Emulate Complex Electromagnetic Environments
Engineers face increasingly dense electromagnetic environments in which overlapping signals, congested bands, and time-sensitive interactions hinder realistic testing. Traditional lab setups struggle to keep up with complexity in reproducing mission scale, timing accuracy, and signal fidelity. It is a real challenge to evaluate system performance against repeatable, high-density scenarios without introducing uncertainty, excessive setup time, or limited realism.
Application Requirements
- Synthesize multiple independent RF emitters across wide instantaneous bandwidths
- Use deterministic scheduling for pulse-on-pulse timing and time-sensitive interactions
- Support parameterized signals plus imported in-phase and quadrature (I/Q) waveforms
- Scale from a single RF path to synchronized multichannel, multichassis configurations
- Create repeatable, controllable environments for regression, simulation, and emulation workflows
NI Multi-Emitter Generation Software
- PXIe-1095 Chassis provides up to 24 GB/s system bandwidth with high power, cooling, and optional OCXO timing for accurate clock and trigger routing
- PXIe-8862 Controller delivers 8-core embedded compute with multi-port connectivity and high-performance integrated storage.
- PXIe-5842 Vector Signal Transceiver (VST) offers up to 2 GHz instantaneous bandwidth and up to 26.5 GHz frequency coverage for wideband RF generation and acquisition
- PXIe-7903 High-speed serial coprocessor serves as an FPGA-based engine supporting real-time digital IQ generation with high-speed serial transceivers
- PXIe-8267 Large-capacity, high-throughput, in-chassis storage
- PXIe-6674T Timing and Synchronization Module generates and routes high-stability clocks and triggers using an OCXO or DDS-based clock source
Solution Advantages
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Generate wideband in-phase and quadrature (I/Q) content in real time using FPGA-based processing
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Support up to eight simultaneous emitters with independent parameter control for dense scenario creation
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Enable deterministic scheduling for pulse-on-pulse and congested-spectrum validation
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Combine parameterized signals with user-provided waveforms to increase scenario realism
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Scale synchronized RF channels across single- or multichassis systems for higher signal density or wavefront synthesis
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