DAMS Antenna Network & Measurement Simulator

The Antenna Network Measurement Simulator is an enhancement to Diamond Engineering’s DAMS Antenna Measurement Studio, adding advanced simulation capabilities to the industry’s most versatile antenna measurement platform. This powerful optional module allows users to design and analyze complete antenna networks through an intuitive, icon-based schematic environment. Each schematic is fully customizable and supports capture vectors that cascade two-port networks with wave addition for precise signal modeling. Engineers can explore complex interactions with built-in tools for circuit matching, radar cross-section (RCS) prediction, and 3D axis translation and rotation. Best of all, simulated measurements can be performed directly from the schematic, helping bridging the gap between physical testing and virtual design.

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Key Features

  • Simple drag and drop icon elements
  • Analyze network path and phase
  • Create phased arrays or sector arrays
  • Create matching circuits for measured antennas

Data Processing & Visualization

  • Measure AUTs directly from schematic
  • Radar cross-section profiling
  • Includes antenna emulation library with ideal networks/antennas

Platform Movement

Control Interface:USB/serial via DAMS controller
Available Adjustments:Platform type
Speed
Acceleration rate
Communication settings

Data Collection

Methods:Network analyzer
Spectrum analyzer
Power meter
Voltmeter
Measurement Monitors:Log Magnitude
Polar Azimuth
Real-time Gain

Data Calculation Modules

Gain Calculation:Linear Gain
Circular Gain
Gain Transfer
Gain Substitution
3-Point Gain
Efficiency Calculation:Antenna Efficiency
Antenna Efficiency w/ AUT Losses
Path-Loss Calculation:General Path-Loss Calculation
Gradient Path Distance Calculator
S21group Delay / Distance
Constant Gain or Loss
Reference Antenna Import:Tab delimited ASCII format (TXT)
S1P format

Data Visualization

Polar Plots:Azimuth
Elevation
Full Elevation Cuts
Beamwidth
GNUplot Polar
Smith Chart Overlay
Contour Export Support
Dynamic Polar Plot
2D (XY) Plots:Amplitude Over Frequency(s)
Az/El over Amplitude
Group Delay
Beamwidth vs. Frequency
GNUplot Amplitude
3D Plots:Azimuth
Elevation
Azimuth/Elevation
Spherical
Azimuth vs. Frequency vs. Amplitude
Azimuth vs. Elevation vs. Amplitude

Data Manipulation Features

            • Standard Register Calculator
            • Array Calculator
            • Link Commander
            • Measurement Corrections

Import & Export Features

Supported Data Formats:XLS (Excel)
TXT (ASCII)
S1P
DAMS formats

Customer Support

Diamond Engineering takes great pride in providing top-notch customer and technical support.  If you are having any issues with your system, we welcome you contact us directly.  We can walk you through or suggest solutions to any issues you may have.

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Microwave Library

If you have not already reviewed the materials in the Microwave Library, we encourage you to.  There you will find numerous application notes detailing how to accomplish many types of tasks.

To visit the Microwave Library, click here.

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