AWR1843BOOST: What's LaunchPad

Hiroyuki Kanematu

Part Number: AWR1843BOOST
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: DCA1000EVM

What does LaunchPad mean?

I was wondering if it was mentioned in the following material.
(xWR843 Evaluation Module 2.3.1 20-Pin BoosterPack Connector)

over 3 years ago

0 Ishita Kochar over 3 years ago

TI__Mastermind 31680 points

Hello Hiroyuki,

Please refer to the following linked thread on a similar note : (+) AWR1843BOOST: Compatible LaunchPads - Sensors forum - Sensors - TI E2E support forums

Regards,

Ishita

0 Hiroyuki Kanematu over 3 years ago in reply to Ishita Kochar

Expert 2975 points

Hello

Sorry for the late reply.

For the time being, should I think that the BP / LP connector is necessary for connecting to EVM?

0 Ishita Kochar over 3 years ago in reply to Hiroyuki Kanematu

TI__Mastermind 31680 points

Hello Hiroyuki,

In general, AWR1843BOOST is designed to function as a standalone radar sensor. It has its own Cortex R4F processor and TI C674x DSP that can be used for user applications.

The EVM is designed to primarily interface with the DCA1000EVM but to connect the Boosterpack EVM to a launchpad like mmWave Dev pack, it has the standard 20-pin LaunchPad connectors (J5 and J6) that enable it to be directly connected to all TI MCU LaunchPads.

You can read more about the connectors in the AWR1843BOOST and IWR1843BOOST Single-Chip mmWave Sensing Solution User's Guide (Rev. B)

Regards,

Ishita

0 Hiroyuki Kanematu over 3 years ago in reply to Ishita Kochar

Expert 2975 points

Thank you!