Simrad Maris ECDIS900 - Radar; Radar Overview

Radar Overview
Radar
RADAR OVERVIEW
I
NTERFACE
There are two ways for the ECDIS900 to interface with radar:
• Connection to the ARPA radar via serial line.
• Connection directly to the radar transceiver with the MARIS’ radar kit that delivers the
radar target table and the radar video.
All acquired targets are displayed on the electronic chart and the ECDIS900 manages the CPA
/ TCPA alarms.
TARGETS
The targets are displayed on the chart with
speci al symbols
. On request the
name of the target
and
the past track
can be displayed, the
track can be saved
on the hard disk and the target deleted in
case of
manual target
. The
target Properties
display all information about the actual target and
the
target list
contains the list of tracked targets.
The
predicti on tool
allows calculating the future position of the targets.
REMOVE TARGET INFORMATION
The target icons can be removed from the display by pressing the hot key F8.
RADAR ANTENNA POSITION
The Ship’s parameters dialogue, the
Shape tab
, allows the user to set the exact position of the
Radar antenna.
IMPORTANT
The targets’ positions are calculated from this reference point.
MARIS RADAR KIT
By using
MARIS PC radar kit
, the PC can be transformed into an advanced radar system.
Combined this with ECDIS900, the radar picture can be shown on the chart and by means of
the built-in radar tracker you will now have the most common ARPA functions available.
The system to be installed on one or two machines which may operate on a local network
onboard the ship. MARIS radar tracking system has a unique capacity of tracking
simultaneously up to 300 targets, making it capable of searching for and showing data much
faster than any other system.
TARGET DISPLAY
Target symbols are small circles with a speed vector, the vector length being dependent on
the speed of the target.
In case of CPA/TCPA alarms the target’s icon flashes.
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