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Radar Baseboard MCU4
XENSIV™ 24 GHz radar system platform
Firmware development and debugging
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Firmware development and debugging
The Radar Baseboard MCU4 comes with a default firmware that is intended to serve as a bridge between a host
(typically a PC) and the Radar shields, which are mounted on the connectors. For this, the firmware implements
logic to:
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communicate with the host via USB
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read radar sensor data via SPI
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perform signal processing on the received data from the shield
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provide control signals to the shield for specific tasks (for example, controlling the on/off of the radar
MMIC)
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check if a radar shield board is plugged into the connectors
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read and write the EEPROM on the radar shield board (for example, to identify the board)
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control some auxiliary peripherals such as status LEDs on the baseboard.
The firmware is delivered as a project for the DAVE
out of the box by simply pressing the corresponding buttons in DAVE
4.1
Debugging
The board has several possibilities for debugging:
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Onboard debugger – XMC4200 with debug USB
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Tag connect (P10) – for tag connect debug cables
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Cortex debug connector (X4) – 10-pin connector to enable external debugger to be connected
Cortex debugger
connector
Debug USB
Reset jumper (P9)
Tag connect
Figure 17
V1.1 Debugger components
Application Note
toolchain, enabling compiling, flashing and debugging work
TM
XMC4200
XMC boot level
debugger MCU
jumper (P8)
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V2.1
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