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Walabot Starter
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DESCRIPTION INCLUDES FEATURES DOCUMENTS
Frequency range: 6.3–8GHz
Three-antenna array
Three-dimensional radio frequency-based sensor
Uses an array of linearly polarized broadband antennas
Radar API
Breathing API
Range measurement and motion detection capabilities
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CYPRESS DEVELOPMENT IMAGING RADIO FREQUENCY RF SENSOR TOOLS
WALABOT
Walabot Starter Product Help and Resources
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Getting Started with
Walabot
FEBRUARY 15, 2018
See through walls, track objects,
monitor breathing patterns, and
more using the power of radio
frequency with the Walabot! In
this tutorial, we will explore
Walabot’s features using the
Software Demo Kit (SDK) on
Windows and the Application
Programming Interface (API) on
Linux-based distributions for
embedded projects.
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Keith55555 / about 7 months ago / 1
So the starters limitation is a resolution thing then.
staypuft / about 7 months ago / 1
Is it possible to extract I/Q data from this?
Keith55555 / about 7 months ago / 1
Could the ‘Starter’ see through something thin like paper?
bboyho / about 7 months ago / 1
The Walabot Starter is capable of basic range measurements and monitoring breathing patterns.
If you are using the “thin paper” to protect the board like an enclosure, it is possible to fix the Walabot:
... to the surface of your project, or to its cover. Make sure that the front cover is nonme
tallic (e.g.plastic) and preferably thin (not exceeding 2mm). Make sure that the front side
with the antennas is facing outwards.
This is explained in section 8. Mechanical Data under Walabot datasheet. I verified this note when writing
the tutorial.
Unfortunately, the Starter is not able to do short range imaging due to the amount of antennas it has
available. This is explained in the hookup guide as a note => Getting Started with Walabot.
Note: Due to the limitations of the Walabot Starter, it is not able view objects behind wall
s.
Hopefully that clarifies a few things with the Starter and Developer.
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