N6660418Q2014_ATTACHMENT1_GOVERNMENT_MIN_REQUIREMENTS.pdf

N66604-18-Q-2014- ATTACHMENT #1 – GOVERNMENT MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

The below are minimum specifications requirements for a precision signal generation and analysis system, further called “the system”. All components of the system shall be fully compatible and interoperable, and shall be functionally operable as one complete system. Additionally, the system shall be capable of programming, generating and analyzing waveforms via Matlab, Labview, Java, and C/C++ software. If it includes a Microsoft Windows operating system, it must be Windows 10 or newer.

0001: Standalone Arbitrary Waveform Generator:

General overview:

Number of channels: 2 DAC Resolution: > 12 bits Sample rate: 12GSa/s variable SFDR: > 90 dBc/Hz Arbitrary waveform memory depth per channel: ≥ 2G Samples Advanced Sequencing capabilities Digital Up-conversion Analog bandwidth: > 5 GHz Direct Analog RF output (SMA connector) Number of tones: ≥ 1000 tones EW, radar, communication RF signaling capabilities and Matlab demos Capability to run Matlab software and Matlab runtime locally Ability to correct amplitude flatness to +/- 0.2 dB dynamically with Signal Analyzer Ability to use .bin files for waveform generation

Digital to analog converter:

Resolution: 12-bit min Sample rate 200 MSa/s to 12 GSa/s min Time resolution: ≤ 300 pS Type of output: Single-ended or differential, DC-coupled Skew between normal and complement outputs: 0 pS Skew accuracy between normal and complement outputs: ± 5 pS max

Adjacent Band Performance:

≤ -60 dBc for output freq from 1 GHz to 5 GHz

Dual channel output amp 1 and output amp 2:

DC output Output type: Single-ended 1 or differential, DC-coupled Amplitude up to 1.0 Vpp, single-ended into 50 Ω Voltage window: –1.0 V to + 3.3 V, single-ended into 50 Ω DC offset accuracy: < ± 1mV Skew between normal and complement outputs: 0 pS Skew accuracy between normal and complement outputs: ± 5 pS Rise/fall time: < 60 pS Jitter (peak-peak): 0 pS Overshoot: < 5%

AC output Output type: Single-ended, AC coupled 1 amp for each RF output Amplitude: 200 mVpp to 2.0 Vpp 1, single-ended into 50 Ω Amplitude resolution: < 0.25 dB Amplitude accuracy: ± 0.25 dB Bandwidth (3 dB): 50 MHz to 5 GHz Harmonic distortion < –40 dBc for DC to 5 GHz Amplitude flatness: Able to correct to +/- 0.2 dB with calibration / pre-distortion

Level Voltage window: –0.5 V to 2.0 V Amplitude: 200 mVpp to 2.0 Vpp min

Rise/fall time (20% to 80%): ≤ 150 pS Connector type: SMA

Variable delay Variable delay: Fine delay + coarse delay Variable delay range: 0 pS to 10s Fine delay The fine delay is independently adjustable for channel 1 and channel 2 Delay range: up to 150 pS in 1 pS increments Accuracy: ± 10 pS Coarse delay The coarse delay is independently adjustable for channel 1 and channel 2 Delay range: 0 pS to 10 s, variable in 10ps increments Accuracy: within ± 10 pS

Initial skew between channel 1 and channel 2 Skew: 0 pS Accuracy: ± 20 pS

Reference clock output Accuracy: ± 0.2 ppm Phase Noise: ≤ –125 dBc/Hz @ 100 Hz offset Ability to accept external source connector: SMA @ 10MHz, 50MHz, or 100MHz, 1Vpp

Sync clock output Able to provide a variable sample clock from internal synthesizer

Internal synthesizer clock characteristics Frequency: 125 MHz to 12 GHz Accuracy: ± 20 ppm Phase noise 1: fSa = 1 GHz:≤ –110 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz offset

Channel 1 and channel 2 coupling:

– Allow full synchronous operation between channel 1 and channel 2: start/stop, trigger, event, dynamic segment/sequence select and enable to affect both channels; valid for signals generated at the hardware inputs or by software

Sequencer -Continuous, triggered, gated, self-arming sequences -Sample memory: >2048 MSa per channel -Segments: from 1 to 256k unique segments -Maximum length of a segment: up to 2048 MSa -Segment loops: greater than 2^32 loops for each segment -Sequences: ≥ 256 k total unique waveform sequences -Scenario table entries: ≥ 256 k scenarios -Switching between different scenarios is controlled by software or external input -Ability to jump between scenarios immediately (if hardware interrupt is received) or by waiting for pre-programmed completion (if hardware interrupt signal not received)

Memory management Independent storage of the IQ baseband waveform and waveform attributes such as carrier frequency, phase, and amplitude.

Storage of different attributes for repetitive waveforms (details below):

Amplitude table: >32 k words Frequency table: >32 k words Action table: >32 k words Actions include: set carrier frequency, set amplitude, set phase, reset phase, phase bump, set sweep rate, sweep run, sweep stop

0002: Multi-pulse emitter and RF communications emitter signal generation capability:

-Ability to generate up to at least 8 LFM radar signals interleaved with up to at least 8 Barker or PN coded pulsed RF signals -Ability to configure different radar parameters per waveform such as frequency, pulse width, pulse repetition rate, amplitude, staggered PRI, jitter, pulse modulation type such as Barker or PN coding -Ability to create scenarios of multi-emitters with repeating waveforms or intermittent transmit -Ability to create multiple communications schemes such as combinations of WCDMA, GSM, LTE, OFDM, EDGE along with multiple radar emitters -Ability to generate wideband LFM or FMCW signals greater than 1GHz -Ability to be configured to share LO for phase locked signal generation across multiple units -Ability to switch between waveform types and scenarios -Ability to create pulse to pulse frequency changing -Ability to create frequency hopping simulated signals -Ability to have FMCW/LFM and pulse amplitude correction factors generated by spectrum analyzer applied to baseband generator

More detail:

-Frequency range: 100KHz up to 40GHz -CW frequency resolution: 1Hz min -Phase continuous and coherent switching -Phase offset: < 0.1 deg increments -Mechanical attenuator in 1 dB steps up to 40GHz -Max output power: > +10 dBm -Power range: ≥ 90 dB -Level accuracy: within 1.5 dB of requested power -Agile linearity: within 2 dB

-Fast switching mode of phase, frequency, amplitude, pulse mod type, freq mod type, phase mod type, chirp: ≤ 240 ns -List modes: frequency, phase, amplitude, pulse, chirp, modulations such as Barker:

Dwell times to next item in list: < 100us to > 15s Standard timer to next item in list: from < 100us to ≥ 30 seconds -Arbitrary sequences: ≥ 500K -Normal switching mode: ≤ 100 us -Phase settling accuracy: within 10 degree of expected phase -Amplitude settling: within 1 dB of expected amplitude -Triggering: internal, external, SCPI or software, timers, trigger key for point, list, or sequence triggering -Harmonics: ≤ -55 dBc -Pulse modulation -Internal pulse generation:

Square wave: ≥ 10 MHz PRF with < .1 Hz resolution PRI: < 10 ns to 50 s with < 1ns resolution PW: < 10 ns with < 1ns resolution Pulse delay resolution: < 10ps

-Frequency modulation: ≥ 500 MHz -Phase modulation deviation rate: ≥ 10MHz -Amplitude modulation: ≥ 85% mod depth -Internal function generators: sine, square, ramps, triangle, pulse, noise -Simultaneous modulations: All types, including external modulations -SCPI compatible -External inputs for modulations, triggers, gates (all 50-ohm nom) -External outputs for video and sync out -PDW streaming: ≥ 750k PDWs -Chirp and chirp-pulse modulations with jitter: +/- 5ns jitter -pulse and chirp alignment: within 50 ns -Max peak to peak chirp deviation: ≥ 1GHz -Simulate Antenna scan types: conical, circular, horizontal, vertical, raster, helical, sector -Radiation patterns simulation

0003: Vector Signal/Pulse Analyzer Capability:

-Frequency min: ≤ 10Hz -Frequency max: ≥ 50GHz -Resolution Bandwidth: ≥ 8MHz -Phase noise offset at 10Khz: ≤ -110dBc/Hz -Analysis Real-Time Bandwidth: 160 MHz to 510 MHz -DANL @1 GHz: < -168 dBm max -Phase Noise @1 GHz (10 kHz offset): ≤ -132 dBc/Hz -Amplitude Accuracy: ≤ ±0.4 dB -Third order intercept (TOI) @ 1 GHz (3rd Order Intercept): ≥ +20 dBm -Maximum Dynamic Range 3rd Order @1 GHz: ≥ 115 dB -Trigger types: internal and external -16 bit Real-Time Data Streaming Capability up to 200 MSa/s (≥ 150MHz bandwidth)

-Concurrent Measurement capabilities (not limited to) with measurements >:

-wrapped and unwrapped phase -1000kdeg to +1000kdeg VS time: -500nS to +10uS variable

- Delay from -2 GHz to +2 GHz VS -500ns to 10uS

- magnitude in dB or V VS -500ns to +10uS

- magnitude from -145 dBm to +30 dBm VS 5GHz frequency span -Symbol Errors -EVM ≤ .001%rms -Magnitude error ≤ .005 %rms -Phase error ≤ .005 deg -IQ offset ≤ -50 dB -SNR ≥ +15 dB -gain imbalance < 0.1 dB -symbols ≥ 1000 symbols -PSK: ≥ 256 QAM down to BPSK

-Able to resolve pulse characteristics:

- ≤ 50 ns rise/fall time

- ≤ 500 ns pulse width

- Multiple pulse trains with: different PRIs, ≥ 50dB amplitude differences,

- FMCW up to 1GHz frequency deviation

-Matlab, Labview, C/C++, Java compatibility

- Operating system must be Windows 10 compliant -Ability to analyze and apply and run Matlab based digital filters -Ability to analyze and apply predistortion and power correction to arbitrary waveform generators and vector signal generators used in a single signal generation system -Ability to measure and apply phase correction -Ethernet interface -Ability to run VSA software remotely from external PC via Ethernet -Ability to capture traces on VSA software and playback Matlab simulations and data captures -Ability to capture multi-emitters and playback on external signal generator -NO direct WIFI or Bluetooth unit interface (not to be confused with ability to analyze Wi-Fi or Bluetooth RF signals) -Vector and Analog modulation signal analysis capability including:

AM: 100% mod depth

FM: 160 MHz deviation

PM: 0 – 360 degree phase variation or more Custom I/Q ASK, PMOP, FMOP, PSK, QAM (256 or greater), MSK, FSK, PAM, OFDM Encoding demodulation (Gray, Barker, PN, etc) Vector signal measurements (EVM, BER, etc) Multi Pulse environments with different simultaneous:

Frequency Time

PRI (PRF)

PW

-FMCW analysis -Pulse Doppler analysis -Pulse analysis capability -Pulse train analysis capability -Multi-pulse delay measurement capability -Multi-emitter capability -Multi-pulse and signal cluttered environment with noise analysis capability -Communications protocol analysis and demodulation capabilities -Analog Demodulation -Real-Time Spectrum Analysis

RF Measurement and Analysis Capability:

-Applications-Cellular RF analysis -LTE/LTE-Advanced, GSM/EDGE, W-CDMA/HSPA/HSPA+, NB-IoT

-Minimum duration for 100% Probability of Intercept: ≤ 4 µs -Detectable Signal Duration w/Signal to Mask ≥ 60 dB: ≤ 5 ns -Spur Free Dynamic Range: ≥ 75 dBc -Multi-Domain Bandwidth: ≥ 250 MHz

Display Views -Power vs. Time Spectrum, Power vs Time, Spectrogram, Density, Density Spectrogram

Triggering types -Frequency Mask Trigger, Time Qualified Trigger, Level, RF Burst, Line, External, Periodic -Density, Spectrogram, Density Spectrogram, Power vs Time, Power vs Time Spectrogram