Revision as of 18:12, 7 March 2011

Radar Kit v2 Overview

Radar Kit v2 is a Complete K-Band Radar System Technology Demonstrator.
It is the result of combining Radar v2 Board Complete Option with IGEPv2 Board.

Designed for using World-Wide 24GHz ISM Band.

Radar Kit v2 Main Characteristics

• K-Band VCO Radar Transceiver
  
• CW / FSK / FMCW Modes
  
• ISEE Propietary Microwave Hardware Design
  
• 24GHz Low Noise Amplifier
  
• IF Preamplifier
  
• Bandwidth Limited for low noise performance
  
• Integrated micro-strip antennas
  
• Small Profile
  
• Temperature Range: -40 to +80º C
  
• IGEPv2 Processor Board for Advanced Applications
  
• Ethernet Link
  
• Web Server for Radar Control Configuration and Signal Checking in Pseudo-Real Time
  
• Internet access to Radar control and visualisation
• High Speed Processing Capabilities if TI OMAP35x DSP is used (FFT, Digital Filtering, etc)

Radar Kit v2 Features

Specifications

• 23GHz to 24,5GHz Operational
  
• 24GHz to 24,250GHz Specified 24GHz ISM Band)
  
• +20dBm E.I.R.P.
  
• +5V Power Supply
• 8Watt Consumption (Continuous Operation)
• IF Amplification: 55dB
  
• IF Automatic Gain Control 40dB Dynamic Range
• IF Standard BandWidth limited 1-32KHz for noise reduction
  
• Selectable 100Hz to 32KHz IF Filter for Doppler CW Measurements
  
• Selectable 4KHz to 25KHz IF Filter for Narrow Band Precise Measurements
  
• CW / FSK / FMCW Modes
  
• Direct Digital Synthesizer Modulator Programmable via SPI Link
• 2 Analog to Digital Converters 1 and 3 MSPS [Optional, only one operational]
• ADC Data Capture via SPI Link

• Expansion Connector for IGEPv2:
  
  • Power +5V
    
  • GND
    
  • DDS MODULATOR Programming through SPI Link
    
  • ADC Sampling and Data Capture through SPI Link
    
  • IF Signal
    
  • CTL1 control port to switch standard or Narrow Band Pass Filtering
    
  • CTL2 control port to switch standard or Doppler filtering
    
  • CTL control port for initial sweep and capture data
    
  • PULSE control signal for pulsed mode operation
    

• Power +5V Connector
  
• EEPROM Programmable via I2C link
• Optional Linear Regulator to extend Input Source Power to +16Volts

• Released on June 2011.

USER MANUAL & TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

• Radar Kit v2 manual and Technical Specification

USEFUL LINKS

RADAR NOTES
Radio Spectrum
RF Cafe
UWB
HFE Magazine
Microwaves & RF Magazine
History of Radar