what control package options are out there?
Posted: Sep 22nd, 2014, 12:36 pm
So I'm building this here ROV thing, and I'll at some point need a controll system for it. I'd kind of rather use something already built just to minimize the electrical tinkering needed. I'm ok at that, and I have 2 Arduino based 3d printers, so I am familiar with the setup processes for such controllers, but I don't find the electrical tinkering part of the project as enjoyable as the other aspects.
I'm looking for the best out of the box setup with hopefully enough thruster and servo leads to controll the following:
4 Thrusters (2 rear, 1 side, 1 up/down) - Bluerobotics integrated ESC
1 Camera Tilt servo
3 or 4 Robot arm servos
1 light on / off switched input
Potentially a second robot arm (cable cutter, on / off for a suction dredge, or maybe a basket latch)
Sensors - (depth, magnetic heading, Inertial gyroscope, battery life)
Some sort of OSD capability
I was thinking about just going with the electronics package from the OpenROV, but it seems to lack the required number of servo outputs.
Anyone have any ideas on a good package? I saw the German x3 package which seems like it would work, but potentially not as much support in english as I might hope for? http://www.rov-control.com/shop/en/Cont ... ntrol.html Are there other options out there? If so, which one would you reccommend?
Thanks!
I'm looking for the best out of the box setup with hopefully enough thruster and servo leads to controll the following:
4 Thrusters (2 rear, 1 side, 1 up/down) - Bluerobotics integrated ESC
1 Camera Tilt servo
3 or 4 Robot arm servos
1 light on / off switched input
Potentially a second robot arm (cable cutter, on / off for a suction dredge, or maybe a basket latch)
Sensors - (depth, magnetic heading, Inertial gyroscope, battery life)
Some sort of OSD capability
I was thinking about just going with the electronics package from the OpenROV, but it seems to lack the required number of servo outputs.
Anyone have any ideas on a good package? I saw the German x3 package which seems like it would work, but potentially not as much support in english as I might hope for? http://www.rov-control.com/shop/en/Cont ... ntrol.html Are there other options out there? If so, which one would you reccommend?
Thanks!