Hello, I am looking to build an AUV that will run ardusub auto mission with ceruleansoner’s ROV Locator Mk II. is auto mode or guide mode available with ROV Locator Mk II? Any advice would be appreciated.

Hi @K-mura - While the topside ROVL receiver will be able to locate the ROVL transmitter on your vehicle, without a tether to send this position information via the vehicle won’t know where it is located! An acoustic or optical modem could conceivably be used to send this information? The ROVL tra…

Hi @K-mura - If ArduSub is receiving a location from the ROVL, then auto mode can indeed be used. You will need to configure the Cerulean Tracker software (Windows only) to send the position to the vehicle via NMEA. You can then: Go to the autopilot firmware page in BlueOS, and set SERIAL2 to ud…

@tony-white Thank you very much. I am a beginner and it helped me a lot. Let me ask a few more questions. I understand how to use the ROV locator with the cellular tracker. I would like to eventually do these without a tether. Is there any way to use the ROV locator with Blue OS alone, Or do I nee…

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