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AWR6843AOPEVM: A couple of questions from a novice :-)

Part Number: AWR6843AOPEVM

Hello all,

I have just stared using a AWR6843AOPEVM module in order to evaluate if it can be used as a part of a system I am desiging.

I have a couple of questions:

1. Do I need to connect the microUSB connetion placed on the connectors side of the module (meant for powr supply) or is it enough to be connect the microUSB connection placed on the IC's side?

2. I understand that there are 2 versions of AWR6843A - ES2 and ES1. How can I check which one I have? the IC on my board is covered with heatsink and I do not want to remove it if I don't have to.

3. I want to try the Overhead Mount Vehicle Occupancy Detection demo.  do I need a additional HW beside the AWR6843AOPEVM EVM? (assuming I do not need debug/emulation capabilities).

4. What is the mininal SW installed I need to run Overhead Mount Vehicle Occupancy Detection demo, assuminh I'm using the cloud version?  (beside the chrome  extension and the cloud agent)

5. I see that Zone mapping and decision state machine processing are perform for the short term in Matlab. Do I need Matlab to make it work? Or is there a way to make it work w/o Matlab?

Thanks,

Ophir

  • Hi Ophir, 

    Please find my responses below 

    1. Do I need to connect the microUSB connetion placed on the connectors side of the module (meant for powr supply) or is it enough to be connect the microUSB connection placed on the IC's side?

    Please refer to the EVM user guide https://www.ti.com/lit/ug/swru546e/swru546e.pdf?ts=1663170375586&ref_url=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.ti.com%252Ftool%252FAWR6843AOPEVM

    2. I understand that there are 2 versions of AWR6843A - ES2 and ES1. How can I check which one I have? the IC on my board is covered with heatsink and I do not want to remove it if I don't have to.

    If you have bought it recently the version will be ES2. 

    3. I want to try the Overhead Mount Vehicle Occupancy Detection demo.  do I need a additional HW beside the AWR6843AOPEVM EVM? (assuming I do not need debug/emulation capabilities).

    if it is only for running the demo then just EVM should be sufficient 

    4. What is the mininal SW installed I need to run Overhead Mount Vehicle Occupancy Detection demo, assuminh I'm using the cloud version?  (beside the chrome  extension and the cloud agent)

    To flash the existing binaries provided you just need Uniflash tool. You can either install the tool or use the cloud version. You may need to install FTDI drivers for UART communication. You can optionally install SDK 3.6 and Code composer Studio for development 

    5. I see that Zone mapping and decision state machine processing are perform for the short term in Matlab. Do I need Matlab to make it work? Or is there a way to make it work w/o Matlab?

    The demo provides PC GUI in exe format created from MATLAB. You will need to install MATLAB runtime engine recommended in the demo user guide

    Regards, 

    Sudharshan K N