BATTLE GROUND, Wash. - Signal Hound in Battle Ground, Wash., has introduced a new pulse analysis toolkit for its Spike RF analysis software. Signal Hound says that it has added comprehensive pulse and radar signal measurement capabilities aimed at commercial and defense engineers developing, testing, and troubleshooting radar and electronic warfare (EW) systems. 

The new software option works with Signal Hound's wideband receivers, including the PCR4200 multi-channel receiver, and supports signal analysis across bandwidths up to 160 MHz and frequencies up to 43.5 GHz. The toolkit is intended for radar system verification, transmitter troubleshooting, transient and spurious signal analysis, and electronic intelligence (ELINT) applications. 

Signal Hound says Spike's new measurement capability automatically detects and characterizes continuous wave (CW), linear frequency-modulated, and Barker-coded pulse waveforms. The software can store more than 50,000 pulses in memory for long-duration capture and trend analysis. 

The toolkit provides pulse measurements based on parameters defined in the IEEE 181 standard for transitions, pulses, and related waveforms, including pulse width, pulse repetition interval (RPI), rise and fall time overshoot, and ripple. 

Added visualization tools include AM, FM, and PM versus time displays, spectrum and waterfall views, histograms, pulse tables, pulse history, pulse compression, and autocorrelation plots. 

The software also incorporates pulse deinterleaving algorithms that separate and classify pulses from up to five individual emitters. It also includes pulse correlation and pulse compression analyses that compare measured waveforms with reference signals, aiding engineers in evaluating matched-filter performance and identifying weak or partially obscured radar returns. 

Signal Hound notes that the software is intended to provide advanced pulse analysis capabilities without requiring traditional benchtop test equipment. 

For more information, please visit https://signalhound.com/.