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Cut down version of 2.7 firmware for the 1280 board ???

Posted by Alan on July 30, 2012 at 12:59am

According to the "Arducopter 2.7 Released!" thread the 1280 is "out of program space".

 

Is it possible for the development team to produce a final cut down version of 2.7 firmware that would fit the 1280 board?

 

Perhaps cutting out some of the less popular functions could make this possible.

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  • Jason Wise August 7, 2012 at 3:49am

    Oh if only we could still work thru with our APM1 1280's!

  • Guntars August 2, 2012 at 11:55am

    So, has anyone managed to cut and fit 2.7.1 to the 1280?

  • Guntars July 31, 2012 at 5:29am

    What about 2.6? Is it possible to get to the 1280?

  • Cliff-E July 30, 2012 at 9:56am

    Since one can get an APM1.4 for under $60, the development time required would outweigh the cost of just upgrading to a new board. Mind that maintenance by the devs would become like an iOS3-->2 scenario (i.e. complex to maintain). Hence it's not reasonable to back-port the code. Since we're talking flying objects (dangerous), it's better to keep the code structurally manageable.

    I still have 2 APM 1280's, and looking into it some light refactoring of the AC2.6 code to fit as well. Also, note both ArduPlane/Rover still fit in the prog space so there's a place for comparison if you attempt to back-port.

  • Andrew Radford July 30, 2012 at 5:50am

    I think we need an up to date wiki page for this - it's a question that comes up every week.

    FYI yes I think it is possible, you will lose at least logging and GPS auto detection.

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