Homebuilt ROVs Forum

I'm starting with this sucker:

http://www.controlanything.com/Relay/De ... 0PROXR-NET

They're about to release their new Web-I controllers soon, but this one ticks my boxes currently.

Sea-ker,

I would be interested in this also. One question - have you considered putting a switch into the sub so only one uplink cable would be required? The only one external connector should be required.

Thanks derelecte,

It looks like it'll probably be a normal switch then.

Thanks robes_uk,

At this stage I have no idea how much running time .8l would give, but if necessary I might get two and hook em up together.

Thanks Gadgetguy, I am also toying with the idea of using power over ethernet (POE) for some of the onboard devices like the camera for example. Has anyone played with poe yet? I have found a 48v 4 port poe switch I am thinking of putting into the sub with probablya stepdown transformer for the 12v ...

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Hi everyone, I am in the design/prototype phase for my rov. I intend to use ethernet cable down to 100m if I can, but I have the following concerns about it: 1) Twisting. Has anyone encountered problems with the cable getting twisted 2) Bouyancy. Would having up to 100m of cat6 cable above the sub m...