BlueOS Documentation
Usage Integrations Hardware- Flight Controller Board
- Onboard (Companion) Computer
- Control Station (Topside) Computer
- Joystick / Gamepad
- Camera
- Electronic Speed Controllers (ESCs)
- Thrusters
- Power Sensor / Battery Monitor
- Power Supply / Battery
- Tether
- Leak Sensors
- Sonars
- Positioning Sensors (GPS / DVL)
- Other Sensors (Temperature, Salinity, Thickness, etc)
- Servos
- Ethernet (Network) Switch
- Electrical Switch
- Electronic Switches (Relays and MOSFETs)
- Grippers and Manipulators
- Indicator Lights
- Acoustic Modems
Electrical Switch
A depth-rated electrical switch allows turning a circuit in an enclosure on and off from outside the enclosure. It can be used
- to prevent unintentional arming of the vehicle
- for disconnecting power to the control electronics to reduce idle power usage
- for sending a signal to the electronics (e.g. to activate a programming / communication mode)
Supported Electrical Switches
Other Known Switch Types
- Reed Switch
- The switch component sits on the inside of the enclosure wall / end cap, and a magnet can be put on or removed from the other side to open/close the switch circuit