Wärtsilä RS24

High-resolution short-range radar

Overview

The Wärtsilä RS24 system is the latest generation of Wärtsilä Voyage high resolution radar. It is designed to provide high levels of situational awareness in densely populated marine environments.

The RS24 Sensor is a high speed, high resolution FMCW K-band dome radar. K-band (24GHz) radar has an inherently higher resolution than the S or X bands more typically used for marine radar. It can output radar images both to the RS24 Dashboard and also to third party applications which support the ASTERIX CAT-240 open data format.

Key benefits

High resolution situational awareness
Navigate with greater precision through busy waterways
Safer manoeuvring in harbours, fjords and locks
Identify and locate small crafts or navigation buoys
No radar blind spots

Key features

60 RPM
Ultra-Linear FMCW
Close range operation from 1m
Full 360º scanning
K-Band Radar
ASTERIX CAT-240 output (8-bit and 16-bit resolution)

Additional information

Dashboard and service interface

The RS24 Dashboard software runs on a marine specification computer, usually mounted on the bridge. It is the interface through which the operator can control the day to day operation of the RS24 Sensor and view the radar image that is generates.

Ergonomically friendly - user centered design for ease of use
Optional full screen modes
Optional touchscreen control
Minimalist design to reduce operational ambiguity
Sensor control, configuration, alarm handling and data logging functionality
Control, clarity and complete visibility of the sensor and its operational environment
Comprehensive user friendly all in one guide for installing and operating RS24
Operation friendly day and night mode
The user interface is common across all sensors, to aid productivity and reduce cost of ownership

RS24 service interface

The RS24 Service Interface software is the interface to the sensor which allows a service engineer or advanced user to change the behavior of the RS24 Sensor. It controls the functions which should not be required for day to day operation of the radar.

RS24 brochure