AWR1243: Using TDA3x with AWR1243

Henric @ S_radar

Part Number: AWR1243

The datasheet of AWR1243 shortly describes the radar chip connection to the TDA3x (or TD2x) SoC as external MCU.

Is one TDA3x able to handle two AWR1243 in cascade, i.e. handle 4 Lane Data + 1 Clock lane from two AWR1243?

Does TI provide a reference implementation for a software design on the TDA3x SoC, i.e. some framework for starting a software design using the AWR1243 together with the TDA3x?

Thanks

/Henric

over 6 years ago

0 Piyali Goswami over 6 years ago

TI__Mastermind 30235 points

Hi Henric,

For interfacing 2 AWR1243 with TDA3x, you would need a hub chip to convert the 2 physical channels from the 2 AWR1243 and convert it to a single physical connection to the CSI interface on TDA3x with 2 virtual channels from each AWR1243. The ISS capture hardware inside TDA3x can then differentiate between these two virtual channels from each AWR1243.

You can download the Processor SDK Radar package from www.ti.com/.../processor-sdk-radar.

This has a reference software corresponding to 1 AWR + TDA3 and 4 AWR + TDA3.

Thanks and regards,
Piyali