3.2.1 Test Setup

This subsection provides details of the test setup with the required hardware and software to run the gesture-based HMI application.

1. Follow the instructions provided in the multi_gesture_and _motion_detection lab user's guide (downloaded in Section 3.1.2.2) to setup the IWR6843 mmWave sensor EVM and flash the lab binary onto it.
2. Mount the mmWave EVM in the orientation shown in (see Figure 9).
3. Follow the instructions outlined in Section 3.1.2.1, AM335x BBB to create a bootable microSD card with PLSDK image for the BBB.
4. Insert the now bootable microSD card into the BBB microSD card slot. (see Figure 10).
5. Connect the XDS110-USB port on the IWR6843 mmWave EVM to the BBB USB port using the micro USB cable.
6. Connect the HDMI monitor to the BBB using the micro HDMI cable (see Figure 10).
7. Connect the 5-V, 3-A power supply to the IWR6843 mmWave EVM and press the SW2 (NRST) switch.
8. Connect the BBB to the host computer (PC) using the FTDI-to-TTL debug cable.
9. While keeping S2 (boot button) on BBB board pressed, connect the 5-V power supply and release the S2 (switch), once the 5-V power supply is connected. This is required to boot up the BBB from the microSD card.
10. The BBB board should boot up and the Matrix GUI application should be seen on the screen (see Figure 11) (the Matrix GUI to Start takes a few minutes )
11. Open the BBB COM port in TeraTerm or any other terminal emulation software and login as root (no password).
12. Stop the Matrix GUI application and Weston scripts on the BBB board using the following command:
#/etc/init.d/weston stop
13. Run the mmwavegesture_hmi application by using following instruction:
#mmwavegesture_hmi 1 -platform eglfs