hexar

hexagon-shaped radar. 6 antennas, 1 brain. default 24Ghz, maybe will plan for more frequencies

setup

# Prepare machine
sudo usermod -aG input $(whoami)
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
# Restart your machine
git clone --recursive https://github.com/prisect/hexar

# Build and run
cargo build
cargo run --release

dependencies

• 6 antennas
• hexar sdr card
• USB-to-TTL converter (CP2102, FT232RL)
• UART interface (3.3V / 5V)
• central processing unit/FPGA
• *used LD2412 and LD2450, Hi-Link Electronics, 24GHz mmWave

software

dev

• rust tc
• cargo
• gcc
• make
• cmake

py

• pyserial >= 3.5
• numpy >= 1.21
• matplotlib >= 3.5
• scipy >= 1.8
• pyqt5 >= 5.15

ros2

• rclcpp
• std_msgs
• sensor_msgs
• geometry_msgs
• nav_msgs
• tf2_ros
• rosbag2
• rviz2

schematic

LD24

LD2412 and LD2450 driver, made in rust.

Example plot of LD2412: