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|style="background-color:#f2f2f2"|[[Evaluation #MIMO_Kit|SiRad MIMO]]
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|style="background-color:#f2f2f2"|[[Evaluation #Evalkits_r4|SiRad Easy® r4]]
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|style="background-color:#f2f2f2"|[[Evaluation #Evalkits|SiRad Easy®]]
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|style="background-color:#f2f2f2"|[[Evaluation #Evalkits|SiRad Simple®]]
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|style="background-color:#f2f2f2"|[[Evaluation #Eval_Boards|Eval Boards]]
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|[[File:Simple.jpg|frameless|150px|link={{filepath:{{PAGENAME:Media:Simple.jpg}}}}]]
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|+'''Table 1: Available SR-Evaluation Kits'''
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|style="width: 17%; min-width:130px; background-color:#f2f2f2"|<span style="color: black">'''EvalKit'''</span>
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|style="width: 17%; background-color:#f2f2f2"|[[Evaluation #MIMO_Kit|SiRad MIMO]]
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|style="width: 17%; background-color:#f2f2f2"|[[Evaluation #Evalkits_r4|SiRad Easy® r4]]
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|style="width: 17%; background-color:#f2f2f2"|[[Evaluation #Evalkits|SiRad Easy®]]
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|style="width: 17%; background-color:#f2f2f2"|[[Evaluation #Evalkits|SiRad Simple®]]
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|style="width: 17%; background-color:#f2f2f2"|[[Evaluation #Eval_Boards|Eval Boards]]
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|style="background-color:#f2f2f2"|<span style="color: black">'''Integration of MMIC on PCB'''</span>
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|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 1%; padding-right: 1%; vertical-align: top" | Plug-On MIMO Evaluation Board
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|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 1%; padding-right: 1%; vertical-align: top" | Plug-On Evaluation Board
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|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 1%; padding-right: 1%; vertical-align: top" | Plug-On Evaluation Board
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|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 1%; padding-right: 1%; vertical-align: top" | All-in-One Evaluation Board
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|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 1%; padding-right: 1%; vertical-align: top" | Stand-Alone Evaluation Board
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|-
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|style="background-color:#f2f2f2"|<span style="color: black">'''PCB-Stack'''</span>
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|style="background-color:#f2f2f2; text-align: left; padding-left: 1%; padding-right: 1%; vertical-align: top" |
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*Radar Front End[*1]
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*Baseband Board</br>
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*FPGA Carrier Board</br>
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*MPSoC Module
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|style="background-color:#f2f2f2; text-align: left; padding-left: 1%; padding-right: 1%; vertical-align: top" |
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*Radar Front End[*1]
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*Baseband Board</br>
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*Breakout Board
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|style="background-color:#f2f2f2; text-align: left; padding-left: 1%; padding-right: 1%; vertical-align: top" |
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*Radar Front End[*1]
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*Baseband Board</br>
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*Processing Board
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|style="background-color:#f2f2f2; text-align: left; padding-left: 1%; padding-right: 1%; vertical-align: top" | one layer – EvalBoard only
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|style="background-color:#f2f2f2; text-align: left; padding-left: 1%; padding-right: 1%; vertical-align: top" | one layer – EvalBoard only
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|style="background-color:#f2f2f2"|<span style="color: black">'''Target Application'''</span>
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|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 1%; padding-right: 1%; vertical-align: top" | Flexible and modular test set-up for investigation of use cases
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|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 1%; padding-right: 1%; vertical-align: top" | Flexible and modular test set-up for investigation of use cases
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|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 1%; padding-right: 1%; vertical-align: top" | Flexible and modular test set-up for investigation of use cases
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|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 1%; padding-right: 1%; vertical-align: top" | Compact Test Set-up for investigation of the use case
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|style="text-align: left; padding-left: 1%; padding-right: 1%; vertical-align: top" | Lab Test of MMIC parameters such as gain, linearity, …
  
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|style="background-color:#f2f2f2"|<span style="color: black">'''Available for following MMICs'''</span>
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|style="background-color:#f2f2f2; text-align: left; padding-left: 1%; padding-right: 1%; vertical-align: top" | Multi-Channel [ 2x4 ]
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|style="background-color:#f2f2f2; text-align: left; padding-left: 1%; padding-right: 1%; vertical-align: top" | Single Channel
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|style="background-color:#f2f2f2; text-align: left; padding-left: 1%; padding-right: 1%; vertical-align: top" | Single Channel
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|style="background-color:#f2f2f2; text-align: left; padding-left: 1%; padding-right: 1%; vertical-align: top" | TRX_120_001 fixed
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|style="background-color:#f2f2f2; text-align: left; padding-left: 1%; padding-right: 1%; vertical-align: top" | All 24 GHz MMICs[*2]
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|style="background-color:#f2f2f2"|<span style="color: black">'''Set-Up Example'''</span>
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|[[File:Mimo_website_24_ghz.PNG|frameless|150px|link={{filepath:{{PAGENAME:Media:Mimo_website_24_ghz.PNG}}}}]]
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|[[File:Evaluation-Evalkits-Easy r4-TRA 120 002.PNG|frameless|150px|link={{filepath:{{PAGENAME:Media:Evaluation-Evalkits-Easy r4-TRA 120 002.PNG}}}}]]
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|[[File:Easy_with_lens.jpg|frameless|150px|link={{filepath:{{PAGENAME:Media:Easy_with_lens.jpg}}}}]]
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|[[File:Simple.jpg|frameless|150px|link={{filepath:{{PAGENAME:Media:Simple.jpg}}}}]]
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|[[File:EvalBoard_TRX_024_006_007.PNG|frameless|150px|link={{filepath:{{PAGENAME:Media:EvalBoard_TRX_024_006_007.PNG}}}}]]
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This page contains a quick start guide for our evaluation kits SiRad Easy® and SiRad Simple®. More detailed information can be found in the user guides available in the [https://siliconradar.com/wp/ download area].
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[*1] exchangeable, each MMICs requires a different Front End</br>
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[*2] lead times may apply, please inquire for details
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This page contains a quick start guide for our evaluation kits. More detailed information can be found in the user guides available in the [https://siliconradar.com/wp/ download area].
  
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= SiRad Easy® =
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= SiRad Easy® r4 Evalution Kit =
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*Product information [https://siliconradar.com/datasheets/Product_Information_EvalKits_R4.html]
  
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Requirements:
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*Product Sheet [https://siliconradar.com/datasheets/Product_Sheet_SiRad_Easy_r4_RFE_TRX_120_001.html], [https://siliconradar.com/datasheets/Product_Sheet_SiRad_Easy_r4_RFE_TRA_120_002.html], [https://siliconradar.com/datasheets/Product_Sheet_SiRad_Easy_r4_RFE_TRX_024_046.html]  and [https://siliconradar.com/datasheets/Product_Sheet_SiRad_Easy_r4_Base_Board.html]
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*WebGUI Guide [https://siliconradar.com/datasheets/User_Guide_WebGUI_Easy_Simple.html]
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*Ecosystem [https://siliconradar.com/datasheets/Overview_Easy_r4_Modules.html]
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*Schematics [https://login.siliconradar.com/]
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*Accessories List [https://siliconradar.com/datasheets/Product_Sheet_SiRad_Easy_r4_Boards_Accessories.html]
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*Collimator Lens [https://siliconradar.com/datasheets/Datasheet_Collimator_Lens.html]
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*TRA_120_002 SiRad front end datasheet [https://siliconradar.com/datasheets/Datasheet_TRA_120_002.html]
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*TRX_120_001 SiRad front end datasheet [https://siliconradar.com/datasheets/Datasheet_TRX_120_001.html]
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*TRX_024_046 SiRad front end datasheet [https://siliconradar.com/datasheets/Datasheet_TRX_024_046.html]
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= SiRad Easy® Evalution Kit =
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After receiving SiRad Easy® Evalution Kit, as a first step please visit [https://login.siliconradar.com/ Customer Download Area] (you have to register at our site) and flash the kit according to your front end board. SiRad Easy® Evalution Kit has separate firmware for each front end and it is important to flash the correct firmware. Please see below links for hardware configuration / front end board setup:
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*[[SiRad Easy 60 GHz Front End Board]]
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*[[SiRad Easy 120 GHz Wideband Front End Board]]
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*[[SiRad Easy 300 GHz Front End Board]]
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*User Guide [https://siliconradar.com/datasheets/User_Guide_Easy.html]
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*Protocol Description [https://siliconradar.com/datasheets/Protocol_Description_Easy.html]
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*WebGUI Guide [https://siliconradar.com/datasheets/User_Guide_WebGUI_Easy_Simple.html]
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*Schematics [https://login.siliconradar.com/]
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*Collimator Lens [https://siliconradar.com/datasheets/Datasheet_Collimator_Lens.html]
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*TRX_120_001 SiRad front end datasheet [https://siliconradar.com/datasheets/Datasheet_TRX_120_001.html]
  
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*MS Windows 7/10
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*TRA_120_002 SiRad front end datasheet [https://siliconradar.com/datasheets/Datasheet_TRA_120_002.html]
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*32 bit Java JRE/JDK 1.8.0-111
 
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*Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox
 
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*ST-LINK USB driver (STSW-LINK009)[http://www.st.com/content/st_com/en/products/embedded-software/development-tool-software/stsw-link009.html]
 
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*Software Package by Silicon Radar
 
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*USB cable mini to type A
 
  
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== Connection to PC - Possibility One - via USB ==
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*TRA_024_007 SiRad front end datasheet [https://siliconradar.com/datasheets/Datasheet_TRX_024_007.html]
  
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Connect a USB cable (mini to type A) to the Evaluation Kit and to a PC. An LED will light up to show that the board is powered and working. Go to the STMicroelectronics webpage and download and install the ST-LINK USB driver (STSW-LINK009). Get the software package for PC from the Silicon Radar webpage. Open the COM2WebSocket tool of the software package and connect to the Evaluation Kit using the 230400 baud setting. Open the WebGUI tool of the software package by opening the ‘startEasy.html’ file in a Chrome or Firefox Webbrowser and connect to the Evaluation Kit.
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*TRA_024_006 SiRad front end datasheet [https://siliconradar.com/datasheets/Datasheet_TRX_024_006.html]
  
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<b>The UART connection parameters of the kit are: 230400 baud, 8 bits, 1 stop bit, no parity, no flow control.</b>
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*RF Low Noise Amplifier LNA_024_004 datasheet [https://siliconradar.com/datasheets/Datasheet_LNA_024_004.html]
  
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== Connection to PC - Possibility Two - via integrated WiFi-Access Point ==
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= SiRad Simple® Evaluation Kit =
  
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Once you power-up the sensor module in WiFi configuration, the WiFi module’s LED is flashing in blue. The WiFi module opens an own access point. This may last approximately 40 seconds. Please set the WiFi module of your PC to use automatic IP address selection via DHCP to get an IP address from the sensor. If your PC’s WiFi module uses a static IP, it might not be possible to connect to the WiFi module of the sensor. Connect to the sensor’s WiFi access point using the following login credentials:
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*User Guide [https://siliconradar.com/datasheets/User_Guide_Simple.html]
  
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;SSID:  
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*Protocol description [https://siliconradar.com/datasheets/Protocol_Description_Simple.html]
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:SimpleRadar - <uuid>
 
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;Password:
 
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:SimpleRadar
 
  
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Once the sensor’s WiFi module has opened an access point, it waits for approximately 40 seconds until it starts the sensor operation and the blue LED is switched off. On Windows, the IP address that was assigned by the sensor’s WiFi module to your PC can be checked in the network manager.
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*WebGUI Guide [https://siliconradar.com/datasheets/User_Guide_WebGUI_Easy_Simple.html]
  
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<b>The WiFi module has a limited transfer rate. The maximum possible frame update rate is about 10 Hz when using the WiFi connection.</b>
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*Schematics [https://login.siliconradar.com/]
  
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*Collimator Lens [https://siliconradar.com/datasheets/Datasheet_Collimator_Lens.html]
  
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= SiRad Simple® =
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*TRX_120_001 SiRad front end datasheet [https://siliconradar.com/datasheets/Datasheet_TRX_120_001.html]
  
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= SiRad MIMO Evaluation Kit=
  
 
Requirements:
 
Requirements:
  
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*MS Windows 7/10
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*MS Windows 10
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*32 bit Java JRE/JDK 1.8.0-111
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*ST-LINK USB driver (STSW-LINK009)[http://www.st.com/content/st_com/en/products/embedded-software/development-tool-software/stsw-link009.html]
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*Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox
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*Software Package by Silicon Radar [https://login.siliconradar.com]
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*FTDI-USB driver, if not provided by Windows
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*5V Barrel Jack Power Supply (5.5mm)
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*Software Package by Silicon Radar
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*Ethernet Connection & Cable
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*Serial FTDI-USB cable to USB type A
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<b>Starting the Kit:</b>
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The Evaluation Kit interfaces with the PC through an Ethernet connection, so firstly connect the kit to the PC using an Ethernet cable.
  
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== Connection to PC - Possibility One - via UART ==
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Connecting the 5V power supply starts the kit. Once successfully powered, LED D2 located near the SD card should blink green for a few seconds indicating that Linux is successfully booting from the SD card.
  
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Connect a FTDI-USB cable (serial FTDI to type A) to the Evaluation Kit and to a PC. An LED will light up to show that the board is powered and working. Go to the FTDI webpage and download and install the FTDI-USB driver, if necessary. Get the software package for PC from the Silicon Radar webpage. Open the COM2WebSocket tool of the software package and connect to the Evaluation Kit using the 230400 baud setting. Open the WebGUI tool of the software package by opening the ‘startSimple.html’ file in a Chrome or Firefox Webbrowser and connect to the Evaluation Kit.
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<b>DHCP Connection to PC:</b>
  
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<b>The UART connection parameters of the kit are: 230400 baud, 8 bits, 1 stop bit, no parity, no flow control.</b>
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The connection to the PC is managed by a DHCP protocol, and can be run as either a client or server.  
  
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== Connection to PC - Possibility Two - via integrated WiFi-Access Point ==
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In most cases, where the Kit is connected directly to the Ethernet port of a PC which has it's IP address set automatically, the Kit will be used as a server.
  
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Once you power-up the sensor module in WiFi configuration, the WiFi module’s LED is flashing in blue. The WiFi module opens an own access point. This may last approximately 40 seconds. Please set the WiFi module of your PC to use automatic IP address selection via DHCP to get an IP address from the sensor. If your PC’s WiFi module uses a static IP, it might not be possible to connect to the WiFi module of the sensor. Connect to the sensor’s WiFi access point using the following login credentials:
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== DHCP Connection to PC - Possibility One - Kit as Client ==
  
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;SSID:
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On startup, the kit will search for a DHCP server to become a client of. Once the kit is subscribed to the DHCP server, any client running the GUI will be able to connect to it and run the Kit.
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:SimpleRadar - <uuid>
 
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;Password:
 
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:SimpleRadar
 
  
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Once the sensor’s WiFi module has opened an access point, it waits for approximately 40 seconds until it starts the sensor operation and the blue LED is switched off. On Windows, the IP address that was assigned by the sensor’s WiFi module to your PC can be checked in the network manager.
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== DHCP Connection to PC - Possibility One - Kit as Server ==
  
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<b>The WiFi module has a limited transfer rate. The maximum possible frame update rate is about 10 Hz when using the WiFi connection.</b>
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If there is no DHCP server present, the kit will time out searching for the server after approximately 60 seconds and become a DHCP server itself. Once this happens any client connected to the kit (i.e. a user PC) will be assigned an IP address by the kit and will be able to connect to and run the kit via the GUI.

Latest revision as of 08:20, 14 July 2021

SiRad MIMO SiRad Easy® r4 SiRad Easy® SiRad Simple® Eval Boards
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This page contains a quick start guide for our evaluation kits. More detailed information can be found in the user guides available in the download area.

1 SiRad Easy® r4 Evalution Kit

  • Product information [1]
  • WebGUI Guide [6]
  • Accessories List [9]
  • Collimator Lens [10]
  • TRA_120_002 SiRad front end datasheet [11]
  • TRX_120_001 SiRad front end datasheet [12]
  • TRX_024_046 SiRad front end datasheet [13]

2 SiRad Easy® Evalution Kit

After receiving SiRad Easy® Evalution Kit, as a first step please visit Customer Download Area (you have to register at our site) and flash the kit according to your front end board. SiRad Easy® Evalution Kit has separate firmware for each front end and it is important to flash the correct firmware. Please see below links for hardware configuration / front end board setup:

  • Protocol Description [15]
  • Collimator Lens [18]
  • TRX_120_001 SiRad front end datasheet [19]
  • TRA_120_002 SiRad front end datasheet [20]
  • TRA_024_007 SiRad front end datasheet [21]
  • TRA_024_006 SiRad front end datasheet [22]
  • RF Low Noise Amplifier LNA_024_004 datasheet [23]

3 SiRad Simple® Evaluation Kit

  • Protocol description [25]
  • Collimator Lens [28]
  • TRX_120_001 SiRad front end datasheet [29]

4 SiRad MIMO Evaluation Kit

Requirements:

  • MS Windows 10
  • ST-LINK USB driver (STSW-LINK009)[30]
  • Software Package by Silicon Radar [31]
  • 5V Barrel Jack Power Supply (5.5mm)
  • Ethernet Connection & Cable

Starting the Kit:

The Evaluation Kit interfaces with the PC through an Ethernet connection, so firstly connect the kit to the PC using an Ethernet cable.

Connecting the 5V power supply starts the kit. Once successfully powered, LED D2 located near the SD card should blink green for a few seconds indicating that Linux is successfully booting from the SD card.

DHCP Connection to PC:

The connection to the PC is managed by a DHCP protocol, and can be run as either a client or server.

In most cases, where the Kit is connected directly to the Ethernet port of a PC which has it's IP address set automatically, the Kit will be used as a server.

4.1 DHCP Connection to PC - Possibility One - Kit as Client

On startup, the kit will search for a DHCP server to become a client of. Once the kit is subscribed to the DHCP server, any client running the GUI will be able to connect to it and run the Kit.

4.2 DHCP Connection to PC - Possibility One - Kit as Server

If there is no DHCP server present, the kit will time out searching for the server after approximately 60 seconds and become a DHCP server itself. Once this happens any client connected to the kit (i.e. a user PC) will be assigned an IP address by the kit and will be able to connect to and run the kit via the GUI.

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