Homebuilt ROVs Forum

Hi, for my next ROV I want to use an IP camera instead of CSI or USB. I want IP camera because I will be using a microcontroller (most likely ESP32) instead of Raspberry Pi (I hate them for many good reasons), so the camera stream cannot be routed through it, and has to be separate. Microcontroller ...

Hi, For my latest ROV, I have invested into 100m of purpose-built ROV tether with 2 copper core wires. I used hacked PLC modules ( https://hackaday.com/2019/11/14/ethernet-over-dc-power/ ) to convert Ethernet signal from Raspberry Pi 3B on the ROV, and then the same on the topside controller. I real...

Hi! I'm new here :) I've built my first ROV, had some great adventures with it, here's a video if you'd like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_WbJOpmkFs . It was a success, I reached 20 meter depth with it, but the electronics burned down due to insufficiently sized wires. So I'm building my second...