Other Parts Discussed in Thread: IWR1443, , TIDEP-0091, TMDSEMU110-U
Tool/software: Code Composer Studio
Lasso.com sells thousands of wireless tank monitoring systems using cell and satellite. We have been evaluating the IWR1443 for tank fluid level measurements.
Tanks are about 9ft tall and have various liquids. We use many types of sensors: hydrostatic, guided wave, ultrasonic but all have shorcomings or are very expensive.
The ideal product is a stand alone IWR1443 that sends out a single high accuracy “mm distance” Serial value on the AR_RS232TX pin so that our external MSP430 can read the depth serial data. The IWR1443 would be ‘hard coded’ to boot up and send distance to the serial port (or SPI port) every few seconds.
We totally kill power to external tank level sensors while our cell-satellite modem sleeps then we wake and turn on power to the modem and sensor every hour to take a tank level reading.
Can the IWR1443 HIGH ACCURACY RANGE MEASUREMENT lab code be modified to stand alone and send a "Distance in mm" on its' Serial pins or does it require an external MSP432 ? What Lab should we try that best does this?
If Stand Alone 1443 sending 'mm distance' serial data is not realistic, then we would like to use the MSP432 with the IWR1443 in high accuracy mode. Are the IWR1443+MSP432 labs High Accuracy? What Lab should we try that best does this?
Do you have a list of consultants (preferably in Dallas) that could help us with this solution?
Thanks, Peter