Frontends and general concept
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Echo generation type |
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Dynamic artificial object generation |
Echo generation concept |
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Hybrid with analog for short object distances <17 m and digital for larger distances
(Optional: fully digital down to the air gap value for FMCW radar testing) |
Remote Frontends |
R&S®AREG8-24S/-24D/-81S/-81D |
Classical mmW remote frontends |
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R&S®QAT100 |
Innovative R&S®QAT100 el. controllable antenna array |
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With the R&S®FE44S |
Enabling integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) testing in 24-44GHz FR2 |
Max. number of remote frontends per base unit |
with R&S®AREG8-24S/-24D/-81S/-81D |
Up to 4 classical mmW remote frontends |
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with R&S®QAT100 |
Up to 8 with R&S®QAT100 |
Frequency
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RF frequency bands |
with R&S®AREG8-24S/-24D |
24-24.25 GHz |
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With the R&S®FE44S |
24-44 GHz |
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with R&S®AREG8-81S/-81D |
76-81 GHz |
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with R&S®QAT100 |
76-81 GHz |
Instantaneous bandwidth |
with R&S®AREG8-B9 |
1 GHz |
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with R&S®AREG8-B9 and R&S®AREG8-K527 |
2 GHz |
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with R&S®AREG8-B9, R;&S®AREG8-K527 and R&S®AREG8-K528 |
4 GHz |
Artificial objects
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Minimum artificial object distance |
with R&S®AREG8-B9 |
< 17 m + air gap |
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With the R&S®AREG8-B9 and R&S®AREG-B63 |
< 4 m + air gap |
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With the R&S®AREG8-B9 and R&S®AREG8-K814 |
Airgap value |
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With the R&S®AREG8-B9, R&S®AREG8-B63 and R&S®AREG8-K814 |
Airgap value |
Covered distance range of artificial objects |
with R&S®AREG8-B9 |
< 17 m to 3000 m |
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with R&S®AREG8-B9 and R&S®AREG8-B63 |
< 4 m to 3000 m |
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With the R&S®AREG8-B9 and R&S®AREG8-K814 |
Air gap value to 3000 m |
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With The R&S®AREG8-B9, R&S®AREG8-B63 and R&S®AREG8-K814 |
Air gap value to 3000 m |
Max number of artificial objects per R&S®AREG800A base unit |
with R&S®QAT100 |
Artificial object distance < 4 m to 17 m:
Up to 4 with individual azimuth, distance, RCS, Doppler with AREG8-B63
Up to 8 with individual azimuth, distance, RCS, Doppler with AREG8-K814
Artificial object distance > 17 m:
Up to 8 with individual azimuth, distance, RCS, Doppler |
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with R&S®AREG8-24S/-24D/-81S/-81D |
Artificial object distance < 4 m to 17 m:
Up to 4 with individual distance, RCS, Doppler (1 per mmW frontend) with AREG8-B63
Up to 32 with individual distance, RCS, Doppler (8 per mmW frontend) with AREG8-K814
Artificial object distance > 17 m:
Up to 32 with individual distance, RCS, Doppler (8 per mmW frontend)
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With the R&S®FE44S |
Artificial object distance < 4 m to 17 m:
Up to 4 with individual distance, RCS, Doppler (1 per mmW frontend)
Artificial object distance > 17 m:
Up to 32 with individual distance, RCS, Doppler (8 per mmW frontend) |
Object distance step size |
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< 2,5 cm (nom.) |
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Object distance accuracy |
< 5 cm (meas.) |
Air gap to device under test |
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Recommendation: air gap should be large enough to match far field condition of radar under test |
Radial velocity
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Individual radial velocity for each object |
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Yes |
Doppler setting range |
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±500 km/h standard and possibility optionally extend |
Velocity step size |
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0.001 km/h (meas.) |
Level
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Dynamic RCS range for all artificial objects together |
with R&S®AREG8-24S/-24D/-81S/-81D |
90 dB |
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with R&S®QAT100 |
80 dB |
Dynamic RCS range for multiple objects per IF path |
with R&S®AREG8-24S/-24D/-81S/-81D |
60 dB |
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with R&S®QAT100 |
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RCS control step size |
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0.5 dB |
Amplitude flatness |
R&S®QAT100 standalone |
< ± 5 dB in 4 GHz bandwidth (meas.) |
Maximum RX power at frontend |
with R&S®QAT100 |
0 dBm @ 77 GHz (nom.) |
Recommended RX power at frontend |
with R&S®QAT100 |
-20 dBm @ 77 GHz (nom.) |
Minimum RX power at frontend |
with R&S®QAT100 |
-60 dBm @ 77 GHz (nom.) |
Maximum TX power at frontend |
with R&S®QAT100 |
0 dBm @ 77 GHz (nom.) |
IF input/IF output interface
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IF output port |
with R&S®AREG8-K740 |
IF outputs on base unit for EIRP and radar signal parameter measurements |
IF input port |
with R&S®AREG8-K741 |
IF input on base unit for superimposing interferers |
Hardware-in-the-loop interface
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Dedicated HiL interface |
with R&S®AREG8-K109 |
HiL co-processor |
HiL interface update rate |
with R&S®AREG8-K109 |
down to < 0.03 ms (meas.) |
Open-standard protocol support |
with R&S®AREG8-K109 |
Open simulation interface (OSI) |
User interface and remote controls
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Graphical user interface with touch controls |
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Yes |
Remote control interfaces |
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Ethernet |
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with R&S®AREG8-K986 |
GPIB |
Remote control command set |
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SCPI |
General parameters
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Size |
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5 HE, 19” width |
Weight |
depending on options |
15 – 26 kg |