From af6af67b69609a919191666a6efe3f24dad2d3fa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alessio Morale Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2014 21:20:55 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update WHATSNEW for release --- WHATSNEW.txt | 135 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 135 insertions(+) diff --git a/WHATSNEW.txt b/WHATSNEW.txt index ce0845421..b0028bec7 100644 --- a/WHATSNEW.txt +++ b/WHATSNEW.txt @@ -1,3 +1,138 @@ +--- RELEASE-14.10-RC1 --- +This release mainly focuses on flight performance, especially aimed at mini multirotors and adds support for the OpenPilot Platinum GPS (V9). +This version supports the CopterControl, CC3D, Atom and the Revolution Flight controllers as well as the OPLink Modems. + +Some key addition in this release: +- A brand new Acro+ flight mode, a Rate mode "on steroids"; +- Support for latest OpenPilot Platinum GPS (V9) and its integrated magnetometer; +- Throttle PID Scaling: automatically scale PIDs based on throttle; +- On board Expo support; +- Several additions to the Setup Wizard such as Fixed wing support, GPS selection, TriCopter servo speed selection and ESC calibration; +- First implementation of Cloud config; +- Redesigned PFD artwork and addition of multifunctional slide out panels; +- Support for additional Flexi-IO serial port for Revolution; +- External (ws281x compatible) status LED support; +- Several OPLink reliability improvements; +- Considerable flight performance improvements + +The full list of features, improvements and bugfixes in this release is accessible here: + +http://progress.openpilot.org/issues/?filter=11860 + +NOTE: If you were using OPLink at power levels lower than 100mW, please redo a range test after upgrading to 14.10. + +** Improvement + * [OP-838] - Adding servo update rate to vehicle setup wizard for tricopters. + * [OP-1088] - Redesign the OPLink GUI in the GCS + * [OP-1134] - Custom vehicle should show settings from last mixer preset + * [OP-1156] - Unify path followers into a single module with submodules + * [OP-1317] - Improvement of IMU wind estimation + * [OP-1319] - Fix minor spelling mistakes in fw code + * [OP-1324] - Fix build when python isn't python2 + * [OP-1338] - copydata.pro uses specific icu so version when it doesn't need to? + * [OP-1370] - Add optional UBX GPS self configuration + * [OP-1379] - Create a notification module that allows for some Naza like led signalling and more + * [OP-1395] - Several enhancements/fixes to flight side log + * [OP-1397] - Add Responsiveness to TxPID + * [OP-1404] - Add support for UBlox PVT sentence + * [OP-1405] - Add support for 25qXXX series of flash memories + * [OP-1406] - Add support for an aux magnetometer + * [OP-1423] - Populate TxPID Min/Max fields with the current values from the Stabilization page + * [OP-1429] - Optimize GPSSatellites UAVO + * [OP-1438] - Change VSI to Arc on the PFD + * [OP-1440] - Timing on WS2812 to support all models + * [OP-1447] - Make it easier to adjust the slider on the Output Calibration Setup Wizard page + * [OP-1451] - Change udev rules from using plugdev group to uaccess/udev-acl + * [OP-1452] - Usability fixes to ComUsbBridge + * [OP-1453] - Check if new version of OP Software suite is available, notify if so + * [OP-1457] - Hide feed forward tab when in config plugin for Fixed wings + * [OP-1458] - Remove delays and other quirks from TX Wizard + * [OP-1462] - Find better default EKF settings + * [OP-1465] - update stm32flash to support new targets + * [OP-1472] - Make connection diagram button more visible + * [OP-1474] - Scaling back PIDs at high / full throttle with Multis. + * [OP-1482] - TPS graph needs labels, also scale should not be -100% to +100%, suggest 50% as max + * [OP-1489] - Hide ILimit stuff + * [OP-1491] - Create H Quad type in artwork and add to wizard + * [OP-1493] - Make the discoveryf4bare target more usable from GCS + * [OP-1504] - Add a SystemSetting field to be used to name the vehicle. + * [OP-1507] - Optimize GPS module cpu utilization + * [OP-1508] - SBus Connection Diagram - Vehicle Setup Wizard + * [OP-1512] - Add ESC calibration to wizard + * [OP-1515] - Gyro Fifo handling for CC3D + * [OP-1516] - Create Acro+ + * [OP-1520] - Remove "Attitude" as a selection for Yaw (safety Issue) + * [OP-1521] - Responsiveness scale + * [OP-1524] - Render chars/strings in the Uavobrowser + * [OP-1528] - Enable Telemetry on Flexi-IO (receiver) port on Revo platform + * [OP-1534] - Add expo and acro insanity factor to TxPID + * [OP-1535] - MPU handling optimization + * [OP-1538] - UAVO Browser - embedded descriptions + +** New Feature + * [OP-1222] - Add support for Fixed Wing configuration in Vehicle Setup Wizard + * [OP-1275] - Create a PiOS F0 target + * [OP-1403] - Add generic I2C/SPI HMC5x83 mag driver + * [OP-1434] - Support for GPSV9 + * [OP-1476] - Serial bootloader and support tools for F0 + * [OP-1477] - V9 firmware + + +** Task + * [OP-1093] - Investigate Font issues on non-Windows platforms + * [OP-1337] - French translations updates (14.10) + * [OP-1398] - Qt 5.3.1 upgrade + * [OP-1468] - Change default PIDs for Atom + * [OP-1544] - Change defaults for GPSSettings.UbxAutoConfig to "Configure" + +** Sub task + * [OP-790] - Add labels to Custom Mode Vehicle type channels + * [OP-1399] - Qt 5.3.1 upgrade (Windows) + * [OP-1400] - Qt 5.3.1 upgrade (Linux) + * [OP-1401] - Qt 5.3.1 upgrade (Mac) + * [OP-1435] - Add Up Time, Arm Status and flight mode to PFD + * [OP-1439] - Add minor vignette / gradient to PFD + * [OP-1525] - GUI for Acro+ + +** Bug + * [OP-868] - Text in Barographs is beyond image in Horizontal, Too tight spacing in Vertical + * [OP-922] - compiling firmware with DEBUG=YES fails in multiple places + * [OP-1077] - GCS corrupts flight log files (*.opl) + * [OP-1140] - Weak Leveling code appears to be wrong + * [OP-1186] - Clean up GCS configuration UI... + * [OP-1349] - GCS Neutral Spinboxes in Input and Output are incorrectly affected by and affect Min and Max + * [OP-1362] - Translation : 'make ts' errors + * [OP-1422] - Vehicle Setup Wizard (Tricopter) and Vehicle Mixer Settings Frame type dropdown (Tricopter) do not give the same Pitch mixer settings + * [OP-1425] - A small typo + * [OP-1433] - Change the order of the TxPID PID Options + * [OP-1445] - GCS bugs down in RC Input and Manual Calibration + * [OP-1455] - No output from "Test outputs" until sliders are moved + * [OP-1459] - Workaround white-box bug in GCS on OSX + * [OP-1460] - ICU libraries need to be copied, like they used to be. + * [OP-1461] - copyqt logic flawed on linux + * [OP-1463] - New copyqt logic might break if user has alternate OPENPILOT_TOOLS_DIR defined + * [OP-1473] - Incorrect Handling of EOF bytes for Futaba R7008SB + * [OP-1478] - Qt Creator build fails on windows + * [OP-1481] - UAVTalk transacted sends limit the number of waypoints that can sent over a slow link + * [OP-1483] - Switching from ReturnToBase into PathFollower mode doesn't work reliably + * [OP-1484] - Yaw rate Ki slider on basic stabilization page out of range + * [OP-1485] - board target revoproto is broken + * [OP-1488] - Typo in uavobject.java.template + * [OP-1494] - First exit from Stabilization page brings up warning, although no changes made + * [OP-1499] - UBXAutoConfig not Auto Configuring + * [OP-1506] - Wrong display in altitude / speed + refactoring PFD + * [OP-1510] - Don't force operating at 100mW + * [OP-1513] - Filter every temperature measurement used for temperature calibration + * [OP-1517] - Setup Wizard - sets SBus and GPS to main port + * [OP-1522] - Improve Robustness of OPLink radio + * [OP-1526] - Reverse all motors not working? + * [OP-1532] - OPLINKMINI and Revo do not communicate correctly + * [OP-1536] - The Revo ComBridge outputs garbage at the end of transmissions + * [OP-1537] - OPLink unreliable at high data rates + * [OP-1539] - AcroInsanityFactor limit parsing error + * [OP-1540] - Fix GPS v9 reported sha1sum + * [OP-1542] - Welcome Screen does not show latest available Update + --- RELEASE-14.06.01 --- This is the first maintenance release for 14.06. This mainly fixes a bug causing flips when switching to Weaklevel flight mode.