02.09.23 -- Handover Test Systems Reach 8 GHz For WiFi 6E & 5G

This handbook introduces the basics of FPGA technology and its relationship to SDR (software-defined radio) systems. A review of Pentek’s GateFlow FPGA Design Resources is followed by a discussion of features and benefits of FPGA-based DDCs. 

With the help of software-based transceiver architectures, military tactical radios are taking advantage of faster, more complex waveforms with new radios supporting modern modulations and communications protocols. 

Increasingly higher sample rate data converters allow architecture changes to the radio front end that shrink SWaP-C, maintain performance, and allow software programmable common hardware. Discover technology that's enabling wideband SDR to transform EW and multiband radar.

There are three key differences between sub-6 GHz and mmWave operations. There are also a variety of different RF design challenges at mmWave largely because as frequency increases, wavelength decreases.

This white paper investigates the accuracy of the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method for separately estimating coil conductor and radiative loss contributions.

Using a radar warning receiver (RWR) as a proxy for a generic EW receiver, this application note explains how the angle-of-arrival (AoA) capabilities of EW receivers can be tested with commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) RF test equipment. Topics include the generation of scenarios, instrument setup, and setup calibration.

As manufacturers move to higher frequencies, development and testing of the latest wireless systems/devices require specifically designed test systems that can emulate a complex environment with a greater mix of device types.