# QGroudControl is not controlling vehicle

**URL:** <https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/qgroudcontrol-is-not-controlling-vehicle/2973>\
**Category:** QGroundControl\
**Created:** [July 12, 2018, 10:59pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/qgroudcontrol-is-not-controlling-vehicle/2973 "2018-07-12T22:59:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![brandonk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@brandonk](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/brandonk)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 10:59pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/qgroudcontrol-is-not-controlling-vehicle/2973/1 "2018-07-12T22:59:19Z")

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Hey Guys,

I am trying to run my blueROV2 with QGroundControl. QGroundControl is telling me that I am connected to my vehicle and it is giving me various readings. I can tell that QGroundControl is reading my controllers commands and buttons presses when I am watching the joy stick page. But I can not effect the state or send commands to the vehicle and I am not sure what the problem is. If anyone has any ideas about this it would be super helpful. Thanks for your time.

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**Author:** ![jwalser](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.bluerobotics.com/jwalser/32/2234_2.png) [@jwalser](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/jwalser)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 1:35am UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/qgroudcontrol-is-not-controlling-vehicle/2973/2 "2018-07-13T01:35:53Z")

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Is the joystick icon at the top white or red?

Make sure the ‘Enabled’ box is checked on the joystick page.

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**Author:** ![brandonk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@brandonk](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/brandonk)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 3:30am UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/qgroudcontrol-is-not-controlling-vehicle/2973/3 "2018-07-13T03:30:36Z")

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Hey Jacob. Thanks. Yes, the joystick is white but the vehicle still is not responding.

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**Author:** ![patrickelectric](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.bluerobotics.com/patrickelectric/32/2162_2.png) [@patrickelectric](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/patrickelectric)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 2:02pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/qgroudcontrol-is-not-controlling-vehicle/2973/4 "2018-07-13T14:02:02Z")

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Hi,

Try to do this simple steps:

1. Check to make sure the camera tilt function and lights work. If they do not, [please see the Troubleshooting section](http://docs.bluerobotics.com/brov2/operation/#troubleshooting).
2. Put the ROV in manual mode.
3. Arm the ROV.
4. Press the forward/reverse stick forward to check that the vectored thrusters are spinning freely.
5. Press the ascend/descend stick forward to check that the vertical thrusters are spinning freely.
6. Disarm the ROV.

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**Author:** ![jwalser](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.bluerobotics.com/jwalser/32/2234_2.png) [@jwalser](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/jwalser)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 3:52pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/qgroudcontrol-is-not-controlling-vehicle/2973/5 "2018-07-13T15:52:22Z")

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You can check that the joystick commands are actually getting inside the vehicle by looking at Widgets-\>Mavlink Inspector-\>Vehicle1-\>RC\_CHANNELS\_RAW. When you move the joystick, do the numbers change?

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**Author:** ![brandonk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@brandonk](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/brandonk)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2018, 5:02pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/qgroudcontrol-is-not-controlling-vehicle/2973/6 "2018-07-16T17:02:39Z")

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Hey I figured out the problem. Early I changed the pixhawk system id so that the bluerov would work with mavros. I changed it back to 255 so that it could work with qgroundcontrol. Thanks for all the help.