVE_DFP 01.02.06.03 installer for Windows Host
Products
Automotive mmWave radar sensors
Hardware development
Evaluation board
Documentation
Release Notes for MMWAVE DFP
User Guide for MMWAVE DFP
Radar Interface control document
Software Manifest of Components Inside the MMWAVE DFP
Release Information
UNIFLASH — UniFlash for most TI microcontrollers (MCUs) and mmWave sensors
Supported products & hardware
Products
Arm Cortex-M0+ MCUs
Arm Cortex-R MCUs
Arm-based processors
Automotive mmWave radar sensors
C2000 real-time microcontrollers
Digital signal processors (DSPs)
Industrial mmWave radar sensors
UNIFLASH — UniFlash for most TI microcontrollers (MCUs) and mmWave sensors
Products
Arm Cortex-M0+ MCUs
Arm Cortex-R MCUs
Arm-based processors
Automotive mmWave radar sensors
C2000 real-time microcontrollers
Digital signal processors (DSPs)
Industrial mmWave radar sensors
Release Information
UniFlash is a standalone tool used to program on-chip and external flash memory on TI MCUs and on-board flash memory for Sitara processors. UniFlash has a GUI, command line, and scripting interface. UniFlash is available free of charge.
What's new
- Device support sync-up with CCS v20.2.0 (AM26D, AM261x, AM263Px, CC27xx, F28E12, F29H85x, MSPM0G5x etc.)
- Updated J-Link support package (v8.34.0)
- Updated AM26x serial flash programming to include ability to perform verification
- Fixed flash programming issues on CC13xx devices
- Fixed issue with running certain CC23xx devices after program load
- Fixed CRC calculation issue in the UniFlash GUI
- various bug fixes
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AWR1243BOOST — AWR1243 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance automotive MMIC evaluation module
AWR1243BOOST — AWR1243 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance automotive MMIC evaluation module
Design files
Technical documentation
Type | Title | Date | ||
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Data sheet | AWR1243 Single-Chip 77- and 79-GHz FMCW Transceiver datasheet (Rev. D) | PDF | HTML | Jul 16, 2021 | |
White paper | The fundamentals of millimeter wave radar sensors (Rev. A) | Aug 27, 2020 | ||
User guide | AWR1443BOOST, AWR1243 EVM mmWave Sensing Solution User's Guide (Rev. C) | May 19, 2020 | ||
Certificate | AWR1243BOOST EC Declaration of Conformity (DoC) (Rev. A) | Jan 2, 2019 | ||
White paper | Moving from legacy 24GHz to state-of-the-art 77GHz radar | Oct 6, 2017 | ||
White paper | Using a complex-baseband architecture in FMCW radar systems | Apr 17, 2017 | ||
White paper | TI smart sensors enable automated driving | Apr 17, 2017 | ||
White paper | AWR1243 sensor: Integrated 76- to 81-GHz radar front end for emerging ADAS apps | Apr 17, 2017 |
Related design resources
Hardware development
EVALUATION BOARD
Software development
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Support & training
TI E2E™ forums with technical support from TI engineers
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