User Manual

2/14/2018 Water Linked Underwater GPS Documentation

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Introduction

The Water Linked Underwater GPS provides global position of an underwater locator device using

acoustic positioning and traditional GPS. On the BlueROV2 or other underwater vehicles it is a huge

asset that allows position tracking for navigation, inspection, and mapping.

This manual only covers usage of the Underwater GPS with the BlueROV2. For general info and

other applications, please visitWater Linked’s websiteand the oﬃcialUser Manual.

User Manual

Please download the primary User Manual from Water Linked here:Water Linked Underwater GPS

Manual.

Integration Kit

For use with the BlueROV2, we highly recommend theWater Linked Underwater GPS / BlueROV2

Integration Kitto get started smoothly.

Please visit thesetup manual for the integration kit.

Using with the BlueROV2

The following instructions assume that you haveinstalled and set uptheIntegration Kit.

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2/14/2018 Water Linked Underwater GPS Documentation Introduction The Water Linked Underwater GPS provides global position of an underwater locator device using acoustic positioning and traditional GPS. On the BlueROV2 or other underwater vehicles it is a huge asset that allows position tracking for navigation, inspection, and mapping. This manual only covers usage of the Underwater GPS with the BlueROV2.
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/14/2018 Water Linked Underwater GPS Documentation Installation Before the ﬁrst use, you need to install the Analog Locator (A1) on the BlueROV2. The locator will use one of the spare cable penetrations in the back of the BlueROV2 and will connect to the spare green and white twisted pair in the tether. Here’s our recommended installation instructions. 1. Loosen the enclosure clip screws at the front of the top enclosure and remove the tube from the ROV. 2.
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2/14/2018 Water Linked Underwater GPS Documentation If everything is operating correctly, you should now ﬁnd an ROV position on the map in QGroundControl. The ROV position is indicated by a BlueROV image. The position of the surface vessel or Water Linked Master Electronics box is indicated by a red arrow (not yet implemented). The small ‘H’ icon indicates the ‘home position’, the location of the ROV’s ﬁrst GPS lock. To conﬁgure the Water Linked Underwater GPS system, navigate to 192.168.2.