Compass Calibration
 Compass Calibration is not the same as setting the compass declination. If all you need to do is set the compass to account for local magnetic declination, see the Compass section under User Settings for information about setting the compass declination.
The compass is calibrated at the factory. For most operations, the compass should not need to be calibrated. If you are doing precise survey work or using VideoRay CoPilot's autonomous piloting products, you may need to calibrate the compass. See the Compass Calibration section under Engine Room for more information.
This process does not normally need to be repeated in the field. If you think there is a problem with the compass calibration, you should contact VideoRay Technical Support for advice before attempting to execute this procedure.
Compass Calibration Button
- Make sure the sub is configured the way it will be used. The sub should have the rear port ring in place but does not need the rods or rear dome installed.
- Launch the calibration instrument from engine room by clicking on the magnet icon.
- Slowly rotate the sub in each axis one full rotation so that the sub ends up going upside down and all the way back to right side up in each of the 3 axes. The order doesn't matter and it doesn't matter if you accidentally do a rotation more than once. Roll = left over right, Pitch = end over end, and Yaw = rotating horizontally left or right.
- Press the "Ok Mag Cal" button. The ROV will now use a new calibration based on the collected data.
- At this point you can check the displayed magnetic heading against a magnetic compass.
- If the calibration does not match the magnetic compass, click "Clear" to clear all data and start the rotation sequence again.
- Press the "SAVE" button to store the data on the ROV and in the node.
The ROV firmware must be version 2.3.3 or higher.
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