Texas Instruments offers the evaluation board IWR6843ISK to aid in designing with their mmWave IC IWR6843. This board includes a USB connector for cloud data and power, but sometimes you might receive or encounter one with no USB port nor any provisions for mounting one. Is this a defective board?
The board is not defective, no. USB functionality was added to this evaluation board in Revision C; boards of Revision B or older do not have any USB ports or USB functionality. Existing Rev. B and older stock is considered the same part number and still viable to be sold by the manufacturer, however. If you require the USB functionality, please ensure to specify this in the Order Notes section of your online order, or to inform the Sales rep you are speaking to of this requirement so they can enter it for you.