AWR6843AOP Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating antenna on package, DSP and MCU

FMCW transceiver Integrated 4 receivers and 3 transmitters Antennas-On-Package (AOP) Integrated PLL, transmitter, receiver, Baseband, and ADC 60- to 64-GHz coverage with 4-GHz continuous bandwidth Supports 6-bit phase shifter Ultra-accurate chirp engine based on fractional-N PLL Built-in calibration and self-test Arm Cortex-R4F-based radio control system Built-in firmware (ROM) Self-calibrating system across frequency and temperature Embedded self-monitoring with no host processor involvement on Functional Safety-Compliant targeted devices C674x DSP for advanced signal processing (AWR6843 only) Hardware accelerator for FFT, filtering, and CFAR processing Memory compression Arm® Cortex®-R4F microcontroller for object detection, and interface control Supports autonomous mode (loading user application from QSPI flash memory) Internal memory with ECC AWR6843:1.75 MB, divided into MSS program RAM (512 KB), MSS data RAM (192 KB), DSP L1RAM (64KB) and L2 RAM (256 KB), and L3 radar data cube RAM (768 KB) AWR6443: 1.4 MB, divided into MSS program RAM (512 KB), MSS data RAM (192 KB), and L3 radar data cube RAM (768 KB) Technical reference manual includes allowed size modifications Other interfaces available to user application Up to 6 ADC channels (low sample rate monitoring) Up to 2 SPI ports Up to 2 UARTs 2 CAN-FD interfaces I2C GPIOs 2 lane LVDS interface for raw ADC data and debug instrumentation Functional Safety-Complianttargeted Developed for functional safety applications Documentation will be available to aid ISO 26262 functional safety system design Hardware integrity up to ASIL-B targeted Safety-related certification ISO 26262 certification by TUV Sud planned AEC-Q100 qualified Power management Built-in LDO network for enhanced PSRR I/Os support dual voltage 3.3 V/1.8 V Clock source 40.0 MHz crystal with internal oscillator Supports external oscillator at 40 MHz Supports externally driven clock (square/sine) at 40 MHz Easy hardware design 0.8-mm pitch, 180-pin 15 mm × 15 mm flip chip BGA package (ALP) for easy assembly and low-cost PCB design Small solution size Supports automotive temperature operating range