RADR0000 Features
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Radar Kit v1 Overview
Radar Kit v1 is a Complete K-Band Radar System Technology Demonstrator.
It is the result of combining Radar v1 Board with IGEPv2 Board.
Designed for using World-Wide 24GHz ISM Band.
Radar Kit v1 Main Characteristics
- K-Band VCO Radar Transceiver
- CW / FSK / FMCW Modes
- Single antenna for transmit and receiving
- SMA connector for easily change the antenna if needed
- 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 v1 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
- Power +5V Connector
- EEPROM Programmable via I2C link
- Optional Linear Regulator to extend Input Source Power to +16Volts
- Released on June 2010.
USER MANUAL & TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
USEFUL LINKS
RADAR NOTES
Radio Spectrum
RF Cafe
UWB
HFE Magazine
Microwaves & RF Magazine
History of Radar
RECOMMENDED ISM MODULATIONS TO MEASURE DISTANCE OF STATIONARY OBJECTS:</u
USE NEXT DEFAULT VALUES WHEN NOT SPECIFIED: -F 3C0000 -s 50 -i 200
RANGE 1 to 4 meters: ./radar -S 30 -B 1740 -E 2025
RANGE 2 to 8 meters: ./radar -S 50 -B 980 -E 1440
RANGE 4 to 15 meters: ./radar -S 90 -B 870 -E 1730
RANGE 5 to 17 meters: ./radar -S A0 -B 980 -E 1920
RANGE 8 to 30 meters: ./radar -S FF -B 530 -E 1530
RANGE 12 to 40 meters: ./radar -S FF -B 540 -E 2040 -s 28 -i 400
You have to choice a modulation in order the expected IF signal fits between 5 and 18 KHz