Blunux is the name of the operating system running on all Blueye Pioneer, Pro, and X3 underwater drones. You download and install Blunux updates through the Blueye App.
Please see Software Update on the Blueye drones for instructions on how to update.
v4.1.31
Release date 2024.01.17
- Improve stability during peripheral initialization
v4.1.30
Release date 2024.01.09
- Multibeam integration
- Support for the Blueye GPS
- Improve self-test and logging
- Warning if DVL goes into thermal shutdown
- Numerous improvements and fixes
v4.0.18
Release date 2024.09.12
- Adjustment of HCB parameters to prevent dropouts
v4.0.12
Release date 2024.06.01
- Support for new Reach Alpha firmware
v4.0.5
Release date 2024.05.08
- Mission planning
- Support for Cerulean Omniscan devices
- Minor improvements and fixes
v3.3.78
Release date 2023.12.06
- Add support for detachable Newton gripper
v3.3.73
Release date 2023.11.21
- Fix heading in exif data
v3.3.72
Release date 2023.11.01
- Allow more special characters in title and subtitle
- Onboard SDK improvements
v3.3.70
Release date 2023.10.12
- Add support for the Blueye X1
- Improvements for the Blueye Remote SDK
- Support InSitu Aquatroll 500 and Aquatroll 100
- Support for Waterlinked DVL A50's protocol version 3.1
- Add support for NMEA input from external positioning systems such as Kongsberg, Sonardyne and Blueprint Subsea USBLs
v3.2.62
Release date: 2023.08.08
- Fix bug related to exif location data in still pictures
v3.2.61
Release date: 2023.08.06
- Add an option to use a manual heading during the reset of the DVL position estimate
- Add an option to use a point of interest as the starting point during the reset of the DVL position estimate
- Add support for Medusa MS100 gamma ray sensor
- Add support for Laser Tools Sea Beam
- Show battery status using the LEDs when booting the drone
- Add flashing support for ESC V2
- Publish IMU data over protocol V3
- Add request to change publish frequency for telemetry messages in protocol V3
- Minor bugfixes
v3.1.52
Release date: 2023.02.08
- Support for WaterLinked UGPS system on Pioneer, Pro, and X3, with automatic discovery
- Add support for Station Keeping with DVL also when GPS is deactivated
- Improved spike filtering on the DVL data
- Remove the initial outlier in the position track when a DVL is connected
- Support for Blueye multibeam mount and Blueye Servo
- Improved support for Oculus M750D, where the control system adopts automatically
- Improvements in the V3 communication protocol
- Automatically stop running recordings on shutdown
- Support paletted PNG logos
- Minor bug fixes
v3.0.47
Release date: 2022.10.28
- More flexible logging backend with peripheral support
- Improvements in the V3 communication protocol
- Support for Water Linked UGPS
- Support for position data in the video overlay
- Performance improvements and minor bug fixes
v2.3.36
Release date: 2022.08.29
- Support for Blueye light pair
- Improvements for Cygnus Thickness Gauge and Grippers
- Fix guest port video recording
- New web interface on drone
- Minor bug fixes
v2.2.19
Release date: 2022.01.25
- Add title and subtitle to exif
- Add guest port sensor data to exif
- Add support for new depth sensor
- Updated gstreamer pipeline
- Update to Yocto Honister
- Bugfixes
v2.0.23
Release date: 2021.10.27
- Update to Yocto Gatesgarth
- Update to ROS Noetic
- Add support for X3
- Add support for Guest Port Lights, Camera and Cygnus Thickness gauge
v1.8.72
Release date: 2021.03.05
- Logos and titles in overlays
- Transparent textboxes in the video overlay
- Logfile compression to free disk storage
- Improved robustness of video stream
- Performance improvements
- Bugfixes
v1.7.60
Release date: 2020.09.28
- Telemetry overlay on recorded videos
- Video recordings are now stored at full quality regardless of live stream bitrate
- Minor bug fixes
v1.6.42
Release date: 2020.06.23
- Image stabilization for Blueye Pro drones.
- Add an empty soundtrack to videos to improve compatibility.
- Add option to enable tilt angle in picture overlay and subtitles.
- Minor bug fixes.
v1.5.33
Release date: 2020.02.04
- Improved auto heading and auto depth.
- Expose a salinity setting for a more accurate depth reading.
- Add camera tilt for Blueye Pro drones.
- Add functionality to download VTT subtitle files for video overlay.
- Add functionality to download Agisoft CSV files that enable scaled 3D models in Agisoft Metashape.
- Add a view to preview videos on the drone.
- Add sorting to log file and video view.
- Add functionality to download picture overlays with metadata and title.
- Recordings will now end if the user hits "End Dive" and will continue for 1 min when the app disconnects, leaving some time for the user to reconnect in case of an empty battery or app crash.
- The number of spectators is now logged and made available to the app.
- Logfile number is now set in mp4 video metadata.
- Stability and bug fixes.
v1.4.7
Release date: 2019.10.16
- Add functionality for capturing still pictures instead of videos.
- Improvements in gyro and compass calibration.
- Improvements in auto depth making it more precise.
- Lights turn off automatically if the app disconnects.
v1.3.132
Release date: 2019.08.13
- Add a 1-minute timeout before active video recordings are stopped when the Blueye app disconnects abruptly.
- Resolve various video player and video editor incompatibilities in the video recordings.
- Improved compass calibration accuracy as well as notifying the app of missing calibration.
- Automatically remove the effect of the thrusters on the compass.
- Turn off auto modes when pointing the drone down.
- Stability and performance improvements.
v1.1.116
Release date: 2019.02.19
- Initial public release
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