ReliaSat, a leading manufacturer of high-frequency satellite communications technology for high data rate requirements, has developed a universal full-function radar core processing board designed to simplify the design of millimeter-wave FMCW radars and monopulse tracking system applications.
The RADSP-22-A radar signal processing baseband board generates swept low phase signals through local oscillator outputs that connect to an external transmitter and up to three receivers. The IF frequency is centered at 5.4 GHz. The net outputs that can be fed to post-processors for image generation and synthetic aperture data display are generated from sub-13 MHz beat signals. It delivers a transmit power of up to 19 dBm with a conversion gain of 8 dB (programmable). This board requires a DC supply of 12 V and can be controlled using SPI and I2C serial interfaces.
This novel design allows multiple target data to be accessed by relatively inexpensive embedded data applications. Information such as range, velocity and direction can be easily computed with external software. In addition, the multiple receiver channels enable designers to implement this design as part of a monopulse tracking system.
The unit is supplied in a rugged aluminum housing that measures 163.4 x 101.2 x 22 mm with external connectors.
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