I’m happy to say that the first dive test was, generally, a success. The BlueROV2 performed well in “Manual” flight mode and while I only went to 5 meters, there were no leaks. I am having an issue with “Stabilized” and “Depth Hold” flight modes though: Immediately after switching from manual to e…

It sounds like you have not set the autopilot orientation parameter correctly. -Jacob

@Jacob Thanks for the reply. I think I’ve got it working now: The autopilot orientation was set correctly, however, the vertical thrusters mot parameters were reversed. Stick forward = dive makes more sense to me than the QGC default which is opposite of that - probably why I didn’t consider it a pr…

Ahh, I reached this conclusion on the basis that it was functioning correctly in manual mode, under the assumption that down on the joystick means descend. Thank you for the details, glad you got it working. A troubleshooting/verification instruction set is probably in order for the documentation. -…

BROV2 1st Dive Test: Control Issues

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jwalser (Jacob) October 2, 2016, 11:34am 3

See here: Strange problem about the depth hold mode - #20 by jwalser

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