Supported hardware PXIe-5830, PXIe-5831, PXIe-5832, PXIe-5841, PXIe-5842
Table 39. VST frequency range and instantaneous signal bandwidth
VST Nominal Frequency Range Nominal Instantaneous Signal Bandwidth
PXIe-5830 5 GHz to 12 GHz 1 GHz
PXIe-5831/5832 5 GHz to 21 GHz 1 GHz
PXIe-5831/5832 with mmWave radio heads 22.5 GHz to 44 GHz 1 GHz
PXIe-5841 9 kHz to 6 GHz 1 GHz
PXIe-5842 30 MHz to 26.5 GHz 2 GHz
Note Frequency range and instantaneous signal bandwidth values are nominal. Refer to the specifications for your VST for complete specifications.
Pulse Aware personality number of targets Three, simultaneously per channel
Pulse Invariant personality number of targets Four, simultaneously per channel
Multiple channel support Up to four channels (Vector Signal Transceivers) time synchronized with common start/stop
Target parameters Delay/range, frequency offset/velocity (offset), attenuation
Configuration update mode Target Configurations, Target Configuration Lists, Target Sweeps
Target Configurations update rate Up to 1.5 kHz, using the LabVIEW local API
Target Configuration Lists update rate 15 kHz
Target Sweeps update rate 15 kHz
Pulse width waveform (verified with continuous wave mode) No restrictions, CW supported for Pulse Invariant personality
PRF waveform (verified with continuous wave mode) No restrictions, CW supported for Pulse Invariant personality
Minimum range with PXIe-5830/5831/5832 123 m (820 ns)
Minimum range with PXIe-5831/5832 with mmWave radio heads 126 m (840 ns)
Minimum range with PXIe-5841 119 m (795 ns)
Minimum range with PXIe-5842 570 m (3.8 μs)
Maximum range 15,000 km (100 ms)
Table 40. Maximum target-to-target range difference (maximum range window)
Pulse Aware personality No limit
Pulse Invariant personality with PXIe-5830/5831/5832/5841 7,856 m (52.4 μs)
Pulse Invariant personality with PXIe-5842 3,928 m (26.2 μs)
Range step with PXIe-5830/5831/5832/5841 0.12 m (800 ps)
Range step with PXIe-5842 0.06 m (400 ps)
Doppler offset <±2 MHz
Frequency corrected Doppler Supported. Refer to Attenuation for information about on-the-fly (OTF) correction.
Doppler resolution <5 Hz
Amplitude accuracy <±0.25 dB
Amplitude resolution <0.1 dB
Input power range +10 dBm to -10 dBm
Output power range 10 to noise floor, nominal

0 to noise floor, nominal (with Agile Attenuator)
Control interface Remote API (Ethernet - gRPC), soft front panel, LabVIEW API
Input trigger support Supported to update target parameters
Output trigger support Supported to aligning external devices to parameter changes