Using the A111 Pulsed Radar Sensor with a Raspberry Pi
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This tutorial covers concepts or technologies that are no longer current. It's still here for you to read and enjoy, but may not be as useful as our newest tutorials.
View the updated tutorial: Getting Started with the A111 Pulsed Radar Sensor
Contributors:
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Resources and Going Further
If you need any reference material surrounding our A111 Breakout Board, check out this documentation:
- Schematic (PDF)
- Eagle Files (ZIP)
- Acconeer: A1 Radar Sensor Product Page -- SDK, user guides, and datasheet.
- WinSCP -- SCP Windows Download
- GitHub Repository
For help building bigger, better applications around the A111, refer to Acconeer's SDK documentation, including:
- Distance peak detector usage guide (PDF)
- Envelope service user guide (PDF)
- IQ Data service user guide (PDF)
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