Hi all and thank you for this great app!
I have used the andropilot for several flights now and all in all it really nice. But I have noticed some annoying features on the speech output function.
First my setup: APM 1.4, 3DR Radio 433Mhz, Nexus 7 and the speech check box is checked.
Feature 1: When I start andropilot on my nexus 7 with or without the 3DR radio connected to the usb port, the speech output function say "warn gps" when the nexus 7 internal gps find its position. Why is the speech output function connected to the internal gps of nexus 7? Actually I do not care about the internal gps most of the times, the only time a care about the status of the internal gps is when I use the follow me mode. In my opinion the only time I want the hear "warn gps" is when the GPS on the vehicle does not detect enough GPS satellites and drop below the specified value in the setting menu.
Feature 2: Andropilot say "warn battery" all the time when I have everything connected. On the APM 1.4, I only measure voltage so I have no current sensor installed, is that a problem for andropilot? Below 'vehicle overview' on the start screen of andropilot I see the correct voltage reading (like 12.5V or 12.6V, with a fully charged 3S battery), but I always get -105%, why? And why is -105% some kind of default? Has this anything do to with my problem? My voltage warn level is 10.0, so it should not warn me when the voltage of the battery greater than this value, or am I missing something?
A suggestion connected to the problems above: It would be nice if I for any reason could enable or disable any of the individual speech warnings, like in my case, have voltage warning enabled but battery charge warning disable (beause I do not have a current sensor).
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Thanks for the complement!
re #1: Warn GPS is actually due to the status of GPS in the vehicle. It means that the vehicle is currently receiving only a small number of satellites (exact threshold can be set in settings). However, I default to show that warning until we've actually heard from the vehicle - which is probably what is causing that initial (bogus) announcement.
re #2: The battery warning can come from two possible causes - low voltage or low % capacity. Since you don't have the current sensor it is impossible for the APM to report a correct % charge. To turn off the warning for % charge, go to the settings and change the minimum charge percentate to something like -200%. I'll also add a check to ignore obviously bogus charges.