Quick Start for BlueROV Users

We recommend you test the system after each step to make sure you've done the step properly.

Make sure your BlueROV is fully functional. See the Blue Robotics documentation.
If your Omnitrack system includes a Tracker 650 DVL, install it and verify its operation.
Install the transmitter (ROVL Mk II) or transponder (Mk III) on the ROV and connect it to the ROV battery buss. You do not need to make serial connections to the ROV unless you plan to use the GPS outputs (Mk II only) when above the surface. You should tape the serial leads if they are unused so they do not short to each other or to other exposed terminals in the ROV. A Mk II transmitter will ping once per second if powered up and it has been exposed to GPS signals for a minute or two. A Mk III transponder will click if powered and gently tapped.
If you do not already have an Ethernet switch on the ROV's topside tether box (most people do not), add one such as the type described here. This can be tested by connecting the tether to the ROV and topside box. Use a 5V power supply such as a phone charger to power the tether box and switch [don't plug the tether box USB cable into the PC so you are sure it is not providing data]. Power the ROV and wait 3 minutes for it to boot. Plug a PC into the topside switch and verify you can browse to the ROV at http://192.168.2.2. Once tested, you can reconfigure so the tether box plugs into a USB port on your PC as usual. These instructions assume you have not changed the ROV from its default IP address, and that you have set a compatible IP address (by default 192.168.2.1) for the PC's Ethernet interface you are using to test.
Install the ROVL's receiver (ROVL Mk II) or transceiver (ROVL Mk III) on the floatation device you have chosen and connect it with the interface system you have chosen. Add the power option you have chosen.
If you are using the Cerulean Sonar GNSS Compass system, install it on the floatation device and connect it to the receiver or transceiver.
At this point, you should check the configuration of the topside transmitter or transceiver, and you should be ready to operate.
If you are testing indoors you may want to look here.

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Quick Start for BlueROV Users

We recommend you test the system after each step to make sure you've done the step properly.

Make sure your BlueROV is fully functional. See the Blue Robotics documentation.
If your Omnitrack system includes a Tracker 650 DVL, install it and verify its operation.
Install the transmitter (ROVL Mk II) or transponder (Mk III) on the ROV and connect it to the ROV battery buss. You do not need to make serial connections to the ROV unless you plan to use the GPS outputs (Mk II only) when above the surface. You should tape the serial leads if they are unused so they do not short to each other or to other exposed terminals in the ROV. A Mk II transmitter will ping once per second if powered up and it has been exposed to GPS signals for a minute or two. A Mk III transponder will click if powered and gently tapped.
If you do not already have an Ethernet switch on the ROV's topside tether box (most people do not), add one such as the type described here. This can be tested by connecting the tether to the ROV and topside box. Use a 5V power supply such as a phone charger to power the tether box and switch [don't plug the tether box USB cable into the PC so you are sure it is not providing data]. Power the ROV and wait 3 minutes for it to boot. Plug a PC into the topside switch and verify you can browse to the ROV at http://192.168.2.2. Once tested, you can reconfigure so the tether box plugs into a USB port on your PC as usual. These instructions assume you have not changed the ROV from its default IP address, and that you have set a compatible IP address (by default 192.168.2.1) for the PC's Ethernet interface you are using to test.
Install the ROVL's receiver (ROVL Mk II) or transceiver (ROVL Mk III) on the floatation device you have chosen and connect it with the interface system you have chosen. Add the power option you have chosen.
If you are using the Cerulean Sonar GNSS Compass system, install it on the floatation device and connect it to the receiver or transceiver.
At this point, you should check the configuration of the topside transmitter or transceiver, and you should be ready to operate.
If you are testing indoors you may want to look here.

PreviousOmnitrack User Guide NextSystem Startup (BlueROV)

Last updated 7 days ago