Radar Target Generation Software New Features and Changes

Learn about updates, including new features and behavior changes, introduced in each version of Radar Target Generation Software.

Discover what is new in the latest releases of Radar Target Generation Software.
Note If you cannot find new features and changes for your version, it might not include user-facing updates. However, your version might include non-visible changes such as bug fixes and compatibility updates. For information about non-visible changes, refer to your product Release Notes.

Radar Target Generation 1.3 New Features and Changes

Introduced October 2024

New Features

Radar Target Generation 1.3 added support for the following features:

  • Flexible data routing between RTG and coprocessor
  • Pulse Aware mode
  • On-the-fly adjustments to amplitude based on frequency
  • Support for Agile Attenuator

New Hardware Support

Radar Target Generation 1.3 added support for the following hardware components:

  • PXIe-5699
  • PXIe-5842
  • PXIe-7903

Radar Target Generation 1.2 New Features and Changes

Introduced July 2023

New Features

Radar Target Generation 1.2 added support for the following features:

  • Live target configuration mode—Supports sending configurations up to 1 kHz update rate
  • List mode—Streams target configurations from a file at a sustained rate of 15 kHz
  • Target motion mode—Creates linear target motion based on configuration
  • Predictive mode—Buffers incoming radar pulses to generate later supporting a near 0 s latency target
  • LabVIEW API—Supports both local and remote access
  • mmWave radio head support
  • Coprocessor harness—Allows third party FPGA IP to add functionality to RTG
  • Improved user interface
  • Ability to save/restore calibration data—Saves time getting RTG ready for use
  • Support for synchronized analog attenuation—Controls prototype analog attenuation hardware to improve system dynamic range

New Hardware Support

Radar Target Generation 1.2 added support for the following hardware components:

  • PXIe-5831 IF and mmWave Instrument configuration with two mmRH-5582 mmWave radio heads with Direct TRX ports (0-1)
  • PXIe-5832 IF only configuration and IF and mmWave Instrument configuration with two mmRH-5582 mmWave radio heads with Direct TRX ports (0-1)
  • PXIe-6594

Radar Target Generation 1.0 New Features and Changes

Introduced May 2022

New Features

The initial version of the Radar Target Generation Driver provided support for the following features:

  • Starting the RTG application and connecting to a server
  • Initializing instruments in the Radar Target Generation Driver
  • Starting Loopback Calibration
  • Starting the RTG
  • Setting and applying target parameters on-the fly
  • Using the data clearing utility
  • Getting version information

Hardware Support

The initial version of the Radar Target Generation Driver provided support for the following instruments:

  • PXIe-5830
  • PXIe-5831
  • PXIe-5841