[UPDATED] New APM 2.0 beta code (2.012) released

[UPDATE: I posted the wrong version of the code before. If you downloaded it, please download it again and replace it with the new code. Servo output is fixed]

I've posted a new version of the APM 2.0 beta (2.012), which includes many bug fixes and a few new features:

--Airspeed sensor (shown) is now autodetected if present. It's no longer necessary to set this in the APM_Config.h file. Since the magnetometer and GPS sensors are also now autodetected, that means that for most users there is no reason to have to fiddle with configuration files at all.

--Xbee transmissions are now improved, as are MAVLink comms. Waypoint writing and reading should now be more reliable.

--The Mission Planner has been updated and improved (adds in-flight action commands and ability to restart mission)

--Update of the Happy Killmore GCS, which also improves in-flight commands.

Known issues in this build:

--Some in-flight mission commands are not yet implemented

--Restart mission may not work

--MediaTek lock may not be detected after a cold start. Reset the board to do a warm start, after which lock should be fine.

We're planning on keeping APM in beta until after the Sparkfun AVC competition later this month, which should be a good test and opportunity to really wring it out. If all goes well, we expect to release APM 2.0 as final code around the end of the month.

Now that weather is more normal here I'm gonna launch with the new codebase. Just want a few things clarifying as my code is "old" and quite a bit has changed.

I no longer have to put in my defines for the basic setup (magnetometer, airspeed, gps etc). True or False.

My stand v1 defines file is pretty extensive so everylittle helps :D

Using Mr Oborne's lovely mission planner are the planned mission waypoints using above launch or absolute. This is fairly crucial as flying area is 2,640m so it will dive pretty hard if I get it wrong. I read on a post that is was doing above sea level for some reason and thought its worth a check. Above Launch or Above Sea?

I'm considering using the automatic take off and landing soon. Any tips?

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Chris Anderson April 19, 2011 at 7:03pm

Peter: You should be able to control the throttle in Stabilize mode.
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Chris Anderson April 19, 2011 at 12:27am

Peter, that probably means that you need to change some of the DIP switches on APM. Try moving the pitch and yaw (elevator and rudder) switches to the up positions, with the others in down.
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Michael Oborne April 17, 2011 at 5:56pm

Have you done an erase, reset and radio setup?
Ritchie April 16, 2011 at 10:44am

Now that weather is more normal here I'm gonna launch with the new codebase. Just want a few things clarifying as my code is "old" and quite a bit has changed.

I no longer have to put in my defines for the basic setup (magnetometer, airspeed, gps etc). True or False.

My stand v1 defines file is pretty extensive so everylittle helps :D

Using Mr Oborne's lovely mission planner are the planned mission waypoints using above launch or absolute. This is fairly crucial as flying area is 2,640m so it will dive pretty hard if I get it wrong. I read on a post that is was doing above sea level for some reason and thought its worth a check. Above Launch or Above Sea?

I'm considering using the automatic take off and landing soon. Any tips?
Allan Harley April 15, 2011 at 8:07pm

if it means anything i did upload the mission using happy gilmore not the mission planner
Allan Harley April 15, 2011 at 7:43pm

can someone give me some advice please when i go to auto the plane goes to waypiont 1 then says goin to waypoint 2 but heads off in the wrong direction ive tried a few differnt missions but always the same other than that works a treat :)
Joe April 12, 2011 at 9:53pm

Nice work!

Just received and installed the DIY Drones Magnetometer. In the post you mention that APM 2.0.12 recognizes the compass.

I could not get it to work without placing the compass info into APM_Config.h.

What am i doing incorrectly?
Ole Moyer April 10, 2011 at 8:06pm

Are the PID values the same in all modes? On the ground my APM2.012 seems to put in much more aileron input to correct a roll upset in the stabilize mode than it does in auto, or RTL mode. Is that to be expected?
Ole Moyer April 10, 2011 at 7:32pm

Reading the comments I got the hint to check the Arduino preferences

it was C:\ <some path>\APM\

I changed it to: C:\ <some path>\APM\APM2.012

Now it seems to work!
Phil Cole April 10, 2011 at 7:20pm

Did you download after Chris fixed it a couple of days ago? Read back through the comments.

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