CAPture - Emulator Series
CAPture Emulator Product Series consists of Channel Emulator, Satellite Link Emulator, Troposcatter Simulator, AWGN, VLF Noise Generator. These devices are capable of emulating a real-world RF environment in the lab, making it possible to isolate and identify performance issues of RF communication devices and systems early in the development cycle.
What is a Channel Emulator?
With the need of long-range communication increasing, it is imperative to use newer technologies without burdening the bandwidth of the existing satellites. Communicating over atmospheric channels has proven the long-range communication to be rightfully effective and ensured constructive outcomes. Required signal shall be communicated using the scattering effect of atmospheric channels.
With the Non-Line of Sight (NLOS) communication over atmospheric channels, arises various difficulties of channel impairments such as fading, path loss etc. due to scattering of the signal. Modems (Modulators & Demodulators) used in this technique necessitate comprehensive testing before deployed in the field. Channel emulation is most effective method to test the products in-house and validate. So that you will be rest assured that your RF communication systems function as intended in the real world.
About CAPture Emulators:
CAPture Emulator product series is an advanced test and measurement system that accurately simulates the complex effects of signal fading on wireless transmissions. Its cutting-edge capabilities enable users to emulate a real-world RF environment in the lab, making it possible to isolate and identify performance issues early in the development cycle.
Key Features of CAPture Emulator Series
SCALABILITY
The product can accommodate the evolving requirements with its modular hardware platform.
WIDE RANGE OF APPLICATIONS
Multipath Fading, Environmental Fading, Optional Fading Distribution, Noise Models, IQ and Signal Impairments, Ionosphere, Doppler shift, Frequency Offset, Delay, Attenuation, Phase Shift and many more.
SOPHISTICATED ALGORITHMS
Proven algorithms developed with in-depth R&D.
User Friendly UI
Self-explanatory graphical user interface makes setting up tests extremely quick and efficient.
CUSTOMIZATION
Any testing or emulation capability related to user specific application can be accommodated in the existing range of Emulators.
Applications
Testing of Aircraft control actuators, Launch Vehicle actuators and valves, Aerodynamic loading systems, Propulsion and guidance systems, Impedance measurement in Electro-chemical/ Bioanalytical systems, Launch Vehicle Actuators, Servo Valves etc.
Specifications and Versions
- No of Channels: Up to 8 (Options Available)
- Signal bandwidth: Up to 500MHz
- Frequency Range: RF up to 6.5GHz; If up to 90Mhz (Options Available)
- Frequency Resolution – <250Khz
- Input & Output power level: -70dBm to 0 dBm
- Channel Models: Multipath Fading Models, Environmental Fading Models, Optional Fading Distributional models, Noise Models, IQ Impairments, Signal Impairments, Ionosphere
- Doppler: Range ± 1MHz and Resolution 10Hz
- Delay: Range 10usec to 1 sec and Resolution 20nsec
- Attenuation: Range 0 to 60 dB and Resolution 0.2 dB
- Satellite type: LEO, GEO, MEO
- No of Channels: 2 (Options available)
- Signal Bandwidth: 72MHz
- Frequency Range: 950MHz to 2.15 GHz
- Frequency Resolution: <250 KHz
- Operation Mode: Satellite Link Emulator and Channel Emulator
- Satellite orbit dependent parameters: Azimuth, Elevation, Latitude, Longitude, Slant Range, Range Rate, Footprint, Altitude, Velocity, Uplink Doppler, Downlink Doppler, Signal Loss, Signal Delay, Visibility, AOS, LOS
- Ground Station: Latitude, Longitude Direction, Distance Velocity
- No of Channels: 1 input channel, 4 output channels
- Signal Type IF
- Signal Bandwidth: 20MHz
- Frequency Range: 70 MHz
- Frequency Resolution: <250KHz
- Signal to Noise Ratio: >40 dB
- In band Spurious suppression: -50dBC
- Attenuation: Range 0 to 40 dB Resolution 0.1 dB
- Channel Models: AWGN, Multipath Fading
- No of Channels: 2 (Options available)
- Signal Type: IF
- Signal Bandwidth: 20MHz
- Frequency Range: 70 MHz
- AWGN Range: -70 dBm/Hz to noise floor
- Resolution: 1dBm/Hz
- Crest Factor: 15 dB or higher
- Generation: Random PN Sequence
- Repetition Interval: Longer than 2 weeks
- No of Channel: 1 (Options available)
- Signal Type: VLF
- Signal Bandwidth: 50kHz
- Input Power: -95 dBm to +10 dBm
- SFDR: 100 dBc
- AWGN Noise Source: Model – No,Eb/No,SNR; SNR Range 0 to 20dB; SNR Resolution 0.1 dB, Crest Factor 15 dB or higher
- Filter Configuration: Tunable and software configurable through GUI Variable bandwidth of few Hz to 20KHz
- Impulse Noise Source: Clustering Poisson Model, Model, Model Parameters – Average no. of clusters per second, Average length of the cluster, Average rate of impulses per cluster.