Lights on BlueRov2 not coming on

Blue Robotics Vehicles BlueROV2
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Hi there, the lights on our new BlueRov2 are not turning on -(they did come on the first couple of times we powered up the equipment). Can anyone advise why this might be the case? Thanks

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Hi @Corrinne99, welcome to the forum :slight_smile:

My main ideas are

  1. Incorrect parameters
    • Make sure the output channels are selected correctly in the Lights page
    • Possibly try resetting your parameters from the Tools button in the Parameters page
    • Make sure your joystick button functions are set up to control the lights, in the Joystick page
  2. A cable is disconnected/cut
    • Check the power and signal wires within the enclosure, and the cables to the lights
  3. Something electronic is fried
    • You can check if the lights are working by connecting the power and ground wires as normal, and then connecting the signal wire directly to a 5V line, or to the power wire for the light
      • This turns on full brightness - be careful not to look directly at the lights when doing so!
      • If the lights do not turn on they may be damaged - please check for cracks in the lenses, see if there looks to be water in any of the lights, and contact support@bluerobotics.com to let them know the context and sort things out from there :slight_smile:
    • If the lights are working fine then there’s either a parameter issue or the output pin of your autopilot board is fried (which should be testable by connecting the lights signal to a different output channel, and configuring it as the new lights channel)
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Thanks very much for getting back to me, much appreciated. I’ve also had some advice from Matt at Carcinus now, so I should be able to work it out with all the info. Many thanks

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