The supported Raymarine radars are very easy to use with OpenCPN. All you need is a wired Ethernet connection.

You can add as many computers as desired, the system will allow operation from all connected MFDs (plotters) and computers.

Shared setup with a Raymarine MFD

The radars supported by the plugin are the old analog radars, not yet the digital and the Quantum generation radars. See table. Most of these radomes connect via a thick cable directly into a Radar display or an older MFD like the ``E Series Classic legacy Display''.

These have a Seatalk hs port, which is nothing else than Ethernet. The seatalk hs physical connection is a standard RJ45 jack with a weatherproof collar.

Connect an Ethernet switch and link it to the Seatalk hs port on your display.

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