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Linux/MMWAVE-SDK: Installing mmWave SDK on ARMv7l (ODROID XU4)

Samuel Low29
Prodigy 200 points
Part Number: MMWAVE-SDK

Tool/software: Linux

Hi, I am intending to run the radar remotely on a vehicle. I cannot seem to run the x86 Linux installer binary (I get the 'no such file found in directory' error after trying to run it), because my computer architecture is an ARMv7l. I am using an ODROID XU4, running on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS on ARM. How can I install SDK on an ARM architecture computer? Thanks!

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    Prodigy 200 points
    One work around I had in mind was to simply install the SDK on my Linux-based laptop, then simply copy the unpacked packages over to my little ARM computer but if there were hidden changes such as registry edits or something, then it wouldn't reflect that... Can someone please offer some advice on this please?
  • 0 in reply to Samuel Low29
    TI__Guru*** 143634 points
    Hi,

    Unfortunately we only support standard Ubuntu 16.04. We have not tested any other linux installations.

    We suggest you try to work with linux open source community

    thank you
    Cesar
  • 0 in reply to Cesar
    Prodigy 200 points
    Hi Cesar, I am unable to run any linux binary files from TI to install the SDK packages.

    As far as the Linux community is concerned, they have most advised that there is no existing translator between the Linux on ARM and Linux on 86x or 64x bit, and the only resolution is for the manufacturer to recompile the binary files to be readable in the ARM Architecture.

    I am curious though, most microcomputers, common in robotics, like ODroid and the Raspberry Pi run Linux on the ARM architecture - I noticed that many of the mmWave sensors are applied for robotics purposes. May I know how did those roboticists in the demos and white papers managed to install the mmWave SDK and get their radars working on a remote micro controller like the pi?

    Thanks!
    - Sam
  • 0 in reply to Samuel Low29
    TI__Guru*** 143634 points
    Sam,

    I am looping in our industrial mmwave team that has more experience with robotics applications.

    They may have ARM Linux support in their road map

    thank you
    Cesar
  • 0 in reply to Cesar
    Prodigy 200 points
    Cesar, thank you!!!!! We really appreciate it :)
    Looking forward to hearing from the industrial mmwave team then!
  • 0 in reply to Samuel Low29
    Prodigy 200 points
    Hi Cesar any word from them?
  • 0 in reply to Samuel Low29
    TI__Mastermind 21295 points

    Sam,

    There is no plan to port the mmWave SDK to ARM Linux currently.  However, the SDK is only required when building the firmware to run on the device.  So, you can build and test the firmware using Windows or standard Ubuntu and then (after burning the firmware into the flash on the EVM) you can use a microcontroller or other external processor to communicate with the mmWave sensor over UART or another interface.  The Robot OS mmWave driver in the ROS Point Cloud Visualizer lab ( http://dev.ti.com/tirex/#/?link=Software%2FmmWave%20Sensors%2FIndustrial%20Toolbox%2FLabs%2FROS%20Point%20Cloud%20Visualizer ) is an example of the type of code that can be used to configure and read data from the sensor over the two serial (UART) ports used in the mmWave SDK out-of-box demo.

    Please mark as answered if the question is resolved or reply if more support is required.

    Regards,

    John