Blueye Deep Kit

Cygnus Thickness Gauge mounted on Blueye X3

Overview

  1. Introduction
  2. Installation
  3. App settings

Introduction

The Blueye Deep Kit enables the X3 drone to safely dive down to 500 meters by simply replacing the depth sensor and the buoyancy elements including the battery cover. 

Installation

Pressure sensor

Take off the side covers and remove the buoyancy elements.

If you are installing a new tether follow the guide here:
https://support.blueye.no/hc/en-us/articles/360006219393-Changing-the-tether

Replace the old pressure sensor with the new one. Be careful to not touch the center of the sensor (the metal part).

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Remove the old pressure sensor.
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Insert the new pressure sensor. Only hand tighten the screws and DO NOT TOUCH the metal membrane.

Buoyancy

When assembling the new buoyancy element put on one side first, then the side cover in order to prevent buoyancy elements falling out during assembly.

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Remove the old front buoyancy piece by removing the four screws using a Torx T15. When attaching the front piece only tighten the screws "hand tight".
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Replace the rest of the old buoyancy elements with the new. Remember the pieces around the top canister.
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Attach the new battery cover which has an additional buoyancy element installed.

App settings

In the app go to "Settings -> Drone settings -> Configuration" and select the "Deep kit" under the Buoyancy text as seen in the picture below.

Select "Deep Kit" in the App under "Drone settings"

After pressing "Start Dive" go to the "Diagnostics" menu and verify the new depth sensor is shown as "Keller_PA7LD"

The drone will automatically detect the new depth sensor, which can be seen in the "Diagnostics" menu.

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