High-performance Wireless Systems, Radar Systems, and Satellite Communications Test Systems
Introducing NI
Ettus X420
Electronic Warfare Trending Technologies
Spectrum superiority has never been more critical to success on the battlefield. Amid an increasingly contested and congested electromagnetic spectrum, the ability to reliably operate communications and navigation systems while deceiving and disrupting the adversary creates a significant tactical advantage. Software defined radio (SDR) provides the ideal platform for developing and deploying electronic warfare systems and the flexibility to adapt to modern and constantly evolving threats. COTS technology is ideal for system-level test of complex, intelligent EW receivers, reducing the need for flight test hours by modeling and simulating a multi-emitter environment.
“The NI user-programmable FPGA instruments have delivered immediate and striking economic benefits across all project stages, from non-recurring engineering (NRE), to production, to life cycle management. This has led to a total project cost reduction of more than 50 percent.”- Armando Arenai, NATO Support Agency (NSPA)
Radar, Electronic Warfare (EW) and Communication, Navigation & Surveillance (CNS) Applications
Electronic Support
Be aware. Deploy wideband, multi-channel acquisition systems with robust connectivity capabilities that support multi-domain operational and situational awareness through signals intelligence and direction finding.
Electronic Attack
Be disruptive. Use COTS SDR to rapidly design and deploy systems that deny hostile access to the electromagnetic spectrum, such as communications jamming and counter-UAS systems.
Electronic Protection
Be resilient. Prototype systems capable of assured operation in contested and congested electromagnetic spectrum with techniques like cognitive radio and frequency hopping.
The electromagnetic battlefield is ever more contested and congested with radar, communications, navigation, and electronic warfare systems.
NI Ettus USRP X420
The Ettus USRP X420 integrates hardware and software to help you prototype high-performance wireless systems, radar systems, and satellite communications.
Features
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10 MHz to 20 GHz frequency range
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Up to 1 GHz Bandwidth
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2 TX, 2 RX channels
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Multi-Channel Phase Coherency <1 degree RMS
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5G NR RX EVM of < -35 dB at 7 GHz
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AMD Zynq Ultrascale+ RFSOC ZU28DR
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Dual 100 Gigabit Ethernet or Aurora via QSFP28
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10 MHz and PPS reference import, LO export and import per channel
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GPIO, JTAG control
Benefits
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Frequency coverage from 10 MHz up to X and Ku band / FR3 in a single device
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1GHz of bandwidth for wideband spectrum scanning and carrier aggregation
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LO sharing and enabling accessories allowing for very large channel count phase coherent systems for massive MIMO, beamforming, or multi-channel radar
Applications
Radar | Satellite communications | Signal intelligence
Non-terrestrial networks (NTN) | 6G research in FR3