Texas Instruments DCA1000EVM User manual

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DCA1000EVM Quick Start Guide
Quick Start Guide
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DCA1000EVM Quick Start Guide
This guide describes how to get started with raw ADC data capture from the xWR mmWave sensor EVMs.
WARNING
This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment, this product
may cause radio interference, and the user may be required to take
adequate measures.
Contents
1 Getting Started............................................................................................................... 2
List of Figures
1 Hardware Connection: DCA1000 With xWR mmWave Sensor EVMs ............................................... 2
2 Data and Supply Cable Connections ..................................................................................... 2
3 Configure Static IP Address on the PC................................................................................... 3
4 COM Ports.................................................................................................................... 3
5 Capture and Post ADC Data............................................................................................... 4
6 Visualization of the Captured Raw ADC Data ........................................................................... 5

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1. Interface the DCA1000 board with the xWR mmWave sensor EVMs, as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1. Hardware Connection: DCA1000 With xWR mmWave Sensor EVMs
2. Connect the microUSB and Ethernet cables to the PC interface, as shown in Figure 2. The DCA1000
and the xWR EVM are powered with 5-V, 2.5-A supplies.
Figure 2. Data and Supply Cable Connections

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3. Select the static IP address in the PC local area network properties, as shown in Figure 3.
Figure 3. Configure Static IP Address on the PC
4. Download and install the mmWave Studio tool from the following link: http://www.ti.com/tool/MMWAVE-
STUDIO. Install the Matlab Runtime Engine from here.
5. When the EVMs are powered and connected to the PC, install the FTDI drivers available from the
mmWave Studio installer package. For details on the FTDI driver installation, refer to the mmWave
Studio User Guide.
6. The device manager shows the COM ports, as shown in Figure 4. The RS232 COM port is shown as
XDS110 Class Application/User UART.
Figure 4. COM Ports

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NOTE: If the XDS110 ports do not appear in the device manager, install the EMUPACK from
http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/XDS_Emulation_Software_Package.
7. Issue a board reset and connect the RS232 COM port.
8. Select the DataCapturedemo_xWR.lua file from the \mmwaveStudio\Scripts\ folder by clicking on the
browse button, then click on the run button.
Figure 5. Capture and Post ADC Data

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Data is captured by the captured card for a sample profile and frame, and the captured data is processed
and displayed as shown in Figure 6.
Figure 6. Visualization of the Captured Raw ADC Data

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