RadarView FAQs

No. RadarView is a Windows application and is Windows 11 compatible. For radar display on Linux, Cambridge Pixel offers other options, including the SPx Development Library, SPx Radar Web Server and SPx Viewer-3D.

• The SPx Development Library has Linux/X11 options for building your own display. All of RadarView's major acquisition, processing, scan conversion and display capabilities are available through it.
• SPx Radar Web Server runs on Windows or Linux and serves radar video to standard web browsers.
• SPx Viewer-3D runs on Windows or Linux and displays radar tracks, AIS and ADS-B in PPI, RHI and 3D views.

Consult our sales team about the best option for your system.

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RadarView does not create tracks; it only displays tracks that it receives as input. To create tracks from radar video, you need SPx Server, which can send them to RadarView over the network.

RadarView receives primary tracks in SPx, ASTERIX CAT-10, CAT-48 or CAT-62 format, on two primary track channels plus an independent fused track channel. If you already have a track source, check that RadarView's track input is configured for it.

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RadarView supports tiled maps, raster images, a world vector shoreline map and, with an extra licence, S-57 electronic (ENC) charts. Overlay graphics include range rings, a compass ring, a range scale indicator and user maps, and RadarView can calculate and display a radar coverage map.

Most systems use tiled maps, which are downloaded automatically from the internet for the area of interest. They are stored locally (cached), so revisiting the same location does not require internet access.

For ENC charts, you need the additional licence and must buy the charts for your area of interest. Consult our sales team for details.

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Yes. RadarView can display up to two camera video windows, from an RTSP network stream or a DirectShow-compatible video capture device. It can also control up to two Pelco-D compatible PTZ cameras.

Camera control includes slew-to-cue: select a radar track and RadarView automatically steers the camera to follow it.

For systems with more cameras, consider VSD or RadarWatch, which supports up to 16 camera inputs.

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AIS symbology can take tens of seconds to appear in RadarView because it depends on how often AIS messages are sent. Some AIS messages, including those that define a target's size and details, are sent less frequently than others.

To see what your AIS source is sending, use the free AIS Data Monitor.

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Yes. RadarView-240 is a free application that receives ASTERIX CAT-240 radar video on a configurable IP address and port and displays it as a scan-converted PPI. Fill in the form on the RadarView-240 page to receive a download link and user manual.

RadarView-240 includes continuous zoom and off-centring, range rings, cursor position in X/Y metres and latitude/longitude, period and PRF readout, history trails and saving the configuration to file. It is a helpful tool when developing new radars and radar display applications.

To try the full RadarView, ask about a demonstration or trial licence. The full version adds CAT-48 tracks, underlay maps, up to 5 PPI windows, multiple input channels, A-Scan, B-Scan and RHI views, record and replay, analysis and measurement tools, AIS and ADS-B display, radar processing, and camera display and control.

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RadarView accepts network radar video in ASTERIX CAT-240, SPx format (for example from SPx Server) and a number of proprietary formats. With an HPx radar input card, it can also take radar video, trigger, ACP and ARP signals directly from a wide range of radar types.

RadarView also includes built-in control for a number of radars, over a serial line or the network. Other inputs include primary tracks, AIS, ADS-B (ASTERIX CAT-21), Surveillance Co-ordination Function (ASTERIX CAT-17), CAT-8 weather data, and NMEA navigation data for moving platforms.

Using SPx Server to deliver the radar video lets the radar and display be physically separated, and lets several RadarView displays share one radar. See HPx radar interface hardware and supported radars.

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Yes. RadarView offers PPI, RHI, B-Scan and A-Scan presentations. It has a main PPI plus up to four pop-up PPIs, all fully resizable and positionable, and can spread the radar picture across multiple screens.

Other display features include a magnifier window, north-up or heading-referenced modes, true or relative motion, continuous zoom and off-centring, history trails retained on view change, real-time fading and persistence, and programmable colour.

Note that the RHI view displays tracks only, not radar video. See radar standards and concepts for what each view shows.

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Yes. RadarView has built-in radar video record and replay, so you can display and record radar video at the same time. This is useful when configuring a new installation or testing a radar, and lets you analyse the data off-line.

Recorded video can be moved between computers on any convenient media. To analyse recordings in your own C++, .NET or MATLAB code, use SPx Open Access. For multi-channel recording of radar, camera video, audio and network data, see RDR Data Recorder.

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