Recent content by Biggs Darklighter

My video issue is an "I have no clue what I am doing" networking issue. Apparently nothing is automatically setup, and I have to create the initial routing configuration on the Raspberry Pi AKA the Companion Computer. Then I need to get the right settings into the QGroundControl software, and...

That actually sounds like something I could figure out how to do! I will give that a shot. I am at the point that it is time to open up the ST16 and explore. Need to see if I can get any idea of the layout and internal connections. I finally have a clue where to investigate the lack of...

Alright, I ordered a Chasing Dory ROV to get something in the water for now. It uses an IOS or Android app based control platform. Not giving up on this, but I have vacation coming up next week and plans for some underwater adventures. Let's get back to utilizing the ST16 though. I got...

Okay on the Mac, I have everything working now except video on QGC 4.1.1. This is connected to it via the network cable, but with the Fathom PDB NOT plugged in. Okay that's odd... I plug the PDB in and reboot and now no conflicts. Whatever, maybe I revisit that later. Wait, and now conflicts...

And in other news, I was STILL wrong about the battery type. If isn't a life pack, it is a lihv (lipo high voltage) pack. It had charged up really fast, but then it depleted pretty quickly too. For now, I am again charging it with the Fathom balance charger. This time with the charger set...

Yes, but it isn't quite working that way...??? That gave me an idea though as I pulled it up and tried to explain it. Alright, I updated the firmware in the Pixhawk. It wiped the ArduSub stuff, but whatever I can re-download that later. So with normal firmware, everything basically works as...

Stalled again... I have all the parts now. And even with the depth sensor plugged in, I am having issues with a "baro configuration error" warning... I have spent more than a few hours poking at it trying to get it working. Also for some reason I can't calibrate accelerometer and compass...

I discovered it might not even be necessary, but I’m going to still do it anyways. It turns out they (Fathom) very intelligently used a life pack, instead of a lipo. The pack has a ballast weight taped to it that was covering up the info. I know my B6 charger can charge it, just not sure if I...

Staring at my parts pile and realized another change I should make. The charge port. It is a 4 pin for a 3s pack. I have to use the special Fathom balance charger. Not a big deal, until it breaks. But if I use one of the 5 pin connectors I ordered, I can use a normal lipo charger, and more...

Opinions/thoughts needed! 1) Do I go through the effort of making the ESCs removable, replaceable? Or take a risk and bury them in the foam again like Fathom did originally? (If I do bury them, I am going to replace them first...) Almost all the parts are here now! The BlueRobotics and...

The 624/625 foam is ordered. I have a couple longer cables coming for the camera. And in fact, I also have another small usb camera to play with that has a mechanical zoom. I should have everything I definitely need, and a few things I might need. I may go ahead and order some bidirectional...

I just found this response to a post post over on BlueRobotics: Rework ArduSub for a Raspberry-based ROV It looks like there might already be options to at least get started. It seems to be missing video though. Dunno, just throwing out tidbits. I have a couple more project boxes on the...

Reboot. Thinking about the Fathom vs the ArduSub software/control system.... SilentR9, I don't know how involved this is, or if there is a question of "ethics" here, but if you find time to put even a little effort into this, it might make more sense to reverse engineer this for the ArduSub...

The next batch of parts has arrived and I’m a little stuck. I had ordered a second aluminum box as it was listed to be 71mm wide. It wasn’t. It is 76mm just like the one on the way from China. That 5mm is a HUGE difference... I don’t have a lot of space on the sides, and am worried the ESC...

After a couple more soak cycles and attacking with toothpicks and a wooden paint stick, I have the Fathom PDB almost completely cleaned off. Once I saw that wiring was being damaged, I removed the connectors by wiggling them off. And I discovered why Fathom failed with this adventure...