🚗 mmWave Sensors Configuration Desktop Application

🔗 Open Source on GitHub

This tool is open-source and actively maintained.
👉 Get the code on GitHub

A new GUI desktop application for configuring Texas Instruments mmWave sensors — developed as an enhanced alternative to the TI mmWave Demo Visualizer. This application provides greater flexibility in configuring sensor parameters and is compatible with the following evaluation boards:

• IWR6843ISK
• AWR1642BOOST
• IWR1843BOOST

🔧 Key Features

• Load and customize .cfg files from the mmWave Demo Visualizer
• Modify chirp parameters (e.g., slope, bandwidth, sampling rate) in real time
• Flash the sensors using TI UniFlash
• Send updated configurations instantly
• Access and visualize raw radar data
• Compatible with both Windows and Ubuntu

🚀 Step 1: Flash the mmWave Sensor

To flash the sensor firmware:

1. Download the prebuilt binary image from TI Resource Explorer. After installing the Radar Toolbox, navigate to:
   ~/radar_toolbox_3_10_00_05/source/ti/examples/Out_Of_Box_Demo/prebuilt_binaries/
2. Install TI UniFlash.
3. Follow the instructions on TI’s website to flash the correct firmware for your board:
   • IWR6843ISK User Guide
   • AWR1642BOOST User Guide
   • IWR1843BOOST User Guide

📁 Step 2: Generate the Configuration File

To use the GUI application, first generate a configuration file using TI’s mmWave Demo Visualizer:

1. Visit the mmWave Demo Visualizer (available online via TI Resource Explorer).
2. Select your sensor model under Setup Details.
3. Open Options > Serial Port Configuration, and choose the correct ports.
4. Click Send Config to mmWave Device to test the connection.
5. Once the plots appear, click Save Config to PC to export the .cfg file.

This configuration file can now be customized and used within the desktop GUI application.

💻 Step 3: Use the Desktop Application

Run the appropriate file depending on your operating sy

How to Use:

1. Connect your sensor to your PC.
2. The app will auto-detect available serial ports.
3. Select the corresponding Data and Command ports.
4. Click Browse Config (.CFG) to import your saved .cfg file.
5. Press Connect, then Send Configuration.
6. Make sure to re-click Send Configuration after modifying any parameters.
7. To reset the sensor, press the NRST button on the hardware.

📽️ Watch the Full Tutorial