Dev Call Feb 6, 2023

Issues & Pull Requests

Plane

Copter

Attendee count (max): 23

UTC2023 - Peter sleeps in and the following are looked at:

UTC2318 - Copter: Clarify the exclusion determination in the ENUM definition by peterbarker · Pull Request #22805 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • Tidy range-checks
  • Merged!

UTC2320 - add and use AP_COMPASS_AK8963_ENABLED by peterbarker · Pull Request #22806 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • Build options for AK8963 enabled
  • Merged!

UTC2322 - AP_Scripting: add bindings for E-Stop, Motor interlock and safety state by IamPete1 · Pull Request #22811 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • And bindings for motor interlock, safety and e-stop
  • Merged!

UTC2328 - Plane: mode allows arming return string allowing quadplane mode checks tidy by IamPete1 · Pull Request #22812 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • Tidy prearm checks for quadplane
  • Should which mode you are in be a prearm check?
    • yeah
  • Arming in random modes because people are conditioned to click the just-force thing
  • How about the throttle check?
    • Probably

UTC2337 - AP_UAVAN: pass error_count from ESC Status packet to AP_ESC_Telem by peterbarker · Pull Request #22814 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • Pass error count back from UAVCAN esc back to be logged
  • Should all of this be rate or count?!
  • Merged!

UTC2339 - AP_EFI: correct EFI ignition_voltage flag values by peterbarker · Pull Request #22817 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • Correct value of ignition voltage in EFI_STATUS
  • Merged!

UTC2341 - Tools: autotest: logger_metadata: parse `@FieldBits` to new bitmask format and ouput bitmask in xml by IamPete1 · Pull Request #22823 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • Get bit documentation into documentation
  • Merged!

UTC2344 - AP_OSD:Add avg resting cell and refactor by Hwurzburg · Pull Request #22843 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • Average resting cell and refactor
  • Based on Michelle’s PR
  • Saves bytes after refactoring all the voltage stuff too!
  • Michelle to look at
  • Can be merged once Michelle is happy

UTC2345 - RC: don't allow protocol to change on IOMCU once detected by tridge · Pull Request #22844 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • Don’t allow received protocol to be changed in IOMCU
    • Once we see one we lock on
  • Parameter not available in IOMCU
    • Perhaps we should remove the parameter?
  • Can’t have a reasonable default for RC_VALUES
  • We’ll need a 4.3.4

UTC0004 - SITL: fix heli RPM for heli SITL models by bnsgeyer · Pull Request #22842 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • Fix heli RPM for heli SITL models
  • Merged

UTC0006 - Plane update

  • 4.3.4
    • Bug FBWA at low speeds in glide in quadplane
      • Once vtol motors kick in for qassist the pitch is limited
        • Can’t put nose down to gain airspeed to turn the motors off
    • Rc detection ix
    • Anything else will have to be very serious

UTC0008 - Copter update

  • If you want something in 4.4 now would be a good time!
  • Need latest beta of MissionPlanner to get decent parameter performance

UTC0012 - conference

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UTC0014 - UDP proxy

UTC0018 - close