Can I PR a new custom board definition directly into the 4.7 Beta release branch?

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Hi everyone,

I have designed a custom autopilot board and I want to add its support to the Ardupilot repository.
I am aware that stable/release versions generally only accept critical bug fixes and do not receive new features or board definitions. However, currently, the AP_Periph / Copter / Plane 4.7 versions are in the Beta stage, while the master branch is on version 4.8.

Since version 4.7 has not officially become a stable release yet, is it possible to add a new board definition directly to the 4.7 Beta branch? Or am I strictly required to target the master branch (4.8), meaning the support will only be available starting from the 4.8 release?

What is the standard workflow/policy for adding new hardware support during an active beta testing cycle?

Thanks in advance for your guidance!

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The official way is to get it into master first. Once that it done it can be backported to 4.7

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Is the board publicly available? Your own custom hardware would not typically be accepted into the codebase.