Originally published at: https://bluerobotics.com/new-product-the-navigator-flight-controller-and-blueos/ We want to steer your attention toward something new and exciting today: the Navigator Flight Controller and BlueOS software! [New Product: The Navigator Flight Controller] N…

I like the navigator flight controller and BlueOS…Does it support raspberry pi 3b+? :slightly_smiling_face:

Hi @ChairmanAlex , I believe the Navigator is RPi4 only (as mentioned in the post), but I’ve asked internally and will confirm. BlueOS should run fine on an RPi3B+.

[image] Eliot: I believe the Navigator is RPi4 only (as mentioned in the post), but I’ve asked internally and will confirm. The Navigator depends on the new bcm2711 chip in the RPi4, so it is indeed RPi4 only.

Are you planning to keep the retro compatibility with the Pixhawk? Or BlueOS will be developed focusing only on the navigator flight controller?

Hi @matosinho , welcome to the forum :slight_smile: BlueOS and Navigator are separate projects. BlueOS is open source software, and isn’t even confined to being used as part of a vehicle - we have no plans to lock down which flight controller(s) it supports. At the moment it supports at least Pixhaw…

I am curious if and how this Raspberry Pi can be retrofitted into an existing ROV2? Ervan

[image] Ervan Garrison: I am curious if and how this Raspberry Pi can be retrofitted into an existing ROV2? A Raspberry Pi 4B by itself is very easy to fit in - it just replaces the existing Raspberry Pi 3B and can have all the connections the same. If you mean putting in a Navigator as well…

I suspected it was a swap-out. I am somewhat cautious about swapping out the Pixhawk but if the Navigator is a better option, we’ll consider it along the Pi. Thanks.

Some slight caveats the RPi4 requires BlueOS (Companion won’t work), and I’m unsure whether it would need some kind of heat sink or fan. I imagine that’s not strictly required (since the RPi3 doesn’t use one, and it’d be running the same software), but we do use a heat sink with Navigator so it m…

I upgrades to the Navigator and everything seams to be working except the nmea injector. I also posted on the cerulean forum aswell any suggestion?

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