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Getting the right mmWave Development Kit.

CWJCWJCWJ
Intellectual 260 points
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: IWR6843AOPEVM, IWR6843ISK-ODS, MMWAVEICBOOST

I am looking for an industrial (IWR) mmWave development kit so I can understand it capabilities and further develop application. At the moment, I would like to use it for fall detection but may need to use the development kit to develop other applications too. 

I have checked the IWR overview page with comparisons of different IWR IC but I still don't quite sure which is the best that suit me. Could anyone help on this? Thank you very much!

Also, what is the difference between IWR6843AoP and IWR6843? 

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member

    AOP has the antenna on the package so the form factor is smaller. 6843 is to be used with an off-device antenna such as the PCB antennas used in our EVMs. There are two flavors of PCB antennas one intended for high range applications w/ narrow elevation FOV (ISK) and the other is symmetrical, wide FOV with shorter range ISK-ODS).

    Essentially the main difference in the different EVMs is the antenna. You can compare them here: https://dev.ti.com/tirex/explore/node?node=AKu-aTm5FIcxlwZJU1pLBw__VLyFKFf__LATEST

  • 0 in reply to Former Member
    Intellectual 260 points

    Thanks for your reply. I have 2 more questions about the development kits and hope you won't mind to help:-

    - I am thinking to get IWR6843AOPEVM for fall detection application cause it has integrated antenna. I found this example experiment and it is using  IWR6843ISK-ODS. Can I use AOP version for fall detection?

    - Do we need a MMWAVEICBOOST board as well apart from the mmWave EVM board? 

    Thank you very much!

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member in reply to CWJCWJCWJ

    Hello,

    - Please see this thread for adapting to AOP: 

    - No, the mmWaveICBOOST is needed for CCSDebug but not to run the demo. Refer to the EVM user's guide which will list the required boards for specific functionalities.

    Amanda