The AWR2944P/AWR2E44P is a
"Performance" expansion to the AWR2944 portfolio with enhanced RF and compute performance to meet
NCAP + Automated Driving requirements. The AWR2944-ECO/AWR2E44-ECO and
AWR2944LC/AWR2E44LC are mainstream and feature optimized variants
respectively in the family to enable customers with a scalable portfolio between P, ECO, and
LC devices in the family. The AWR2944P/AWR2E44P/AWR2944-ECO/AWR2E44-ECO/AWR2944LC/AWR2E44LC
is also a single-chip mmWave sensor composed of a FMCW transceiver, capable of operation in
the 76- to 81-GHz band, radar data processing elements, and peripherals for in-vehicle
networking. The radar sensor is built with TI’s low-power 45-nm RFCMOS process with designs
to enhance RF and compute performance enabling unprecedented levels of integration in a
small form factor and minimal BOM. The
AWR2944P/AWR2E44P/AWR2944-ECO/AWR2E44-ECO/AWR2944LC/AWR2E44LC device is designed
for low-power, self-monitored, ultra-accurate radar systems in the automotive space.
The AWR2E44P/AWR2E44-ECO/AWR2E44LC variant
provides customers with an remarkable Launch on Package (LOP) antenna feature which
facilitates the attachment of antennas directly on to the package. LOP technology enables
loss-less transmission of signals from the AWR2E44P/AWR2E44-ECO/AWR2E44LC chip to the
antenna via holes in the PCB & launches on the bottom of the chip. The chip and antenna
are directly soldered to the PCB enabling low cost PCB material to be used instead of
expensive high-frequency material.
TI’s
low-power 45nm RFCMOS process enables a monolithic implementation of a 4 TX, 4
RX system with integrated PLL, VCO, mixer, and baseband ADC. Integrated in the DSP subsystem
(DSS), is TIs high-performance C66x DSP for radar signal processing. The device includes a
Radio Processor Subsystem (RSS), which is responsible for radar front-end configuration,
control, and calibration. Within the Main Subsystem (MSS), the device implements a
user-programmable Arm Cortex-R5F processor allowing for custom control and automotive
interface applications. The hardware accelerator block (HWA 2.1) supplements the DSS and MSS by offloading common radar processing such as
FFT, constant false alarm rate (CFAR), scaling, and compression. This saves MIPS on the DSS
and MSS, opening up resources for custom applications and higher-level algorithms.
A Hardware Security Module (HSM) is also
provisioned in the device (available for only secure part variants). The HSM consists of a
programmable Arm Cortex-M4 core and the necessary infrastructure to provide a secure zone of
operation within the device.
The
AWR2944P/AWR2E44P/AWR2944-ECO/AWR2E44-ECO/AWR2944LC/AWR2E44LC also incorporates a Cortex-M4
processor to configure and control the Hardware Accelerator module (HWA 2.1).
Simple programming model changes can enable a
wide variety of sensor implementation (Short, Mid, Long) with the possibility of dynamic
reconfiguration for implementing a multimode sensor.
Additionally, the
AWR2944P/AWR2E44P/AWR2944-ECO/AWR2E44-ECO/AWR2944LC/AWR2E44LC is provided as a
complete platform device including TI hardware and software reference designs, software
drivers, sample configurations, API guides, and user documentation.
The AWR2944P/AWR2E44P is a
"Performance" expansion to the AWR2944 portfolio with enhanced RF and compute performance to meet
NCAP + Automated Driving requirements. The AWR2944-ECO/AWR2E44-ECO and
AWR2944LC/AWR2E44LC are mainstream and feature optimized variants
respectively in the family to enable customers with a scalable portfolio between P, ECO, and
LC devices in the family. The AWR2944P/AWR2E44P/AWR2944-ECO/AWR2E44-ECO/AWR2944LC/AWR2E44LC
is also a single-chip mmWave sensor composed of a FMCW transceiver, capable of operation in
the 76- to 81-GHz band, radar data processing elements, and peripherals for in-vehicle
networking. The radar sensor is built with TI’s low-power 45-nm RFCMOS process with designs
to enhance RF and compute performance enabling unprecedented levels of integration in a
small form factor and minimal BOM. The
AWR2944P/AWR2E44P/AWR2944-ECO/AWR2E44-ECO/AWR2944LC/AWR2E44LC device is designed
for low-power, self-monitored, ultra-accurate radar systems in the automotive space.
The AWR2E44P/AWR2E44-ECO/AWR2E44LC variant
provides customers with an remarkable Launch on Package (LOP) antenna feature which
facilitates the attachment of antennas directly on to the package. LOP technology enables
loss-less transmission of signals from the AWR2E44P/AWR2E44-ECO/AWR2E44LC chip to the
antenna via holes in the PCB & launches on the bottom of the chip. The chip and antenna
are directly soldered to the PCB enabling low cost PCB material to be used instead of
expensive high-frequency material.
TI’s
low-power 45nm RFCMOS process enables a monolithic implementation of a 4 TX, 4
RX system with integrated PLL, VCO, mixer, and baseband ADC. Integrated in the DSP subsystem
(DSS), is TIs high-performance C66x DSP for radar signal processing. The device includes a
Radio Processor Subsystem (RSS), which is responsible for radar front-end configuration,
control, and calibration. Within the Main Subsystem (MSS), the device implements a
user-programmable Arm Cortex-R5F processor allowing for custom control and automotive
interface applications. The hardware accelerator block (HWA 2.1) supplements the DSS and MSS by offloading common radar processing such as
FFT, constant false alarm rate (CFAR), scaling, and compression. This saves MIPS on the DSS
and MSS, opening up resources for custom applications and higher-level algorithms.
A Hardware Security Module (HSM) is also
provisioned in the device (available for only secure part variants). The HSM consists of a
programmable Arm Cortex-M4 core and the necessary infrastructure to provide a secure zone of
operation within the device.
The
AWR2944P/AWR2E44P/AWR2944-ECO/AWR2E44-ECO/AWR2944LC/AWR2E44LC also incorporates a Cortex-M4
processor to configure and control the Hardware Accelerator module (HWA 2.1).
Simple programming model changes can enable a
wide variety of sensor implementation (Short, Mid, Long) with the possibility of dynamic
reconfiguration for implementing a multimode sensor.
Additionally, the
AWR2944P/AWR2E44P/AWR2944-ECO/AWR2E44-ECO/AWR2944LC/AWR2E44LC is provided as a
complete platform device including TI hardware and software reference designs, software
drivers, sample configurations, API guides, and user documentation.