Implementing a Real-time Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Algorithm on TI’s C6678 DSP Reference Design
Description
This reference design shows a real-time synthetic aperture radar (SAR) running on a multicore TMS320C6678 digital signal processor (DSP). One of the main challenges of SAR is to generate high-resolution images in real-time: since forming the image involves computationally-demanding signal processing procedures. We have implemented a SAR algorithm on the C6678 eight-core fixed- and floating-point DSP to show the full application performance and how it scales across one: two: four and eight DSP cores. Here: the range-Doppler SAR processing algorithm is modularized from a functional perspective and the computational task is mapped to multiple cores running in parallel. The task-mapping procedure is accomplished using OpenMP.
Features
- This reference design is tested and includes an evaluation module (EVM): software and a user guide.The hardware platform includes TMDSEVM6678 EVM for a high performance: cost-efficient development platform: using TMS320C6678 high-performance DSP based on our C66x KeyStone™ architecture.This design includes schematics: design files: and a bill of materials.SAR algorithm: input binary files and display scripts are included along with links to download BIOS-MCSDK and SDK software framework.The design guide discusses the Range-Doppler Algorithm implementation: required hardware and software and step-by-step guide to buliding and running the SAR application.
Applications
- Radar
Product Categories
| Application Area | End Equipment |
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| Radar | https://www.ti.com/solution/radar#referencedesigns |
| Part Number | Name | Companion Part | |
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| TMS320C6678 | TMS320C6678 | Buy Datasheet |
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| Download the bill of materials for TIDEP0045 | Download |
Test Data
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Download the test file for TIDEP0045| Title | Updated | Type | Size (KB) | |
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| Implementing a Real-time Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Algorithm BOM | 15 Jan 2016 | 127 | ||
| TIDEP0037 Gerber (TMDSEVM6678L EVM) | 02 Jul 2015 | ZIP | 6050 | |
| TIDEP0037 CAD Files (TMDSEVM6678L EVM) | 02 Jul 2015 | ZIP | 699 | |
| TIDEP0037 PCB (TMDSEVM6678L EVM) | 02 Jul 2015 | ZIP | 4216 | |
| TIDEP0037 Schematic (TMDXEVMPCI) | 02 Jul 2015 | 233 | ||
| TIDEP0037 Schematic (TMS320C6678Lx EVM) | 02 Jul 2015 | 1122 |