Parts
No parts required.
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This guide will walk you through steps to burn the latest software image to a microSD card to be loaded onto your BeagleBone Black (BBB).
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You will need a microSD card that is at least 4 GB.
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Ensure that the SD card is not locked. The switch should be in the position as shown.
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The first step is to download the most recent OpenROV image.
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As of October 7, 2015 the latest software image is 30.0.3
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You can download it from the product page of our website. You will want to download the ROV FLASH image. It is about 400 MB in size.
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Please also read the release notes.
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There are 3 pieces of software that you need to download:
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Insert the SD card into your computer.
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Open "SDFormatter".
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"Drive" should be the letter of the drive of the SD card reader on your computer.
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Click on "Format".
With the SD card formatter I got the error "this drive is not supported". This was with a sony 64gb mirco sdxc card, 40 mb/s. sr-64uy made in korea card, with a sony microsd adapter, srac-a1 made in china.
I ended up formatting with windows with exFAT and following the rest of the steps. So far it seems to work. I purchased a version 2.6 and didn't have to reprogram the thrusters!
But now I cant seem to reformat my card back to 64gb, with the windows formatter its stuck at 1.65gb.
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The first thing you need to do is extract the .img file.
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Download "The Unarchiver" from the App Store.
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Right click on the file you just downloaded and open with "The Unarchiver."
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You should now have another file that ends in .img and is just under 2 GB.
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Open "Terminal" on your computer.
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You will now run some commands. You will type them in and then press the return key on your keyboard.
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Type in: sudo bash
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Type in: diskutil list
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Record the disk numbers that you have. In this example there are two disks (disk0 and disk1).
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Insert the SD card into your computer.
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Type in: diskutil list
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Record the new disk number. In this example it is disk2.
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Type in: dd if=/Users/**********/Desktop/####### of=/dev/rdisk# bs=2m
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The ********* is the username of the computer, ####### is the .img file name and rdisk# is the disk number of the SD card.
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Once you press enter the cursor will move to a new line and flash.
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This process will take between 5-10 minutes and you will eventually get a string of result text.
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You can now remove the microSD card from your computer.
Hi. I am running MacOSX. I get stuck here.
After giving the command
"dd if=/Users/xxxxxxxxxxx/Desktop/OpenROV_30.0.3.img of=/dev/rdisk2 bs=2m"
I get the string
"dd: /Users/xxxxxxxxxxx/Desktop/OpenROV_30.0.3.img: No such file or directory"
(As you can see I renamed the image filea bit by shortening it but i copy/paste from desktop to Terminal window so the file name is the correct one)
Did you get this solved? If you have not, please reach out to our support team (https://openrov.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/req...) and we will help you sort this out.
-Brian G.
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Remove the BBB from your ROV. Insert the microSD card into your BBB.
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Plug the USB wire into the BBB to power it up.
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The USER LEDS will blink to show that the image is being applied to the BBB memory.
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The process takes about 15 minutes to complete.
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Once the flashing process is complete the 4 USER LEDS will stop flashing and be on. If the lights do not all go solid, unplug the USB cable and plug it back in and wait 15 minutes again.
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When this is complete, remove the USB cable from the BBB to power it off and remove the microSD card.
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Attach the BBB to your controller board.
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You will need to also update the firmware on the Ardunio. Please read all the way to the end of this guide.
Having problem at step 11, when applying the image to the BBB. After about 13 min of blinking of the 4 user leds, all my 4 leds went dark. Acc to the instruction all of the 4 leds should be on. What could the problem be?
In addition, when powering up the ROV again anyway, I cant seem to access the cockpit :/ After a while the ROVS four leds on the camera board starts to blink on/off and never stops.
Rasmus -
We noticed this as well here in the lab yesterday. If you run it through step 11 a second time they should all go solid. We think we have narrowed down the problem and will post an update once we are sure we have narrowed it down.
OpenROV -
The blinking is because the ROV does not have a connection to cockpit on your computer since the window is not open.
OpenROV -
Hi again,
I have ROV version 2.7.
Update of the problem: After successfully installing the new software last weekend I made a "dry" run updateing motor turning direction etc. Everything worked fine. This weekend however, I cant access the cockpit using Chrome. I get the short happy sounding noise, and the four leds flashing after a couple of minutes but no connection to the ROV with Chrome...
I thought maybe it would work redoing the software update (STEP 11) but now the LEDs on the BBB doesn't turn on when I plug in the USB.
Thank you for opening a support ticket with us. This will be the fastest way to get the problem solved.
OpenROV -
I am having the same exact problem. How did you fix it? I am trying to avoid buying a new controller board or BeagleBone
When inserting the USB to power the BBB with the SD card inserted, there are no flashing lights. Instead, the lights stay fully solid. Is this a problem, and if it is, what steps should I take to fix it? I haven't tested it by attaching the BBB yet, so I can't say for sure if something is wrong.
If you power it down and back on do you see the same thing?
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HI, when I flashing processing is complete, my 4 user LEDs looks like usr0 on->usr0,usr1 on->usr0,usr1,usr2 ->usr0,usr1,usr2,usr3->usr1,usr2,usr3->usr2,usr3->usr3-> all off ->usr3 -> usr2,usr3->usr1,usr2,usr3->usr0,usr1,usr2,usr3->usr0,usr1,usr2->usr0,usr1-> usr0->all off ->repeat
is that correct? beacuse I want to use putty logn in and control LEDs, but I can't control 4 LEDs on and off . Is that mean flashing process is not working.
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The ROV has a built in static IP address of 192.168.254.1, so to connect with it, your computer should have a similar address but with the last number set to something other then 1. "192.168.254.2" for instance would work great. The subnet mask should be set to 255.255.255.0
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Windows Vista: go to control panel -> network and sharing center -> click on "manage network connections" on the left-hand bar. Then r-click on "local area network" -> l-click on properties -> l-click on "Internet Protocol Version 4" -> l-click on "properties" and select the option "use the following ip address" and enter in 192.168.254.2
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Windows 7: go to control panel > network and internet > network and sharing center > click on "change adapter settings" on the left-hand bar. Then r-click on "local area connection" > properties > l-click on "Internet Protocol Version 4" and click on properties. Select the option "use the following ip address" and enter in 192.168.254.2
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Windows 8: go to control panel > network and internet > network and sharing center > click on "change adapter settings" on the left-hand bar. Then r-click on "Ethernet" > properties > l-click on "Internet Protocol Version 4" and click on properties. Select the option "use the following ip address" and enter in 192.168.254.2
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OS X (Mac): Open System Preferences, click Network. Select "Edit Locations" from the Location drop down. Click the (+) and create a new location called "OpenROV". Select your ethernet adapter on the left and select Manually from the "Configure IPv4" drop down. Set the IP address to 192.168.254.2 and subnet mask to 255.255.255.0. Press Apply.
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Open Google Chrome web-browser. If you do not have the latest version of Google Chrome, you can go here to get it. It's a free download.
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In the status bar at the top, type 192.168.254.1:8080, which is the IP address of the OpenROV. Press 'enter' and wait 10-20 seconds. Soon the OpenROV Cockpit should appear.
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In Cockpit, press the "Settings" button in the upper right-hand side of the screen, and press "Upload firmware from SD card to Arduino"
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Press "Show Details".
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Then press "Apply new firmware".
The process "stalled" without showing the desired "Upload Successful" line. I had to repeat that command in Step 15 three times before it finally said "Upload Successful". Working now :-)
Glad to hear you got it solved. What ROV version do you have?
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I have ROV version 2.8.
I can access the cockpit but am unable to use the keyboard to control any of the ROV functions. The LEDs on the front of the camera are also flashing on and off indefinitely.
I've followed the directions up until this point with no issue but now I am receiving this message:
firmware-build.sh: : Compile of the Arduino image failed.
firmware-installfromsource.sh: Building Firmware Failed! Aborting
Did I miss something?
Unpacking:Successful
Compiling:Error
Compiling Error Details:
src/CControllerBoard.cpp:29:18: error: ‘A8’ was not declared in this scope
int temppin = A8;
^
.build/uno/Makefile:422: recipe for target '.build/uno/src/CControllerBoard.o' failed
This is my upload results.Tried many times.What are the possible solutions?
johcha -
I have a same problem with you. Have you already gotton it solved? Tell me please!!!!!!!!
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Make sure the BBB is attached to the controller board. If you continue to have issues please email us at support@openrov.com -Brian G.
OpenROV -
the have the same problem. BBB is correctly connected. Writing you an email...
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Once the upload is successful unplug the USB cable from your computer to power the ROV off.
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Plug the USB back in to turn the ROV on.
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Congratulations, you now have the latest software image installed!
While carrying out this step (after the progress bar was full) the page became irresponsive so I killed the page. Now my openROV is not working, the PWR LED is the only LED working on the controller board, and the beaglebone is not being powered. I cannot access the cockpit to repeat the firmware update of the arduino, the message shown is "This site can’t be reached"
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Is there a way to check what the current firmware / software is on the supplied mother board??
Cheers!
Paul
If you login to 192.168.254.1 (without the :8080) it will open the dashboard. There will be a button that says "software" and it will tell you the firmware and software on your OpenROV.
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Is it also possible to update the ROV through the dashboard ( i think there is an option that sounds like that)
We have the internet update (what you are talking about) up and running on this image. Once you have updated to 30.0.3 from the microSD card and onto you BBB, in the future you should be able to do it all through dashboard.
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Mu depth compass IMU seems not working I checked wiring etc seems all okay, I updated BBB and updated the firmware what next to do getting MPU_init failed with code -1
mpu_init failed with code -1 what to do, I have updated the firmware heading and depth not working all others okay
Please see this forum post (https://forum.openrov.com/t/imuv2-0-prob...) or reach out directly to our support team.
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How can I use the v30.0.3 ROV SD Card image to control the openrov? i use Win32DiskImager to write the .img file to the SD card, but it is no use when I insert it into the beaglebone?
The card is to flash the BBB. Once inserted and powered on you need to wait about 15 minutes for the software to all load, then you can remove the card. See Step 11. If you continue to have issues, please reach out to our support team.
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I have an OpenROV 2.1 (i know it's way too old)
Can this update work with the BBB of the 2.1 version?
I've followed all the step for installing the last image update but the User leds from the 11th step never stop blinking
Did someone have an issue
Thanks,
Nathan
This software version will only work with OpenROV v2.5 and later.
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I bought the DIY kit 2.8. And I have the same problem.
I've followed all the step for installing the 30.0.3 image but the User leds from the 11th step never stop blinking
Hello! I have a problem is that when I try to update my arduino firmware , it shows that
"mv: cannot stat ‘/tmp/tmp.YjDC7NB8hE/src/Device.cpp’: No such file or directory" and
"src/CControllerBoard.cpp:29:18: error: ‘A8’ was not declared in this scope int temppin = A8;" and
".build/uno/Makefile:242: recipe for target '.build/uno/src/CControllerBoard.o' failed" and
"firmware-build.sh: : Compile of the Arduino image failed.
firmware-installfromsource.sh: Building Firmware Failed! Aborting"
Please tell me how to do.!!!!!
Thank you!!!!
photo Carappat
Do I need to update or performany SD software loading prior to logging in with Chrome? The instructions do not inject this so I assume no, but I want to be sure it's not a troubleshooting aspect I am ignoring. That said, I see a lot of people upgrading so I began to doubt myself, although the updates seem to be after the IP steps in the procedure. Thanks for all the help.
William
The firmware update is after the new image is on the BBB. The SD card loads the image onto the SD card, then is removed. After that then you update the controller board from the BBB. Please contact our support team if you have additional questions (support@openrov.com). -Brian G.
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Hello
I can work with the BBB card in other projects and every one that wants to occupy the rov charge the SD card and the rov would act with the initial configurations??? Thank
