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AWR Software 7 www.cadence.com/go/awr AWR Visual System Simulator Communications/Radar systems design software Cadence AWR VSS communications and radar systems design software within the Cadence AWR Design Environment platform supports realistic measurements of mixed-signal (RF/digital) networks and cascaded RF blocks. It helps identify the source of spurious products and system metrics such as BER, all from a single system diagram. Designers of commercial and military transmitters and receivers can then create subsystem architectures, specify component requirements, and optimize for best overall performance. AWR Software Platform Conceptualize and rapidly implement virtual 5G New Radio (NR) and internet of things (IoT) communication and radar/ electronic warfare (EW) systems using RF/microwave and signal processing blocks based on measured, simulated, or projected behavior to investigate new architectures and study overall system performance. Design RF-aware systems and perform rigorous link budget design with RF/microwave behavioral models that incor- porate linear and nonlinear performance metrics as well as terminal impedances that lead to power loss due to compo- nent-to-component impedance mismatch. Validate RF circuit specifications by co-simulating with Cadence AWR Microwave Office circuit design software for RF/microwave design, as well as the AWR Design Environment platform's Cadence AWR AXIEM planar and Cadence AWR Analyst arbitrary 3D EM solvers, to support communication measurements for individual components and validate component specifications to meet system requirements. Product Strengths Digitally Modulated Systems Design and simulate system architectures and components with IP libraries for wireless communication standards, including LTE-A, 5G, narrowband IoT, and more. Preconfigured testbenches support transmitter confor- mance testing and receiver sensitivity analysis, as well as circuit co-simulation, for linearity measurements such as ACPR and BER of power amplifiers (PAs) operating under high peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR). Link Budgets and Spur Analysis Perform RF-cascaded measurements such as gain, noise figure (NF), and third-order intercept (IP3) while accounting for impedance mismatch throughout the signal path. The AWR VSS RF Inspector (RFI) frequency-domain simulation tool that helps designers identify frequency content (harmonic and intermodulation tones arising from device nonlinearity) anywhere along an RF link. Phased Array Systems Simulate critical antenna performance in phased arrays with a reconfigurable model supporting thousands of radiating elements based on measured or simulated antenna data for the development of beamforming algorithms, evaluation of hardware impairments, and RF link analysis. Hardware in the Loop Plug-and-play support for co-simulation with LabVIEW, MATLAB, and C++ expands modeling capabilities with custom models, automation scripts, and user-defined signal processing algorithms. Testbenches Testbenches are pre-configured for common measure- ments such as ACPR, EVM, spectral, and many other types of measurements. For instance, preconfigured testbenches with 5G NR signals and measurements support perfor- mance verification of components or subsystems with 5G NR standard test model signals. 5G/Radar Library (Option) The 5G/Radar library offers easy-to-configure signal sources and receivers that can be used for evaluation of RF components and/or RF links used in radar and 5G system- level measurements. Preconfigured measurements for 5G NR transmitter compo- nents include complementary cumulative distribution function (CCDF), AM to AM/PM, spectrum, EVM, ACPR, IQ constellation, and more. 5G NR receiver simulation sensi- tivity measurements include BER, block error rate (BLER), and throughput. For radar applications, the library offers radar signal gener- ation, radar-specific target and propagation modeling, and radar signal processing capabilities, including moving target indicator (MTI), moving target detector (MTD), and constant false-alarm rate calculator (CFAR). Features f RF chain impairment analysis f RFA RF system-level architectural planning tool f Phased array (MIMO/beam-steering) generator tool f Co-simulation with AWR Microwave Office software f EVM, ACPR, and Phase-Noise Measurements f Wireless Communication Standards Testbenches Including 5G NR and narrowband (NB)-IoT