ACE9600 Series
The Advanced Channel Emulator (ACE) is the most advanced non-terrestrial RF channel emulation solution to date. The emulated impairments include delay, signal Doppler, attenuation, phase offset, AWGN, frequency hopping, payload and multipath fading. The instrument can house up to four 600 MHz instantaneous bandwidth channels. Impairment emulation can be set to fixed values in Static mode, or continuously changed in real time in Dynamic mode without any phase discontinuities.

Specifications
No. of Channels
Inst. Bandwidth
Typ. Noise Floor
Frequency Offset
Attenuation
Delay Range
1, 2, 3 or 4
600 MHz
-141 dBm/Hz
+/- 6.0 MHz
0 to 70 dB
0.007 - 700 ms
Features & Benefits
- 600 MHz of instantaneous bandwidth per channel
- Timing synchronization up to 16 channels
- Link Emulation including:
- Phase continuous delay, Doppler, and attenuation changes
- AWGN and Eb/No
- 12 tap (path) multipath fading with Rayleigh, Rician & CW. Angle of Arrival (AOA), k-factor, and correlation controls
- RF frequency agile up/down converters
- Payload Emulation including:
- IMUX/OMUX amplitude and group delay distortion
- Amplifier Compression (AM/AM and AM/PM)
- Phase Noise
- Static and dynamic link emulation
- Ephemeris data generation using SATGEN
- Remote instrument control through ACEClient application
Filters
Name | Number of independent ch | Center frequency | 1 dB RF bandwidth | Minimum delay per channel | Max delay/ch Full Bandwidth | Max delay/ch Reduced BW |
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ACE9072 | 1, 2, 3 or 4 | 140MHz or 1125MHz | 72 MHz | 20 μs | 700ms | 11,200ms |
ACE9125 | 1, 2, 3 or 4 | 1125MHz | 125MHz | 20 μs | 700ms | 11,200ms |
ACE9300 | 1, 2, 3 or 4 | 1125MHz | 300MHz | 7 μs | 700ms | 11,200ms |
ACE9600 | 1, 2, 3 or 4 | 1125MHz | 600MHz | 7 μs | 700ms | 11,200ms |
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Advanced Channel Emulator (ACE) Client is a comprehensive application that enables the remote control of all ACE functions, graphically displays impairment file contents, and provides wizards for creating custom profiles for payload impairments. The ACE Client also enables signal capture, which generates both time and frequency domain plots of the excitation signal, and the output signal after the application of impairments.
Specifications
Operating System
Minimum Memory
Windows XP or 7
512 MB
Features & Benefits
- Remote control of all ACE features
- Signal capture before and after impairments
- Intuitive wizards to control channel impairments:
- 128-tap FIR filter
- AM/AM and AM/PM distortion
- Phase Noise
- Ephemeris data generation using SATGEN
- Timing synchronization up to 16 channels
- Time-domain visualization of I and Q signal components
- Convenient ACE impairment file management
dBm’s latest satellite orbit modeling software generates link parameter files formatted specifically for the Advanced Channel Emulator. The new SATGEN offers an enhanced graphical user interface, which easily identifies when transceivers are within the line of sight communication. The transceivers can be programmed to move along a defined path with variable velocity.
Specifications
Operating System
Minimum Memory
Windows XP or 7
512 MB
Features & Benefits
- Automatic generation of ephemeris data for up to 4 channels with up to 8 transceivers in each channel.
- New sophisticated path loss model includes:
- Atmospheric gas losses as a function of frequency
- Temperature
- Humidity
- Free space losses
- Transceiver types:
- Fixed earth terminals
- Ground vehicles
- Ships
- Aircraft
- Files generated for:
- Delay
- Doppler
- Path loss
dBm’s ACE plug-in for Ansys Systems Tool Kit (STK)⁽ᵀᴹ⁾ provides a control interface between STK and the Advanced Channel Emulator (ACE). Data parameters generated by STK are automatically implemented in the emulator hardware in real time. When operated in dynamic mode, STK is synchronized with the ACE and the dynamic channel parameters are graphically displayed in the STK control interface. The UI Plugin extends the STK⁽ᵀᴹ⁾ Desktop Application’s user interface by adding a custom toolbar, menu, and control window.
Specifications
Operating System
Prior Software License
Windows XP or 7
Ansys STK
Features & Benefits
- Static and dynamic modes of link emulation
- Supported impairments:
- Delay
- Frequency offset
- Attenuation
- Noise density