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AWR1642BOOST: Connecting and controlling to mmWave Studeo via USB

Russel Lindsay
Prodigy 40 points
Part Number: AWR1642BOOST
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: AWR1642, UNIFLASH

Hi, I purchased the AWR1642BOOST auto radar evaluation board to do some basic tests with some measurement equipment.  I'm not a programmer, so I would like to have a simple GUI to allow me to control all the characteristics of the FMCW chirp.  From what I can tell, the correct tool is mmWave Studio.  It definitely has all the controls I'm looking for, but I can't get it to connect to my eval board.  When I plug it into the USB on my PC, I can see the two COM ports (8 and 9 in my case) and I'm able to connect to the board using mmWave Demo Visualizer, so I'm pretty sure the drives are installed and up to date.

In the mmWave Studio user guide it gives instructions for connecting with a DVA1000 or DevPack.  I'm not sure what those are.  I'm hoping someone can help me get connected and running with just the board that I have. Thanks!

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    TI__Guru*** 147964 points
    Hi,

    In order to connect the mmWave Studio with AWR1642 you would need a DevPack

    www.ti.com/.../mmwave-devpack

    With the standalone AWR1642BOOST EVM it is possible to run a large variety of demos.

    If you need additional configurations, they can be generated using the mmWave Sensing Estimator

    Please see a video how to use this tool

    training.ti.com/mmwave-sensing-estimator-overview


    Thank you
    Cesar
  • 0 in reply to Cesar
    TI__Mastermind 24955 points
    Russel,

    In order to use mmWave Studio, you will need to have either the DevPack or the DCA1000 board. There is no way around this requirement.

    With just the AWR1642Boost EVM, you can flash compiled application code and run it. All of the labs and experiments found in the Resource Explorer on dev.ti.com can be flashed and run on just the standalone EVM.

    Please reply if you have any questions about mmWave Studio once you have the DevPack or DCA1000.

    Regards,
    Kyle
  • 0 in reply to Cesar
    Prodigy 40 points
    Thank you for your reply Cesar. The mmWave Sensing estimator definitely has all the information I need, but is there a GUI for me to create a configuration and load it to the instrument? The sensing estimator has a "SAVE CONFIG"option, but how do I put it on the instrument once it's saved? Also, having to adjust the scene parameters to get the chirp parameters is a pain. Is there a tool that will allow me to create a config using the chirp config parameters directly?
  • 0 in reply to Kyle Cousino
    Prodigy 40 points
    Kyle,

    Beyond mmWave Studio, is there a program to do what I want that does not require the DevPack or DCA? The mmWave Sensing Estimator is a nice tool for connecting the parameters and allows me to save a config, but then what? How do I load the config to the instrument?

    And if I do end up having to buy the DevPack or DCA1000 board, which do you recommend (keeping in mind I'm not a programmer and want to be able to plug and play as much as possible). And which accessories will I need to get it all running with mmWave Studio? I want to make sure I get everything once and don't have to place a third order.

    Thanks,
    Russ
  • 0 in reply to Russel Lindsay
    TI__Mastermind 24955 points
    Russel,

    If you are looking strictly for a GUI based interface, mmWave Studio is the only option currently available. Otherwise, you will need to work directly with our source files found in our mmWave SDK that you can download online. You will need to also download Code Composer Studio (CCS) so you can modify the source files and implement your own custom configuration. CCS will be used to compile the source files and generate the binaries that are then flashed to the device using our Uniflash tool.

    The following software would be required:
    - mmWave SDK
    - Code Composer Studio
    - Uniflash

    The DCA1000 device is an extension of the wwWave DevPack. If you are looking to do some MATLAB-based analysis using mmWave Studio, I would recommend using the DCA1000 device.

    You will need to make sure you have the following hardware for this setup, which can be found in the quickstart guide for the DCA1000:

    - 2 power supplies (5 V, 2.5A; 2.1 mm barrel jack)
    - 2 micro USB cables
    - 1 Ethernet cable

    Regards,
    Kyle