v5.0.2

Maintenance release

• add launch and noground options to pprzsim-launch
• fixedwing: fix initialzation of trim commands, including yaw
• fixedwing: fixes to use ins_alt_dot from ins_alt_float (with USE_BAROMETER)
  #511
• state interface: fix local/global coordinate validity checks
• state interface: fix local ned/enu to ecef conversion
• lib/ocaml: update leap_seconds to 16 (last one was on June 30, 2012)

v5.0.1

Maintenance release

General

• joystick hat support for input2ivy
  #460
• high speed logger: fix mag channels
• math: fix ecef_of_[ned|enu]_i
• fix google maps version download parsing

Rotorcraft/Fixedwing firmwares

• rotorcraft: add MODE_STARTUP
  #467
• ARDrone2: GPS satellite informaton
  #474
• fixedwing: init state interface before sensors and ins
• fixedwing: don't overwrite yaw command with trim

Simulator

• NPS: explicitly add pcre lib
• NPS: make radio_control tpye datalink work
• don't try to use ADC_CHANNEL_CURRENT in SITL

Drivers and architecture specific

• fixes for imu_drotek_10dof_v2
• init spi_slave_hs for imu_chimu
• mpu60x0_i2c: only copy ext data if i2c_bypass is false
• aspirin_v2.2: unselect baro at startup
• aspirin_2_spi: default AHRS_PROPAGATE_FREQUENCY is 512
• STM32F4: fix ppm input timer frequency for TIM2
• add i2c3 initialization

v5.0.0

Some of the most important changes:

General

• STM libs completely replaced by libopencm3
• gcc-arm-embedded is the new recommended toolchain
• Use findlib (ocamlfind) for ocaml packages. Faster build.
  #274
• Building/Running the groundsegment on an ARM (e.g. RaspberryPi).
• Input2ivy uses SDL for joysticks (cross-platform, works on OSX as well now)
  #220
• Option to change text papget color using a combobox
  #194
• Redundant communications
  #429
• Log also contains includes like procedures now, so replay if these missions is possible.
  #227
• Paparazzi Center
  • New simulation launcher with dialog and detection of available ones.
    #354
  • Checkbox to print extra configuration information during build.
• GCS:
  • Fix panning with mouse if there are no background tiles.
    #9
  • Higher zoom level for maps.
    #277

Hardware support

• initial support for STM32F4
  • Apogee autopilot
  • KroozSD autopilot
• Parrot AR Drone 2 support: raw and sdk versions
• CH Robotics UM6 IMU/AHRS
• GPS/INS XSens Mti-G support
• GPS Sirf support
• GPS Skytraq now usable for fixedwings as well
  #167
• Mikrokopter V2 BLDC
  #377
• PX4Flow sensor
  #379
• Dropped AVR support

Airborne

• State interface with automatic coordinate transformations
  #237
• New AHRS filter: Multiplicative quaternion linearized Kalman Filter
• New SPI driver with transaction queues.
  • Fix transactions with zero length input.
    #348
• Peripherals: Cleanup and refactoring.
  • MPU60x0 peripheral supporting SPI and I2C with slave.
• UDP datalink.
• Magnetometer current offset calibration.
  #346
• Gain scheduling module.
  #335

Rotorcraft firmware specific

• Quadshot transitioning vehicle support.
• Care Free Mode