Warning #1: PX4/Pixhawk users upgrading from AC3.1.5 (or earlier) may need to re-do their compass and accelerometer calibration because AC3.2 also uses the backup compass and accels. Pre-arm checks have been added to ensure this has been done.
Warning #2: on the APM2.x the logs must be downloaded using MAVlink instead of the terminal.
AC3.2-rc14 is now available for BetaTesters through the mission planner’s Beta Firmwares link. The full release notes can be found in ReleaseNotes.txt and changes from -rc13 can be seen below.
Feel free to raise issues found during testing on this discussion or in the new support section in the APM Forum.
It’s a big release with “the onion” restructure and a bunch of new features (including these 57 closed items) so we need to re-test almost everything including all flight modes, all mission commands and all the new features. Marco and I will be maintaining (and adding to) this testing list. Issues reported will first be checked by Jonathan, Marco and I and then confirmed bugs/issues will be put on the github issues list (and then hopefully fixed).
Thanks especially to the beta testers who put their copters at risk testing each release. Enjoy!
Changes from 3.2-rc13
1) Safety Features:
a) fail to arm if second gyro calibration fails (can be disabled with ARMING_CHECK)
2) Bug fixes:
a) DCM-check to require one continuous second of bad heading before triggering LAND
b) I2C bug that could lead to Pixhawk freezing up if I2C bus is noisy
c) reset DCM and EKF gyro bias estimates after gyro calibration (DCM heading could drift after takeoff due to sudden change in gyro values)
d) use primary GPS for LED status (instead of always using first GPS)
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@Paul,
It was a safety issue. Because of telemetry delays this kind of thing could happen:
a) vehicle is flying in guided mode receiving position updates from tablet
b) something goes wrong (GPS glitch), user switches to alt-hold mode on the transmitter to re-take manual control. At the same time the tablet has sent an updated position request.
c) transmitter mode change is processed first and vehicle momentarily goes into alt-hold
d) tablet position request is processed next, flight mode is changed back to guided
So the user has tried to re-take control but has been unable to.
It's really straightforward for the tablets to send a set-mode-to-guided request before they start streaming position requests and I've warned Arthur and Kevin of this change and I'm actually very surprised that it hasn't been incorporated. There should be no need for the user to set the flight mode to guided.
Could you raise an issue with the DroidPlanner developers here? Andropilot is here.
If you have a log around that also might help.
Thor, Thanks for the feedback. that's helpful.
DroidPlanner currently does send guided mode when it starts Follow Me, from master currently it is at https://github.com/DroidPlanner/droidplanner/blob/cbb22b35c836b1894...
It will also reset it to Loiter when Follow Me is disabled https://github.com/DroidPlanner/droidplanner/blob/cbb22b35c836b1894...
Hi,
I cannot see the parameter I added using this explanation
http://dev.ardupilot.com/wiki/code-overview-adding-a-new-parameter/
although It compiles just fine !
Itay,
This sounds like a development question, can you instead email the drones-discuss@googlegroups.com?
hi all,
i found cause of big offsets of pixawk
who have very large offsets (above 500) - try to unscrew the steel screw in corner near connector ADC6.6V
Heat the screws with a blow torch, lighter, etc until they glow and after they cool down, re-screw them with a non magnetic screw driver.
The problem comes from that we normally use screw drivers with a magnetic point and that magnetizes the screws causing the problem.
The above sugestion fixed my walkera 350 pro compass having offsets bigger than 150 and also to fix the pixhawk.
lol, in my case those were some guys in China using a magnetic screw driver, I remember clearly that the screw in question would stick to my cheap non-magnetized screw driver on its own...
maybe it is worth to let 3DR know that they should advise their hardware partners NOT to use magnetic screw drivers while assembling pixhawks.
This is an interesting find! I've checked with 3DR and "as of 2 week ago" the 3DR assembly guys were not using magnetic screwdrivers on the Pixhawk case. If it's a clone board (sounds like it is) then there's really no relationship with 3DR and somehow someone would need to get hold of the manufacturer to pass on that info.
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