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+import QtQuick 2.3
+
+import QGroundControl.Palette       1.0
+import QGroundControl.ScreenTools   1.0
+import QGroundControl               1.0
+import QGroundControl.FactSystem    1.0
+import QGroundControl.FactControls  1.0
+Item {
+    id: root
+
+    property var frameType: 0
+    // TODO need a better class for getting vehicle parameters into qml?
+    // according to comments in FactPanelController.h, this is not the intended use case
+
+    function getImage() {
+        switch (frameType) {
+        case 0:
+                return "qrc:///qmlimages/Frames/BlueROV1.png"
+        case 1:
+                return "qrc:///qmlimages/Frames/Vectored.png"
+        case 2:
+                return "qrc:///qmlimages/Frames/Vectored6DOF.png"
+        case 4:
+                return "qrc:///qmlimages/Frames/SimpleROV-3.png"
+        case 5:
+                return "qrc:///qmlimages/Frames/SimpleROV-4.png"
+        }
+        return ""
+    }
+
+    Component.onCompleted: {
+        console.log(getImage())
+        subImage.source = getImage()
+    }
+
+    Image {
+        id: subImage
+        anchors.margins:    ScreenTools.defaultFontPixelWidth
+        anchors.fill:       parent
+        fillMode:           Image.PreserveAspectFit
+        smooth:             true
+        mipmap:             true
+    }
+} // Item