SEE ALSO: UWB Literature Review
Qorvo/Decawave
Decawave was bought by qorvo in 2020 and moved from open source to binary drivers early in the life of the DWM3XXX family
The DW1000 family was well recieved by many, but the more recent DWM3XXX family's binary driver has frustated many
These notes are focused on the DW3XXX family
docs from qorvo
- tranciever numbering
- DW3110, DW3120, DW3210, DW3220
- 1|2: 1 is WLCSP, 2 is QFN
- 1|2: number of antenna
- 0
- QM33110W & QM33120W transceivers
- QM33120W has 2 antenna
- DW3110, DW3120, DW3210, DW3220
- DWM3000: DW3110 & antennas &
support
- schematic https://www.qorvo.com/products/d/da008507
- datasheet https://www.qorvo.com/products/d/da008142
- DWM3000EVB arduino shield with DWM3000
- schematic in DW3xxx_XR6.0C_24Feb2022
- DWM3001C: nRF52833 & DW3110 &
antennas & accelerometer & misc
- FAMILY USER MANUAL: https://www.qorvo.com/products/d/da008154
- has spi protocol docs
- register files have IDs, "sub-registers" have offsets ($register:$offset)
- schematics: https://www.qorvo.com/products/d/da008300
- FAMILY USER MANUAL: https://www.qorvo.com/products/d/da008154
- DWM3001CDK: DWM3001C & misc
- QUICK START GUIDE: https://www.qorvo.com/products/d/da008427
- Quick start guide 2022 may with schematic: https://web.archive.org/web/20230929062728/https://www.qorvo.com/products/d/da008427
- QM33120WDK1: nRF52840 & QM33 whatever, does both for AoA vs nonAoA
Libs from qorvo/decawave
zips from qorvo
- DWM3001CDK DK Software, Sources, Tools and Developer Guide ->
DWM3001CDK DK Software, Sources, Tools and Developer Guide/DWM3001CDK DK/- dwm3001cdk documents page
- hereafter referred to as
DWM3001CDK DK ./DWM3001CDK DK/DWM3001CDK_SDK/Doc/DWM3001CDK_SDK_Release_Notes_0.1.1.pdfsays this release containsDWM3001CDK_SDK/Sources/DWM3001CDK-FreeRTOS_DW3_QM33_SDK_0_1_1.zipbut actually containsDWM3001CDK_SDK/Sources/DWM3001CDK-DW3_QM33_SDK-FreeRTOS_0_1_1.zip- has freertos segger project for the DWM3001CDK, or nRF52833
- QM33 DK Software, Sources, Tools and Developer Guide ->
QM33120WDK1/- dwm3001cdk evaulation tools page
- hereafter referred to as
QM33120WDK1 - has freertos segger project for the nRF52840
- basically identical to DWM3001CDK DK but for the nRF52840 not the nRF52833 inside the DWM3001C
- DWM3000 API Software and API Guide ->
DW3xxx_XR6.0C_24Feb2022/- DWM3001C documents page
- hereafter referred to as
DW3xxx_XR6.0C_24Feb2022
developer guides
./QM33120WDK1/DW3_QM33_SDK/Doc/DW3QM33_SDK_Developer_Guide_0.1.1.pdf./DWM3001CDK DK/DWM3001CDK_SDK/Doc/DWM3001CDK_SDK_Developer_Guide_0.1.1.pdf
DW3XXX API
the lowest level code to interface with board over spi
DW3000 C0 Device Driver Version 04.00.00
- actual opensource driver
- was in
DW3000_API_C0_rev4p0.zip - versions can be found
- reportedly, the URL to
DW3xxx_XR6.0C_24Feb2022/used to point to this
DW3xxx Driver version 06.00.07
- binary driver
DW3xxx_XR6.0C_24Feb2022/containsDW3XXX_API_rev9p3.zip: Package v9.3 / Driver v06.00.07 (19th Nov 2021)- has a changelog with releases
- XR6.0C was released 2022-02-23 or 2022-02-24 depending on where you look
release_note.mdclaims it has "DW3XXX API (09.03.00) and Simple Examples package v6.0"
- contains binaries for m33/m4 (nRF53X/everything else according to CMakeLists.tx from br101), HFP/SFP
./DW3xxx_XR6.0C_24Feb2022/Release_XR6.0C/Software/DW3XXX_API/Docs/DW3XXX_Software_API_Guide_2p2.pdf
DW3XXX Device Driver Version 06.00.14
- binary driver
- found in
DWM3001CDK DK...DWM3001CDK-DW3_QM33_SDK-FreeRTOS_0_1_1.zipQM33120WDK1nRF52840DK-DW3_QM33_SDK-FreeRTOS_DW3_QM33_SDK_0_1_1.zip
- no changelog/readme, but does have driver api guide pdf
- binaries for m4, HFP/SFP
./QM33120WDK1/DW3_QM33_SDK/Doc/and./DWM3001CDK DK/DWM3001CDK_SDK/Doc/haveDW3xxx_Driver_API_Guide_6.0.14.pdf
UWB stack
UWB Stack has UWB MAC APIs and UCI APIs
has some references to FIRA stuff
I think UWB MAC is referring to MAC layer, UCI is a spec for MCU -> UWB tranciever comms(FiRa® UWB Command Interface (UCI) Technical Specification v2.0.0 looks like a nice spec but I can't have it right now)
no bluetooth discovery stuff
./QM33120WDK1/DW3_QM33_SDK/Doc/ and ./DWM3001CDK DK/DWM3001CDK_SDK/Doc/ have UWB-Stack-R11.9.2.pdf
It seems better to consider this a part of the DW3_QM33_SDK
UWB Stack R11.9.2 October 2022
- found in both
DWM3001CDK DKandQM33120WDK1, next to DW3XXX Device Driver Version 06.00.14 - binary lib with headers
DW3_QM33_SDK
in both DWM3001CDK DK and QM33120WDK1, and contains UWB Stack and the DW3XXX API FreeRTOS segger thingy
can actually do uwb ranging
keywords
- MCPS: MAC Common Part Sublayer
- UWBS: UWB Subsystem, the conceptual gropu for MAC&PHY layer
- UWB Service: thin inside fira framework that talks to UWBS
existing software stuff
- DW1000 based
- decawave dwm1001 gateway system
- networked uwb stuff with static anchors and gateway uplinks
- rpi based
- RIOT OS
- decawave dwm1001 gateway system
- DW3xxx based
- qorvo DW3xxx Driver API, PHY layer
- zephyr binary library
- reverse engineered notes
- downloads from qorvo below
- qorvo UWB-Stack: MAC layer and some fira stuff
- qorvo DW3xxx Driver API, PHY layer