DCA1000EVM: Capturing raw data from the IWR6843 radar and mmwave studio

Hi Emmanuel,

The raw ADC data is the received wave.  Please see our training videos for help with mmWave Radar. 

https://training.ti.com/intro-mmwave-sensing-fmcw-radars-module-1-range-estimation?cu=1128486

You can find information on the raw data format in the DCA1000 User Guide.

-Chloe

Hello,

if the ADC data is the received wave, then how can I get information about the transmitted wave so that I can do some analysis of FMCW radars mentioned in the video? 

Thanks.

The transmitted wave is reflected back and captured by the Rx antennas.

-Chloe

Okay, but the training video mentions the IF signal which is the mix of the transmitted and reflected wave after some filtering right? In one of the schematics of the video, it shows the mixing and said mixing is digitalized into ADC data. This applies for the iwr6843 and the dca1000? and if it just the pure signal from the RX antennas, then how can I get the IF signal? Sorry for so many questions.

Thank you.