Hi BlueRobotics, I was updating BlueOS to version 1.1 (2 weeks ago) from factory setting because of the notification on the top main landing page of BlueOS. It did download and restarted. And then it the blueboat was beeping like it encountered somekind of error. I did turn off and turn on the blu…

Hi all - If you’d like to flash an image that has the parameters for BlueBoat already loaded, this is the factory image we use. Using it may be more straightforward as it contains the lights.lua file and correct parameters already.

Hi Anthony, Still having issues. Here’s the steps I took: Retrieved lua file and removed .txt extension. Copied it to /configs/ardupilot-manager/firmware/scripts (see screenshot) Rebooted system via Power/Reboot Tried re-loading params via AutoPilot Parameters/Load Showed 53 to load but failed a…

Hi @Paul - I’m unable to replicate that on the two Blue Boats I have with me- both fail with the script not present, but are ok once it is present. Judging from my screenshot vs. yours , I attached a bad version of lights.lua! I’ve updated the link, apologies.

Hi Anthony, SUCCESS! Yay. It must have been the different lua file. Interestingly, the nav light starting working as expected before the NL_ params were loaded. The autopilot params list is now showing 908 entries in the autopilot parameters list. I’ll make sure to back that up this time. I did…

Hi @PaulBarter - Woohoo! Glad that was it, sorry for the mistake. Re: your questions - I’m not familiar with how the blinking is controlled, but a quick glance at that lights.lua file indicates that it is the script the autopilot is using to handle the blinking. I’d imagine any modifications wou…

Thanks @tony-white , I think I’ll stick with rover 4.2.3 but will apply the beta 1.2 OS and bootstrap it and report back how that functions just to finish off this thread. In terms of serial, my original plan was to add depth via an NMEA 0183 smart transducer and I was able to successfully get a se…

Hi Paul - You should be able to use the very generic indicator widget in cockpit to show the rangefinder, this corresponds the ping2 measured depth. You could also use my Simple Survey extension as well, although embedding it within cockpit as an iframe will likely make it a bit tough to use.

Thanks @tony-white Do you mean one of the regular widgets in the edit interface (as shown in screenshot)? I don’t see a generic indicator in this list of widgets (nor in the mini widgets) and can’t see where the rangefinder would be referenced. Cheers and sorry for being a pest today.

Hi @PaulBarter - No problem! It’s under mini-widgets: [image] Once you drag it out onto the interface, you can find it in the list of widges, and configure it with the gear icon. It’s currently a bit of a pain to scroll through the variable list to find RANGEFINDER.distance, but this is how I…

Also worth noting - you can configure QGC to display the same Rangefinder value in the black box at the bottom of the interface…

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