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New member
Posted: Mar 11th, 2021, 11:52 am
by kennan345
Thanks for the acceptance
New to ROV's but have dismantled my homebuild hexacopter with plans to move from the air to the water.
Moving along with the design and am now with the control system and looking for the best way using CAT 6 cable.
Looking forward to researching through these forums!
Re: New member
Posted: Mar 12th, 2021, 2:56 am
by fryslan76
Welcome, and I am sure you will find plenty of suggestions here for that.
Re: New member
Posted: Mar 12th, 2021, 11:05 am
by bigbadbob
Wecome aboard.
Re: New member
Posted: Mar 12th, 2021, 3:53 pm
by asesorplaza1
Wellcome to the forum from Spain, I will be attentive to your progress, a greeting
Re: New member
Posted: May 19th, 2021, 11:43 am
by Lucas
Welcome! Looks like you've made some progress on the build so far. I'm excited to see where it goes!
Re: New member
Posted: May 19th, 2021, 10:57 pm
by Oddmar
Well, you could use a cheap 8-channel RC controller like a Turnigy 9X, unplug the TX unit from the back, run 2 wire DSC (direct servo control) down one of your twisted pairs to the receiver in the ROV to control the thrusters.
The GoPro had live video out, composite. Use a couple of video baluns top and bottom to send live video up another twisted pair. Without the baluns the signal will suck over that much wire.
You need to use onboard batteries, because thin wire has mega resistance to low-voltage power-over-tether. Either LiPo's or larger heavier SLA. Trying to run power down from the surface will have your motors not responding and your ESC's shutting down.