Open Radar mmwave utils

Repository for TI MMWave utils and simple processing.
This repository contains:

• A dirty linux port of TI's MMWave example
• A dirty linux port of TI's DCA1000 example
• Example python sofware for radar processing using CUPY

Setup and get started

Perform the following steps to get started:

Install dependencies

Install the dependencies as described in installation instructions.

Connect the radar

• Connect the micro-USB port on the DCA1000 to your system
• Connect the AWR2243 to a 5V barrel jack
• Set power connector on the DCA1000 to RADAR_5V_IN
• Put the device in SOP0
  • Jumper on SOP0, all others disconnected
• Connect the RJ45 to your system
• Set a fixed IP to the local interface: 192.168.33.30

Fix the user privileges

sudo touch /etc/udev/rules.d/99-libftdi.rules 
sudo vim /etc/udev/rules.d/99-libftdi.rules 

Add the following line:

SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0451", ATTR{idProduct}=="fd03", GROUP="usb", MODE="0664"

Then create the group and add your user:

sudo useradd -G usb $USER$
sudo usermod -a -G usb $USER$

Build the code

1. Create and enter build folder: mkdir build && cd build
2. Setup cmake, use Ninja for generator: cmake -G Ninja ..
3. Build source: ninja

You will find two binaries setup_dca_1000 and setup_radar inside a newly created bin folder.