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IWR6843AOPEVM: Using UART instead of USB

Morten Nissov
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Part Number: IWR6843AOPEVM
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: IWR6843AOP

Is it possible to use the UART interface instead of USB with something like the ros driver for gathering data, we're trying to integrate the radars with an external board for sensor synchronizing and processing.

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    TI__Mastermind 20371 points

    Hi Morten,

    This should be possible; however, you will likely need to modify the parts of the driver which do the UART reads and writes. The code, in its current state, assumes the radar device is connected to a PC via USB and that the serial ports show up as something like "/dev/ttyUSB0" (Linux). 

    Also keep in mind that if you wish to do this using the IWR6843AOP EVM, the simplest methods for accessing UART are through USB or the 60-pin connector. So if you want to avoid using the UART2USB chip then I recommend using the MMWAVE-ICBOOST board to access the UART TX/RX lines via the 60-pin connector.

    Best Regards,

    Josh