Key facts
The R&S®AREG100A Automotive Radar Echo Generator is a smart and robust solution for testing automotive radar sensors in production. With the R&S®AREG100A, production engineers profit from a perfect balance of flexibility of test cases and at the same time simple and robust operation.
I Supports all automotive radar bands
I 4 GHz instantaneous bandwidth
I 4 m minimum artificial object distance
With the R&S®AREG100A it has never been easier to monitor the quality of automotive radar sensors in mass production.
R&S®AREG100A with single antenna frontend for reliable testing of MIMO radar sensors
The R&S®AREG100A and the R&S®FSW8 are the perfect team for convenient measurement of radar signal parameters in the E band.
Simple man-machine interface for user friendly configuration with intuitive GUI and toch screen control
| Frequency | ||
| Frequency range | R&S®AREG-B124S/-B124D | 24 GHz to 24.25 GHz, single or dual antenna |
| R&S®AREG-B177S/-B177D | 76 GHz to 77 GHz, single or dual antenna | |
| R&S®AREG-B181S/-B181D | 76 GHz to 81 GHz, single or dual antenna | |
| Signal bandwidth | ||
| Instantaneous bandwidth | R&S®AREG-B124S/-B124D | 250 MHz |
| R&S®AREG-B177S/-B177D | 1 GHz | |
| R&S®AREG-B181S/-B181D | 4 GHz from 76 GHz to 81 GHz (configurable: either 76 GHz to 80 GHz or 77 GHz to 81 GHz) | |
| Artificial objects | ||
| Object type | fixed distance | |
| Total number of objects | 4 | |
| Object distances | up to one R&S®AREG-B61 option | 4 m (incl. 0.8 m air gap between R&S®AREG frontend and radar under test) |
| up to three R&S®AREG-B62 options, distance for each option has to be defined during ordering process | 5 m to 300 m (incl. 0.8 m air gap between R&S®AREG frontend and radar under test); customer definable during ordering process | |
| Air gap to device under test | It is recommended that antennas be positioned in far field; customer definable during ordering process |
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| Radial velocity | ||
| Doppler frequency shift | With R&S®AREG-K799 Doppler frequency shift for all artificial objects together | yes |
| Individual Doppler frequency shift | With R&S®AREG-B60 Doppler frequency shift for each artificial object individually | yes |
| Velocity setting range | R&S®AREG-B60 and R&S®AREG-K799 | +/- 500 km/h |
| Level | ||
| Absolute maximum RX power at frontend RX waveguide port | R&S®AREG-B124S/-B124D | 0 dBm (nom.) |
| R&S®AREG-B124S/-B124D | –7 dBm (nom.) | |
| R&S®AREG-B181S/-B181D | –7 dBm (nom.) | |
| Maximum TX power at frontend TX waveguide port | R&S®AREG-B124S/-B124D | ≥ 15 dBm (meas.) |
| R&S®AREG-B177S/-B177D | ≥ 20 dBm (meas.) | |
| R&S®AREG-B181S/-B181D | ≥ 18 dBm (meas.) | |
| Receive/transmit gain control setting range | all artificial objects together | > 90 dB (meas.) |
| Receive/transmit gain control setting range | each artificial object individually | 55 dB (meas.) |
| Receive/transmit gain control step size | 0.5 dB (nom.) | |
| IF input/IF output | ||
| IF input/output interfaces | with R&S®AREG-B17 option | calibrated IF outputs on frontend and base unit; calibrated IF input on base unit |
| IF input gain from auxiliary TX IF In port (at IF frequency) to frontend TX waveguide output (at RF frequency) | R&S®AREG-B124S/-B124D, RF frequency = 24.125 GHz | 20 dB (meas.) |
| R&S®AREG-B177S/-B177D, RF frequency = 76.5 GHz | 20 dB (meas.) | |
| R&S®AREG-B181S/-B181D, RF frequency = 78 GHz or 79 GHz | 20 dB (meas.) | |
| IF input compression P1dB level at TX IF In port (at IF frequency) | R&S®AREG-B124D | 1 dBm (meas.) |
| R&S®AREG-B177D | 1 dBm (meas.) | |
| R&S®AREG-B181D | -5 dBm (meas.) | |
| Connectivity | ||
| Remote control | Ethernet | |
| with R&S®AREG-B86 option | GPIB, USB | |
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