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ROV bus cable penetration

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Underwater robots!

tim-wilkinsonTim Wilkinson 01/23/2016 at 01:350 Comments

I'm using IP68 8-contact connectors to connect external systems (e.g. robot arm) to the Raspberry Pi board. To do this I need to run these connector from the wet side into the dry pressure vessel. Do do this I'm using the Cable penetrators from Blue Robotics which mate with their enclosures. The cables are epoxied into the penetrators to keep out water, and attached to an 8-pin header for easy attachment/detachment from the daughter board. Currently I need three of these (see the photo below):

The endcap still has plenty of holes for the tether and lights. The other holes I'll fill with blanks (so their available for another day).

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