Our newest microwave motion sensor seamlessly senses movement and proximity, creating an environment where technology responds intuitively to your every gesture.
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Hardware Overview
How does it work?
Microwave 6 Click is based on the PD-V8-S, a high-frequency microwave sensor from Ningbo Pdlux Electronic Technology. This motion sensor is a C-band Bi-Static Doppler transceiver module. It is housed in a metal can and features a built-in resonator oscillator (CRO), providing a stable operation as it improves its front signal-receiving ability and reduces its flank blind area. The module adopts a flat plane antenna suitable for wall mounting. The Microwave 6 Click detects the frequency shift between a transmitted and a received signal reflected from a moving object within the field of view of the transceiver. The
produced low-level output is amplified over the MCP6022, a rail-to-rail input/output operational amplifier from Microchip. The amplified output goes to the ADC SEL jumper, which allows you to read the data over an analog pin of the mikroBUS™ socket or the MCP3221, a low-power 12-bit A/D converter from Microchip. The jumper is set to an analog pin by default. If the option is the ADC, you can count up to 22.3ksps in I2C fast mode. As mentioned, the Microwave 6 Click uses an analog AN pin of the mikroBUS™ socket or a standard 2-Wire I2C interface of the MCP3221 to communicate with the host MCU. The I2C of the
ADC supports standard (100KHz) and fast (400KHz) modes. Depending on the ADC of the host MCU, the onboard 12-bit ADC could be a better choice. Worth noting is that the microwave sensor works on 5V. This Click board™ can operate with either 3.3V or 5V logic voltage levels selected via the VCC SEL jumper. This way, both 3.3V and 5V capable MCUs can use the communication lines properly. Also, this Click board™ comes equipped with a library containing easy-to-use functions and an example code that can be used as a reference for further development.
Features overview
Development board
EasyPIC v8 is a development board specially designed for the needs of rapid development of embedded applications. It supports many high pin count 8-bit PIC microcontrollers from Microchip, regardless of their number of pins, and a broad set of unique functions, such as the first-ever embedded debugger/programmer. The development board is well organized and designed so that the end-user has all the necessary elements, such as switches, buttons, indicators, connectors, and others, in one place. Thanks to innovative manufacturing technology, EasyPIC v8 provides a fluid and immersive working experience, allowing access anywhere and under any
circumstances at any time. Each part of the EasyPIC v8 development board contains the components necessary for the most efficient operation of the same board. In addition to the advanced integrated CODEGRIP programmer/debugger module, which offers many valuable programming/debugging options and seamless integration with the Mikroe software environment, the board also includes a clean and regulated power supply module for the development board. It can use a wide range of external power sources, including a battery, an external 12V power supply, and a power source via the USB Type-C (USB-C) connector.
Communication options such as USB-UART, USB DEVICE, and CAN are also included, including the well-established mikroBUS™ standard, two display options (graphical and character-based LCD), and several different DIP sockets. These sockets cover a wide range of 8-bit PIC MCUs, from the smallest PIC MCU devices with only eight up to forty pins. EasyPIC v8 is an integral part of the Mikroe ecosystem for rapid development. Natively supported by Mikroe software tools, it covers many aspects of prototyping and development thanks to a considerable number of different Click boards™ (over a thousand boards), the number of which is growing every day.
Microcontroller Overview
MCU Card / MCU
![default](https://dbp-cdn.mikroe.com/catalog/mcus/resources/PIC18LF46K80.jpg)
Architecture
PIC
MCU Memory (KB)
64
Silicon Vendor
Microchip
Pin count
40
RAM (Bytes)
3648
Used MCU Pins
mikroBUS™ mapper
Take a closer look
Schematic
![Microwave 6 Click Schematic schematic](https://dbp-cdn.mikroe.com/catalog/click-boards/resources/1ee809e9-7104-6b58-b7f9-0242ac120003/microwave-6-click-v100-Schematic-1.png)
Step by step
Project assembly
Track your results in real time
Application Output
After pressing the "FLASH" button on the left-side panel, it is necessary to open the UART terminal to display the achieved results. By clicking on the Tools icon in the right-hand panel, multiple different functions are displayed, among which is the UART Terminal. Click on the offered "UART Terminal" icon.
![UART Application Output Step 1](https://dbp-cdn.mikroe.com/cms/shared-resources/1eed703a-40a0-6b58-88de-02420a00029a/UART-AO-Step-1.jpg)
Once the UART terminal is opened, the window takes on a new form. At the top of the tab are two buttons, one for adjusting the parameters of the UART terminal and the other for connecting the UART terminal. The tab's lower part is reserved for displaying the achieved results. Before connecting, the terminal has a Disconnected status, indicating that the terminal is not yet active. Before connecting, it is necessary to check the set parameters of the UART terminal. Click on the "OPTIONS" button.
![UART Application Output Step 2](https://dbp-cdn.mikroe.com/cms/shared-resources/1eed703a-eb29-62fa-ba91-02420a00029a/UART-AO-Step-2.jpg)
In the newly opened UART Terminal Options field, we check if the terminal settings are correct, such as the set port and the Baud rate of UART communication. If the data is not displayed properly, it is possible that the Baud rate value is not set correctly and needs to be adjusted to 115200. If all the parameters are set correctly, click on "CONFIGURE".
![UART Application Output Step 3](https://dbp-cdn.mikroe.com/cms/shared-resources/1eed703b-7543-6fbc-9c69-0242ac120003/UART-AO-Step-3.jpg)
The next step is to click on the "CONNECT" button, after which the terminal status changes from Disconnected to Connected in green, and the data is displayed in the Received data field.
![UART Application Output Step 4](https://dbp-cdn.mikroe.com/cms/shared-resources/1eed703c-068c-66a4-a4fc-0242ac120003/UART-AO-Step-4.jpg)
Software Support
Library Description
This library contains API for Microwave 6 Click driver.
Key functions:
microwave6_read_raw_adc
- Microwave 6 read raw ADC value function.microwave6_read_voltage
- Microwave 6 read voltage level function.microwave6_set_vref
- Microwave 6 set vref function.
Open Source
Code example
This example can be found in NECTO Studio. Feel free to download the code, or you can copy the code below.
/*!
* @file main.c
* @brief Microwave 6 Click Example.
*
* # Description
* This example demonstrates the use of the Microwave 6 Click board™
* by reading and displaying the results of AD conversion and motion detection.
*
* The demo application is composed of two sections :
*
* ## Application Init
* The initialization of I2C or ADC module and log UART.
* After driver initialization, the app calculates the reference ADC value.
*
* ## Application Task
* The demo application reads the ADC results, takes an ADC sample,
* compares the difference between the taken samples and the ADC reference value,
* and reports the movement if the difference is higher/lower than the selected threshold value.
* Results are being sent to the UART Terminal, where you can track their changes.
*
* @author Nenad Filipovic
*
*/
#include "board.h"
#include "log.h"
#include "microwave6.h"
#define MICROWAVE6_THRESHOLD 0.5f
#define MICROWAVE6_FLAG_CLEAR 0
#define MICROWAVE6_FLAG_SET 1
static microwave6_t microwave6; /**< Microwave 6 Click driver object. */
static log_t logger; /**< Logger object. */
static float reference = 0, voltage = 0;
static uint8_t flag = MICROWAVE6_FLAG_CLEAR;
void application_init ( void )
{
log_cfg_t log_cfg; /**< Logger config object. */
microwave6_cfg_t microwave6_cfg; /**< Click config object. */
/**
* Logger initialization.
* Default baud rate: 115200
* Default log level: LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG
* @note If USB_UART_RX and USB_UART_TX
* are defined as HAL_PIN_NC, you will
* need to define them manually for log to work.
* See @b LOG_MAP_USB_UART macro definition for detailed explanation.
*/
LOG_MAP_USB_UART( log_cfg );
log_init( &logger, &log_cfg );
log_info( &logger, " Application Init " );
// Click initialization.
microwave6_cfg_setup( µwave6_cfg );
MICROWAVE6_MAP_MIKROBUS( microwave6_cfg, MIKROBUS_1 );
err_t init_flag = microwave6_init( µwave6, µwave6_cfg );
if ( ( ADC_ERROR == init_flag ) || ( I2C_MASTER_ERROR == init_flag ) )
{
log_error( &logger, " Communication init." );
for ( ; ; );
}
log_printf( &logger, " Calibrating the sensor...\r\n" );
log_printf( &logger, " There must be no movement near the sensor!\r\n" );
log_printf( &logger, "----------------------------------\r\n" );
Delay_ms( 3000 );
if ( MICROWAVE6_OK == microwave6_read_voltage( µwave6, &reference ) )
{
log_printf( &logger, " The sensor has been calibrated!\r\n" );
log_printf( &logger, " Detector AN Voltage : %.3f[V]\r\n", reference );
log_printf( &logger, "----------------------------------\r\n" );
Delay_ms( 100 );
}
else
{
log_error( &logger, " Communication error." );
for ( ; ; );
}
log_printf( &logger, "The motion detector unit is ready.\r\n" );
log_printf( &logger, "----------------------------------\r\n" );
Delay_ms( 100 );
}
void application_task ( void )
{
if ( MICROWAVE6_OK == microwave6_read_voltage( µwave6, &voltage ) )
{
if ( ( ( voltage + MICROWAVE6_THRESHOLD ) < reference ) ||
( ( voltage - MICROWAVE6_THRESHOLD ) > reference ) )
{
if ( MICROWAVE6_FLAG_SET == flag )
{
log_printf( &logger, " Motion detected!\r\n" );
log_printf( &logger, " Detector AN Voltage : %.3f[V]\r\n", voltage );
log_printf( &logger, "----------------------------------\r\n" );
flag = MICROWAVE6_FLAG_CLEAR;
Delay_ms( 100 );
}
}
else
{
flag = MICROWAVE6_FLAG_SET;
}
}
}
void main ( void )
{
application_init( );
for ( ; ; )
{
application_task( );
}
}
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