RTG System Benchmarks
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RTG System Benchmarks
Supported hardware | PXIe-5830, PXIe-5831, PXIe-5832, PXIe-5841, PXIe-5842 |
VST | Nominal Frequency Range | Nominal Instantaneous Signal Bandwidth |
---|---|---|
PXIe-5830 | 5 GHz to 12 GHz | 1 GHz |
PXIe-5831/5832 | 5 GHz to 21 GHz | 1 GHz |
PXIe-5831/5832 with mmWave radio heads | 22.5 GHz to 44 GHz | 1 GHz |
PXIe-5841 | 9 kHz to 6 GHz | 1 GHz |
PXIe-5842 | 30 MHz to 26.5 GHz | 2 GHz |
Note Frequency range and instantaneous signal bandwidth values
are nominal. Refer to the specifications for your VST for complete
specifications.
Pulse Aware personality number of targets | Three, simultaneously per channel |
Pulse Invariant personality number of targets | Four, simultaneously per channel |
Multiple channel support | Up to four channels (Vector Signal Transceivers) time synchronized with common start/stop |
Target parameters | Delay, doppler, attenuation |
Configuration update mode | Live, list, target motion |
Live mode configuration update rate | Up to 1 kHz |
List mode configuration update rate | 15 kHz |
Target motion mode configuration update rate | 15 kHz |
Pulse width waveform (verified with continuous wave mode) | No restrictions, CW supported for Pulse Invariant personality |
PRF waveform (verified with continuous wave mode) | No restrictions, CW supported for Pulse Invariant personality |
Minimum range with PXIe-5830/5831/5832 | 123 m (820 ns) |
Minimum range with PXIe-5831/5832 with mmWave radio heads | 126 m (840 ns) |
Minimum range with PXIe-5841 | 119 m (795 ns) |
Minimum range with PXIe-5842 | 570 m (3.8 μs) |
Maximum range | 15,000 km (100 ms) |
Pulse Aware personality | No limit |
Pulse Invariant personality with PXIe-5830/5831/5832/5841 | 7,856 m (52.4 μs) |
Pulse Invariant personality with PXIe-5842 | 3,928 m (26.2 μs) |
Range step with PXIe-5830/5831/5832/5841 | 0.12 m (800 ps) |
Range step with PXIe-5842 | 0.06 m (400 ps) |
Doppler offset | >±2 MHz |
Frequency corrected doppler | Supported. Refer to Attenuation for information about on-the-fly (OTF) correction. |
Doppler resolution | <5 Hz |
Amplitude accuracy | <±0.25 dB |
Amplitude resolution | <0.1 dB |
Input power range | +10 dBm to -10 dBm |
Output power range | 0 dBm to -150 dBm (with Agile Attenuator) |
Control interface | Remote API (Ethernet - gRPC), soft front panel, LabVIEW API |
Input trigger support | Supported to update target parameters |
Output trigger support | Supported to aligning external devices to parameter changes |
Related Information
- PXIe-5830 Specifications
- PXIe-5831 Specifications
- PXIe-5832 Specifications
- PXIe-5841 Specifications
- PXIe-5842 Specifications
- Attenuation
The RTG has several sources of attenuation.