As part of the continuing APM 2.0 beta test program, we've released another package of updated APM software: New versions of the APM 2.0 beta code (2.01), Mission Planner (0.4.16) and HappyKillmore GCS (1.2.43).
Please upgrade your system to the latest code, which includes bug fixes, a few new features and improved stability. To be safe, load the code into Arduino and compile it as usual; the automatic firmware loading process may not always bring in the latest code during this beta testing period. [UPDATE; the Mission Planner will now load the latest firmware automatically, so no need to use Arduino or download the code yourself.]
New features include:
--More Action Commands implemented. As shown at right, we've added back some commands that you can issue in-flight via the HK GCS. More commands will be coming soon.
--More effecient memory handling allows APM to run MAVlink on Port 0 (USB) and Port 3 (Xbee) simultaneously without risk of memory overrun.
--Lots of improvement to the Mission Planner. Altitude in 3D waypoints should now be properly displayed.
Known issues:
--Some modes are not being reported correctly in HK GCS. Stabilize is being reported as "Guided", for example. We know how to fix this and it will be right in the next build.
--Writing waypoints via MAVLink in the Mission Planner is still sometimes unreliable. If you're having trouble, close it and reopen and try again.
--Vehicle Number is still being reported as 7, rather than 1. We'll fix that in the next build.
We'll be releasing new code each week for the duration of the beta test process. Expect a final Release Candidate by mid-April. As always, keep the bug reports and other feedback coming! (Bug reports to the Issue Tracker, please)
Comments
Irvin, update your planner version. Use the update check button in the action menu.
Rana: thanks very much for the bug reports. We'll have the team look at those this week. As for the serial packet loss issues, we think we've tracked it down to a recent change in FastSerial and will resolve it soon.
This is all the normal work of a beta test period--thanks to all of us who are helping stress test the code. "With enough eyes, all bugs are shallow"!
Rana: I'm still not following. Are you trying to update with Subversion? Something else?
If you just download the zip and use that everything should be fine. Nobody but developers should be taking the code off the SVN trunk--it's changing by the hour and is often unstable.
Rana, I don't understand. Could you rephrase?
ArduPilotMega.cpp: In member function 'void GCS_MAVLINK::handleMessage(mavlink_message_t*)':
GCS_Mavlink:357: error: 'struct Location' has no member named 'options'
GCS_Mavlink:375: error: 'struct Location' has no member named 'options'
GCS_Mavlink:553: error: 'struct Location' has no member named 'options'
GCS_Mavlink:563: error: 'struct Location' has no member named 'options'
GCS_Mavlink:571: error: 'struct Location' has no member named 'options'
ArduPilotMega.cpp: In function 'Location get_wp_with_index(int)':
commands:59: error: 'struct Location' has no member named 'options'
commands:75: error: 'struct Location' has no member named 'options'
ArduPilotMega.cpp: In function 'void set_wp_with_index(Location, int)':
commands:90: error: 'struct Location' has no member named 'options'
commands:91: error: 'struct Location' has no member named 'options'
commands:93: error: 'struct Location' has no member named 'options'
commands:99: error: 'struct Location' has no member named 'options'
I need to change the baud rate on Serial port 3 and don't believe I can do that using Planner to upload the firmware and then the CLI to change the port rate... but maybe I have missed something?
Peter
how do you issue a restart command, is this in the in the AMP GCS?
Thanks
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