PC RADAR KIT (ARPA and Radar Overlay to ECDIS)
Using the PC Radar kit, you can turn your PC into an advanced radar and tracking system. Combining the MARIS’ PC Radar kit with a compatible Electronic Chart System you may display the radar image on top of the chart and operate the tracking system.


Delivered together with the PC Radar Kit, the application ARPA2000 meets all IMO requirements for ARPA and shares the same data as MARIS ECDIS: AIS and ARPA targets, ENC charts, active route and user defined object.


The MARIS tracking system has a unique capacity of up to 3,000 targets (Pentium IV), which are tracked automatically and displayed on request. This unique technology allows the display of new target much faster than other systems: typically it takes 2 seconds to display a target and vector.


The PC Radar Kit is delivered with multi ARPA2000 licenses, which may be installed on several computers operating on a local network system. An ARPA license is usually installed in the Captain’s cabin, which allows him to remotely monitor the radar traffic.

• Single PCI card connected directly to the transceiver.
• ARPA display or overlay on electronic charts.
• Network based.
• Full Radar video recording facility.
• Scan to scan correlation.
• Meets all IMO requirements for ARPA.
• OEM SDK toolkit.

Main technical specifications

• PCI Universal Radar interface compatible with all radar transceivers.

• Sampling range: 40 MHz (optional 100 MHz)

• Range resolution: 3.75 meters (optional 1.5 meters)

• Bearing resolution: 1,024 – 4,096

• Number of targets: 3,000

• Easy installation with automatic signal threshold adjustments.

• Provides ARPA tracking functions even where the Radar is not an ARPA.

Interface Requirements: The PC Radar Kit receives Video, Sync (Trigger), Azimuth and Heading Marker from the radar and performs analogue to digital (A/D) conversion of the radar video, synchronized with sync and antenna rotation.


• Video: Positive or negative, up to ± 8 V amplitude, 50 Ohm or 75 Ohm input resistance. The video signal must be buffered.

• Sync (Trigger): Pulses; positive or negative, 50 ns-100 us duration, PRF 100 Hz – 10 KHz, amplitude ± 20 V or RS422.

• Antenna Azimuth: Pulses; positive or negative, 7 us – 100 ms duration, frequency 10 Hz – 10 KHz, amplitude ± 20 V or RS422.

• Heading Marker: Pulses; positive or negative, 7 us – 500 ms duration, amplitude ± 20 V or RS422.



ARPA2000: some features

• The four step Scan to Scan correlation reduces noise and makes the radar picture cleaner.

• The ECDIS chart database can be used with the ARPA2000 allowing direct access to the light or buoy information.

• The user may define an automatic target acquisition zone in front of the ship. CPA/TCPA alarms are displayed for both AIS and ARPA targets and a simple click gives access to AIS properties

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