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1 --- RELEASE-15.01 --- Look Ma, No hands ---
2 This release mainly focuses on a new feature, GPSAssist which is a new form of assisted control for multirotors.
3 Assisted Control provides assistance functions on top of existing flight modes. GPSAssist is the
4 first assisted control option available from OpenPilot. GPSAssist supports Attitude and Rattitude
5 flight modes and activates braking into position hold when the pitch/roll sticks are centered. Attitude/Rattitude
6 may be flown with any of the current thrust modes (manual, cruisecontrol, altvario). GPSAssist for the PositionHold
7 flight mode also introduces a braking sequence when first entering this flight mode and introduces altvario as the thrust mode.
9 The full list of features, improvements and bugfixes in this release is accessible here:
11 http://progress.openpilot.org/issues/?filter=12062
14 ** Bug
15 * [OP-1501] - Input wizard sets neutral point for throttle too low
16 * [OP-1579] - Add LDFLAGS to Makefile sanitized variables
17 * [OP-1626] - Satellite dsm2/dsmX binding should depend on proper window timing.
18 * [OP-1638] - Transmitter setup can strip servo gears.
19 * [OP-1646] - QQmlExpression: Expression qrc:/welcome/qml/main.qml:125:23 depends on non-NOTIFYable properties:
20 * [OP-1647] - Welcome QML type error
21 * [OP-1653] - Qt 5.2.1 fixes
22 * [OP-1654] - Linux libs rpath incorrect
23 * [OP-1660] - RCinput manual calibration issue
24 * [OP-1662] - SystemHealt more verbose
25 * [OP-1681] - Fix debug build of GCS
26 * [OP-1699] - Fix build issue with tagged linux release
27 * [OP-1701] - Fix linux Qt path config
30 ** Improvement
31 * [OP-1071] - Make map "emergency" lines less strong and dashed
32 * [OP-1256] - Add Erase Settings step to Vehicle Setup Wizard
33 * [OP-1496] - Qt5.3.2 for OSX
34 * [OP-1599] - rework position vario modes
35 * [OP-1607] - Tab scaling on Vehicle Configuration pages is affected by clicking on "Ground" vehicle.
36 * [OP-1611] - Add context menu to Scopes gadget.
37 * [OP-1620] - Add fixed-wing Vtail to setup wizard
38 * [OP-1622] - Update Ground config tab
39 * [OP-1628] - Remove need to manually reboot by unplugging USB cable
40 * [OP-1629] - Add erase settings check box (default checked) to wizard firmware page
41 * [OP-1652] - Rename WS2811_LED_Out pins
42 * [OP-1657] - Linux bin wrapper not needed
43 * [OP-1663] - Move Qt inside openpilotgcs lib dir to avoid conflict
44 * [OP-1664] - Github pull request clang warnings
45 * [OP-1666] - Tidy deb package
46 * [OP-1667] - Remove firmware files from packages
47 * [OP-1668] - Add a way to select source for the 'Curve 2' in the custom mixer tab.
48 * [OP-1674] - Oplink setup : frequency display
50 ** New Feature
51 * [OP-1503] - Yaffs2 file system library integration to Simposix
52 * [OP-1637] - AssistedControl
53 * [OP-1639] - Make non-git source
54 * [OP-1640] - Write make install rule for Linux
55 * [OP-1643] - Enable Ground Support in Wizard
56 * [OP-1651] - Add GCS command line options to log to file
59 ** Task
60 * [OP-1557] - Update Qwt
61 * [OP-1558] - Evaluate removal of: ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/pathactioneditor/pathactioneditor.qrc
62 * [OP-1648] - Update PFD after flight mode changes
63 * [OP-1656] - Upgrade to Qt 5.4.0
66 --- RELEASE-14.10 ---
67 This release mainly focuses on flight performance, especially aimed at mini multirotors and adds support for the OpenPilot Platinum GPS (V9).
68 This version supports the CopterControl, CC3D, Atom and the Revolution Flight controllers as well as the OPLink Modems.
70 Some key addition in this release:
71 - A brand new Acro+ flight mode, a Rate mode "on steroids";
72 - Support for latest OpenPilot Platinum GPS (V9) and its integrated magnetometer;
73 - Throttle PID Scaling: automatically scale PIDs based on throttle;
74 - On board Expo support;
75 - Several additions to the Setup Wizard such as Fixed wing support, GPS selection, TriCopter servo speed selection and ESC calibration;
76 - First implementation of Cloud Config, Cloud Config in this release is the first version of the future community based distributed system for sharing vehicle settings;
77 - Redesigned PFD artwork and addition of multifunctional slide out panels;
78 - Support for additional Flexi-IO serial port for Revolution;
79 - External (ws281x compatible) status LED support;
80 - Considerable flight performance improvements.
82 The full list of features, improvements and bugfixes in this release is accessible here:
84 http://progress.openpilot.org/browse/OP/fixforversion/10920
86 NOTE: If you were using OPLink at power levels lower than 100mW, please redo a range test after upgrading to 14.10.
88 ** Improvement
89 * [OP-838] - Adding servo update rate to vehicle setup wizard for tricopters.
90 * [OP-1088] - Redesign the OPLink GUI in the GCS
91 * [OP-1134] - Custom vehicle should show settings from last mixer preset
92 * [OP-1156] - Unify path followers into a single module with submodules
93 * [OP-1317] - Improvement of IMU wind estimation
94 * [OP-1319] - Fix minor spelling mistakes in fw code
95 * [OP-1324] - Fix build when python isn't python2
96 * [OP-1338] - copydata.pro uses specific icu so version when it doesn't need to?
97 * [OP-1370] - Add optional UBX GPS self configuration
98 * [OP-1379] - Create a notification module that allows for some Naza like led signalling and more
99 * [OP-1395] - Several enhancements/fixes to flight side log
100 * [OP-1397] - Add Responsiveness to TxPID
101 * [OP-1404] - Add support for UBlox PVT sentence
102 * [OP-1405] - Add support for 25qXXX series of flash memories
103 * [OP-1406] - Add support for an aux magnetometer
104 * [OP-1423] - Populate TxPID Min/Max fields with the current values from the Stabilization page
105 * [OP-1429] - Optimize GPSSatellites UAVO
106 * [OP-1438] - Change VSI to Arc on the PFD
107 * [OP-1440] - Timing on WS2812 to support all models
108 * [OP-1447] - Make it easier to adjust the slider on the Output Calibration Setup Wizard page
109 * [OP-1451] - Change udev rules from using plugdev group to uaccess/udev-acl
110 * [OP-1452] - Usability fixes to ComUsbBridge
111 * [OP-1453] - Check if new version of OP Software suite is available, notify if so
112 * [OP-1457] - Hide feed forward tab when in config plugin for Fixed wings
113 * [OP-1458] - Remove delays and other quirks from TX Wizard
114 * [OP-1462] - Find better default EKF settings
115 * [OP-1465] - update stm32flash to support new targets
116 * [OP-1472] - Make connection diagram button more visible
117 * [OP-1474] - Scaling back PIDs at high / full throttle with Multis.
118 * [OP-1482] - TPS graph needs labels, also scale should not be -100% to +100%, suggest 50% as max
119 * [OP-1489] - Hide ILimit stuff
120 * [OP-1491] - Create H Quad type in artwork and add to wizard
121 * [OP-1493] - Make the discoveryf4bare target more usable from GCS
122 * [OP-1504] - Add a SystemSetting field to be used to name the vehicle.
123 * [OP-1507] - Optimize GPS module cpu utilization
124 * [OP-1508] - SBus Connection Diagram - Vehicle Setup Wizard
125 * [OP-1512] - Add ESC calibration to wizard
126 * [OP-1515] - Gyro Fifo handling for CC3D
127 * [OP-1516] - Create Acro+
128 * [OP-1520] - Remove "Attitude" as a selection for Yaw (safety Issue)
129 * [OP-1521] - Responsiveness scale
130 * [OP-1524] - Render chars/strings in the Uavobrowser
131 * [OP-1528] - Enable Telemetry on Flexi-IO (receiver) port on Revo platform
132 * [OP-1534] - Add expo and acro insanity factor to TxPID
133 * [OP-1535] - MPU handling optimization
134 * [OP-1538] - UAVO Browser - embedded descriptions
135 * [OP-1543] - Make GPS plugin look sexy
136 * [OP-1545] - Add visual feedback to ESC calibration screen on Wizard
137 * [OP-1546] - Cloud config uses "none" for the defaults, can this be changed to Generic <airframe type>?
138 * [OP-1548] - Remove, the Comp + amg and comp+mag+GPS modes
139 * [OP-1552] - Rename Radio Setup Wizard in tools menu
140 * [OP-1554] - Allows for enum values in plot showing them as labels
141 * [OP-1556] - Improve ESC calibration.
142 * [OP-1559] - GPS setup wizard should not say "Main Port"
143 * [OP-1566] - Add stop button to ESC calibration in Wizard
144 * [OP-1571] - Cloud config enhancements.
145 * [OP-1580] - Upgrade Qwt libs to 6.1.1
146 * [OP-1582] - Change TX Wizard button to show skip / next on aux channels
147 * [OP-1588] - Makes sure all Relay tuning is removed, UAVOs still exist for example
148 * [OP-1589] - Save mixer with cloud config
149 * [OP-1590] - Copy Bank function for multiple stabilization banks
150 * [OP-1624] - Make Aux Mag default if selected via Wizard
151 * [OP-1625] - Satellite dsm2/dsmX channel resolution autodetection.
152 * [OP-1627] - Clean up PiOS DSM post Matt fix
153 * [OP-1635] - Remove Quah H frome wizard to avoid confusion with Quad X
155 ** New Feature
156 * [OP-1222] - Add support for Fixed Wing configuration in Vehicle Setup Wizard
157 * [OP-1275] - Create a PiOS F0 target
158 * [OP-1403] - Add generic I2C/SPI HMC5x83 mag driver
159 * [OP-1434] - Support for GPSV9
160 * [OP-1476] - Serial bootloader and support tools for F0
161 * [OP-1477] - V9 firmware
163 ** Task
164 * [OP-1093] - Investigate Font issues on non-Windows platforms
165 * [OP-1337] - French translations updates (14.10)
166 * [OP-1398] - Qt 5.3.1 upgrade
167 * [OP-1468] - Change default PIDs for Atom
168 * [OP-1544] - Change defaults for GPSSettings.UbxAutoConfig to "Configure"
169 * [OP-1632] - Add CloudConfigs to install
171 ** Sub task
172 * [OP-790] - Add labels to Custom Mode Vehicle type channels
173 * [OP-1399] - Qt 5.3.1 upgrade (Windows)
174 * [OP-1400] - Qt 5.3.1 upgrade (Linux)
175 * [OP-1401] - Qt 5.3.1 upgrade (Mac)
176 * [OP-1435] - Add Up Time, Arm Status and flight mode to PFD
177 * [OP-1439] - Add minor vignette / gradient to PFD
178 * [OP-1525] - GUI for Acro+
179 * [OP-1577] - Fixed Wing Wizard Images truncated and missing information
180 * [OP-1592] - "Cloud config" fails on cc3d
181 * [OP-1605] - Normalize fixed wing mixers and mixing slider jitter while saving
183 ** Bug
184 * [OP-609] - Input wizard is too sensitive for some people, seems to create bugs
185 * [OP-868] - Text in Barographs is beyond image in Horizontal, Too tight spacing in Vertical
186 * [OP-922] - compiling firmware with DEBUG=YES fails in multiple places
187 * [OP-1077] - GCS corrupts flight log files (*.opl)
188 * [OP-1140] - Weak Leveling code appears to be wrong
189 * [OP-1186] - Clean up GCS configuration UI...
190 * [OP-1305] - Subpar CC3D and REVO performance on Mini H frames
191 * [OP-1349] - GCS Neutral Spinboxes in Input and Output are incorrectly affected by and affect Min and Max
192 * [OP-1362] - Translation : 'make ts' errors
193 * [OP-1422] - Vehicle Setup Wizard (Tricopter) and Vehicle Mixer Settings Frame type dropdown (Tricopter) do not give the same Pitch mixer settings
194 * [OP-1425] - A small typo
195 * [OP-1433] - Change the order of the TxPID PID Options
196 * [OP-1445] - GCS bugs down in RC Input and Manual Calibration
197 * [OP-1455] - No output from "Test outputs" until sliders are moved
198 * [OP-1459] - Workaround white-box bug in GCS on OSX
199 * [OP-1460] - ICU libraries need to be copied, like they used to be.
200 * [OP-1461] - copyqt logic flawed on linux
201 * [OP-1463] - New copyqt logic might break if user has alternate OPENPILOT_TOOLS_DIR defined
202 * [OP-1473] - Incorrect Handling of EOF bytes for Futaba R7008SB
203 * [OP-1478] - Qt Creator build fails on windows
204 * [OP-1481] - UAVTalk transacted sends limit the number of waypoints that can sent over a slow link
205 * [OP-1483] - Switching from ReturnToBase into PathFollower mode doesn't work reliably
206 * [OP-1484] - Yaw rate Ki slider on basic stabilization page out of range
207 * [OP-1485] - board target revoproto is broken
208 * [OP-1488] - Typo in uavobject.java.template
209 * [OP-1494] - First exit from Stabilization page brings up warning, although no changes made
210 * [OP-1499] - UBXAutoConfig not Auto Configuring
211 * [OP-1506] - Wrong display in altitude / speed + refactoring PFD
212 * [OP-1510] - Don't force operating at 100mW
213 * [OP-1513] - Filter every temperature measurement used for temperature calibration
214 * [OP-1517] - Setup Wizard - sets SBus and GPS to main port
215 * [OP-1522] - Improve Robustness of OPLink radio
216 * [OP-1526] - Reverse all motors not working?
217 * [OP-1532] - OPLINKMINI and Revo do not communicate correctly
218 * [OP-1536] - The Revo ComBridge outputs garbage at the end of transmissions
219 * [OP-1537] - OPLink unreliable at high data rates
220 * [OP-1539] - AcroInsanityFactor limit parsing error
221 * [OP-1540] - Fix GPS v9 reported sha1sum
222 * [OP-1542] - Welcome Screen does not show latest available Update
223 * [OP-1549] - Maps no longer working
224 * [OP-1553] - OPlink does not work as non coordinator
225 * [OP-1562] - Welcome plugin warnings
226 * [OP-1563] - GCS crashes when doing a manual TX input calibration
227 * [OP-1564] - Incorrect display of Thrust mode in PFD Module
228 * [OP-1565] - Motors will not stop after 2nd time of using set neutral in wizard
229 * [OP-1567] - Fix bugs in Wizard
230 * [OP-1568] - Black tooltip over Telemetry monitor
231 * [OP-1570] - The Vehicle gadget defaults as a quad x with + mixes 100 100 50
232 * [OP-1572] - Wrong frame type displayed in PFD gadget
233 * [OP-1573] - Revo disarms in PATHPLANNER flight modes if throttle is low.
234 * [OP-1574] - Missing ESC throttle range calibration screen when 50Hz rate is selected
235 * [OP-1584] - High RAM usage on CC
236 * [OP-1586] - Test outputs can fail to stop motors in some cases
237 * [OP-1601] - Still not enough ram on CC for gps to be usable
238 * [OP-1603] - Fixed Wing (elevon) : Wizard and Config mixer differs
239 * [OP-1604] - Radio wizard crashes
240 * [OP-1618] - High CPU load caused by radio module driver
241 * [OP-1633] - Wizard enables serial ports on Revo
242 * [OP-1634] - Cloudconfigs use wrong path in install
244 --- RELEASE-14.06.01 ---
245 This is the first maintenance release for 14.06.
246 This mainly fixes a bug causing flips when switching to Weaklevel flight mode.
248 The full list of features, improvements and bugfixes in this release is accessible here:
250 http://progress.openpilot.org/issues/?filter=11660
252 **Bugs
253 * [OP-1241] - TxPID Does not work for Bank 3 PID settings
254 * [OP-1432] - Hexa config : "Reverse all motors" do not reflect current config after reload
255 * [OP-1454] - weak leveling code buggy, causes NAN and crash!
257 ** New Feature & Improvements
258 * [OP-1450] - GCS fonts are blurry on OSX and retina displays
260 --- RELEASE-14.06 --- Peanuts Schnapps ---
261 This is the Mid 2014 release.
262 This version supports the CopterControl, CC3D, Atom and the Revolution Flight controllers as well as the OPLink Modems.
264 This release includes many additions, improvements and fixes, it is the result of many thousands of hours of development and testing.
266 Some key additions in this release:
267 - Many additions and changes aimed at gps/navigation functionality for the Revolution platform including GPS assisted flight modes: Return To Base, Position Hold, AutoCruise and Position Vario(LOS, FPV and NSEW).
268 - Stabilization refactoring and enhancements for even better flight performance.
269 - Completely new sensor calibration routines and greatly enhanced GUI.
270 - Additional 3rd Party Hardware support, notably the MS4525DO based airspeed sensors and WS281x LED drivers.
271 - Performance improvements in both embedded firmware and GCS.
273 The full list of features, improvements and bugfixes in this release is accessible here:
275 http://progress.openpilot.org/issues/?filter=11460
277 ** New Feature & Improvements
278 * [OP-943] - Start using F4's Core Coupled RAM for more than just the IRQ handler stack
279 * [OP-974] - Make Bootloader Version available while flight software is running
280 * [OP-975] - Reconsider the calibration process
281 * [OP-1063] - Multirotor Configuration
282 * [OP-1068] - Add support for magnetometer calibration matrix in place of scaling parameters
283 * [OP-1149] - handle thermal bias calculation/calibration to gyro and accel
284 * [OP-1150] - Create UI to allow users to perform board thermal calibration
285 * [OP-1159] - Remove "Rev" checkboxes on input tab for channels on which it doesn't have an affect
286 * [OP-1161] - Add Alarm for Magnetometer if disturbed or uncalibrated
287 * [OP-1174] - Beautify Uploader gadget popups
288 * [OP-1194] - Scope gadget - plot and legend visibility state should be persisted between runs
289 * [OP-1198] - Allow GCS gadgets to save/restore individual state
290 * [OP-1216] - Refactor Flight Control Modules
291 * [OP-1230] - automatically load the correct firmware file when GCS is running in a development environment
292 * [OP-1233] - Add make options to skip qmake and build a specific GCS directory
293 * [OP-1245] - Add GUI to control if, what, when and how to do flight side logging.
294 * [OP-1247] - Remove Noise calibration from Revo calibration config widget
295 * [OP-1250] - Add GPS Protocol configuration in the Hardware configuration panel
296 * [OP-1258] - Update GCC ARM Embedded to 4.8-2014-q1
297 * [OP-1259] - Cruise Control tweaks
298 * [OP-1260] - Rattitude tweaks
299 * [OP-1273] - Implementation of the PixHawk airspeed sensor based on the MS4525DO
300 * [OP-1282] - Include I2C Alarm into Eagletree speed sensor module
301 * [OP-1287] - GPS assisted flight for Revo
302 * [OP-1299] - Autodetect number of cells in Battery module
303 * [OP-1302] - Improve on board led functionality
304 * [OP-1303] - Add PathPlan Alarm in System Health
305 * [OP-1307] - Create a bare DiscoveryF4 target for debugging and development purposes
306 * [OP-1308] - Set the same logic to CRITICAL Alarm and same logic to ERROR Alarm
307 * [OP-1312] - Implement a PIOS WS281x driver
308 * [OP-1335] - ConfigTaskWidget - Add support to bind GComboBox to integer property
309 * [OP-1339] - System Health panel improvement
310 * [OP-1378] - Check Limits for flight modes
311 * [OP-1342] - PFD widget emits lots of warning
312 * [OP-1350] - TakeOff location handling to be used with RTB
313 * [OP-1358] - Split board rotation into user set configuration and calibrated offset
314 * [OP-1365] - Add instrumentation functions for flight code
315 * [OP-1374] - Automatically enable the right PathFollower
316 * [OP-1390] - OpenGL support for older Graphics Cards
317 * [OP-1413] - Disable Land flight mode
318 ** Bug
319 * [OP-792] - 'Autotune' still showing up in flight mode settings in GCS
320 * [OP-1026] - Provide some standard method of calibrating CPU speed and load measurement for boards
321 * [OP-1033] - Data transfer errors on USB HID on F1 devices
322 * [OP-1043] - Ground OPLinkMini refuses to connect to one Revo unless first connected to another Revo
323 * [OP-1056] - GPS does not set home location when erased after lock has been established
324 * [OP-1080] - Unreliable detection of board through OPLink
325 * [OP-1100] - gcs plist for mac shows wrong associated filetypes, leftover from qtcreator
326 * [OP-1131] - Firmware mismatch check is not done if Uploader gadget is not active
327 * [OP-1172] - Some fonts are not defined in config files
328 * [OP-1196] - Board rotation in GCS not shown correctly upon connection but correctly saved in memory
329 * [OP-1212] - Fix Priority queue handling in telemetry
330 * [OP-1226] - screen problems
331 * [OP-1227] - High CPU load in ratitude mode on CopterControl
332 * [OP-1232] - Setting high telemetry rates for periodic uavobject triggers eventsystem warning.
333 * [OP-1235] - Some fixes for altitude estimation
334 * [OP-1237] - Blank/Black Buttons on Vehicle Configuration Multirotor Throttle Curve
335 * [OP-1241] - TxPID Does not work for Bank 3 PID settings
336 * [OP-1243] - OPMap widget context menu duplicating some menu separators each time its opened
337 * [OP-1252] - Update GCS to qt 5.2.1
338 * [OP-1266] - Gyro and accel thermal compensation is not applied if one or more coefficients have negative value
339 * [OP-1267] - Incorrect UAV position on GCS OPMap after homeLocation modification
340 * [OP-1272] - Unable to debug in SWD mode a revo board
341 * [OP-1283] - SystemHealthGadgetWidget::updateAlarms misinterprets coordinates in SVG file
342 * [OP-1284] - RTB flies into ground if base is high
343 * [OP-1285] - Erase Settings ToolTip is wrong
344 * [OP-1288] - GPS PositionHold immediately flies several meters away if Home is not close
345 * [OP-1291] - fix matlab import after UAVTalk changes
346 * [OP-1294] - Fix stack sizes for CopterControl
347 * [OP-1295] - Autoupdate not working
348 * [OP-1296] - Altitude Hold causes copter to ascent at full throttle when far from home location
349 * [OP-1297] - OPMap fails to read in saved waypoints correctly
350 * [OP-1300] - SystemHealth gadget does not show "Configuration Alarm"
351 * [OP-1301] - Hardware settings can't be saved with CC/CC3D
352 * [OP-1304] - Revo stack alarm
353 * [OP-1314] - Fix Airspeed stack size
354 * [OP-1315] - Unable to arm UAV when AirspeedSensorType is set to GroundspeedBaseWindEstimation
355 * [OP-1323] - GCS font fixes
356 * [OP-1325] - fix event system warnings to be errors
357 * [OP-1326] - set AIrspeedSensor default back to "None"
358 * [OP-1327] - SystemAlarms must be non-acked
359 * [OP-1329] - Various fixes to airspeed module
360 * [OP-1330] - Cannot set homelocation.set=false when gps reception is optimal
361 * [OP-1331] - Input and Output Channel Configuration alignments issues
362 * [OP-1332] - PiOS alarms does not reset alarm state on timer overflow
363 * [OP-1333] - Output Channel Configuration alignments issues
364 * [OP-1340] - Auto-update greyed out - not available
365 * [OP-1343] - GCS Configuration - Input Channel ResponseTime not saved
366 * [OP-1346] - Input Channel Response Time mismatch between GCS config screen and UAVObject
367 * [OP-1347] - Flight logs settings - UI / segfault
368 * [OP-1348] - Config Gadget flashes next panel when connecting/disconnecting board
369 * [OP-1351] - GCS Calibration UI polishing
370 * [OP-1352] - Headwind-improvements for FixedWingPathFollower
371 * [OP-1353] - HITL Flightgear fails to set Position and velocity correctly
372 * [OP-1354] - Current and voltage not shown in PFD
373 * [OP-1355] - magnetometer calibration and board rotation don't play along
374 * [OP-1363] - sanitychecks MUST check if magnetometers and GPS are enabled for any pathfollower modes (outdoor mode selected)
375 * [OP-1371] - sanitychecks overzealous: hitl/sitl broken
376 * [OP-1375] - Update Mag Ki and Kp default settings
377 * [OP-1376] - Calibration results not saved to SD
378 * [OP-1377] - Calibration config panel has Apply button even when not in Expert mode
379 * [OP-1383] - GCS crashes when connected via serial port
380 * [OP-1384] - Revo Board Rotation data is cleared to zero by other calibration steps
381 * [OP-1389] - GCS Crashes exiting Flight side log window
382 * [OP-1391] - System allows arming if current flight mode uses Thrust Control = AH or AV
383 * [OP-1393] - SerialPlugin destructor generates valgrind error
384 * [OP-1394] - Flight display widget - telemetry data does not zero on disconnection
385 * [OP-1408] - Board rotation is not always saved during Revo calibration
386 * [OP-1412] - INS13Outdoor Yaw Gyro drift
387 * [OP-1415] - Repeated names in CREDITS.txt
388 * [OP-1419] - GCS does not set Z magnetometer scale correctly on mag calibration
389 * [OP-1421] - Cruise Control xml defaultvalue incorrect
391 ** Tasks
392 * [OP-1274] - Update FreeRTOS to 8.0
393 * [OP-1337] - French translations updates (14.04/05)
394 * [OP-1254] - Update to QT5.2.1 for Linux x86/64
395 * [OP-1263] - Move SDL out of Qt install
396 * [OP-1309] - Stabilization refactoring
398 --- RELEASE-14.01 --- Cruising Ratt ---
399 This is the first 2014 software release.
400 This version still supports the CopterControl and CC3D.
401 It includes some major "under the hood" changes like migration
402 to Qt5.1 and QtQuick2 widgets, an overhaul of UAVTalk to improve
403 Telemetry and OPLink reliability.
404 Some additions in this release:
405 - "Rattitude" flight mode;
406 - Altitude Hold Reimplementation;
407 - Multiple PID banks;
408 - "Cruise Control"
410 the full list of features, improvements and bufixes shipping
411 in this release is accessible here:
413 http://progress.openpilot.org/issues/?filter=11260
415 ** Improvement
416 * [OP-771] - Change Wizard wording for better usability
417 * [OP-791] - Integrate About Authors, OpenPilot GCS, Plugins dialogs into a single dialog window
418 * [OP-803] - Gadgets get their configuration set twice when restoring workspaces during GCS startup
419 * [OP-835] - Upgrade GCS to use Qt 5.1.0
420 * [OP-883] - Make system and flight targets cleanup, pass 01
421 * [OP-913] - Poor UAVObject data structure alignment on flight side causes performance degradation
422 * [OP-951] - Add -Wshadow to flight CFLAGS and fix compilation breakage that results
423 * [OP-966] - Scope Plugin Cleanup
424 * [OP-984] - Provide multi PID banks, these should be assignable per flight mode.
425 * [OP-996] - Add GCS option to remember the last selected workspace
426 * [OP-1022] - Additional improvements for altitude hold
427 * [OP-1036] - Improvements to Fixed Wing PathFollower and Nav
428 * [OP-1059] - Typo (2x) in OpenPilot Setup Wizard - Output Calibration Window
429 * [OP-1063] - Multirotor Configuration
430 * [OP-1071] - Make map "emergency" lines less strong and dashed
431 * [OP-1079] - Update to FreeRTOS v7.5.2
432 * [OP-1082] - Add a ticker on the Welcome page showing Jira activity alongside the 'Project News'
433 * [OP-1083] - Fix minor English spelling errors in stabilization tooltips
434 * [OP-1085] - Upgrade GCS to use Qt 5.1.1
435 * [OP-1094] - Turn on Progress for large SDK downloads / remove for MD5 files
436 * [OP-1104] - Create BL version 6 to support larger firmware
437 * [OP-1105] - If firmware .info blob is missing, test string is too long
438 * [OP-1107] - Convert About dialog to QTQuick 2.0 and cleanup code.
439 * [OP-1110] - Move Welcome screen to QtQuick 2
440 * [OP-1111] - Move About to QtQuick2
441 * [OP-1112] - Update contributors in GCS
442 * [OP-1113] - Convert new PFD design to QtQuik2
443 * [OP-1117] - Implement Horizon mode
444 * [OP-1120] - Waypoint upload to board should be transacted
445 * [OP-1133] - UAVTalk - expose send/request all instances of multi instance uav objects + related uavtalk fixes
446 * [OP-1137] - Make Configuration Checkbox checked by default during uninstall
447 * [OP-1141] - Add a further bias correction to barometer to better handle thermal variations
448 * [OP-1143] - Missing Linux udev rules for Revolution boards
449 * [OP-1153] - Provide a mean to instrument SystemMod stack utilization
450 * [OP-1154] - Config Option to Automatically Increase Copter Throttle per 1/cos(bank_angle)
451 * [OP-1158] - Add flight plan consistency checks
452 * [OP-1160] - Some dev Env improvements, git hooks for messages, make prepare etc.
454 ** Task
455 * [OP-775] - Add ARM DSP library to OP codebase
456 * [OP-813] - Manage merge of translation work to French
457 * [OP-839] - Disable pyMyte dependency until really used
458 * [OP-901] - Update STM32 StdPeriphLib to current
459 * [OP-1087] - Update Qt used from Makefile to 5.1.1 for Windows and Mac
460 * [OP-1109] - Created share Qt5 QtQuick2 port branch
461 * [OP-1115] - Remove old artwork from the Artwork folder in Git
462 * [OP-1119] - Write GCS plugin to access and display on board logs through uavtalk and export .opl files from logged uavobjects
463 * [OP-1058] - UAVO:Implement a structured named accessors for multielement fields (Flight side)
465 ** Bug
466 * [OP-844] - Fix header comments in altitudehold.c
467 * [OP-845] - Fix reading serial number from USB device on mac platform
468 * [OP-846] - make qt_sdk_install fails
469 * [OP-865] - PWM output 6 does not work on RM
470 * [OP-887] - Provide some standard method of calibrating CPU speed and load measurement for boards
471 * [OP-924] - PPM output does not have failsafe
472 * [OP-934] - Incorrect timeout handling in rfm22b receiver
473 * [OP-971] - Add UI to set AccellTau with revo board
474 * [OP-1004] - UAVObjectBrowser, buttons don't work when scientific display is turned on
475 * [OP-1014] - Com port connections are not working on OPLink
476 * [OP-1018] - Zero point initialization in ETASv3 Airspeed sensor buggy
477 * [OP-1027] - Segfault in UAVObjectBrowser when "Request"ing a UAVObjectCategory
478 * [OP-1042] - Revo firmware version isn't read correctly through OPLink
479 * [OP-1046] - Waypoint upload incomplete, no visual confirmation of failed uploads in uavobjectbrowser and waypoint editor
480 * [OP-1048] - Attitude is not working with AccelTau > 0
481 * [OP-1049] - CC3D attitude estimation failure after multiple settings changes and reboots
482 * [OP-1067] - Invalid value for "LinkState"
483 * [OP-1076] - CF Attitude filter in next randomly re-initializes on arming.
484 * [OP-1078] - GCS segfaults if you close it after playing a log file
485 * [OP-1080] - Unreliable detection of board through OPLink
486 * [OP-1095] - GCS crashing on macosx 10.9 upon connection of oplink mini
487 * [OP-1098] - CDC driver fails installation in Windows 8 or 8.1
488 * [OP-1099] - Hidden icons in Configuration tab
489 * [OP-1101] - Tools.mk has a few tabs and they need to be converted to spaces
490 * [OP-1102] - OP GCS registers some file types is should not
491 * [OP-1103] - GCS can not be compiled on OSX 10.8 after update to Qt5.1.1
492 * [OP-1108] - Minor bugs found while reading the code
493 * [OP-1114] - QGLWidget prohibits QListWidgetItem, set AA_DontCreateNativeWidgetSiblings as work around
494 * [OP-1118] - QComboBox in UAVObjectBrowser does not stay in focus on Mac OSX
495 * [OP-1121] - GCS will not exit if the Waypoint editor/PathPlanner dialog is open
496 * [OP-1123] - GCS assertion failure when loading a waypoint file
497 * [OP-1125] - UAVTalk - acking/nacking multi instance uavobjects is broken (when sending individual instances)
498 * [OP-1132] - LIBEAY32.dll missing from installer
499 * [OP-1139] - Add higher order correction to MS5611 driver for low and very low temperature compensation
500 * [OP-1142] - No yaw in Horizon mode
501 * [OP-1145] - OPLM to GCS link not reliable
502 * [OP-1148] - Futaba R7008SB S.Bus protocol not supported
503 * [OP-1151] - PFD display - inverted flight
504 * [OP-1152] - Check Stack usage for CopterControl & CC3D
505 * [OP-1155] - Fix OSX Packaging for GCS
506 * [OP-1157] - sin_lookup_deg() returns garbage for negative angles
507 * [OP-1166] - GCS misses yaw neutral setting on sync from initial connection
508 * [OP-1167] - New flight mode switch position UAVO to work better with SITL, HITL
509 * [OP-1168] - GCS Reload Board Data button doesn't work
510 * [OP-1169] - GCS UAVO object titles off by one
511 * [OP-1176] - Cruise Control checkboxes use wrong Default button
512 * [OP-1177] - AltHold - Need a setting to allow disabling of bank angle throttle compensation in AH
513 * [OP-1178] - After re-factoring of ConfigTaskWidget code the OPLink config page does not work reliably.
514 * [OP-1179] - About box not working in Linux64 build (but probably the same is for Linux32)
515 * [OP-1180] - GCS AltHold Tab - Reload button and update in real time
516 * [OP-1181] - on radio configuration the pitch slider has maxed out on its own three times randomly
517 * [OP-1182] - Telemetry monitor widget is too small on Mac
518 * [OP-1183] - UAVBrowser displays hex string as decimal
519 * [OP-1184] - Scope gadget - Stack monitor configurations need a cleanup
520 * [OP-1188] - Optimize Stabilization Module stack size usage
521 * [OP-1191] - Revo OPLink bug in GCS
522 * [OP-1192] - Even though Throttle is off there is motor movement in some situations.
523 * [OP-1211] - dT calculation in Stabilization and other modules unsafe
524 * [OP-1218] - PIOS_COM is not thread safe
525 * [OP-1228] - GCS Quits unexpectedly
527 --- RELEASE-13.06.04 ---
528 This maintenance release includes the following fixes missing in (previously not released to public) RELEASE-13.06.03.
529 - Fixed issues with Google Maps;
530 - Includes new signed version of CDC drivers for Windows platforms;
532 JIRA issues addressed in this maintenance release:
533 OP-1044, OP-1070, OP-1072
534 Use the following link for a comprehensive list of issues addressed by this release
536 http://progress.openpilot.org/issues/?filter=11060
538 --- RELEASE-13.06.03 ---
540 This maintenance release addresses the following issues:
541 - Fixed CC3D attitude estimation failure after multiple settings changes and reboots.
542 - Fixed OPLink crashes when erasing settings
544 JIRA issues addressed in this maintenance release:
545 OP-1049, OP-1050
547 --- RELEASE-13.06.02 ---
549 Refactoring of OPLink radio driver. Auto-configuration was removed, and a
550 one-way link was added, including a ppm-only mode that is intended to be used
551 when only a PPM link is desired. PPM-only mode configures the modem as a
552 one-way link running at 9600 bps (air datarate) and only sends PPM packets.
554 --- RELEASE-13.06.01 --- Italian Stallion Release ---
555 It applies the following changes to previously not released to public RELEASE-13.06
557 - Temporary disabled AltitudeHold and AltitudeVario flight modes. They were not
558 officially supported. But since people expected well-known production quality
559 behavior, it is better to make them final, then reenable
560 - Fix windows hid connection failure if board was already connected and gcs started;
561 - Fixed a bug that lead to disabled controls with some settings combination in CC/CC3D hardware page
562 - Fixed a bug that prevent to correct saving stabilization settings for CC/CC3D
563 - Fixes Uploader GUI and automatically close AutoUpdate panel after 7s
565 JIRA issues addressed in this release:
566 OP-1028 OP-1020 OP-1024
568 --- RELEASE-13.06 ---
570 This is the first official OpenPilot Revolution software release. This version
571 also supports the CopterControl, CC3D, OPLinkMini and the upcoming OP OSD.
572 There a number of significant backend changes in this version compared to
573 previous software releases: from new toolchains and build system to a source
574 code reformatting that is inline with our project style guidelines.
576 The goal of this release is to provide CC3D-style features for the new
577 Revolution platform (using the Revo's internal modem and external OPLinkMini
578 board). Advanced features such as Altitude Hold, Position Hold, Guidance,
579 Return to Home, and AutoLanding are still in development and will be available
580 in future releases. The availability of those features will depend on how many
581 people are able to contribute with code, testing and documentation.
583 Remember that the first Revo hardware batch was intended for developers/
584 bleeding-edge testers, not end users who want a 100% final platform.
586 - New bootloaders are REQUIRED for this release to support new features such
587 as erase settings and others. As always, bootloaders can be updated without
588 any special programmer hardware using the bootloader updater firmware files.
589 - F1 boards (CC, CC3D, OPLinkMini) require bootloader version 4 or higher.
590 - F4 boards (Revolution, OSD prototype) require bootloader version 5 or higher.
591 - Check the wiki for details of how to update them:
592 http://wiki.openpilot.org/display/BUILDS/Bootloader+update
594 Please remember to take a moment to view these important tutorials:
595 http://wiki.openpilot.org/display/Doc/OpenPilot+Tutorials
597 What's New / Release Notes
598 --------------------------
600 NEW:
602 - Firmware folders removed.
603 The firmware files folder has been removed in this release. These files
604 are now integrated into the GCS so they are always up to date and there is
605 less risk of a firmware mismatch. To update your firmware you must use
606 either Vehicle Setup Wizard (big green button at the top right on the
607 Welcome GCS tab) or the new Auto-Update button on the GCS Firmware tab.
609 - Responsiveness sliders.
610 To simplify tuning, we have introduced a new Responsiveness slider that
611 will allow you to modify stick response. For best results, you should
612 still tune your system with PIDs as tight as possible for better
613 stabilisation. This will result in better stabilisation, and at the
614 same time soft or sharp response according to your preferences.
616 - Auto-Update firmware.
617 This feature simplifies all OpenPilot board firmware updates. Now all
618 you have to do is click "Auto-update" on the Firmware tab and follow the
619 instructions to reflash your OpenPilot board. This is essentially the
620 same as Rescue but uses the embedded firmware images so there is no need
621 to browse for them anymore.
623 - Erase Settings Option.
624 We previously had a hacky way to delete bad or incompatible settings from
625 our OpenPilot boards. This old special firmware that did this is now
626 deprecated and the functionality is now integrated into the latest
627 bootloaders and firmwares.
629 To erase settings enter DFU (boot) mode (using Halt or Rescue function)
630 and click the "Erase settings" button on the Firmware tab and follow the
631 instructions. This will NOT work with an older bootloader and the "Erase
632 settings" button will be disabled if an out of date bootloader is detected.
634 - Language defaults.
635 GCS now uses the system default language (only French and English are
636 available currently, please contribute translations). You can change the
637 language in the GCS Options at any time.
639 - CDC driver install option (Windows only).
640 This is an optional USB virtual serial port that is useful, for example,
641 for updating your GPS configuration using the U-Blox u-Center software.
642 It is NOT required for normal configuration of OpenPilot boards. If it is
643 not installed, virtual serial port features will not be available. This
644 driver is not signed by Microsoft, but in fact it uses serial port drivers
645 from Windows and only the driver information INF file is supplied by
646 OpenPilot.
648 - Lots of help tooltips were added to the GCS. Hovering your mouse over an
649 option in the GCS will show them, please review for help during tuning/
650 setting up.
652 - A large amount of general improvements, code clean ups and minor bugs
653 resolved.
655 KNOWN ISSUES:
657 - On Linux you should remove the OpenPilot package if it was previously
658 installed, then install this new one. This is a known issue and likely
659 be fixed later.
661 - Due to changes in USB descriptors to support new features, USB drivers
662 on Windows must be updated. If after using Rescue or Wizard or Auto-Update
663 button the GCS cannot connect to the board, you may be experiencing this
664 USB issue. To resolve it you should remove the old drivers (ones with
665 yellow exclamation mark) and allow Windows to find them again.
667 Here is how to do it:
669 Windows XP:
670 - Right click on "My Computer" on your desktop and select "Properties".
671 - Select the "Hardware" tab.
672 - Select the "Device Manager".
673 - Scroll down the list until you see the "Universal Serial Bus Controllers"
674 selection.
675 - Click it to expand the list of USB drivers. Right-click on the driver(s)
676 you wish to uninstall and select "Uninstall".
678 Windows 7/Vista:
679 - Right click on "My Computer" on your desktop and select "Properties".
680 - Select "Device Manager" in the upper left-hand corner of the window.
681 - Scroll down the list until you see the "Universal Serial Bus Controllers"
682 selection.
683 - Click it to expand the list of USB drivers. Right-click on the driver(s)
684 you wish to uninstall and select "Uninstall".
686 Then disconnect the board from USB, wait few seconds and re-connect it to
687 your computer. Windows should find new drivers and install them properly.
689 - If GCS crashes when switching to the Flight Data tab, it usually means
690 your PC needs newer video drivers. That tab contains a ModelView widget
691 which uses OpenGL. It is known to crash on some graphics cards with old
692 and buggy drivers.
694 - Sensor calibration is not final. It will be reworked completely to
695 increase its accuracy and make it easier to use.
697 - Until the calibration is reworked, default attitude estimation algorithm
698 used by Revo is a complimentary filter with magnetometers disabled. Hence
699 Revo does not use them yet to correct yaw drift. Magnetometers can be
700 enabled, but you should properly calibrate them first. That's the reason
701 why they are disabled by default.
703 - AltitudeHold/Vario modes are enabled but not officially supported. Do
704 not expect it to work perfectly and be considered production quality.
705 You may play with it and report your issues and suggestions at your own
706 risk. If you are not using a case for your Revo, we strongly recommend
707 covering the barometer sensor with some foam to shield the sensor from
708 wind and light.
710 - Note that throttle stick in AltitudeVario mode is used to control vertical
711 velocity, sometimes called vario altitude in other platforms, centre stick
712 means hold altitude and there is a dead band around centre stick.
714 - There are currently no configuration options for the Radio module in
715 the Revolution except for Radio enable/disable and output power. This is
716 intentional because all configuration should be done using its paired
717 ground OPLink coordinator.
719 How to configure the Revolution to OPLinkMini radio link:
721 - Make sure you have the newest bootloaders and matching firmwares
722 between the Revolution, GCS and OPLink.
723 - Enable the radio in the Revolution, click save and disconnect the board
724 from USB.
725 - Power it from external supply to continue.
726 - Then connect the OPLink board to USB and scroll down in the GCS config
727 widget to find OPLink icon at the end of list. This icon is only
728 available when an OPLink is detected.
729 - To pair the two radios, select the Revolution side radio address in the
730 list of found boards, select it, click Add to add to the list of paired
731 radios and click Save. After unplugging the board from the USB and
732 plugging back your OPLink it should show "Connected", and you can
733 continue with the configuration.
735 - Do not set the Revolution modem or OPLinkMini output power to high values
736 without antenna connected, this can damage the hardware.
738 JIRA issues addressed in this release:
740 Due to major rework of all code and integration of Revo code into mainline
741 (next) it is almost impossible to list all corresponding JIRA issues for the
742 list above. Some of them can be found using this link:
743 http://progress.openpilot.org/issues/?filter=10860
745 OP-678, OP-682, OP-693, OP-719, OP-726, OP-727, OP-747, OP-761, OP-769,
746 OP-770, OP-772, OP-781, OP-784, OP-792, OP-804, OP-807, OP-812, OP-816,
747 OP-817, OP-820, OP-821, OP-834, OP-843, OP-846, OP-854, OP-855, OP-856,
748 OP-861, OP-864, OP-867, OP-871, OP-873, OP-874, OP-875, OP-879, OP-885,
749 OP-886, OP-888, OP-889, OP-890, OP-891, OP-892, OP-893, OP-894, OP-895,
750 OP-896, OP-897, OP-898, OP-899, OP-900, OP-903, OP-905, OP-906, OP-907,
751 OP-910, OP-912, OP-917, OP-920, OP-925, OP-926, OP-928, OP-935, OP-936,
752 OP-939, OP-952, OP-955, OP-957, OP-958, OP-965, OP-968, OP-969, OP-970,
753 OP-977, OP-979, OP-980, OP-981, OP-982, OP-983, OP-988, OP-989, OP-990,
754 OP-991, OP-993, OP-997, OP-998, OP-999, OP-1000, OP-1002, OP-1005, OP-1007,
755 OP-1008, OP-1009, OP-1010, OP-1011, OP-1012, OP-1013, OP-1015, OP-1016, OP-1021
757 Short summary of changes. For a complete list see the git log.
759 Flight code changes:
760 - initial version of Revo code;
761 - initial version of OPLinkMini code;
762 - CopterControl/CC3D code reworked to reuse parts of Revo code;
763 - switched to new ARM-supported GCC 4.7 toolchain with hardware floating point support;
764 - major code cleanup and use of compiler warning flags to early catch errors;
765 - major directory and Makefiles reorganisation and cleanup;
766 - all source code fixed to use float variables instead of doubles (to use hardware FPU);
767 - added multi-binding support for OPLinkMini;
768 - added frequency hopping for Revo and OPLinkMini;
769 - added auto-configuration for OPLinkMini remote modem / Revo;
770 - replaced entire flash generation code;
771 - new U-Blox GPS binary protocol parser;
772 - added STM32 DSP library;
773 - updated STM32 CMSIS library;
774 - updated STM32 USB OTG driver;
775 - updated STM32 F1 StdPeriph driver library;
776 - updated STM32 F4 StdPeriph driver library;
777 - updated FreeRTOS (real-time operating system used by the flight code to run many tasks);
778 - PyMite moved to a library;
779 - fixed nasty bug in PyMite Makefile, single file was rebuilt 5 times fo no reason;
780 - added configurable accel/gyro rates;
781 - added visualisation of errors in bootloader updater;
782 - added numerous sanity checks to the flight code to prevent unsafe arming;
783 - new flash file system, much faster and higly optimised;
784 - Revo data flash is splitted into two partitions, one for settings, another for user data (logs, etc);
785 - OPLinkMini now stores settings in the MCU flash using FlashFS too;
786 - a catalog of known flash types is used to support different flash types by the same firmware;
787 - fixed broken overo submodule remote repository link;
788 - fixed DSMX protocol error with some Tx/Rx combintions;
789 - added new pios_*.h headers to support commonly used constants, functions and defines;
790 - numerous fixes for data alignment and memory allocation strategy;
791 - new bootloaders to support more features (for example, board settings erase);
792 - added new feature to erase settings without special firmware;
793 - removed CC/CC3D setting erase firmware (now not necessary due to new erase feature);
794 - introduced new delayed callback scheduler to run modules from a single task;
795 - many changes to AeroSim-RC simulator interface;
796 - fixed broken debug pins API;
797 - fixed few bugs in the EKF code;
798 - introduced bootloader updater for F4 boards (including Revo and OSD);
799 - some changes in RAM and flash memory partitioning to better utilize resources;
800 - changes in bootloader to allow remote reboot via serial port or radio modem;
801 - the EKF "Huge Formula" is replaced by optimised set of of loops to make it editable;
802 - Cyr's attitude patch is ported from CC3D to Revo;
803 - added magnetometer options (mags are disabled by default for Revo complimenary filter);
804 - advance camera stabilisation is now officially released;
805 - Revo alarm led now distinguish between Critical(lit led), Error(blink fast), Warning(blink slowly) Alarm condition
806 - Revo alarm led flash fast(like in Error Alarm) during calibration using complementary attitude estimation.
807 - Redo gyro bias zero after calibration parameters changes
808 - Do not raise GPS alarm if a gps port is not configured.
809 - fixed numerous internal firmware bugs (too many to list here).
811 GCS code changes:
812 - nice loading splash screen;
813 - now GCS uses system language by default if translation is available, English otherwise;
814 - French translation officially added. Please help with other languages;
815 - fixed some crashes of uploader gadget;
816 - fixed double config read on restore;
817 - improvements in GCS options dialog handling;
818 - optimised option dialog creating;
819 - added UI tooltips for many options;
820 - removed unused yet options from configuration UI;
821 - removed GCS config dialog on the first run, one default is used now if missing;
822 - added Revo configuration page, similar to CC/CC3D one;
823 - added OPLinkMini configuration page;
824 - hardware options are now dynamically enabled/disabled to allow supported configurations only;
825 - new artwork for all boards everywhere;
827 - optimised some 3D models;
828 - new About dialog showing version info and contributors list;
829 - fixed badly broken HiTL options dialog;
830 - fixed compilation problem on OSX, now GCS should be compatible with OSX 10.5+;
831 - major vehicle config cleanup with lazy creation (speeds up GCS start);
832 - UI config pages improvements (responsiveness, etc)
833 - new auto-update feature added, *.opfw firmware files removed from distributables;
834 - anti-aliased scope plugin;
835 - numerous code fixes and cleanups (too many to list here);
836 - USB HID code is replaced by new cross-platform hidapi library to fix old Linux/OSX problems.
837 - Adds GUI to set Altitude Hold filter parameters.
838 - Adds configurable units for velocity/speed and altitude in QML PFD. Units are configured in settings panel.
839 - Reduces precision of the PDOP value in the PFD display to 1 decimal.
840 - Remove deprecated powerlog
842 Common parts:
843 - added simple toolchain install make targets;
844 - added self-hosted toolchains to ensure that they're always available;
845 - added support for globally istalled tools used by many working copies;
846 - added Windows bootstrap script to pull all other build tools;
847 - added unit testing framework, also supported by Bamboo CI server and agents;
848 - added code style formatting make targets, easy to use by developers;
849 - added doxygen make targets. The documentation still must be completely revised, though;
850 - enforced global line ending policy, source files are updated accordingly;
851 - reworked packaging to provide correct dependencies and safe multi-threaded builds;
852 - multiply renames of board names and directories, now we have correct names;
853 - fixed dependencies in Makefiles, now 'make -j' works reliably;
854 - CLEAN_BUILD make option is deprecated, use 'package' or 'clean_package' instead;
855 - simposix elf is now included into linux distribution and can be run with default GCS settings;
856 - revised 'make help' message;
857 - updated Windows driver to support Revolution and use correct board names.
859 Android GCS:
860 - old and buggy code was removed;
861 - full rewrite has been started.
863 Infrastructure:
864 - Bamboo continuous integration server is actively used;
865 - around 10 build agents running 4 different operating systems are set up;
866 - every push to any branch is now build-tested, and unit tests run are performed;
868 2012-11-17
869 Advanced camera stabilization features.
870 They include optional manual control input filtering (moved from camera stabilization to manual
871 control input and now available also for main controls), optional airframe attitude filtering
872 used by camera stabilization, and optional camera actuator feed forward to improve gimbal response.
874 --- RELEASE-12.10.2 --- Mayan Apocalypse Release ---
876 List of issues resolved in this maintenance release:
877 http://progress.openpilot.org/issues/?filter=10361
879 OP-459, OP-545, OP-674, OP-679, OP-685, OP-686, OP-687, OP-690, OP-691,
880 OP-702, OP-703, OP-714, OP-715, OP-716, OP-721, OP-728, OP-746, OP-748,
881 OP-749, OP-750, OP-758, OP-759, OP-760
883 Here is a list of some known unresolved issues. If an issue has JIRA ID [OP-XXX],
884 you may track it using the following URL: http://bugs.openpilot.org/browse/OP-XXX
886 + Only French translation is updated, use English for other locales or help with translations.
887 + Radio Wizard confused by a reversed throttle, fix it on your transmitter before starting wizard.
888 + Radio Wizard Throttle display does not show full range properly.
889 + [Windows 8] USB Driver is broken.
890 + Firmware Update Instructions on Firmware Tab not entirely accurate for all upgrade paths.
891 + Tricopter's using Vehicle Wizard need to check servo does not need reversed manually.
892 + XAircraft ESCs uses non-standard PPM range which may cause issues with Vehicle Wizard.
893 + Spectrum Satellite Receivers setup in Radio Wizard may have wrong protocol set.
894 + Old Intel 965 have an OpenGL bug that turns the QML PFD black and while.
895 + [OP-732] Import UAV Settings for inactive modules crashes the running firmware (board restarts).
896 Workaround: update firmware, power cycle, enable modules, power cycle, import configuration.
897 + [OP-747] Board infinitely reboots itself after firmware upgrade (settings erase firmware is a workaround).
898 + [OP-723] GCS uses the system language ot the 1st run. After restart it uses English (can be changed later).
899 + [OP-725] GCS camera stab config error message disappears too fast (but config error is cleared as it should)
900 + [OP-767] GCS does not send AttitudeActual packets over serial port when GPS is connected and system is armed
901 + [OP-768] GCS does not show UAV position on the map (master or next CC branches, but works in Revo branches)
902 + [OP-769] Can't enter "12,45" on German system. Workaround: change GCS language (in fact, locale) to German.
904 2012-11-12
905 Implemented smoothing filter for accelerometer data.
906 Added support for Mode 3 and Mode 4 to the TX Configuration Wizard.
908 --- RELEASE-12.10.1 ---
910 2012-10-26
911 Temporary disabled AutoTune GCS GUI. It was listed as an experimental
912 feature in the previous release, there were however a few cases where
913 it did not behave as expected.
915 --- RELEASE-12.10 ---
917 2012-10-06
918 Receiver port can now be configured as PPM *and* PWM inputs.
919 Pin 1 is PPM, other pins are PWM inputs.
921 2012-07-27
922 Added the ability to load stylesheets from external file according to operating system:
923 macos.qss, linux.qss, windows.qss
924 Files should be placed inside the app folder.
926 2012-07-27
927 Several UI changes.
928 MixerCurveWidget refactoring, now as a simple and advanced view.
930 2012-07-27
931 Added "advanced mode" option to general settings. Right now it only shows the hidden apply buttons.
932 To enable go to tools->options->General and click one of the checkboxes to give focus to the form,
933 then press F7
935 2012-07-27
936 Made the flight mode switch and accessory pots move according to user input on the input wizard.
938 2012-07-27
939 Changed the board pictures on the uploader widget
941 2012-07-27
942 Add more verbose debug output on the UAVOBJECTS saving code.
944 2012-08-11
945 CopterControl can now emulate an 8-channel USB HID joystick. Primarily,
946 this lets you use any RC transmitter with flight simulators on your PC.
948 2012-07-20
949 AeroSimRC simulator plugin is now included into the Windows distribution
950 (will be installed into .../OpenPilot/misc/AeroSIM-RC directory). Still
951 being an experimental development tool, it could be used to play with
952 HITL version 2. Other platforms include udp_test utility which can be
953 used to check the connectivity with AeroSimRC plugin running on Windows
954 machine.
956 2012-07-10
957 On Windows the installation mode was changed from per-user to per-machine
958 (for all users) installation. It is recommended to completely uninstall
959 previous version before installing new one to remove per-user installed
960 files. Per-machine installation requires elevated (administrator) previleges
961 during install. But since the same rights are now required to install
962 optional CDC driver (virtual communication port), it was deemed acceptable.
964 2012-06-04
965 AeroSimRC support merged into next
967 2012-05-26
968 VirtualFlybar which allows a more aggressive flight mode than rate mode
969 support. Also PiroCompensation added.
971 2012-05-26
972 Revert some UI changes that didn't work consistently between OSX and Windows.
974 2012-05-24
975 Merged the updated firmware for the PipXtreme, thanks to Brian for a lot of
976 work on this.
978 2012-05-04
979 Support for CC3D. This involved changes to various things such as the sensors
980 being split from AttitudeRaw to Accels,Gyros,Magnetometer. A single firmware
981 image fw_coptercontrol will run on both CC and CC3D. When compiling the
982 bootloader one must set the HW_REVISION to the appropriate value. 0x01 is for
983 CC and 0x02 is for CC3D. If the wrong bootloader is installed the firmware
984 will not run.
986 2012-05-02
987 Reduction in the memory usage due to the UAVObject metadata. Now the update
988 periods are using a smaller data type and the various flags relating to access
989 controls and update modes are stored in a bitfield. The UAVObjectBrowser has
990 not been updated to allow these modes to be easily changed.
992 2012-03-31
993 Support for ground vehicle configuration has been added to the the GCS.
995 2012-02-14
996 New QML based system to allow more flexible UI. Upgraded stabilization
997 configuration.
999 2012-01-02
1000 CC FW now supports USB Virtual Com Port (VCP/CDC) in addition to the original HID interface
1001 New ComUsbBridge module can bridge any serial port to the USB CDC port
1002 CC FW now detects repeated faults during init and boots with default hwsettings
1004 2012-01-02
1005 Added new camera stabilization features: AxisLock mode and LPF.
1007 2011-12-10
1008 Merged a change that sorts the UAVO fields based on size. Because this changes
1009 all of the objects, erase all existing flash files based on this.
1011 2011-11-04
1012 New Spektrum/JR satellite receiver driver implementation.
1013 It now provides explicit selection of DSM2 (and DSMJ), DSMX (10bit) and
1014 DSMX (11bit) serial protocol variations to better serve different frame
1015 and resolution modes. The protocol name used now is DSM instead of
1016 previously used Spektrum to make it less ambiguous when used with JR
1017 2.4GHz radios.
1019 2011-10-20
1020 Inputs can be remapped to outputs to allow up to 10 channels of control. The
1021 receiver inputs remap as follows:
1022 Receiver 3 because output channel 7
1023 Receiver 4 because output channel 8
1024 Receiver 5 because output channel 9
1025 Receiver 6 because output channel 10
1027 2011-10-11
1028 Fix for the Mac telemetry rates and specifically how long enumeration took.
1030 2011-10-08
1031 Make the flash chip need to be have bad magic for a full second before erasing
1032 settings. Should avoid random lost settings.
1034 2011-09-12
1035 Max rate now ONLY applies to attitude and axis lock mode. Manual rate is the
1036 only term that limits the rate mode now (and in axis lock when you push stick
1037 only manual rate applies). Also integrals are reset when unused.
1039 2011-09-09
1040 Some large updates to the input system. Now multiple receivers can be
1041 connected at once. A wizard was added for configuring the input channels. A
1042 specific collective pitch channel was added.
1044 2011-09-04
1045 Improvements to the failsafe handling code for inputs. PWM power off is now
1046 detected properly. Powering on transmitter for Spektrum Satellite no longer
1047 causes a glitch on servos.
1049 2011-08-10
1050 Added Camera Stabilization and a gui to configure this. This is a software
1051 selectable module from the GUI. However, a restart is required to make it
1052 active. The GUI does not currently expose the configuration for using the
1053 transmitter to change the view angle but this is supported by the hardware.
1055 2011-08-10
1056 By default a lot of diagnostic objects that were enabled by default are now
1057 disabled in the build. This include TaskInfo (and all the FreeRTOS options
1058 that provide that debugging information). Also MixerStatus, I2CStatus,
1059 WatchdogStatus and RateDesired. These can be reenabled for debugging with
1060 -DDIAG_ALL.
1062 2011-08-04
1063 Fixed packaging aesthetic issues. Also avoid runtime issues on OSX Lion by
1064 disabling the ModelView and Notify plugins for now (sorry).
1066 2011-07-29
1067 Added support for PPM receivers from James W. Now all 4 interfaces (R/C
1068 standard PWM, combined PPM (MK), Spektrum satellite, Futaba S.Bus) are
1069 supported and configurable through the GCS hardware configuration tab.
1071 2011-07-17
1072 Updated module initialization from Mathieu which separates the initialization
1073 from the task startup. Also implements a method to reclaim unused ram from
1074 initialization and end of memory for the FreeRTOS heap.
1076 2011-07-12
1077 Improvements to the stabilization code. Included a LPF on the gyros to smooth
1078 out noise in high vibration environments. Also two new modes: axis-lock and
1079 weak leveling. Axis-lock will try and hold an axis at a fixed position and
1080 reject any disturbances. This is like heading-hold on a heli for the tail but
1081 can be useful for other axes. Weak leveling is rate mode with a weak
1082 correction to self level the craft - good for easier rate mode flying.
1084 2011-07-07
1085 Dynamic hardware configuration from Stac. The input type is now
1086 selected from ManualControlSettings.InputMode and the aircraft must be rebooted
1087 after changing this. Also for CopterControl the HwSettings object must
1088 indicate which modules are connected to which ports. PPM currently not
1089 working.