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Salient Characteristics Document

Subject: Legacy System Expansion – LabVIEW-Compatible Test Stands (ACQ-25-H83)

Purpose: This document outlines the minimum salient characteristics required for hardware/software test stand components to be considered compatible with an existing National Instruments (NI) LabVIEW-based legacy system at the Air Force Test Center (AFTC), Edwards AFB. Vendors responding to the Sources Sought with Notice ID ACQ-25-H83 must demonstrate the ability to meet all of the following salient characteristics.

General Requirements:

1. Turn-Key System:

• Requirement: The system must be a turn-key solution, including assembly, installation, software installation, and all necessary cabling, connectors, and junction blocks for full hardware functionality.

• Acceptable Evidence: Vendors must provide a detailed description of the assembly and installation process, including a list of all included components and a timeline for completion.

Specific Requirements by System:

1. PXI/cDAQ Data Acquisition Test and Training Stand:

• Requirement: This stand must provide comprehensive data acquisition and training capabilities with the following key performance characteristics:

• cDAQ Chassis: CompactDAQ chassis, 8 slot, 2 Ethernet ports, 9V to 30 V power

• LVTTL Digital I/O: 4 bidirectional channels, 3.3 V TTL logic levels, 50-ohm BNC type connectors, 55 ns update rate, 16 MHz switching speed, input high = 2 V min, input low = 0.8 V max, sinking 2 mA, souring 100 uA

• Bridge Analog Input: 4 input channels with RJ45 jack, 24-bit resolution, +- 100 ppm accuracy, 50 kS/s sampling rate, +- 25 mv/V input range, 60 VDC isolation 1000 Vrms transient isolation, quarter half and full bridge completion, 2.5 to 10 V internal voltage, 2 to 10 V external excitation

• Sound and Vibration Input: 3 channels BNC type, 24-bit resolution, simultaneous sampling 102 .4 kS/s, +- 30 V input range, 4 mA 22 V min IEPE excitation, 324 k ohm differential input impedance, 50-ohm AI to isolated ground input impedance, 60 VDC isolation 1000 Vrms transient isolation

• Voltage Input: 4 input channels, 50-ohm input impedance BNC type, 16-bit resolution, +- 10 V input range, 1 MS/s sampling rate, 60 VDC isolation 1000 Vrms transient isolation, 0.2% of reading gain error accuracy

• Temperature Input (Thermocouple): 16 channel all standard thermocouple input, spring type terminals, 75 S/s sampling rate, 0.77 C example measurement accuracy, 250 Vrms ch-earth ground isolation, 24-bit resolution, +-78.125 mV measurement range, 78 Mohm differential input impedance

• Temperature Input (RTD): 8 channel PT100 RTD, spring type terminals, 400 S/s sampling rate, example measurement accuracy 0.15 C, 0-to-400-ohm input resistance, 24-bit resolution, -200 to 850 C temperature range, 1 mA per channel excitation

• Current Output: 8 output channels, 16-bit resolution, 0 to 20 mA at 12 V DC current output range, 600-ohm maximum load, 41.5 us update rate, 0.035% of reading gain accuracy

• Current Input: 8 channel, spring type terminals, 24-bit resolution, 50 kS/s sampling rate, +- 20 mA measurement range, 0.41% of reading gain accuracy

• Relay Output: module, solid state relay FET, 8 channels, 750 mA per channel, 60 VDC and 30 VAC switching voltage, 0.5 ms open time, 9.0 ms close time

• Accessories: Includes Industrial power supply, 24 VDC to 28 VDC output, DIN mountable, 240 W output, -25 to 60 C operating temperature, 100 VAC to 240 VAC input, spring clamp terminals, K-type and J-type thermocouples, and rugged carry case for cDAQ.

• Software: Must be compatible with NI LabVIEW [Insert Version Number here ] .

Includes LabVIEW + suite, perpetual license, download

• PXI Chassis: 9-slot 3U PXI Express Chassis, 110 VAC powered, 24 GB/s bandwidth and 2-slot PXI express chassis, integrated thunderbolt control, 110 VAC powered, 2 GB/s bandwidth

• Controller: Xeon 3.9 GHz 8 Core Controller, Windows 11 64-bit, TPM version 2, 1 TB NVMe Solid State Drive Upgrade, M.2, 80 mm, 32 GB DDR4 RAM, (4) x4 PXIe ,

(1) x16 PXIe, (1) x8 PXIe, 1 DisplayPort 1.2, 2 Ethernet Ports 10/100/1000 Base T, 1 mini-GPIB, 1 RS-232 DB-9, 2 type-C thunderbolt ports, 4 Type- A USB 2.0 ports, 2 Type-A USB 3.2 ports, 1 SMB PXI trigger bus I/O

• Module: Ethernet SFP+ Optical Transceiver and interface, 850 nm, multi-Mode, 10GbE, 2 port

• Module: Oscilloscope 400 MHz bandwidth, 14 bits resolution, 1 GS/s sample rate, 2 Channels BNC type, 1.5 GB on-board memory, -50 V to +50 V, 50 ohm/1 M ohm input impendence

• Module: Multifunction I/O Virtex-5 LX110 FPGA, 8 AI, 8 AO, 96 DIO, 750kS/sec sample rate, 40 MHz clock rate, 3.3 V digital logic level, -10 V to +10 V input range, 16-bit resolution, +- 3.97 mV absolute accuracy

• Module: 8-Ch Bridge Analog Input 102.4kS/s sample rate, 24-bit resolution, +- 100 mV/V and +- 25 mV/V input range, 120-ohm, 350-ohm, and 1000-ohm bridge resistance, full, half, and quarter bridge completion 0.1% tolerance software selectable, shunt calibration 33.333 k-ohm, 50 k-ohm, 100 k-ohm 0.1% tolerance software selectable, constant differential excitation voltage increments to 10 V 0.5% tolerance software selectable, ~0.03% accuracy

• Module: 8 Port, RS485/RS422 Serial Interface for PXIe

• Module: 20 channel RTD Input Module 24-bit resolution, 100 S/s sample rate, 0-400-ohm measurement range, 0.9 mA per channel, -200 C to +850 C PT100 RTD types, 2 wire, 3 wire, 4 wire modes up to 4.82%, 0.42%, 0.28% accuracy respectively

• Module: 4 channel sound and vibration dynamic signal acquisition, BNC Connectors, 24-bit resolution, differential inputs, 204.8 S/s sample rate, AC or DC input coupling, +- 42.4 V input range, +- 0.03 dB max accuracy

• Module: Analog input 32 channels , 8 simultaneous sampling ADCs, flexible resolution from 18-28 bits software selectable, 2 MS/s per ADC, 400 kS/s multichannel per ADC, +- 0.1, 1.0, 10, 15 V input range, +- 33 + 3.2 ppm of reading + uV max absolute accuracy

• Module: Channel-channel optically isolated digital I/O , 48 channel, 3 mA per channel, +- 60 VDC input range, single-ended, 150 us pulse width for change detection, 65 us propagation delay, high input = 3.2 VDC, low input = 1 VDC

• Module: Programmable load resistor , 40-ohm to 295-ohm, single channel, 1-ohm resolution, 0.5/5 % accuracy, 15 watts

• Accessories for PXI Data Acquisition Test and Training Stand:

• RTD, 3 wire, 100-ohm platinum, field cuttable probe, up to 480 C

• Single ended active probe, BNC to clips, 1 GHz measurement frequency, +- 8 V measurement range, 10:1 +- 0.5 % attenuation, 50-ohm impedance, 24 VDC supply voltage

• Software (Windows 11) for PXI Data Acquisition Test and Training Stand:

• All modules listed under PXI section above must include a compatible driver to interface to LabVIEW software

• NI software platform bundle, perpetual license with media

• LabVIEW real-time vision development bundle, perpetual license

• NI sound and vibration toolkit full, perpetual license with media

• LabVIEW datalogging and supervisory control module, perpetual license, download

• LabVIEW FPGA module, perpetual license with media

• LabVIEW real-time module, perpetual license with media

• Multisim power pro edition, perpetual license, download

• Acceptable Evidence: Vendors must provide detailed technical specifications for each of the components listed above, demonstrating compliance with the specified requirements.

2. PXI based Transceiver and Voltage Transient Simulation and Analysis Stand:

• Requirement: This stand must provide comprehensive RF transceiver and voltage transient simulation/analysis capabilities with the following key performance characteristics:

• PXI:

• 18 slot 3U PXI express chassis with timing and synchronization option, 110 VAC powered, 24 GB/s bandwidth

• Xeon 3.9 GHz 8 Core Controller, Windows 11 64-bit, TPM version 2, 1 TB NVMe Solid State Drive Upgrade, M.2, 80 mm, 32 GB DDR4 RAM, (4) x4 PXIe , (1) x16 PXIe, (1) x8 PXIe, 1 DisplayPort 1.2, 2 Ethernet Ports 10/100/1000 Base T, 1 mini- GPIB, 1 RS-232 DB-9, 2 type-C thunderbolt ports, 4 Type- A USB 2.0 ports, 2 Type-A USB 3.2 ports, 1 SMB PXI trigger bus I/O

• Module: Vector signal transceiver with S-parameters, 30 MHz to 26.5 GHz frequency range in/out, 0.5 GHz bandwidth, 2 GHz instantaneous bandwidth both generator and analyzer, 230 us generator tuning time, 8.89 uHz tuning resolution in/out, 230 us max frequency settling time in/out, average noise level to +25 dBm amplitude range input, gain resolution 1 dB input, 20 us settling time input, 2.25 dB max frequency amplitude accuracy input, -9 to 9 dBm maximum power output, 40 us max amplitude settling time output, 1.95 dB max amplitude accuracy, 50-ohm input/output impedance, 5 GS/s I/Q sampling rate, 4 GB onboard DRAM, pulse modulation 2.25 ns digital rise time 2.04 ns digital fall time 2.27 ns analog rise time 1.44 ns analog fall time at 20 GHz, 18 ns minimum pulse width digital or analog, 140 ns minimum pulse interval digital or analog, any modulation template not preloaded in RFmx software should be attainable through LabVIEW code

• Module: Vector Network Analyzer, compatible and connected to Vector Signal Transceiver (switched in and out), 50 MHz to 26.5 GHz frequency range, full 2 port VNA, 1 Hz frequency resolution, 1 to 15 MHz IF bandwidth, 0.12 dB max transmission tracking error, -130 dBm/Hz noise floor at max frequency, -36 to 18 dBm output amplitude 50 MHz to 6 GHz, <=0.05 dB amplitude resolution at 1.10 dB max range amplitude accuracy, VNA pulse generation 200 ns minimum pulse width, 400 ns minimum pulse period 10 s max period

• Vector calibration module for VST and VNA, 50-ohm input impedance, 2 ports

3.5 mm female connectors, USB 2.0 Type-B interface, 50 MHz to 26.5 GHz calibration frequency range

• Module: Waveform generator, 2 channels 50-ohm SMA ground referenced, 400 MS/s update rate, 16-bit resolution offset and signal, 80 MHz bandwidth, 2.84 uHz frequency step size, +-12 V output range, +- 50% of amplitude range offset range, +-0.55% of amplitude range +-500 uV DC accuracy, +-1.0% +- 1 mV peak-to-peak AC accuracy, square waveform 0 to 30 MHz at full range, 5.4 ns rise/fall time >2.75 V peak-to-peak square wave, ramp and triangle functions 0 to 30 MHz at full range, noise function 100 MHz, user defined function 0 to 80 MHz 8192 waveform points, arbitrary waveform 256 M samples waveform size, 4.7 ns rise time, bandwidth = 0.2 * user sample rate, 512 MB per channel on-board memory

• Module: Digital multimeter, 7.5 digit resolution, 1 channel banana style jacks, 1 sense channel banana style jacks, 1.8 MS/s sample rate, 12 ppm DC voltage accuracy, +-3 A DC AC current range, +-1000 V DC AC voltage range, 10 Mohm +- 2% input resistance, resistance measurement to 5 Gohm 1% max accuracy, AC measurement range to 300 kHz 3% max AC voltage accuracy, 10 V diode test from 1 uA to 1 mA at 20 ppm full scale accuracy, frequency and period measurement s 15 Hz to 500 kHz, 2 us to 66.67 ms period measurement range to full scale voltage range

*Support equipment for PXI Transceiver and Voltage Transient Simulation and Analysis Stand: * Solid-state high power amplifier, 0.7 to 18 GHz frequency range, continuous wave or pulse, power output at saturation 60 watts min and 50 watts min, power gain 48 dB min and 47 dB min 0dB or less input, 6.0 dB peak-to-peak max power gain flatness, input power loss -10 dB max, 100-240 VAC power input, +10 dBm max input power protection, 4:1:Max load VSWR protection, -50 dB sample port n-type female connector, controller with voltages, current, temperature, AGC, and frequency limited ALC features with ethernet connectivity, forward RF sample port -40 dB N-type jack, reflected RF sample port -40 dB N-type jack, rack-mountable * 50 dB fixed attenuator, N-type female to N-type male directional black anodized aluminum heatsink body, rated to 100 watts up to 6 GHz, 50-ohm input impedance, 1.45:1 VSWR max * Signal amplifier, 4 channel BNC type connectors, DC to >500kHz large signal bandwidth, 1.5 MHz small signal bandwidth, 400 V peak-to-peak voltage output, 50 mA output current, <1 us transition time, 400 V/us slew rate, 1 M-ohm input impedance, 0.1-ohm output impedance, x50 fixed gain, benchtop design, 100-240 VAC power *Software (Windows 11) for PXI Transceiver and Voltage Transient Simulation and Analysis Stand: * All modules listed under PXI section above must include a compatible driver to interface to LabVIEW software * RFmx general purpose bundle for development, perpetual license, download * LabVIEW full development system, all languages, perpetual license, download

* **Acceptable Evidence:** Vendors must provide detailed technical specifications for each of the components listed above, demonstrating compliance with the specified requirements.

3. PXI based Automated Analog Simulation and Measurement Stand:

• Requirement: This stand must provide automated analog sensor simulation and measurement capabilities for ATPs and troubleshooting with the following key performance characteristics:

• PXI

• 18 slot 3U PXI express chassis with timing and synchronization option, 110 VAC powered, 24 GB/s bandwidth

• 9 slot 3U PXI express chassis, 110 VAC powered, 8 GB/s

• PXI bus extension module, PXIe x8, Gen 3 MXI express daisy chain interface, 7.9 GB/s bandwidth, copper cable type

• PXI remote control module, PXIe x16, Gen 3 MXI express, 16 GB/s bandwidth, copper cable type

• Xeon 3.9 GHz 8 Core Controller, Windows 11 64-bit, TPM version 2, 1 TB NVMe Solid State Drive Upgrade, M.2, 80 mm, 32 GB DDR4 RAM, (4) x4 PXIe , (1) x16 PXIe, (1) x8 PXIe, 1 DisplayPort 1.2, 2 Ethernet Ports 10/100/1000 Base T, 1 mini- GPIB, 1 RS-232 DB-9, 2 type-C thunderbolt ports, 4 Type- A USB 2.0 ports, 2 Type-A USB 3.2 ports, 1 SMB PXI trigger bus I/O *Module: multifunction I/O, 104 differential or 208 single-ended analog input channels, 2 analog output channels, 24 DIO channels, 4 counters/timers, 16-bit analog input resolution,

3.846 MS/s single channel sampling rate, 1 MS/s multichannel maximum sampling rate, 10 ns timing resolution 50 ppm of sample rate accuracy, DC input coupling, 0 to +- 10 V input range, 10 G-ohm input impedance, 1.8 MHz small signal bandwidth, up to 2 us settling time for +-60 ppm of step, 1660 uV accuracy full scale, 16-bit resolution analog output, 2.0 MS/s update rate, 10 ns timing resolution 50 ppm of sample rate timing accuracy, +- 10 V output range, DC output coupling, 0.2-ohm output impedance, non-periodic and periodic waveforms, 2 us settling time, 20 V/us slew rate, 1890 uV accuracy full scale, programmable DIO, 50 k-ohm pull down resistor, 32 bit resolution for DIO, low = 0 to 0.8 V, high = 2.2 to 5.25 V, 32-bit resolution general purpose counters, up to 100 MHz internal and external base clock, 50 ppm base clock accuracy

• Module: Analog output, 8 channels, 16-bit resolution, 250 kS/s, +- 16 V output voltage range, 25 m-ohm output impedance, +- 10 V/us slew rate, 20 us max settling time, 0.076% max percent of output error, +- 20 mA output current range +- 16 V compliance voltage, 100 M-ohm output impedance, +- 20 mA/us slew rate, 25 us max settling time, 0.12% max percent of output error, periodic and non-periodic output

• Module (2): Sound and vibration output, 2 channels differential 50-ohm BNC, DC output coupling, 24-bit resolution, 51.2 kS/s sampling rate, +- 10 V output range, 40-ohm impedance between + and -, +-0.02% dB max gain amplitude accuracy, periodic and non-periodic output

• Module (3): Analog output, 64 voltage channels, 16-bit resolution, 350 kS/s all channel 1 MS/s single channel sample rate, +- 10 V output range, DC output coupling, 0.2-ohm impedance output, +- 10 mA output drive current, periodic and nonperiodic output, 15 us settling time, 3.0 V/us slew rate, 2940 uV absolute accuracy at full scale

• Module: Analog input, 32 channel differential channels, 24-bit resolution, 5 kS/s sampling rate, DC input coupling, +- 10 V input range, 1 G-ohm input impedance,

0.031 % max gain error max range, option to measure current with suitable junction block

• Module (6): Matrix switch, configurable to 2 wire 4x64 channels, 100 V max switching voltage, 0.5 A max current per channel, 10 W per channel, <1-ohm DC path resistance, > 25 MHz bandwidth, < -45 dB at 1 MHz channel-channel crosstalk, 0.25 ms reed relay operate and release time, 2000 cycles/s scan rate, 150 ns min pulse width input PXI trigger

• Module: Strain gauge simulator, 6 channels, 350-ohm bridge completion, +- 2% variable resistor, < 2 m-ohm resolution, 0.03% variable resistor accuracy, +-10 V peak excitation voltage range, quarter, half, or full bridge configuration each channel

• Module: Strain gauge simulator, 6 channels, 1k-ohm bridge completion, +- 5.3% variable resistor, < 10 m-ohm resolution, 0.06% variable resistor accuracy, +-12 V peak excitation voltage range, quarter, half, or full bridge configuration each channel

• Module: RTD simulator, 12 channels, 40 to 900-ohm resistance range, <10 m-ohm resolution, -150 to 850 C simulated temperature range, <0.03 C temperature resolution, 0.1% accuracy, 3 ms operating time, includes custom cabling to simulate quarter, half, and full bridge completion channels

*Support equipment for PXI Automated Analog Simulation and Measurement Stand: * (3) ICP circuit simulator, gain of x1 0 to -2%, +- 5V output range, 0 to 220 kHz frequency response, 18 to 30 VDC excitation, 2 to 20 mA constant excitation, 7 to 14 V ouput bias voltage, 1 G-ohm isolation resistance *Software (Windows 11) for PXI Automated Analog Simulation and Measurement Stand: * All modules listed under PXI section above must include a compatible driver to interface to LabVIEW software * LabVIEW+ suite, perpetual license, download (includes TestStand software)

* **Acceptable Evidence:** Vendors must provide detailed technical specifications for each of the components listed above, demonstrating compliance with the specified requirements.

Instructions:

Vendors responding to the Sources Sought Notice are required to address each of the salient characteristics outlined in this document and provide the requested evidence demonstrating their ability to meet the requirements. Failure to address all salient characteristics may result in the vendor's response being deemed non-responsive.