electronic warfare
Electronic Warfare (EW) encompasses radar-controlled weapon systems designed to detect, identify, and counter any signal within the RF Spectrum.
radar prototyping
Engineers are employing Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) systems in a wide range of Electronic Warfare and Radar applications ranging from Phased Array Radars, to Beam-forming, and Direction-finding systems.
The NI Vector Signal Transceiver (VST) line is ideal for MIMO test applications.
With the compact footprint of the VST, you can synchronize up to eight PXIe-5840s or five PXIe-5646s in a single 18-slot PXIe Chassis. In addition, each of the VSTs can be synchronized in a completely phase-coherent manner.
NI Vector Signal Transceiver
(VST) Line
Combines a RF Vector Signal Generator and RF Vector Signal Analyzer along with FPGA-based, real-time signal processing.
| MODEL | FREQUENCY RANGE | INSTANTANEOUS BANDWIDTH | TUNING TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| PXIe-5644 | 65 MHz to 6 GHz | 80 MHz | 0.95 msec |
| PXIe-5645 | 65 MHz to 6 GHz | 80 MHz | 3.7 msec |
| PXIe-5646 | 65 MHz to 6 GHz | 200 MHz | 1.8 msec |
| PXIe-5820 | 0 MHz to 500MHz | 1 GHz | 0.38 msec |
| PXIe-5840 | 9 kHz to 6 GHz | 1 GHz | 250 μsec |
New PXIe-5840 is NI’s 2nd Gen VST – is backwards compatible with NI’s original VST line the PXIe-564x.
Chassis
PXIe-1085 (38W per slot)
http://www.ni.com/sic/configurator/configure.action?sfId=NI&wcs_l=en-us&wcs_k=pxi-chassis&wcs_s=14889
PXIe-1095 (82W per slot)
http://www.ni.com/sic/configurator/configure.action?sfId=NI&wcs_l=en-us&wcs_k=pxi-chassis&wcs_s=50858
Controller
PXIe-8880 (Win 7, 64-bit)
http://www.ni.com/sic/configurator/configure.action?sfId=NI&wcs_l=en-us&wcs_k=pxi-controller&wcs_s=27393
PXIe-8880 (Win 10, 64-bit)
http://www.ni.com/sic/configurator/configure.action?sfId=NI&wcs_l=en-us&wcs_k=pxi-controller&wcs_s=69464
PXIe-8880 (LabVIEW RT)
http://www.ni.com/sic/configurator/configure.action?sfId=NI&wcs_l=en-us&wcs_k=pxi-controller&wcs_s=27181
Modules
PXIe-7911
http://www.ni.com/sic/configurator/configure.action?sfId=NI&wcs_l=en-us&wcs_k=pxi-flexrio-coprocessor-module&wcs_s=69342
PXIe-7912
http://www.ni.com/sic/configurator/configure.action?sfId=NI&wcs_l=en-us&wcs_k=pxi-flexrio-coprocessor-module&wcs_s=69670
PXIe-7915
http://www.ni.com/sic/configurator/configure.action?sfId=NI&wcs_l=en-us&wcs_k=pxi-flexrio-coprocessor-module&wcs_s=69682
Software
LabVIEW
http://www.ni.com/en-us/shop/labview/select-edition.html
AWR Visual System Simulator
https://www.awrcorp.com/products/ni-awr-design-environment/visual-system-simulator-software
Advantages of the PXIe-5840:
- 5x in Instantaneous Bandwidth, increasing now to a full 1 GHz.
- Wider frequency range, now starting from 9 kHz for low frequency Avionics testing.
- 5x DSP, now capable of measuring more complex waveforms at faster data speeds.
- Improved EVM performance, for testing higher modulation schemes.
- Reduced size from 3-slots to 2-slots, now can test 8×8 MIMO in one chassis.
- Customization, key to NI strategy, entire VST is open sourced in LabView.
VST Applications:
- With wider instantaneous bandwidth, the 5840 can be used for applications such as 5G, mmWave Systems, Advanced Radar, an Five-carrier Aggregation.
VST Module Product Flyer:
Operating Systems
Programming Languages
