Texas Instruments mmWave Radar Sensor Support from Radar Toolbox
Acquire radar data from Texas Instruments millimeter wave EVMs
System requirements and installation options
Check the System Requirements
To install a hardware support package, you must have a supported product release, along with the required operating system and base product.
View the hardware support package system requirements table and confirm you have:
- A supported release
- A supported operating system
- The required base products
If you do not have a supported release or the required base products, you can get started with a free trial, or you can purchase products.
Continue with the Installation
After confirming you have the system requirements, proceed with either installation option listed below.
Option 1: Using the Toolstrip
Launch the Support Package Installer from your version of MATLAB and navigate to the correct support package.
Option 2: "Get Support Package" Button (.mlpkginstall file*)
Clicking the Get Support Package button provides the support package install file:
([filename].mlpkginstall)
There are several ways to initiate the Support Package Installer from these files:
- Open the
.mlpkginstallfile directly from your Internet browser. - Download and save the file (the default option for some Internet browsers), and open it directly from your Windows, Mac, or Linux operating system.
- Open the
.mlpkginstallfile directly from within MATLAB by navigating the Current Folder to the location of the downloaded file and double clicking it. That will initiate the installation for the MATLAB release that you have open.
The primary difference between using the .mlpkginstall file (option 2) rather than the toolstrip (option 1) to initiate support package installation is that the file allows the user to avoid the support package selection screen on the installer.
*These file types were introduced in MATLAB R2013a.
Users without an Internet connection can install hardware support packages by following the download instructions.
Capabilities and Features
Using the Radar Toolbox Support Package for Texas Instruments® mmWave Radar Sensors, you can connect, configure, and acquire radar data from Texas Instruments millimeter wave (mmWave) Sensor Evaluation Modules (EVMs). You can use the support package to obtain the real radar data. You can also use the support package with the capabilities in Sensor Fusion and Tracking Toolbox™ to build, test, and validate tracking applications.
The support package lets you:
- Connect, configure, and stream radar measurements from TI mmWave Radar EVM into MATLAB®
- Acquire and analyze radar measurements such as object detections, range profiles, noise profiles, Range-Doppler responses, and more
- Capture raw ADC/IQ data for custom signal processing and algorithm development
- Use the multi-object tracker functions in Sensor Fusion and Tracking Toolbox along with the support package to develop and test tracking applications
- Deploy standalone applications from Simulink to the TI mmWave Radar EVM’s Application processor
- Prototype radar perception algorithms using live sensor data
Platform and Release Support
See the hardware support package system requirements table for the current and prior version, release, and platform availability. View enhancements and bug fixes in release notes.
Supported Hardware
- IWR6843ISK
- AWR6843ISK
- IWR6843AOPEVM
- AWR6843AOPEVM
- IWR1642BOOST
- AWR1642BOOST
- AWR1843BOOST
- IWR1843BOOST
- IWRL6432BOOST (ES1 and ES2 revisions)
- AWR1843AOPEVM
- AWR2944EVM
Texas Instruments mmWave Radar Sensor Evaluation Module
