Dev Call Sept 12, 2022

** Issues & Pull Requests**

Remote ID

Plane

Copter

GSOC

Attendee count (max): 15

UTC 2300 Com UAV Update

  • 29 companies at Commercial UAV using ArduPilot
  • Recommended they all join the Partner Program

UTC 2305 Airspeed Sensor Failure Handling Improvements by priseborough · Pull Request #21040 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • Moved to EU Call

UTC 2310 AP_Param: move complex AP_ParamT functions to cpp by IamPete1 · Pull Request #21344 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • Merged

UTC 2312 AP_Scripting: allow optional param name in Parameter userdata by IamPete1 · Pull Request #21634 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • Much discussion about applets versioning. New repo? 4.2 ect folders on master?
  • We now have version bindings so the script could check the version and give a useful warning.

UTC 2326 [AP_TemperatureSensor: Create frontend and backend split by hendjoshsr71 · Pull Request #20060 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

](AP_TemperatureSensor: Create frontend and backend split by hendjoshsr71 · Pull Request #20060 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub) AP_TempSensor:: Add MCP9600 and other upgrades by magicrub · Pull Request #21662 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • Discussion on Front end / back end split for temperature sensors.
  • Allows temperature sensors to be added using DroneCAN
  • Lots of debate about the flash cost vs the benefit of the feature

UTC 0025 Add OMC converted docs in temp location:ardupilot for review by Hwurzburg · Pull Request #3446 · ArduPilot/ardupilot_wiki · GitHub

  • Going to see put a link in the Dev wiki pointing at this PR and the OMC talk so that the docs are discoverable but not building every time

UTC 0030 AP_Scripting: enforce skip check on correct types update description to match by IamPete1 · Pull Request #21648 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • Merge on CI Pass

UTC 0031 GCS_MAVLink: added ALTITUDE message #141 by peterbarker · Pull Request #21652 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • GCS_MAVLink add ALTITUDE message

UTC 0035 AP_Arming: Expose ARMING_OPTIONS to all vehicles by WickedShell · Pull Request #21654 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • ARMING_OPTIONS for all vehicles

UTC 0040 Plane: stable 4.2.x issues list · Issue #15941 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • Plane update
  • 4.3.0 upcoming after the dev call
  • PR is up for easier CAN PWM adapters

UTC 0043 Copter/Rover: 4.2.0 issues list · Issue #20192 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • Release update
  • Possibly some issues with the harmonic notch filter
  • Requests for Cube Orange + back ports

UTC 0050 Remote ID

  • Discretionary Enforcement until Dec 12 Regulations.gov
  • Jeff working on docs
  • Backfit is wifi
  • Forward fit is Bluetooth
  • New ArduRemoteID firmware coming this week
  • Parameter control
  • Lock levels for the firmware
  • Private key Public key signing

UTC 0110 GSOC

  • 3 blog posts up on Discuss
  • Great progress on ROS integration and deployment of the dev environment

UTC 0114 SITL: fixed tailsitter airspeed in RF9 by tridge · Pull Request #21709 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • Merge on CI pass

UTC 0114 Harmonic notch slew limit by andyp1per · Pull Request #21704 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • Does not need a new parameter
  • Move to EU Dev Call

UTC 0117 AP_Arming: Expose ARMING_OPTIONS to all vehicles by WickedShell · Pull Request #21654 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • Merge on CI Pass

UTC 0120 AP_Motors: added a SPIN_MIN check by tridge · Pull Request #21688 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • SPIN_MIN value check
  • SPIN_ARM should be > SPIN_MIN
  • 0.25 might be the compromise
  • Need to fix the metadata as well
  • Strictness here might be an issue as well

UTC 0127 RC_Channel:make mount control metadata match param names by Hwurzburg · Pull Request #21674 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • Fix RC_Channel metadata to match mount parameters
  • Aside: MAVLink gimbal ID zero is meant to be all mounts. Which is different from instance.
  • Needs a small change for instance numbers

UTC 0131 CAN: support sending actuators as PWM by tridge · Pull Request #21702 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • Send actuator as PWM on CAN
  • Making it easier to diagnose PWM values output by CAN nodes
  • Passthrough a PWM value
  • 1 us resolution up to 2048 us. 2 us resolution when going up to 2100 us

UTC 0137 Don't send HWSTATUS by default by WickedShell · Pull Request #21707 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • Need to check if MP uses this field
  • If not we can merge
  • Merge on CI Pass

UTC 0142 HAL_ChibiOS: increase short board names to 23 chars by yuri-rage · Pull Request #21701 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

UTC 0145 GCS_MAVLink: add warnings if older messages used by peterbarker · Pull Request #21664 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • Merged

UTC 0150 Issues · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • Merged