We have a need for a radio control catamaran about a metre long to take a bathymetric transducer around for some river bottom mapping that we need done - we can make the boat ourselves easily but but we need a plug and play radio control kit and controller that we can connect a pair of T200 thruster…

Something like this should work with the thruster commander to do what you want. I was mistaken. The thruster commander only supports analog input, which the suggested radio receiver does not provide.

Hi @TinyDiver , You can use the radio Jacob suggested with a tank mixer like this or similar. Alternatitively, if you get a more advanced radio like this or similar that has programmable channel mixing, or you can use the sticks to independently control each thruster. -Adam

Get a Pixhawk and load Ardurover 3.5 on it and off you go. See video below. [Arduboat example final]

Hi Tiny Diver, I am looking for the same functionality. Need the two t200s to operate independently to control speed and direction. Did you find a system and RC that worked? I am hoping I can learn a bit from how you did it?

Haven’t had a chance James - have been crazy busy - but if you figure it out please let me know!:grinning:

Hi Adam, @adam I am also looking to have remote control ability… for two independently controlled T200s. Would the suggested RC unit https://www.amazon.com/FrSky-Taranis-Channels-Transmitter-Controller/dp/B06XQWQ7C3/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=taranis&qid=1550900210&s=gateway&sr=8-2 work with the thrus…

Hi @jimbo63 , The thruster commander is not necessary nor possible to use with that setup, you do not need a thruster commander. The thruster commander is intended as a simple standalone control system to use instead of an RC radio/receiver or microcontroller/flight computer is a user wants somethi…

Thanks very much Adam super helpful.

See attached post [image] Autonomous boat with BR thrusters General Discussion Hi all, here our first commercial Job with our Autonomous boat built with BR thruster, See short video, of Bathymetry done this week [Bathymetry Presa Chiriqui 24Marine] regards…

Hi BR Team, I am working on a surface vehicle build and need to protect the battery, RC receiver and ESCs from saltwater. Is there a good way to vent the heat while keeping the enclosure watertight. I am assuming keeping the battery and ESCs in an enclosure would lead to overheating. Any though…

Radio Control Kit for using two T200's on a boat?

General Discussion

luis.chavez (Luis Chavez) November 16, 2019, 11:19am 10

See attached post

Topic		Replies	Views
T200 with ESC, Arduino, and RC receiver Build/Make	2	1789	March 14, 2018
Motorized Stand Up Paddle : your advises Kayaks, SUPs, Surf	1	1708	November 7, 2018
T200 thruster Wireless RC General Discussion	3	1098	July 9, 2019
Control of ESC Speed Controllers (ESCs) basic-esc	38	8414	May 24, 2015
I want to control the T200 using Raspberry Pi General Discussion	0	1060	April 22, 2020

Community

BR Website

Software Docs

Autopilot Docs

BR and Beyond

Software

Radio Control Kit for using two T200's on a boat?

Community

BR Website

Software Docs

Autopilot Docs

BR and Beyond

Software

Radio Control Kit for using two T200's on a boat?

Related topics