New ArduPilot methodic configurator GUI

amilcarlucas · August 13, 2026, 8:55am

v4.3.4

Changes since previous release (v4.3.3):

New Features

YouTube: Added a new small tutorial/teaser (18aa25e) by @amilcarlucas
log analysis quality check frontend (707d54f) by @OmkarSarkar204
open-project: Increase recent projects limit from 5 to 10 (fb4f99e) by @amilcarlucas
esc: add RPM scale Lua plugin (ebd3b0d) by @iacker
rc calibration: A new plugin for RC calibration (702205b) by @amilcarlucas
accel-cal: Be more explicit and inform the users (7df215e) by @amilcarlucas

Bug Fixes

fixed log analysis button crash on MacOS (31cd861) by @OmkarSarkar204
mypy: fix mypy linting errors (fb7a268) by @amilcarlucas
pytest: Fix flaking tests (68b26dc) by @amilcarlucas
pylint: fix linting issues (a1da5cd) by @amilcarlucas
windows: Fix windows build after teh plugins refactoring (2daff6a) by @amilcarlucas
AI_translation: try to fix regression (73472a8) by @amilcarlucas
autoconnect FC on MacOS (3993ae4) by @OmkarSarkar204

Code Refactoring

added test coverage for new anaysis frontend (c47fac0) by @OmkarSarkar204
log-analysis: Improve architecture and testability (c99b08a) by @amilcarlucas
calibration: extract shared center_over_parent() helper (c42c604) by @iacker
calibration: Use BaseWindow when possible (d5cd1f7) by @amilcarlucas
plugings: Move plugins to their own directory and added dynamic conditional loading (a476334) by @amilcarlucas

Documentation

star-history: Update the link to add the required token (51aa029) by @amilcarlucas

Style Changes

rc-calibration test: use implicit booleaness for empty dict checks (1d7b0fa) by @iacker

Tests

settings: fix recent-dirs limit test after MAX_RECENT_DIRS 5-10 (02db5a7) by @iacker
rc-calibration: add software test suite for RCCalibrationDataModel (83ded8e) by @iacker
fc-commands: cover accel-cal cancel and SCALED_IMU helpers (f4c4bf2) by @iacker
flightcontroller_commands: Improved tests (c223b58) by @amilcarlucas
added test for fc connection (d347e13) by @OmkarSarkar204

Maintenance

flightcontroller: Updated ArduPilot flight controller IDs (273618b) by @amilcarlucas
deps: update pre-commit hook astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit to v0.16.1 (a384429) by @amilcarlucas
deps: update dependency packaging to v26.3 (6e88fdc) by @amilcarlucas
translations: Compile translation .mo files from the .po files (7cf8ec2) by @amilcarlucas
AI translations: GitHub Models has been retired, migrate to new API. (b8493e3) by @amilcarlucas
compass_calibration: Update the tests to the new window structure (9616610) by @amilcarlucas
reuse: add copyrights (b4286f0) by @amilcarlucas
configuration steps: Auto-update configuration steps translatable strings (6fbf96e) by @amilcarlucas
log-analysis: Disable it for now, revert later (27d551a) by @amilcarlucas
release: Bump version info, tag and release (1a0c8fb) by @github-actions[bot]

Other Changes

convert zh_CN translation from Traditional to Simplified Chinese (08d5c9a) by @YQHD711

Contributors

@amilcarlucas, @github-actions\[bot\], @iacker, @OmkarSarkar204, @YQHD711

Release Info:

Version: v4.3.4
Date: 2026-08-13 01:40:48 UTC

Full Changelog: Comparing v4.3.3...v4.3.4 · ArduPilot/MethodicConfigurator · GitHub

amilcarlucas · August 21, 2026, 11:48am

v4.4.0

Changes since previous release (v4.3.4):

New Features

back button: add a button to go back (42aa02c) by @amilcarlucas
plugins: add AHRS orientation auto-detect workflow (153cd5d) by @amilcarlucas
plugins: let plugins change parameter table parameters (d51e726) by @amilcarlucas
plugin: Improve the plugin factory by making it more self contained (46931cd) by @amilcarlucas
DShot: Improve DShot parameter discovery (ab951d2) by @amilcarlucas
add more data models for log data quality and add SPDX name and email (cee51e1) by @OmkarSarkar204
added more data models PM_ARM_ERR_MODE (13db0e5) by @OmkarSarkar204
fc connection: Improve linux support (b3bd766) by @amilcarlucas
compare-and-upload: support external parameter file compare and upload (5fad8a6) by @amilcarlucas
compare-and-upload: Add reset all parameters to default button (34bcace) by @amilcarlucas
parameter editor: add flight controller banner viewer (d58926a) by @amilcarlucas

Bug Fixes

i18n: try to fix it (eb2ab35) by @amilcarlucas
plugins: Fix regression after the introduction of plugins subdirectory (eb17f40) by @amilcarlucas
windows: remove the thin border around scrollframe (2304f15) by @amilcarlucas
tuning guide: Update a broken ArduPilot wiki URL link (4c1b372) by @amilcarlucas
FC reboot: Sometimes the FC needs a bit longer to boot (63cbb50) by @amilcarlucas
fc connection: be more resiliant on reconnects (3e19620) by @amilcarlucas
log-analysis: Correct a mypy issue (f83ebd1) by @amilcarlucas
compare-and-upload: Fix AI review points (9cb9695) by @amilcarlucas
compare-and-upload: Auto upload if manually overridden. (250cadd) by @amilcarlucas
compare-and-upload: complete rendering and refresh FC state (e254411) by @amilcarlucas
params: protect snapshots from incomplete MAVLink downloads (4e2a03e) by @amilcarlucas
params: stop uploads when post-reset refresh fails (7e5f350) by @amilcarlucas

Performance

compare-and-upload: Load tooltips lazily to speedup table rendering (0fe58c8) by @amilcarlucas

Code Refactoring

fc: centralize factory reset and reconnect workflow (01d9150) by @amilcarlucas

Tests

parameter editor: raise data_model_parameter_editor coverage to 96% (45543bf) by @iacker
flightcontroller: fix pylint line limit on a test file (2a16656) by @amilcarlucas

CI/CD

deps: bump github/codeql-action/autobuild from 4.37.1 to 4.37.3 (57dc9be) by @dependabot[bot]
deps: bump github/codeql-action/analyze from 4.37.1 to 4.37.3 (f32edc5) by @dependabot[bot]
deps: bump github/codeql-action/init from 4.37.1 to 4.37.3 (2d378d4) by @dependabot[bot]
deps: bump github/codeql-action/upload-sarif from 4.37.1 to 4.37.3 (ae4ca04) by @dependabot[bot]
deps: bump pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish from 1.14.0 to 1.14.1 (115cfb1) by @dependabot[bot]
deps: bump actions/setup-node from 6.5.0 to 7.0.0 (86f8965) by @dependabot[bot]
deps: bump github/codeql-action/init from 4.37.3 to 4.37.5 (727f7e0) by @dependabot[bot]
deps: bump renovatebot/github-action from 46.1.20 to 46.2.1 (b7a4ffa) by @dependabot[bot]
deps: bump astral-sh/setup-uv from 8.3.2 to 9.0.0 (afb08aa) by @dependabot[bot]

Maintenance

deps: bump platformdirs from 4.10.1 to 4.11.0 (0b4233b) by @dependabot[bot]
deps: bump certifi from 2026.6.17 to 2026.7.22 (7f85a7b) by @dependabot[bot]
deps-dev: bump pre-commit from 4.6.0 to 4.6.1 (6806c3e) by @dependabot[bot]
deps-dev: bump ty from 0.0.61 to 0.0.63 (929ab4b) by @dependabot[bot]
deps: pin pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish correctly (f2a80e9) by @amilcarlucas
translations: merge new un-translated string(s) to existing .po files (5db3e39) by @github-actions[bot]
translations: apply AI translations and compile .mo files (f6057d7) by @amilcarlucas
log-analyse: removed the button, revert later when stable (e7d6d68) by @amilcarlucas
translations: merge new un-translated string(s) to existing .po files (226362a) by @github-actions[bot]
translations: apply AI translations and compile .mo files (dab487c) by @amilcarlucas
templates: Update Diatone Taycan 4.6 template (a50a719) by @amilcarlucas
translations: merge new un-translated string(s) to existing .po files (f272253) by @github-actions[bot]
translations: apply AI translations and compile .mo files (d6d484b) by @amilcarlucas
translations: merge new un-translated string(s) to existing .po files (fd099be) by @github-actions[bot]
translations: apply AI translations and compile .mo files (aebc58d) by @amilcarlucas
deps-dev: bump ty from 0.0.63 to 0.0.65 (683a240) by @dependabot[bot]
deps-dev: bump coverage from 7.15.2 to 7.15.3 (ca772a4) by @dependabot[bot]
translations: merge new un-translated string(s) to existing .po files (ad1a9d4) by @github-actions[bot]
translations: apply AI translations and compile .mo files (382b15d) by @amilcarlucas
deps-dev: bump pip from 26.1.2 to 26.2 (ac06293) by @dependabot[bot]
flightcontroller: Updated ArduPilot flight controller IDs (d69b815) by @amilcarlucas
flightcontroller: Updated ArduPilot flight controller IDs (f935ab2) by @amilcarlucas
release: Bump version info, tag and release (33a8ec8) by @github-actions[bot]

Other Changes

Revert ci(deps): bump github/codeql-action/init from 4.37.3 to 4.37.5 (a1293d9) by @amilcarlucas

Contributors

@amilcarlucas, @dependabot\[bot\], @github-actions\[bot\], @iacker, @OmkarSarkar204

Release Info:

Version: v4.4.0
Date: 2026-08-21 09:01:22 UTC

Full Changelog: Comparing v4.3.4...v4.4.0 · ArduPilot/MethodicConfigurator · GitHub

amilcarlucas · August 27, 2026, 8:16am

v4.4.1

Changes since previous release (v4.4.0):

New Features

log analysis battery and IMU temp analysis and changing BaseLogQualityAnalysisModel to BaseLogMod… (a6defdb) by @OmkarSarkar204
added analysis frontend page with redirect to param file button (024278e) by @OmkarSarkar204

Bug Fixes

mavftp: be more resilient when there are mavftp parameter inconsistencies and errors (20fa1ea) by @amilcarlucas
mavftp: validate packed parameter subsets by transmitted count (e3cb394) by @amilcarlucas
mavftp: propagate parameter decode failures from callbacks (436a9dd) by @amilcarlucas
pymavlink’s fixed types are alredy scaled. (5d42101) by @OmkarSarkar204
number of imus present in the FC for analysis (96af88e) by @OmkarSarkar204
ambiguity for INS_LOG_BAT_MASK on two steps (6980784) by @OmkarSarkar204
windows: bundle Tcl/Tk data in PyInstaller builds (f59554c) by @amilcarlucas
log-analysis: harden report loading and parameter fix workflow (ea53fa6) by @amilcarlucas
log-analysis: preserve quality fix parameters and report battery mismatches (1ca4155) by @amilcarlucas
log-analysis: prevent false ESC findings and apply recommendations (06a011c) by @amilcarlucas
log-analysis: avoid false ESC configuration findings (8e7c0b0) by @amilcarlucas
log-analysis: normalize malformed tuning report rows (bbd051b) by @amilcarlucas
log-analysis: Apply suggestions from code review (f6c20d7) by @amilcarlucas
log-analysis: preserve fractional parameter values in review dialogs (6fd867f) by @amilcarlucas
log-analysis: handle optional upload callback results (32b236a) by @amilcarlucas
log-analysis: resolve static type-checking errors (f554405) by @amilcarlucas
log-analysis: fix pylint (91c4b64) by @amilcarlucas
log-analysis: reject non-finite telemetry values (37ced2a) by @amilcarlucas
lint: fix linter issues (e993121) by @amilcarlucas

Code Refactoring

mavftp: refactor for readability, testability and linting (7332fe7) by @amilcarlucas
mavftp: decode packed parameters with a cursor (8b5256d) by @amilcarlucas
log-analysis: separate model roles and stabilize result pairing (3d9374a) by @amilcarlucas
log-analysis: normalize log field scaling and units (39b9551) by @amilcarlucas
log-analysis: decouple analysis models from configuration steps (779a1e0) by @amilcarlucas
log-analysis: reduce analysis complexity (e2aa0e0) by @amilcarlucas

Documentation

ARCHITECTURE for log_analysis (46c52ff) by @OmkarSarkar204

Tests

parameter table: cover interaction behavior (bfd94a4) by @iacker
parameter-table: harden interaction coverage (306d03b) by @amilcarlucas
added tests for BAT and IMU analysis (90bc952) by @OmkarSarkar204
log-analysis: remove redundant window casts (7c06151) by @amilcarlucas

Maintenance

translations: merge new un-translated string(s) to existing .po files (b91885a) by @github-actions[bot]
translations: apply AI translations and compile .mo files (7524cf6) by @amilcarlucas
release: Bump version info, tag and release (508f275) by @github-actions[bot]

Contributors

@amilcarlucas, @github-actions\[bot\], @iacker, @OmkarSarkar204

Release Info:

Version: v4.4.1
Date: 2026-08-26 21:58:48 UTC

Full Changelog: Comparing v4.4.0...v4.4.1 · ArduPilot/MethodicConfigurator · GitHub

amilcarlucas · September 17, 2026, 5:45pm

Changes since previous release (v4.4.3):

New Features

New button to simplify importing from a configured flight controller.

log-analysis: add ArduPlane landing attempt analysis (cf06392) by @nflyernz
log-analysis: improve report readability and grouping (#2054) (966a071) by @nflyernz
X500: Use PID filters (4e9a6be) by @amilcarlucas
configuration sequence: Auto import parameters with non-default values that are relevant for a co… (85b7824) by @amilcarlucas
configuration sequence: Add explicit instructions to some steps (9521b87) by @amilcarlucas
project-creator: add configured flight controller workflow (57a6e01) by @amilcarlucas
firmware-upload: add data model, APJ reader and bootloader codec (06e8ce4) by @iacker
firmware: add safe bootloader upload backend (8fb98df) by @amilcarlucas

Bug Fixes

bin-import: allow spaces in generated vehicle directory names (93e2d2c) by @amilcarlucas
parameter-editor: avoid tracebacks for forced parameters (36527ce) by @amilcarlucas
firmware: retry reconnect while connect() reports an error (e8ad476) by @iacker
firmware-upload: harden discovery, recovery, and USB identity (483b7f9) by @amilcarlucas
firmware-upload: give old-bootloader resync a fresh deadline (e9bfa82) by @iacker
firmware-upload: refuse full erase before entering the bootloader (5bfff4b) by @iacker

Tests

acceptance: use vehicle-specific empty templates (08835d5) by @amilcarlucas
acceptance: sort vehicle template discovery for deterministic order (00703cf) by @cnYui
firmware-upload: enforce documentation and timeout safeguards (06685ce) by @amilcarlucas

CI/CD

deps: bump github/codeql-action/upload-sarif from 4.37.7 to 4.37.8 (13a92b5) by @dependabot[bot]
deps: bump github/codeql-action/init from 4.37.3 to 4.37.8 (bde05b0) by @dependabot[bot]
deps: bump github/codeql-action/autobuild from 4.37.3 to 4.37.8 (998fe81) by @dependabot[bot]
deps: bump docker/setup-buildx-action from 4.2.0 to 4.3.0 (15ae3ff) by @dependabot[bot]
deps: bump ossf/scorecard-action from 2.4.3 to 2.4.4 (c732f78) by @dependabot[bot]
codeql: align CodeQL action versions (2dc874d) by @amilcarlucas
deps: bump astral-sh/setup-uv from 9.0.0 to 10.0.1 (1ecb361) by @dependabot[bot]
deps: bump renovatebot/github-action from 46.2.2 to 46.2.5 (fbd90c3) by @dependabot[bot]
flightcontroller: sync ArduPilot device ID tables (2ba3aa3) by @amilcarlucas

Maintenance

deps: update pre-commit hook astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit to v0.16.4 (#2021) (5c1172e) by @amilcarlucas
deps-dev: bump mypy from 2.3.0 to 2.3.1 (6f3b88e) by @dependabot[bot]
deps-dev: bump pre-commit from 4.6.1 to 4.6.2 (9eb1d8f) by @dependabot[bot]
templates: Update vehicle templates with latest parameters (ce216d4) by @amilcarlucas
flightcontroller: Updated ArduPilot flight controller and device IDs (09b4870) by @amilcarlucas
deps-dev: bump ty from 0.0.72 to 0.0.74 (b2e324c) by @dependabot[bot]
translations: merge new un-translated string(s) to existing .po files (f73198d) by @github-actions[bot]
translations: apply AI translations and compile .mo files (c58eb9f) by @amilcarlucas
deps: update pre-commit hook astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit to v0.16.5 (#2052) (c9079bf) by @amilcarlucas
x500: Update the x500 template (05739c9) by @amilcarlucas
deps-dev: bump selenium from 4.47.0 to 4.48.0 (fce9897) by @dependabot[bot]
deps-dev: bump ty from 0.0.74 to 0.0.75 (a051d14) by @dependabot[bot]
flightcontroller: Updated ArduPilot flight controller and device IDs (9ea5349) by @amilcarlucas
translations: merge new un-translated string(s) to existing .po files (cca2afd) by @github-actions[bot]
translations: apply AI translations and compile .mo files (546a84f) by @amilcarlucas
vehicle templates: Updated X500 template with new PID notch filters (89de373) by @amilcarlucas
templates: Update vehicle templates with latest parameters (019e84a) by @amilcarlucas
translations: merge new un-translated string(s) to existing .po files (870450b) by @github-actions[bot]
translations: apply AI translations and compile .mo files (e93c736) by @amilcarlucas
flightcontroller: Updated ArduPilot flight controller and device IDs (6394b70) by @amilcarlucas
translations: merge new un-translated string(s) to existing .po files (56d087f) by @github-actions[bot]
translations: apply AI translations and compile .mo files (3179f9f) by @amilcarlucas
release: Bump version info, tag and release (90a651b) by @github-actions[bot]

Other Changes

\[pre-commit.ci\] auto fixes from pre-commit.com hooks (7b6656e) by @pre-commit-ci[bot]

Contributors

@amilcarlucas, @cnYui, @dependabot\[bot\], @github-actions\[bot\], @iacker, @nflyernz, @pre-commit-ci\[bot\]

Release Info:

Version: v4.4.4
Date: 2026-09-17 17:33:54 UTC

Full Changelog: Comparing v4.4.3...v4.4.4 · ArduPilot/MethodicConfigurator · GitHub

amilcarlucas · September 25, 2026, 12:15am

v4.4.5

Changes since previous release (v4.4.4):

Moved some buttons to the top
Added a “upload selected” button, that does not advance to the next step
New icon
Much faster MAVFTP downloads

New Features

parameter-editor: log parameter upload verification duration (0bc4e65) by @amilcarlucas
cli: create projects from bin logs with template override (23d6912) by @amilcarlucas
ui: add stay-upload action and refresh AMC branding (9f752e5) by @amilcarlucas

Bug Fixes

component-editor: support ArduPilot 4.7.x protocols (096b613) by @amilcarlucas
arduplane: battery import from parameters (870fb6e) by @amilcarlucas
component-editor: use firmware frame-class metadata (ebe2d31) by @amilcarlucas
project-opener: reload vehicle type from selected project (4b792dd) by @amilcarlucas
arduplane-config: use QuadPlane hover parameters (42f5072) by @amilcarlucas
component import: Fix importing of RC and Telemetry serial protocols (02f81ff) by @amilcarlucas
arduplane: complete QuadPlane parameter migration (0c7f28e) by @amilcarlucas
backend: invalidate stale parameter metadata for firmware changes (e812704) by @amilcarlucas
arduplane: correct Plane parameter mappings and metadata caching (1274e6d) by @amilcarlucas
ardupplane: preserve sparse battery data and legacy parameters (83a7c9b) by @amilcarlucas
mavftp: sync backend with pymavlink implementation (b125b42) by @amilcarlucas
mavftp: wait for complete file uploads (bae1d3e) by @amilcarlucas
flight-controller: make reset reconnect resilient and deterministic (96e37bd) by @amilcarlucas
mavftp: ignore duplicate burst replies as transfer progress (a36e706) by @amilcarlucas
parameter-editor: preserve derived manual overrides on navigation (15ea56e) by @amilcarlucas
bin-log: harden isolated validation and error reporting (f90dbcf) by @amilcarlucas
config: correct ArduCopter PID notch filter references (44793b0) by @amilcarlucas
pymavlink: handle optional mavlink dialect typing (bdba2bc) by @amilcarlucas

Performance

backend: cache parameter metadata across reinitialization (802b783) by @amilcarlucas

Documentation

SITL: document local SITL usage for tests (af60f99) by @amilcarlucas

Tests

bootloader: skip symlink test without Windows privilege (d7ed80e) by @amilcarlucas
arduplane: Fix some Arduplane tests (05e6f7b) by @amilcarlucas
mavftp: cover MAVFTP and reconnect regression cases (169f786) by @amilcarlucas
harden offline template and regression coverage (57aed66) by @amilcarlucas

CI/CD

deps: bump softprops/action-gh-release from 3.0.2 to 3.0.3 (c2d21f2) by @dependabot[bot]
deps: bump renovatebot/github-action from 46.2.5 to 46.2.6 (0199105) by @dependabot[bot]
deps: bump step-security/harden-runner from 2.21.0 to 2.21.1 (5bd284b) by @dependabot[bot]

Maintenance

templates: Update vehicle templates with latest parameters (87ed7b1) by @amilcarlucas
deps: update pre-commit hook astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit to v0.16.6 (34f3caf) by @amilcarlucas
configuration steps: Auto-update configuration steps translatable strings (70bdf18) by @amilcarlucas
configuration steps: Auto-update configuration steps translatable strings (07d8ebf) by @amilcarlucas
configuration steps: Auto-update configuration steps translatable strings (09ad253) by @amilcarlucas
templates: Update vehicle templates with latest parameters (a014a16) by @amilcarlucas
translations: merge new un-translated string(s) to existing .po files (01c5594) by @github-actions[bot]
translations: apply AI translations and compile .mo files (4a8f6d8) by @amilcarlucas
translations: merge new un-translated string(s) to existing .po files (d68d0aa) by @github-actions[bot]
translations: apply AI translations and compile .mo files (5e5f0db) by @amilcarlucas
deps-dev: bump types-requests (beb54d7) by @dependabot[bot]
deps: bump platformdirs from 4.11.3 to 4.11.8 (5f10af2) by @dependabot[bot]
deps-dev: bump coverage from 7.15.4 to 7.16.0 (1eb0af8) by @dependabot[bot]
translations: merge new un-translated string(s) to existing .po files (6ac277a) by @github-actions[bot]
translations: apply AI translations and compile .mo files (ca9d875) by @amilcarlucas
deps: Update to pyright 1.1.414 (fdd48ed) by @amilcarlucas
configuration steps: Auto-update configuration steps translatable strings (e1bbb54) by @amilcarlucas
deps: Update from pylint 4.0.5 to 4.0.9 (8ae48d0) by @amilcarlucas
deps: Update to pymavlink 2.4.50 (6d322f3) by @amilcarlucas
flightcontroller: Updated ArduPilot flight controller and device IDs (ec6aa0c) by @amilcarlucas
release: Bump version info, tag and release (d94d9d4) by @github-actions[bot]

Contributors

@amilcarlucas, @dependabot\[bot\], @github-actions\[bot\]

Release Info:

Version: v4.4.5
Date: 2026-09-24 23:58:56 UTC

Full Changelog: Comparing v4.4.4...v4.4.5 · ArduPilot/MethodicConfigurator · GitHub

amilcarlucas · September 28, 2026, 10:08am

v4.5.0

Changes since previous release (v4.4.5):

New MAVFTP GUI, with recursive download, recursive upload, rename, delete… etc

New Features

mavftp gui: add two-panel flight-controller file browser (5ff3d4f) by @amilcarlucas

Bug Fixes

Windows: Fix missing devid.json file (eeaa4a6) by @amilcarlucas
mavftp: update to the latest version from pymavlink#1274 (bea83a0) by @amilcarlucas
mavftp: handle generated-file EOF and zero-retry timeouts (f3c5ba3) by @amilcarlucas
mavftp: treat @SYS stat sizes as EOF bounds (8f1a7a4) by @amilcarlucas
mavftp: keep transfers safe when cleanup sends fail (04e3395) by @amilcarlucas
mavftp: contain failures from delayed termination sends (893a1f8) by @amilcarlucas

Documentation

links: Fix broken links (2570503) by @amilcarlucas

Maintenance

deps: update pre-commit hook astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit to v0.16.7 (bf073c1) by @amilcarlucas
translations: merge new un-translated string(s) to existing .po files (b8183db) by @github-actions[bot]
translations: apply AI translations and compile .mo files (c1f0558) by @amilcarlucas
translations: merge new un-translated string(s) to existing .po files (9a92977) by @github-actions[bot]
translations: apply AI translations and compile .mo files (b7e7443) by @amilcarlucas
release: Bump version info, tag and release (81b4158) by @github-actions[bot]

Contributors

@amilcarlucas, @github-actions\[bot\]

Release Info:

Version: v4.5.0
Date: 2026-09-28 09:03:21 UTC

Full Changelog: Comparing v4.4.5...v4.5.0 · ArduPilot/MethodicConfigurator · GitHub

amilcarlucas · October 1, 2026, 12:23am

v4.5.1

Changes since previous release (v4.5.0):

New display and export parameters sub-application

New Features

plugins: Add level_calibration and servo_out plugins (3da60fb) by @amilcarlucas
mavftp gui: default to verify CRC32 (e3435f3) by @amilcarlucas
compare and upload: Make it usable as a stand alone program (8331854) by @amilcarlucas
parameter-export: add flight-controller parameter export workflow (422203f) by @amilcarlucas
parameter-export: color parameter status and stripe preview rows (4d269aa) by @amilcarlucas
parameter-export: include flight controller metadata (41b1c08) by @amilcarlucas
connection: improve cross-platform flight controller autodetection (55320da) by @amilcarlucas
frontend: add standalone MAVFTP browser command (b1f428a) by @amilcarlucas
parameter-export: add MAV ID inclusion toggle (2922405) by @amilcarlucas

Bug Fixes

mavftp: avoid 64-byte MAVLink 2 FTP request frames (3dba1cd) by @amilcarlucas
mavftp gui: guard async paths and remote names (2be50b6) by @amilcarlucas
mavftp: Rechecked padded frame length to avoid another 64-byte USB boundary (4cce9a9) by @amilcarlucas
param export: address review findings in parameter tools (8d02583) by @amilcarlucas
parameter-upload: prevent standalone reset from overwriting project defaults (918cb30) by @amilcarlucas
screenshots: type requested screenshot list (3dc8791) by @amilcarlucas

Code Refactoring

mavftp gui: upload and download share the batch lifecycle, and their workers share per-file progr… (996a626) by @amilcarlucas
mavftp gui: The UI uses backend normalization for upload and directory creation (1eeb086) by @amilcarlucas
mavftp gui: local directory enumeration now runs on a dedicated background runner. (8617561) by @amilcarlucas

Documentation

agent-guidance: unify Codex and Copilot instructions (ab384d9) by @amilcarlucas

CI/CD

deps: bump astral-sh/setup-uv from 10.0.1 to 10.1.0 (c2de0ec) by @dependabot[bot]

Maintenance

flightcontroller: Updated ArduPilot flight controller and device IDs (5e897d6) by @amilcarlucas
translations: merge new un-translated string(s) to existing .po files (620caa1) by @github-actions[bot]
translations: apply AI translations and compile .mo files (770fe29) by @amilcarlucas
deps: bump simpleeval from 1.0.7 to 1.0.8 (8dbe9f3) by @amilcarlucas
deps-dev: bump coverage from 7.16.0 to 7.16.1 (3339611) by @dependabot[bot]
deps-dev: bump selenium from 4.48.0 to 4.49.0 (43ed7d6) by @dependabot[bot]
deps: update dependency build to v1.6.1 (ba9b88f) by @amilcarlucas
mavftp: Update to the latest upstream pymavlink version (081ccb5) by @amilcarlucas
release: Bump version info, tag and release (0997133) by @github-actions[bot]

Contributors

@amilcarlucas, @dependabot\[bot\], @github-actions\[bot\]

Release Info:

Version: v4.5.1
Date: 2026-10-01 00:08:27 UTC

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amilcarlucas · October 1, 2026, 10:58pm

Changes since previous release (v4.5.1):

Webtools can be opened directly from the MAVFTP file browser GUI.

New Features

config: support safe multi-file transfers per setup step (e84d41e) by @amilcarlucas
file-browser: open selected BIN logs in ArduPilot web tools (148d60a) by @amilcarlucas

Bug Fixes

file-browser: preserve analysis tabs during active-tab recovery (4ecc87f) by @amilcarlucas

Maintenance

deps: update pre-commit hook astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit to v0.16.8 (dc8cf7e) by @amilcarlucas
translations: merge new un-translated string(s) to existing .po files (69d4a04) by @github-actions[bot]
translations: apply AI translations and compile .mo files (8003524) by @amilcarlucas
mavftp: Update to the latest pymavlink#1288 tip (5d0f29f) by @amilcarlucas
translations: Compile translation .mo files from the .po files (ac93dc2) by @amilcarlucas
configuration steps: Auto-update configuration steps translatable strings (6cdf0b8) by @amilcarlucas
release: Bump version info, tag and release (d7cfc87) by @github-actions[bot]

Contributors

@amilcarlucas, @github-actions\[bot\]

Release Info:

Version: v4.5.2
Date: 2026-10-01 22:40:14 UTC

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amilcarlucas · October 5, 2026, 10:11am

v4.5.3

Changes since previous release (v4.5.2):

New Features

Autotune gain margin backoff for ArduCopter < 4.7.0

Detailed USERMANUAL instructions on how to do MAVLink forwarding with MissionPlanner and AMC

parameter-editor: defer component editor for existing projects (d1786e2) by @amilcarlucas
plugins: add firmware-gated AutoTune gain margin back-off (9eef185) by @amilcarlucas

Bug Fixes

screenshots: resolve Pylint membership inference on Python 3.10 (e4181d4) by @amilcarlucas
build: bundle dynamically imported plugins with PyInstaller (d10aa22) by @amilcarlucas
uv installation fail on mac (c99a157) by @OmkarSarkar204
pylint: Add disable (970018e) by @amilcarlucas
parameter-editor: keep continuous tuning parameters out of choice lists (9afc3e1) by @amilcarlucas

Documentation

plugins: Update plugings creation skill (c099f29) by @amilcarlucas
USERMANUAL: document Mission Planner UDP forwarding setup (d2f3aeb) by @amilcarlucas

Style Changes

parameter editor: Reduce the font size of the configuration sequence phase labels below the (0c4f258) by @amilcarlucas

Tests

packaging: validate frozen plugins and isolated wheel installs (25fc1eb) by @amilcarlucas

Maintenance

translations: merge new un-translated string(s) to existing .po files (1db032c) by @github-actions[bot]
translations: apply AI translations and compile .mo files (5e9f6cb) by @amilcarlucas
release: Bump version info, tag and release (4b715ea) by @github-actions[bot]

Contributors

@amilcarlucas, @github-actions\[bot\], @OmkarSarkar204

Release Info:

Version: v4.5.3
Date: 2026-10-05 05:04:47 UTC

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amilcarlucas · October 8, 2026, 1:28pm

V 4.5.4

Changes since previous release (v4.5.3):

New Features

rc-calibration: add staged RC mapping and live previews (49d4e9f) by @amilcarlucas

Bug Fixes

battery-monitor: prevent terminal spam on flight controller disconnect (#2048) (f102523) by @adi-coderr
parameter-editor: centralize multiple-choice blacklist (ca867f9) by @amilcarlucas
autotune: format back-off reasons and complete Heli result metadata (d26e9ce) by @amilcarlucas
accelerometer-calibration: safely stage fresh calibration results (fb2620f) by @amilcarlucas
calibration: prevent navigation while calibration is running (22ff7a0) by @amilcarlucas
calibration: close cancellation races in calibration flows (ff522ad) by @amilcarlucas
sitl: remove unused test cache directory (16e9324) by @amilcarlucas

Tests

autotune: simplify plugin visibility condition (79f1bbc) by @amilcarlucas

CI/CD

deps: bump astral-sh/setup-uv from 10.1.0 to 10.2.0 (50e2bca) by @dependabot[bot]
deps: bump renovatebot/github-action from 46.2.6 to 46.3.3 (1a6392c) by @dependabot[bot]

Maintenance

translations: merge new un-translated string(s) to existing .po files (667acf7) by @github-actions[bot]
translations: apply AI translations and compile .mo files (a9c701f) by @amilcarlucas
deps-dev: bump build from 1.6.0 to 1.6.1 (3473f58) by @dependabot[bot]
deps-dev: bump ruff from 0.16.3 to 0.16.8 (bc3c86c) by @dependabot[bot]
deps: bump platformdirs from 4.11.8 to 4.11.11 (fadcb22) by @dependabot[bot]
configuration steps: Auto-update configuration steps translatable strings (1579de4) by @amilcarlucas
translations: merge new un-translated string(s) to existing .po files (e050e48) by @github-actions[bot]
translations: apply AI translations and compile .mo files (d4937bf) by @amilcarlucas
configuration steps: Auto-update configuration steps translatable strings (9cd3ca1) by @amilcarlucas
translations: merge new un-translated string(s) to existing .po files (213af62) by @github-actions[bot]
translations: apply AI translations and compile .mo files (60f9f9b) by @amilcarlucas
flightcontroller: Updated ArduPilot flight controller and device IDs (e6c5393) by @amilcarlucas
release: Bump version info, tag and release (a2c1bbd) by @github-actions[bot]

Other Changes

\[pre-commit.ci\] auto fixes from pre-commit.com hooks (5e8a2ed) by @pre-commit-ci[bot]

Contributors

@adi-coderr, @amilcarlucas, @dependabot\[bot\], @github-actions\[bot\], @pre-commit-ci\[bot\]

Release Info:

Version: v4.5.4
Date: 2026-10-08 13:06:21 UTC

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