IWR1642BOOST UART Interface IC RF Development Tools IWR1642 BOOSTER PACK EVM

1 Introduction

The IWR1642 BoosterPack from Texas Instruments is an easy-to-use evaluation board for the IWR1642 mmWave sensing device, with direct connectivity to the microcontroller (MCU) LaunchPad Development Kit. The BoosterPack contains everything required to start developing software for on-chip C67x DSP core and low-power ARM R4F controllers, including onboard emulation for programming and debugging as well as onboard buttons and LEDs for quick integration of a simple user interface.

The standard 20-pin BoosterPack headers make the device compatible with a wide variety of TI MCU LaunchPads and enables easy prototyping.

2 Key Features

• Two 20-pin LaundPad connectors that leverages the ecosystem of the TI LaunchPad

• XDS110 based JTAG emulation with a serial port for onboard QSPI flash programming

• Back-channel UART through USB-to-PC for logging purposes

• Onboard antenna

• 60-pin, high-density (HD) connector for raw analog-to-digital converter (ADC) data over LVDS and trace-data capability

• Onboard CAN transceiver

• One button and two LEDs for basic user interface

• 5-V power jack to power the board

3 Kit Contents

• IWR1642BOOST evaluation board
• Mounting brackets, screws, and nuts to place the printed-circuit board (PCB) vertical Micro USB cable to connect to PC