Has anyone put their topside Fathom-X board in a case to protect it? I am working on designing a 3d printable case now but am curious if anyone else has already come up with a solution. Thanks, Jake.

Great question. Also, how are you getting power to the topside Fantom-X board? I can pull power from the battery inside the vehicle, but I’m wondering if there’s some obvious solution people use on the other end.

@Brendan, we always power the topside Fathom-X board through the USB connector on it, which is specifically (and only) for power.

Oh! Awesome. Is it intended to get power via USB on the vehicle side, too?

Brendan, It can be powered equally well by USB or the terminal block power input. We use the terminal block input on the vehicle since there’s power available and the USB connection on the surface since that’s more readily available. -Rusty

I’m using a NEMA water-proof case and some water-proof bulkhead connectors to protect my Fathom-S topside board. [image]

Thanks Paul; I may have to rethink my case design after seeing yours. I was planning a simple protective case for the X but may move towards something more protective like what you are using.

We just put this 3D print case design together. Not waterproof, more just to protect the board from damage. [image] [image] [image]

@schoonerlabs , Nice work. Looks good. Regards, TCIII AVD

Hi all, We are working on a topside case for the Fathom-X as well. It’s pretty similar to the ideas on here except that we are including a USB to Ethernet adapter in the box so that the box only requires a USB connection to the computer. We’re still figuring out the case design. We have a few 3D p…

I have likely misunderstood Rusty’s comment that the topside case for the Fathom-X he is working on will have a USB to ethernet adaptor as I had thought the Fathom-X allowed for using just a USB connection to a computer as it is. Can anyone enlighten me? At the moment I have my computer connected t…

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I just posted this in the Build section.

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