We would like to inform you about the latest software update for the H520 hexacopter. Please notice the following change log:
H520 AUTOPILOT
Added
- Landing gear state is now recorded in the log
- Takeoff without GPS is only allowed in indoor mode
- RC loss alarm added for when RC signal is lost after flying, but the drone is still powered
Changed
- Minimum effective altitude for sonar-based sense&stop from 1.5m to 2m
- New tune for low-battery warning
- Track ROI with gimbal alone, while the drone’s orientation remains constant
- Increased maximum allowed distance to 1st mission waypoint from 900m to 400m
- Increase return to ground control station safety distance from 3m to 5m
Fixed
- Fixed direction the drone faces when flying a survey after flying ROI mission
- Prevent old ROI settings from interfering with follow-up missions
- Don’t run motor-check when HITL simulation is enabled
- Fixed incorrect flight mode on drone bootup
- Fixed gimbal-jitteriness very close (centimeter range) to ROI points
- Fixed pauses at the end of tunes, improving low battery and error tunes playback
- Fixed landing gear not always lowering with option “RTL to GCS” enabled
- Fixed eccentric camera pitching while ROI is active and mitigated yaw stabilization issues of the Gimbal in ROI missions
- Prevent landing gear from rising during compass calibration when toggling the gear
- Force landing gear to keep its current state during takeoff
DATAPILOT
Added
- New mission types: Structure Scan & Corridor Scan
- New checkbox visuals
- Warn user with vehicle is in HITL mode
Changed
- Parameter descriptions updated
- Enable USB (Serial) for desktop builds
Fixed
- Pronunciation of low battery messages in DataPilot
- UI issue with RTL to Takeoff Position/GCS
- Issue with camera not showing up
- Corrected E10T focal length value which is used for computing survey missions
E90
- Fixed corner-case where upgrade process can get stuck
- Fixed missing photos in panorama mode
E10T
- Added support for thermal image dewarp, off by default
- Fixed update stuck on green LED
Latest versions:
AutoPilot: 1.8.0-1.6.5
DataPilot: 1.5.10.14
DataPilot Mac: 1.5.0.1
DataPilot Windows: 1.5.0.1
E90: 1.0.61
E10T: 0.2.21