Homebuilt ROVs Forum

I am a newbie also and I am sure others will comment, but For me I chose to have on board batteries for this very reason. You can have the correct gauge for the current you will need. There is just to much of a drop going through 100 feet or so of cable for me to even consider going that route. Chuck

That is nice! I like the fact that you use all I/O for something if only to light a LED. At first I was going to use a Uno to Uno, but after seeing this I might change. I would also be interested in the 485 shield. Has anybody tried to control using one joystick and drive, say like a plane? Anyway n...

What does anybody know about these connectors? http://bulgin.co.uk/Products/Buccaneer/Buccaneer.html One thing I want to make sure I have is a way to disconnect the tether and other things like the thrusters, so a underwater connector is something I really want to have. What are the cost in US$ on t...

That will work. I was thinking at first I would have to have an expensive USB or Ethernet extender to travel any length. That would have pointed me back to the VEX. Still can't make up my mind though, but if I had all the answers what fun would that be. Thanks.


Chuck

Hi i'm a newbie building my first ROV. I guess like everyone starting out I am trying to decide on how to control it. Most of my other questions have already been answered by reading post on this site. The two ways I am looking to control are A VEX 6 channel TX RX and Arduino Uno to Arduino Uno. Bot...