Raymarine Adds Powerful Functionality to Alpha Performance Displays

Hudson, NH: Raymarine – global leader in high-performance marine electronics for the
recreational boating, marine first-responder and law-enforcement markets – announced
today a free upgrade to its line of award-winning Alpha Performance Displays with the
release of the Alpha 3.0 software update. Packed with valuable tools for interacting with
instrument data such as new visualizations and autopilot integration, boaters can now get
even more from their Alpha displays with an easy-to-install update.

Alpha’s large and responsive touch-screen interface now has full support for Raymarine
Evolution autopilots. Autopilot controls support all major autopilot operating modes, including
Steer to Heading, Navigation Mode and Steer to Wind Angle. In Navigation Mode, a 3D
presentation shows the boat in relation to the plotted route with visual cross-track error
guides and turn point information. Navigation Mode also includes Dodge controls and
Resume Route controls that allow users to maneuver quickly around unexpected obstacles
and then return to a plotted course. With Steering to Wind Angle, Alpha gives sailors the
choice of steering to true-wind angle, apparent-wind angle or steering to the boat’s Polar for
maximum performance.

In addition to Evolution autopilot controls, Alpha provides visualization of a boat’s navigation,
environmental and systems data with customizable digital displays, analogue gauges,
histograms and much more. It also supports networked video sources like FLIR thermal and
Raymarine visible cameras.

Available in 7- and 9-inch, high-visibility, tactical touchscreen instruments, Alpha offers a
fully customizable dashboard and graphic displays to help boaters make smarter decisions.
Designed for helm, companionway or mast mounting in portrait or landscape orientation, the
Alpha Series is controlled and customized via touchscreen or remotely from a Raymarine
Axiom chartplotter and only requires a single cable for data and power.

To learn more about the Alpha 3.0.50 software update, click here.