Many of you, from around the world, are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. During these challenging times, we reached a point where we are ready for this product release. We’ve heavily discussed delaying the release in sympathy of those affected. However, in the end we reached the conclusion that …

Hi Rusty Very exciting… Are there any plans to integrate higher end IMUs into the ArduSub framework? The addition of a small sized DVL would allow full navigation for 1-2 hours in an INS/DVL configuration, but it would not be very accurate with the current IMUs contained in the likes of the Cube …

@ColinC I’ve seen some work by the ArduPlane dev to integrate an ADIS16470 IMU for some of the newer autopilot boards in development. I don’t really know if you can use this as an “external IMU” just yet. If you’re interested in using a Vectornav or Sensonor system, you should ask those companies t…

Excellent idea - I have contacts in both companies so I will see what I can do. Is there a link I can send them with any kind of guide for writing drivers? It is not something I have looked into,and I dont want to just direct them to the GitHub page… Thanks for the help! C

Sure! ArduPilot Developers: Sensor Drivers

Hi all, Just wanted to give you a heads up on the improvements in the upcoming 1.3.2 release: Almost doubled the ping rate (up to 26Hz) Increased max velocity in altitudes above 1.5m up to 3 m/s horizontal Improved velocity valid Add high temperature warning It should be available for download i…

The 1.3.2 release is now available. We strongly recommend to upgrade to the latest release to get almost double the ping rate, higher max velocity and better velocity valid calculation out of your DVL A50. To perform the upgrade, see software upgrade documentation here: https://waterlinked.github.…

Great! Is there now, or planned integration with Underwater GPS? Traditional DVLs are often integrated to USBL/INS systems to get more stable positioning without the jumpings. Ie the DVL is sensing movements of ROV and if there is no moving, the positioning updates is more damped/averaged.

Underwater GPS <-> DVL-A50 integration is most definitely coming. As you say, this integration will increase the total performance significantly. I don’t have an absolute schedule for this, but it is very high on our list of priorities!

Hi all, We’ve bought a WL DVL; has the interface with the BlueROV2 been worked out yet ? We have a project we’d like to use it for in a couple of months, so keen to get it working. Any advice appreciated !

Willian from Blue Robotics has been working on the DVL interface, which has reached a stage where it can be manually installed and tested. Last week our team at JM Robotics carried out a field test with the new interface, and it was very successful! If your project is in a few months it is very poss…

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