DopplerRadarworksbytransmittingamicrowavesignalwhichisthenreflectedoffadesiredmoving
targetatadistance.Byanalyzinghowtheobject'smotionhasalteredthefrequencyofthereturned
signal,theDopplerRadarcaninterpretthevariationtoprovidehighlyaccuratemeasurementsofa
target'sdirectionoftravel,relativetotheRadarscanner.
DopplerRadartechnologyisparticularlybeneficialinamarineenvironment,wherepoorweather
conditionsandvisibilitycanmaketargettrackingdifficult.Additionally,itisnotalwayseasyto
interprettheinformationdisplayedbytraditionalRadartechnology.WiththeintegrationofDoppler
information,theprocessofmatchingon-screenradarreturnswithreal-worldobjectsbecomes
amuchsimplertask.
3.2VCM100VoltageConverterModule
TheVCM100VoltageConverterModuleconvertsthesourceofdirectcurrentfromyourvessel’s
powersourcetoasafelevelfortheconnectedradar.
Important:
•TheVCM100isanessentialcomponentinyourradar’ssystemandMUSTbeusedtosupply
powertotheCycloneradar.ThemodelnumberoftheVCM100thatissuitableforusewiththe
CycloneRadaris:E70648.
•DoNOTuseolderversionsoftheVCM100withyourradar.Themodelnumberoftheolder
VCM100thatisNOTsuitableforusewiththeCycloneRadaris:E52091.
3.3Compatiblemultifunctiondisplays
ThisproductiscompatiblewithLightHouse™3MultifunctionDisplays.
•Axiom
•Axiom+
•AxiomPro
•AxiomXL
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