FPGA Based Evaluation Platform for High Performance Digital mmWave Radar Systems

An evaluation platform for digital radar systems operating at 60 GHz is proposed and demonstrated. With a sampling rate of 4 GSa/s, a range resolution of below 4 cm can be achieved. The transmit sequence can be up to $2^{18}$ samples long, leading to a possible unambiguous range of more than 9km. The platform is designed for offline signal processing for maximum flexibility, meaning that data rates in excess of 100 Gbit/s are handled to both play back and record data during measurement.