The system comprises of a standard computer base unit, with a special PCI radar interface card & software installed.The software runs on the Linux operating system (Suse 11/12/13).
The PCI interface card can be set-up to suit many different types of marine radars, by adjusting the links on the board.
The radar processor & display become fully operational, without the antenna unit connected, (eg gain, STC, FTC, pulse lengths etc. We have many existing radar coastlines which can be displayed & new coastlines can be made.
Typical applications of the radar simulator are :-
Testing radars to IEC 62388 standards.