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APM 2.22 released + lots of cool new Mission Planner features

Posted by Chris Anderson on August 15, 2011 at 10:30pm

3689420157?profile=originalWe've released APM 2.22, which has a bunch of bug fixes and improvements. MAVLink startup is now much faster and will work even if the hardware fails the calibration test. A bug in the driver for the new 5883 magnetometer is fixed. Various (mostly minor) navigation bugs fixed. MAVLink comms are also improved.

 

It's now available for download via the Mission Planner. Remember to go through the setup process again after loading (always a good idea after loading new code).

 

For those who need the source code, it's here. The next version of the code, 2.23, will have full camera control (both autonomous stabilization and point-of-interest following and a full suite of MAVLink commands) implemented.

 

Meanwhile, the Mission Planner continues to improve in leaps and bounds, thanks to the tireless work of Michael Oborne (subject of the next Meet the Developers post). New features that have been introduced in recent versions include:

  • MAVLink logging is now on by default. Every MAVLink connection you make will be logged
  • You can record your video! Just right click on the HUD as shown in the image above.
  • Quadcopter hardware-in-the-loop simulation now works on both Xplane and FlightGear, just like the plane HIL sim
  • Almost all APM and AC2 setup can be done via MAVLink. No need for the CLI switch or DIP switches!
  • Lots of other performance and useability enhancements.

 

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  • 3D Robotics
    Chris Anderson August 16, 2011 at 8:47pm
    Eric: That bug has been fixed. We'll push it out in the next update.
    http://code.google.com/p/ardupilot-mega/source/detail?r=3529
  • Cliff Gill August 16, 2011 at 8:19pm

    Having used 2.22 for a few days now I can attest to its being much much more stable than earlier releases, excellent work!

  • Developer
    Michael Oborne August 16, 2011 at 6:36pm

    Martin, The record avi records whatever is displayed on the hud. ie if you have video enabled, it will record that. only at 10fps though, as recording avi/all the gcs stuff uses a fair bit of cpu time.

  • Martin Bellomo August 16, 2011 at 10:33am

    Awesome ! I cant wait to try the new features.
    Can we record Video or HUD or just HUD ?

  • Distributor
    Martint BuildYourOwnDrone.co.uk August 16, 2011 at 9:59am

    Awesome work, kudos to the whole team :)


    Regards

    Martin

    www.buildyourowndrone.co.uk
  • Kirill August 16, 2011 at 9:51am

    Very cool features! Thanks!

  • Brodilka August 16, 2011 at 9:26am

    SUPER! Good job!

  • Blake Krone August 16, 2011 at 8:59am

    Chris do you mean just another 2.x release? Would it make more sense to have a new full version (say 3.x) that is for the 2560 with features and the 2.x is froze in terms of features with just bug fixes applied for those of us with 1280's?

  • 3D Robotics
    Chris Anderson August 16, 2011 at 7:35am
    Alex: we're going to try to nurse along the 1280 for another version, but I think that will be it. We just can't add any more features in that code space.

    Allan: I've tested on both the 1280 and 2560 and it works for me. Try again?
  • Allan Harley August 16, 2011 at 3:29am

    well i dont know if ive done something wrong but when i try load the firmware it goes ok till the end when i get a box that says ---upload successful but verify failed and the mission planner fails and i cannot close that box :(

    i have to force the mission planner to close and i cannot connect to the APM

    im using APM1280

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