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IWR1642: How to avoid the Radio Wave interferience if there are several IWR devices operate in the small area

Part Number: IWR1642
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: AWR1243

Hi Folks,
Could you please let us know how to avoid the Tx and Rx radio wave interference when several IWR devices operate in the small area?

Best regards,
Hitoshi

  • Hello Hitoshi San,
    We are looking into this query and shall get back to you soon on this.

    Thanks and regards,
    Vivek
  • Hello
    There are several device parameters that help to desensitize two different devices, or two Txs within a device from interference:
    a) The configuration of the starting frequency can be changed, in that the each device has a starting RF frequency, and a frequency ramp. Depending on the application, if the chirp frequency ramp range is < 1/2 the allocated RF bandwidth, you can have two devices operate in different RF bands.
    b) In the chirp setup between devices operated in the same starting RF frequency, and same frequency ramp, the Binary Phase Modulation BPM
    can be setup so that different Tx parameter per chirp samples can start with a different BPM value.
    c) In cases where we have multiple Tx to Rx on a single device, the specific Tx output can be changed, so that one Tx is enabled at a time, in this case alternating chirps can use a different Tx output, so that only 1 Tx per device is operating at a time.
    swra553 Chirp Parameters application note discusses the specific APIs that control these features.
    Regards,
    Joe Quintal
  • Hello, An additional parameter that can be used, when multiple devices are driven, is that there is an different idle time can be selected, so that the frame period is different between several devices. In this case there may be brief periods where multiple devices are chirping within the same band, but since the Digital Front End output is < 6.25Msps (5Mhz BW - 1642) as long as the frequency difference is > 5Mhz the output signals are not detected as overlapping.
    Regards,
    Joe Quintal
  • Hi Quintal,
    Thank you for your kind reply.
    I study it and keep on communicating with you .
    Best regards,
    Hitoshi
  • Hi Joe,

    Can all the radar device support BPM? I saw from one comparison document that said only AWR1243 support BPM, pls help confirm. Thank u very much.

    Andy

  • Hello Andy,
    Yes, all the present mmwave device variants from TI support the BPM feature .

    Regards,
    Vivek