MMWAVEPOEEVM: How to use

Aleena,

    Below is the image which shows the connectivity of various hardware.

You could run the OOB demo on the mmWave sensor, Demo output comes out on the UART pins.  These signals are routed to MMWAVEPOEEVM's through the MMWAVEICBOOST board through the boosterpack connector.  

MMWAVEPOEEVM has the MSP432 device which receive these UART signals through the boosterpack connector. 

Also MMWAVEPOEVM is connected to PC through ethernet to PC using RJ45 connector. One need to connect ethernet through the power sourcing equipment. In the MMWAVEPOEVM circuits are present to extract the power from RJ45 connector and derives the 5V supply that is needed to power up the MMWAVEICBOOST and IWR6843ISK EVM.  By using appropriate jumpers (As given the User guide provided above) on the boosterpack connectors in the MMWAVEICBOOST board such that entire system could be operated from the power over ethernet itself. 

System is designed such that both data, control and power could be delivered through the Ethernet cable. One need to modify/develop the code in MSP432 to receive the data from the UART port and stream through the ethernet interface. 

Thanks and regards,

CHETHAN KUMAR Y.B.

Hello,

    You need to flash the QSPI flash in the RF board using Uniflash. For flashing the board using MMWAVEICBOOST board you could refer to below training 

https://training.ti.com/hardware-setup-mmwaveicboost-and-antenna-module?context=1128486-1139154-1147568

Please follow below userguide guide procedure. 

https://www.ti.com/lit/ug/swru550a/swru550a.pdf 

Please note the jumper and switch settings as provided in the userguide.  This is to ensure that MMWAVEPOEEVM is configured to source power through the RJ45 connector (J8).

POE power is generated through the DCDC converter/Flyback converter on the MMWAVEPOEEVM board and supplies to the MMWAVEICBOOST board through the boosterpack connectors. From the same boosterpack connector control and data is also transferred to MMWAVEPOEEVM board where MSP432 device exists and bidirectional communication is established between the mmWave device and MSP432. 

Customer need to flash the MSP432 with the appropriate code so that it could received the processed mmwave data from the UART ports and send it to ethernet ports.  On the Ethernet port PSE need to be connected so that power could be sourced and MMWAVEICBOOST, MMWAVEPOEEVM or RF board doesn't need any other external power supply other than power supplied through the RJ45 connector. 

Thanks and regards,

CHETHAN KUMAR Y.B.

Aleena,

    There are two processor in the system one mmWave sensor which has the processor that needs to be flashed using the training video shown.

https://training.ti.com/hardware-setup-mmwaveicboost-and-antenna-module?context=1128486-1139154-1147568

Second is the MSP432E401Y MCU which also need to be flashed as you have indicated. One need to develop MSP432 application code for this purpose. You could explore MSP432 demo code and modify for the POE application and then that need to be flashed using above Uniflash tools. We do not have readymade POE demo application code.  

Thanks and regards,

CHETHAN KUMAR Y.B.

Hello Aleena,

      Yes, that is also fine, in that binary, processed data would come on the MSS LOGGER (UART TX pin) that need to be connected to UART Rx on the MSP432 and correspondingly you need to develop MSP432 code to receive and send it over ethernet ports.  If you need data to be available on SPI ports then you may have to modify the long-range people detention code to send the processed data over SPI ports and MSP432 application code also need to be developed accordingly. Hence it depends upon your application needs requirements. 

Thanks and regards,

CHETHAN KUMAR Y.B.