Constelli Radar Toolkit for LabVIEW
To Rapidly Develop Radar Applications
The Constelli Radar Toolkit extends the capabilities of LabVIEW and LabVIEW FPGA with functions and FPGA focused frameworks for waveform generation, analysis, and target & emitter simulations.
Offered in five packages, CRTK supports the majority of NI RF and FPGA platforms including VST (5840, 564x), USRP, VSG, and VSA.
The Constelli Radar Toolkit extends the capabilities of LabVIEW and LabVIEW FPGA with functions and FPGA focused frameworks for waveform generation, analysis, and target & emitter simulations.
Offered in five packages, CRTK supports the majority of NI RF and FPGA platforms including VST (5840, 564x), USRP, VSG, and VSA.
OVERVIEW
CRTK Suite comprises VIs and includes examples for radar signal generation and analysis on the LabVIEW host and LabVIEW FPGA. In addition, Target & Emitter Simulation libraries are offered as optional add-ons to CRTK Suite.
Generation of VIs include CW, LFM, NLFM, SFM, P1, P2, P3, P4, Zadoff-Chu, Frank, and Barker functions with PW and PRI pattern configuration. Analysis VIs include a PW and PRI calculator, chirp bandwidth, chirp rate, and a range and Doppler estimator.
The Emitter Sim library includes emitter simulation VIs such as timing configuration, attenuation and Doppler simulation.
EXAMPLES INCLUDED
Radar Signal Generation
The signal generation example demonstrates a variety of radar waveforms using the VI library. This example runs on any VSG or VST with an NI RFSG driver.
Radar Measurement and Analysis
The analysis and measurements example illustrates time, frequency, and time-frequency domain analysis; pulse and chirp measurements include PW, PRI, rise time, fall time, overshoot, undershoot, chirp duration, chirp rate, and chirp bandwidth.
Radar Target Simulation
The example is shipped with pre-compiled bitfile for NI VST (PXIe 5840, 5644/45/46) illustrating generation of two targets and one ECM target. Note: This code works for 125 MHz.
Radar Emitter Simulation
The example is shipped with pre-compiled bitfile for NI VST (PXIe 5840, 5644/45/46) illustrating real-time generation of up to four emitters with variety of radar waveforms. Note: This code works for 125 MHz.
Key Features & Benefits
- Generation HOST.
- Analysis & Meas HOST.
- Generation FPGA.
- Analysis & Meas FPGA.
- Target Simulation.
- Emitter Simulation.
VALUE PROPOSITION
- Configurable Communication Links for various airborne systems.
- Autonomous Tracking of the Airborne platforms.
- Secure Communications.
- Reduce Testing time in Ground-Checkout Stations.
- Built-In Self-Test for Reduced Downtime.
- Seamless Integration & Remote Monitoring.
- Seamless Integration with Decommutator.
