Homebuilt ROVs Forum

So I have the piping and was going through some placement ideas, I would like to openly thank cfy7 for pointing out my ethernet splitter was unnecessary and although I haven't spliced up an Ethernet cable to run the arduino and Pi yet I will be just doing that Otherwise the back of the ROV will hous...

So my idea for the hull I'm sure will not be very popular, I want to use stainless steel dairy piping I can have it welded here and could even pressurise the hull with nitrogen or an inert welding gas To minimise pressure differentials , I like the idea and am having a hull welded as soon as my mate...

Ok so sorry about long delay but here is a progress update For battery power I decided I would like to build my own LiFePO4 cell so I bought some 4 15 ah cells from BMS battery and I am going to have a go at this I noticed no one else using them so they may not be the best of ideas but I'm in this f...

Word of warning to anyone using the drivers that I am using the IBT-2 or BTS7960 drivers in my configuration I need 2 PWM signals for each driver to run forward and reverse the arduino uno has 6 which I thought was enough but I discovered while testing the code that the pin 10 is the pin that is har...

Firstly let me make it clear I am no expert http://www.hessmer.org/blog/2013/12/28/ibt-2-h-bridge-with-arduino/ If you look at the above link you will be able to see the code for the motor drivers to function I don't see why the PWM signals from a beaglebone black should be any different i have a be...

Actually this link provides better information for anyone playing with these drivers
http://www.hessmer.org/blog/2013/12/28/ ... h-arduino/

Hey you may want to look here
http://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=148482.0
they have it set up and running
have the same myself still trying to get my heads around it

Hi Fryslan76, I will post a video tomorrow evening of my video set-up in operation, I'll post the information along with I just received the openrov imu module in the post today, this is what I'm planning on using for my depth and heading Might post a video of the testing of this aswell so you can s...

Hey Cfy7, Thats great I'm just working out the code for my motors now but my next job is the CAD plans for the hull I will upload them as I draw them, I will send you any of the plans I draw if you pm me for them I will be using a metal hull as I have access to a sheet metal shop and a welding shop ...

Hi Bill no I am still sorting out the electrics as of yet once I have all the systems running I start on the housing I'll post the CAD and build as it goes together