Connectivity to TI mmWave Radar and DCA1000EVM to Capture Raw ADC Data

Configuring and Acquiring ADC Data from TI Radar using DCA1000EVM

Radar Toolbox Support Package for Texas Instruments^® mmWave Radar Sensors enables you to configure and acquire raw ADC radar data (IQ data) from Texas Instruments millimeter wave radar EVMs using DCA1000EVM capture card.

Functions

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Live Streaming or Recording Raw ADC Data

`dca1000`	Connect to TI mmWave radar sensor and DCA1000EVM to capture raw ADC data for live processing or offline processing (Since R2024b)
`mmWaveRadarSetup`	Launch Hardware Setup screens for configuring Texas Instruments mmWave radar sensors (Since R2023b)
`step`	Read one radar data cube for live processing of raw ADC (IQ) radar data (Since R2024b)
`startRecording`	Read and record raw ADC data from TI mmWave radar using DCA1000EVM to files in host computer (Since R2024b)
`stopRecording`	Stop recording of raw ADC data from TI mmWave radar using DCA1000EVM (Since R2024b)
`isRecording`	Check status of recording of raw ADC data (IQ data) (Since R2024b)
`release`	Stop streaming raw ADC radar data and release the dca1000 object (Since R2024b)

Processing Recorded Data

`dca1000FileReader`	File-reader object for reading IQ data as radar data cubes from binary files (Since R2024b)
`read`	Read radar data cubes from the binary files using dca1000FileReader object (Since R2024b)
`hasData`	Check if a radar data cube is available to read using dca1000FileReader object (Since R2024b)

Topics

Identifying Serial Ports for TI mmWave Radar Connection
Learn about identifying serial ports (COM ports) for connecting to TI mmWave EVM.
Configure Radar Using a Configuration (.cfg) File for Reading Raw ADC (IQ) Data
Configure TI mmWave radar using a Configuration (.cfg) file for reading raw ADC data.

Getting Started with Reading Raw ADC Data (IQ Data)

Read and Process Raw ADC Data in Real-time from TI mmWave Radar Board Using DCA1000EVM Capture Card

This example shows how to use Radar Toolbox Support Package for Texas Instruments® mmWave Radar Sensors to acquire raw ADC radar data (IQ data) from Texas Instruments (TI) radars for real-time processing. (Since R2024b)

Record Raw ADC Data for Offline Processing from TI mmWave Radar Board Using DCA1000EVM Capture Card

This example shows how to use Radar Toolbox Support Package for Texas Instruments® mmWave Radar Sensors to read and record raw ADC radar data (IQ data) from Texas Instruments (TI) radars in binary files and analyze the recorded data. (Since R2024b)