Radar Target Emulation Applications Overview

Since R2026a

The Radar Target Emulation on NI USRP Radio example takes you through a step-by-step workflow to generate HDL code for a radar target emulation algorithm that you deploy and run on the FPGA of an NI™ USRP™ radio. The examples uses a HDL compatible radar target emulator model from the Radar Target Emulator with HDL Coder (Radar Toolbox) example. You can use the deployed target emulation design to test various radar scenarios using real world signals.

These examples provide host interface scripts that enable you to exercise and verify the deployed design in different deployment scenarios:

Example	Deployment Test Scenario
Pulse Radar Scenario Using Target Emulator on NI USRP Radio	Run a pulse radar scenario on an NI USRP radio with the target emulation algorithm deployed on the FPGA. Use the same radio to transmit a linear FM radar pulse train, then capture and plot the emulated target range-Doppler response in MATLAB.
Real Time Target Emulation on NI USRP Radio	Run a pulse radar scenario on an NI USRP radio with the target emulation algorithm deployed on the FPGA, running continuously. Use a second NI USRP radio to transmit a linear FM radar pulse train, then capture and plot the emulated target range-Doppler response in MATLAB.
Integrated Sensing and Communication Using 6G Waveform on NI USRP Radio	Generate a 6G waveform to track a moving object in an integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) scenario. Use the same radio to transmit the generated waveform, then capture and plot the emulated target range-Doppler response in MATLAB.