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13 changes: 9 additions & 4 deletions content/usage/advanced/index.md
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The Autopilot Firmware page provides basic information about the active
autopilot, along with options to:
{% pirate() %}
- Change board (select a connected board, or run an
[SITL](https://www.ardusub.com/developers/sitl.html) simulation)
- Change board (select a connected board, or run a [SITL simulation](#sitl-simulation))
- Start the autopilot
- Stop the autopilot
{% end %}
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but can be re-flashed with other ArduPilot firmware versions or variants like a normal flight controller board.

The default setup is for a 6-thruster vectored ROV (like the [BlueROV2](https://bluerobotics.com/store/rov/bluerov2/)),
but if you want to simulate a different frame (especially if you have just flashed on a different firmware variant) you can click or copy
[this link](http://blueos-avahi.local:8000/v2.0/docs#/index_v1/set_sitl_frame_sitl_frame_post)[^1], then click
and is "located" in a lake in Brazil, where the BlueOS core development team is based. The vehicle will show up on the map in
control station software, and can be controlled with a joystick, but the simulation is only for telemetry - there's no video
output! If you'd like to try driving around a simulated full ROV in a swimming pool (fish included!) you can instead
[run our hosted version](https://blueos.cloud/bluesim/) of [BlueSim](https://github.com/bluerobotics/bluesim), and open
[Cockpit](https://bluerobotics.com/cockpit) from the sidebar.

If you want to simulate a different vehicle frame in SITL (especially if you have just flashed on a different firmware variant) you
can click or copy [this link](http://blueos-avahi.local:8000/v2.0/docs#/index_v1/set_sitl_frame_sitl_frame_post)[^1], then click
"Try it out" in the `POST: /sitl_frame` endpoint, select the frame you want in the dropdown, and "Execute".
{% end %}

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