Dev Call Feb 10, 2026

Development Team
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CI Workflows

Release Update

Issues & Pull Requests

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Attendee count (max): 17

UTC1101 - CI ci · Workflow runs · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

UTC1108 - Release update

  • A couple of new quadplane issues
  • PH thinks we’re pretty close to being able to do a 4.7.0 beta1
  • There’s some push to do a 4.6.4
    • CubeOrangePlus
    • Should just be the stuff to fix the builds
      • And some CI fixes
    • General acceptance that we should do a 4.6.4 if someone puts a branch forward

UTC1112 - common.xml: deprecated becomes superseded on many messages by peterbarker · Pull Request #472 · ArduPilot/mavlink · GitHub

  • Deprecated becomes superseded on many tags

UTC1115 - Copter: make three GuidedMode variables non-static class members by peterbarker · Pull Request #30834 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • Make three GiudedMode variables non-static
  • People think this should be OK
  • People think the abstract base class might be a good idea

UTC1118 - AP_Scripting: Add bindings to allow updating servo telem by IamPete1 · Pull Request #31504 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • Arbitrary servo with scripts
  • Only logs for now
  • On periph it will send stuff over CAN
  • Better servo stuff in scripting
  • merged

UTC1119 - AP_Periph: add support for sending servo telemety by IamPete1 · Pull Request #31577 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • Add support for sending servo telemetry to AP_Periph
  • Huibean will test
  • Can be merged if Huibean is happy

UTC1123 - Add and use i2c_probe_fn_t + probe_i2c_buses by peterbarker · Pull Request #32093 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • Add and use i2c_probe_fn_t for probing rangefinders
  • Save flash
  • Merged!

UTC1126 - Copter: Fix sign of init_pos_terrain_D_m input by lthall · Pull Request #32129 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • Fix sign of init_pos_terrain_D_m
  • Probably need Randy to look at this

UTC1131 - set_desired_spool_state: Make setter virtual and move tests to the setter by lthall · Pull Request #32130 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • set_desired_spool_state: Make setter virtual and move tests to the setter
  • Ferrucio is happy
  • Bill will talk with Leonard
  • Needs Randy

UTC1133 - APM_Control: unifiy underspeed threshold and fallback airspeed by IamPete1 · Pull Request #32133 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • Unify underspeed threshold and fallback airspeed
  • Roll was using zero airspeed pitch was using the average of min and max
  • Other discrepancies between how roll and pitch were used
  • Need to understand why this change was made, tridge thinks it was deliberate
  • Really want Paul to wade in on why the changes between roll/pitch controller
  • Hand launch and airspeed estimate, possibly?

UTC1137 - ardupilotwaf: rerun mavgen if pymavlink sources change by tpwrules · Pull Request #32134 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • ardupilotwaf: rerun mavgen if pymavlink sources change
  • Merged!

UTC1144 - Copter: populate avalable modes user selectable bit and track changes (for QGC) by IamPete1 · Pull Request #32135 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • Populate available modes
  • Limits list of modes in QGC interface
  • Thomas wants to have a closer look
  • Randy has to be happy

UTC1154 - Add AP_AHRS_NavEKF2 and AP_AHRS_NavkEKF3 backend shims for NavEKF2 and NavkEKF3 by peterbarker · Pull Request #32139 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • Add AP_AHRS_NavEKF2 and AP_AHRS_NavkEKF3 backend shims for NavEKF2 and NavkEKF3
  • Can go in early in 4.8

UTC0010 - Some axis and units that got away by lthall · Pull Request #32144 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • Some axis and units that got away
  • No compiler output change
  • Needs Randy to approve

UTC0015 - .github: tighten commit message rules by peterbarker · Pull Request #32142 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • Tighten commit message rules
  • Merged!

UTC0019 - off the floor

  • Terrain issue is getting even more intriguing!
    • SRTM1 regen finished
      • Took a ridiculous amount of time!
      • Void tiles represented in many different ways
        • Regenerate SRTM3 from SRTM1 height files?
        • Tridge has a script which does that
        • Ocean bug
        • We ended up with only 10 SRTM1 dat files changed
      • GDAL integration is being very useful
    • We will want to invalidate the data on people’s SD cards
    • Heights at middle or intersections of grid?
      • SRTM file is at intersections
      • Configured from the TIFF format, Thomas is unsure
        • Can use AWS commands to get TIFFs
    • Thomas will be working more on this
    • Do we delay 4.7
      • Invalidating terrain data?
      • Going backwards and forwards is problematic
      • APM/TERRAIN2
      • Terrain options bit to accept old data?
      • Too painful for people testing 4.7?
      • Deeply embedded SD cards
        • Long time to upload
  • Partner’s call tomorrow

UTC0048 - close

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