Raymarine Alpha 3.0 – Superior visualization and autopilot control

|22/10, 2024

Raymarine Alpha 3.0 – Superior visualization and autopilot control

Discover how Alpha Performance Displays provide intuitive control of Evolution autopilot and advanced visualization for sailboats and motorboats.

Alpha Performance Displays are a powerful tool for visualizing and interacting with instrument data. With software version Alpha 3.0, the display becomes even more advanced – now with integrated Evolution autopilot control directly in the Alpha instruments.

Whether you are sailing or motorboating, Alpha provides a large, bright, and intuitive touchscreen for easy autopilot control.

Raymarine Alpha – Superior visualization with autopilot

Seamless control with Evolution autopilot

Alpha 3.0 supports all major autopilot operating modes:

  • Course control
  • Navigation – with 3D view, cross-track error, and waypoint information
  • Wind angle control – choose true wind, apparent wind, or control by boat's polar for optimal performance

In navigation mode, you can quickly select Avoid and Resume route to maneuver around obstacles and return to your planned course.

Alpha 9 Autopilot control in white mode

More than autopilot control

Alpha allows you to visualize all navigation, environmental, and system data with:

  • Customizable digital displays
  • Analog gauges
  • Histograms and graphs

Alpha also supports networked video sources such as FLIR thermal cameras and Raymarine visible light cameras.

How to upgrade to Alpha 3.0

Easily update via your connected Axiom chartplotter:

  1. Go to Home > Settings > Software Update
  2. Download the software from the internet

Once the update is complete, add autopilot control via Alpha's page manager: swipe from the top of the screen, select Settings, add a new page, and select the Autopilot layout.

Alpha 9 Autopilot control – course control

Summary

Alpha Performance Displays continue to set the standard for boat visualization – now with integrated autopilot control, improved performance, and more opportunities to optimize your sailing or motorboat experience.