BRIDGE Box

Bridge Box Release Notes

1.15 (June18, 2025)

What’s New:

• Support for Auto-Snapshot Mode on BRIDGE

• Support for speed of sound settings for Oculus sonars

• Support for Network discovery for Water Linked 3D Sonars

1.13.4 (May 20, 2025)

What’s New:

• INS 3.0 provides  improved state estimation

1.13.2 (April 15th 2025)

Bug Fixes:

•  Update packaged firmware for REVOLUTION, PIVOT & PHOTON

1.13.1 (April 3rd 2025)

Bug Fixes:

• Fix for tether counter calibration modes

1.13 (March 11, 2025)

What’s New:

• Improve AWB response time (4K UHD Camera v4.3+)

• Added BRIDGE Box passthrough option for VPN support

• Add support for Echosounder distance measurement

• ROV distance lock

• Configurable OSD Support

1.12.1 (November 20 2024)

What’s New:

•  Updated packaged firmware

1.12 (October 24, 2024)

What’s New:

• Turbidity stream (4K UHD/ Zoom Camera TO)

• AWB in air/water toggle (4K UHD/ Zoom Camera TO)

• Gyro only mode support

• Offline firmware upgrade support

1.11 (August 21, 2024)
Application Software

Bug Fixes

• Gets rid of movement lag when recording or moving the crawler

1.10 (August 1, 2024)
Application Software

What’s New

• Ins 2.2 – Local and Global positioning data is now unified, allowing smoother transitions when dead reckoning with intermittent GPS or USBL data

• Better support for serial-over-IP devices

• USBL Support

• NDT Device Support

• IMU Calibration on Standard Sensor Pod

• Detailed Fault Log Support

• Tether Reel Speed

• Fault Clearing

1.9 (June 20, 2024)
Application Software

What’s New

Bug Fixes

• Fixed manual reel tether distance not accepting values above 10 meters

• Focus and exposure settings for Zoom Camera TO are now changeable only once set to manual mode

Known Issues

• Issues with updates still remain; for a smooth update process, update without 4k UHD or Crawler cameras connected, then reapply update with camera connected

1.8 (May 22, 2024)
Application Software

What’s New

• Better Camera Settings support (more options available for 4K UHD cameras)

• Oculus sonar support

• Added support for serial-over-IP devices

• Reel now becomes disengaged when a crawler turns (enables spooling out when turning crawler)

• Better Multiple 4K UHD Camera Streaming support (using WebRTC)

1.7 (April 1, 2024)
Application Software

What’s New

• Improved connection stability

1.6.1 (March 17, 2024)
Application Software

What’s New

• Includes 4K UHD Camera v2.1 update

1.6 (March 11, 2024)
Application Software

What’s New

• Improved Camera Recovery logic

• Changed min light brightness of crawlers to 5

• Local and global position support

• Improved reconnection logic

• Motors can now be disabled and will automatically disable if E-Stop is engaged on powered reel

• Active Freewheel calibration is now supported

• Motor failures will now be reported as faults; pan/tilt motor diagnostics are referred to by joint1/joint2 instead

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a crash during firmware upgrades

• Increased the responsiveness of camera angle and tether distance values

• Resolved crash when camera head disconnects

• Elevating arm calibration now notifies when in progress and upon completion

• Advanced power settings data shows correctly

Known Issues

• If the update fails, update a second time. The first update may fail around 80%

1.5.1 (January 23, 2024)
Application Software

What’s New

• Included updated firmware in the update package

1.5 (November 30, 2023)
Application Software

What’s New

• Added support for new low latency zoom camera

• Increased max speed of motor drive

• Added network diagnostics data for better evaluation of tether bandwidth

• Image settings can now be adjusted for the PT camera

• Battery diagnostic data is now available

• Bridge box time is now synced with the Tablet controller

• Added option for 'natural' camera head movement

Bug Fixes

• Correct system of measurement is now used in the camera OSD

• Aux camera is not mistaken for the main camera if the main camera disconnects

• Reel battery accurately reflects its charging state