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SWRU546C–October 2018–Revised April 2020
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mmWaveICBoost and Antenna Module
38 Block Diagram of xWR6843ISK/IWR6843ISK-ODS ................................................................... 32
39 LED location and color .................................................................................................... 35
40 CAN Connector location and label ...................................................................................... 36
41 PCB Antennas.............................................................................................................. 37
42 IWR6843ISK antenna placement MIMO array ........................................................................ 38
43 TX1 Antenna Radiation Pattern in Azimuth............................................................................. 38
44 TX2 Antenna Radiation Pattern in Azimuth............................................................................. 38
45 TX3 Antenna Radiation Pattern in Azimuth............................................................................. 39
46 TX1 Antenna Radiation Pattern in Elevation ........................................................................... 39
47 TX2 Antenna Radiation Pattern in Elevation ........................................................................... 39
48 TX3 Antenna Radiation Pattern in Elevation ........................................................................... 39
49 IWR6843ISK-ODS PCB Antenna ........................................................................................ 40
50 IWR6843ISK-ODS antenna placement MIMO array .................................................................. 40
51 Measured Azimuthal Radiation Pattern for All Tx to Rx Pairs (All 12 Virtual Antenna Pairs Included) ......... 41
52 Measured Elevation Radiation Pattern for All Tx to Rx Pairs (All 12 Virtual Antenna Pairs Included).......... 42
53 Virtual COM port ........................................................................................................... 42
54 Modular mode setup ...................................................................................................... 43
55 DCA1000EVM mode ...................................................................................................... 44
56 mmWAVEICBOOST mode ............................................................................................... 45
57 IWR6843AOPEVM Top View ............................................................................................ 47
58 IWR6843AOPEVM Bottom View......................................................................................... 48
59 Block Diagram of the IWR6843AOPEVM............................................................................... 48
60 Duty Cycle versus Junction Temperature............................................................................... 49
61 Heat sink CAD drawing ................................................................................................... 50
62 Heat sink placement ...................................................................................................... 51
63 AOP Antennas.............................................................................................................. 52
64 IWR6843AOP antenna placement MIMO array ....................................................................... 52
65 Measured Azimuthal Radiation Pattern for All Tx to Rx Pairs (All 12 Virtual Antenna Pairs Included) ......... 53
66 Measured Elevation Radiation Pattern for All Tx to Rx Pairs (All 12 Virtual Antenna Pairs Included).......... 53
67 IWR6843AOPEVM Switches ............................................................................................. 54
68 Switch Configuration for Modular Mode................................................................................. 56
69 Switch Configuration for Bluetooth Mode ............................................................................... 57
70 IWR6843AOPEVM Mounted on MMWAVEICBOOST ................................................................ 57
71 Switch Configuration for MMWAVEICBOOST Mode.................................................................. 58
72 SICP2015 COM Ports ..................................................................................................... 58
73 IWR6843ISK Front View .................................................................................................. 60
74 IWR6843ISK Rear View................................................................................................... 60
75 PCB Antenna – Top........................................................................................................ 61
76 PCB Antenna – Bottom.................................................................................................... 62
77 Block Diagram of IWR6843ISK/IWR6843ISK-ODS.................................................................... 63
78 PGood LED ................................................................................................................. 64
79 PCB Antennas.............................................................................................................. 65
80 TX1 Antenna Radiation Pattern in Azimuth............................................................................. 65
81 TX2 Antenna Radiation Pattern in Azimuth............................................................................. 65
82 TX3 Antenna Radiation Pattern in Azimuth............................................................................. 65
83 TX1 Antenna Radiation Pattern in Elevation ........................................................................... 65
84 TX2 Antenna Radiation Pattern in Elevation ........................................................................... 66
85 TX3 Antenna Radiation Pattern in Elevation ........................................................................... 66
86 IWR6843ISK-ODS PCB Antenna ........................................................................................ 67