BlueBoat joystick control problem

Blue Robotics Vehicles BlueBoat
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I managed to make a mess of the BlueBoat joystick controls and was wondering if anyone can help me restore it. I attempted to setup an RC radio with SBUS adapter. I managed to get this RC airplane radio to control the BlueBoat thrusters. However it messed up the control configuration for the Joystick. I have now removed the SBUS adapter and RC radio from my setup and trying to restore normal Joystick operation.

I installed a fresh BlueOS install on and SD card into the Pi4. I can finally get the thrusters to move. However, the Left joystick up/down controls throttle on the Port motor and the Right joystick right/left controls throttle on the Starboard motor. I have tried all 4 Joystick configuration options in the joystick setup without default controls (e.g. Left joystick up/down = Throttle, Right joystick right/left = Steering/Yaw)

Are there some left over settings from my RC radio / SBUS setup in Q Ground Control that should be reassigned?

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Hi @colins -
It sounds like you flashed a fresh BlueOS, but then immediately tried to use and configure the system from QGround Control without loading the parameters that tell the system it is a Boat!

Please open BlueOS in your browser (192.168.2.2 or blueos.local) and complete the setup wizard, to load the default parameters for the BlueBoat. That should resolve your issue, making one joystick control fwd/reverse, and the other left/right. Note that you’ll need to follow the setup instructions and check the box in QGC for center stick = 0 throttle and allow reverse.