Mouser Electronics, Inc., the industry’s leading New Product Introduction (NPI) distributor with the widest selection of semiconductors and electronic components™, is now shipping the AWR294x frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar sensor from Texas Instruments. The AWR294x is a single-chip mmWave sensor and FMCW transceiver (76 GHz to 81 GHz band) with radar data processing elements and peripherals ideal for low-power, self-monitored, ultra-accurate radar systems in automotive in-vehicle networking applications.
Texas Instruments AWR294x radar sensor, available from Mouser, features both TI’s low-power 45 nm radio frequency complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (RFCMOS) and a user-programmable Arm® Cortex®-R5F processor to streamline automotive interface and custom control applications in small form factor with minimal BOM. The AWR294x integrated phase-locked loop (PLL), mixer, voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO), and baseband analog to digital converter (ADC) with digital signal processing (DSP) subsystem (DSS) feature TI’s high-performance C66x DSP for radar signal processing that includes a radio processor subsystem (RSS), responsible for radar front-end control, configuration, and calibration.
The AWR294x hardware accelerator block (HWA 2.0) streamlines common radar processing, saving processing power and resources for custom applications and higher-level algorithms. Simple programming model changes can enable reconfiguration for implementing a multimode sensor. A hardware security module (HSM) with a programmable Arm Cortex-M4 core provides a secure zone of operation.
The AWR2944EVM radar sensor evaluation module is an easy-to-use platform for the demonstration and development of the AWR2944 radar sensor. The AWR2944EVM kit contains everything required to start developing software for the on-chip C66x digital signal processor (DSP), Arm Cortex-R5F controller, and hardware accelerator (HWA 2.0). Also included is onboard emulation for programming and debugging, as well as onboard buttons and LEDs for quick integration of a simple user interface.
• To learn more about the AWR294x radar sensor, visit https://www.mouser.com/new/texas-instruments/ti-awr294x-fmcw-radar-sensor/.
• To learn more about the AWR2944EVM evaluation module, visit https://www.mouser.com/new/texas-instruments/ti-awr2944evm-evaluation-module/.