Surface Controller

[jwalser]

There’s no support for analog roll/pitch input right now. Things will get better for these sorts of customizations later.

[jwalser]

http://docs.bluerobotics.com/brov2-heavy/#roll-and-pitch-input

[ROV]

Ok …well ill already thought it out so thats no problem Tnx… ;)… but when you position the rov in an angle, you kan fly it like normal, its just in that same angle yes?

[jwalser]

Yes you can put it in an angle, and then fly it the same way, like you are sitting in the cockpit.

[ROV]

i just got my hall effekt joysticks (Bought same 1 axis and a 3 axis but with to “knobs” on top(for pan tilt for camera), but no connector /cable with it… any tips on the wiring?..mouser dont sell finished ones i understand:(

[etienne]

Oh yeah, that is annoying. Here is what you need:

Mouser #: 798-DF11-12DS-2C
Mfr. #: DF11-12DS-2C
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Mfr. #: 10-11-2083
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2 $0.37 $0.74
2 Shipped 04-Dec-17 46283375

Mouser #: 798-DF11-22SCF
Mfr. #: DF11-22SCF
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20 $0.052 $1.04
20 Shipped 04-Dec-17 46283375

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Mfr. #: 46999-0101
Desc.: Headers & Wire Housings Headers & Wire Housings .100 KK. CRIMP SHROUD TERM 24-30AWG
20 $0.177 $3.54
20 Shipped 04-Dec-17 46283375

[etienne]

Pinout:

[etienne]

single axis pinout:

[ROV]

Tnx Etienne Your the Man …will soon set up what im thinking and hope for a input

[ROV]

…was thinking of getting my pan tilt on the Joystick… but also have the “on/off” joystick just over som i can control the pan/tilt(or grabber) on the ROV side too at the same time…(its just training and ill guess i have all controls in line …and thought of having the same over the 1 axis for controlig the grabber with a finger at the same tome ba able to contol the vertical…and i have a bunch of on/off switches now(seems lie alibaba sends a Lot ,D)…just have to get the joysticks on and see how it feels with the stabilising and normal modes and lights and dimming and some moore;) …have a knob for winch to mount on the side here and pedals for footcontrol but thats for later…;)…and suggestions for what i shuld not forget ?;DD

[Dale_A]

Have you tried a mock up? You could play around with positions of the controls see how they feel before committing to cutting?

[ROV]

no i havent, im pretty shure it will work with the joysticks…(i know the distance, i can feel that;) its like ive wanted a sea owl to be if i could choose;)… the moore you can control and not let the sticks go the better;)

[ROV]

…my question is actually where to put the knobs… but for “modes” it will be in the middle… and if there is something i shuld think about for the future… on top in the middle i will leave space for 3/4 potmetres for future adjustments for Vertical trust , forward/rew trust) and things like that.

[paul-unterweiser]

I’ve used those 4 axis joystick switches before, they work great for camera and manipulator control. Here’s the “Mark 2” version of our ROVsim SCU.

[ROV]

…looks ok… but why the cantral joystic? …never seen or tryed before…and i guess its a reason… in the end… where do you assign theese things?..do you miss a lot in this system?.. count and look into the system…???

[ROV]

4 axis?..how do they work?

[paul-unterweiser]

That controller was designed to be used with our ROVsim2 O&G simulator. The central 3 axis joystick is for horizontal thruster control and the vertical dial on the bottom left is for vertical thruster control. The two smaller joysticks are to control the 2 manipulators. The small dials are for light and thruster gain.

We’ve had two other iterations of the SCU since this one. The most recent is our Mark 4 SCU which can be used with both ROVsim Gen3 and ROVsim2 BlueROV2 (as well as the BlueROV2 ROV!).

[ROV]

…no worries, just thought i missed an axis… 3 ok… 4 i would like to know;) …in(a knob on the side?, maby look to …hmmm not the Supporter, HD, Merlin, Millenium work klass f15 stick… im my expirience… not good for small ROV (your vertical is really misplaced, after 3 hrs your hand is Sleeping… where is the handsupport?

[ROV]

…on the right side you got two knobs?.. when you do a counterclock movement on the joystick…for the 50 time… will they touch?..not critisim… just practical advice

[paul-unterweiser]

The “Mark 2” SCU was from about 10 years ago (we’ve been doing this for a long time!). Although we’ve never had a single complaint, it did fit a lot of functionality into a very small space. To the right of the main joystick are two momentary push buttons (for vertical / heading hold, etc.). We stopped selling them a long time ago. The new Mark 4 is a much simpler design and is my personal favorite of all those I’ve used.