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ArduCopter-3.2.1 Beta Testing

ArduCopter 3.2.1-rc2 (release candidate #2) has completed beta testing and has been released as the official version available through the mission planner and other ground stations.

Changes from AC3.2 are listed below and in the ReleaseNotes:
1) Enhancements:
    a) reduced twitch when passing Spline waypoints
    b) Faster disarm after landing in Auto, Land, RTL
    c) Pixhawk LED turns green before arming only after GPS HDOP falls below 2.3 (only in flight modes requiring GPS)
2) Safety Features:
    a) Add desired descent rate check to reduce chance of false-positive on landing check
    b) improved MPU6k health monitoring and re-configuration in case of in-flight failure
    c) Rally point distance check reduced to 300m (reduces chance of RTL to far away forgotten Rally point)
    d) auto-disarm if vehicle is landed for 15seconds even in Auto, Guided, RTL, Circle
    e) fence breach while vehicle is landed causes vehicle to disarm (previously did RTL)
3) Bug Fixes:
    a) Check flight mode even when arming from GCS (previously it was possible to arm in RTL mode if arming was initiated from GCS)
    b) Send vehicle target destination in RTL, Guided (allows GCS to show where vehicle is flying to in these modes)
    c) PosHold wind compensation fix
    d) prevent infinite loop with do-jump commands pointing at each other
    e) pixhawk memory corruption fix when connecting via USB
    f) vehicle stops at fence's alt limit in Loiter, AltHold, PosHold (as it did in AC3.1.5)
    g) protect against multiple arming messages from GCS causing gyro calibratoin failure

Thanks to Raph for the video.  This is actually a video from AC3.2 until we have one specific to AC3.2.1.

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          • +1,    3.2.1  looks better

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            • On my pixhawk, after updating to 3.2.1 Copter, I'm also seeing INS_PRODUCT_ID value of 0.

  • I have 3.1.2 on my CX-20 Quad. Came factory installed. Mission Planner recommends that I upgrade to 3.2.1, is this necessary and if so where can I get it?

    Thanks

    • Developer

      You can get it from the Install Firmware tab on Mission planner

  • You have  another err earlier, your log shows an HDOP high near the two err, perhaps the same crash problem that I had flying FPV in pos hold too, bad Variance This was Randy explain to me.

    "Reply by Randy on Thursday

    The DCM can also trigger the equivalent of the EKF failsafe.  It's calculated a bit differently but the DCM is able to report if it's yaw heading seems inconsistent with the accelerations it's seeing from the GPS data.  When this heading error is over 60deg it will also trigger the "EKF failsafe".  Our naming of that failsafe was not the best, sorry about that".

    The discussion is here http://diydrones.com/forum/topics/arducopter-3-2-1-beta-testing?xg_...

  • Hi,

    I had a very strange crash today with my test copter (powerfull and rigid race machine)

    All was fine crusing FPV in Pos-Hold and suddenly the copter gave 100% throttle.

    I switched to Stabilize but it didn't stabilize then to Acro followed by RTL (strange that i cannot see it in the log)

    what could be the reason for that. I put barometer + Throttle in + out in a chart but why does it fire up ?

    log attached

    video is uploading ! http://youtu.be/R-R_ohyNhxc

    thanks

    Thomas

    2015-02-15 14-19-58.bin

    crash.JPG

  • Developer

    FYI - the MP's beta firmware's link is being temporarily pointed back to AC3.2 to allow MichaelO to get AC3.2 appearing in the "Previous Firmwares" link.  After it's built AC3.2 and Michael has grabbed the binaries we will point Beta Firmwares back to AC3.2.1.

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    • Developer

      Janne,

      I actually didn't think that A9/RC9 worked as a servo output on the APM with Copter ever.  RC10, RC11 should work as will the RC outputs on the back.  I see at least the MP's camera shutter set-up shows RC9 as an option so we should remove that.

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    • Developer

      Yes, re-installing the firmware is the key but you may need to be careful on the timing of when you plug in the board and when you push the button on the MP.  I'm not totally sure but I think you can do it by:

      1. plug in the board and very soon after click the upload button

      2. the MP will likely freeze but just unplug the board and plug it in again and it'll likely upload

    • Developer

      Just re-install the firmware.

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