From 030f479ac17eddf017584e4c01725e7ebdbae480 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Randy Mackay Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 16:04:13 +0900 Subject: [PATCH] Copter: firmware update to AC3.1-rc5 --- ArduCopter/ArduCopter.pde | 2 +- ArduCopter/ReleaseNotes.txt | 18 +++++++++++++++--- 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/ArduCopter/ArduCopter.pde b/ArduCopter/ArduCopter.pde index 7328c40c10..70885d7484 100644 --- a/ArduCopter/ArduCopter.pde +++ b/ArduCopter/ArduCopter.pde @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ /// -*- tab-width: 4; Mode: C++; c-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*- -#define THISFIRMWARE "ArduCopter V3.1-rc4" +#define THISFIRMWARE "ArduCopter V3.1-rc5" /* This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by diff --git a/ArduCopter/ReleaseNotes.txt b/ArduCopter/ReleaseNotes.txt index 536afb1f90..c57d17b723 100644 --- a/ArduCopter/ReleaseNotes.txt +++ b/ArduCopter/ReleaseNotes.txt @@ -1,14 +1,26 @@ ArduCopter Release Notes: ------------------------------------------------------------------ +ArduCopter 3.1-rc5 22-Oct-2013 +Improvements over 3.1-rc4 +1) Pixhawk USB reliability improvements +2) AutoTune changes: + a) enabled by default + b) status output to GCS + c) use 2 pos switch only +3) ch7/ch8 LAND +4) Tricopter stability patch improvements [thanks to texlan] +5) safety improvements: + a) slower speed up of motors after arming + b) pre-arm check that copter is moving less than 50cm/s if arming in Loiter or fence enabled +------------------------------------------------------------------ ArduCopter 3.1-rc4 13-Oct-2013 Improvements over 3.1-rc3 1) Performance improvements to resolve APM alt hold issues for Octacopters: a) SPI bus speed increased from 500khz to 8Mhz b) Telemetry buffer increased to 512bytes c) broke up medium and slow loops into individual scheduled tasks and increased priority of alt hold tasks -2) AutoTune enabled by default -3) Bug fix for Pixhawk USB connection -4) GPS Glitch improvements: +2) Bug fix for Pixhawk USB connection +3) GPS Glitch improvements: a) added GPS glitch check to arming check b) parameters for vehicle max acceleration (GPSGLITCH_ACCEL) and always-ok radius (GPSGLICH_RADIUS) ------------------------------------------------------------------