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Today January 18, 2019 the update 1.5.10 has been published.
New Features
Improvements and Fixes
> ORBIT FLIGHT
Lets the H520 circle around the Pilot/Remote Control in a user defined distance, always pointing the camera to the center of the circle.
> POI/ROI SUPPORT
Region of Interest (ROI) allows the user to set a point of interest, for which the camera will stay focused.
Firmwares
Update tips (thanks to all) :
(Terrence Davison) Change ST16S HDMI image output: In the options, general tab, HDMI output, that through the HDMI connector we see the control interface or the image of the camera without it.
(Bigboybuzz) Zoom fuction: pinch two fingers on the screen and the zoom function is enabled
(10-8) POI/ROI function: ROI is a WP function in the mapping screen. The circle command can be brought up by tapping on the map while flying. (Kev Waite) Take off, open the map view, tap on the map where you want your POI. A pop up opens asking if you want to fly to that point or orbit that point. A circle appears that you can change the size of and you can reposition the POI. When your happy you have to swipe the screen to confirm and the h520 flies to the edge of the circle and starts the POI. You can change speed and direction using the Aileron stick and decrease the size of the circle using the elevator stick. You cannot increase the size of the circle beyond the size you created on the map. You have to edit that on the map page. Once the POI has started you can go to the normal camera view page and also adjust camera angle.
(Graham) Orbit POI again worked very well. The aileron stick controls the direction and speed of the orbit, elevator changes the size of the orbit. Push forward to make the orbit smaller, pull back to expand the orbit. The orbit display on the ST16S changes in turn and the orbit can be expanded beyond the size first selected. Throttle changes the altitude of the flight.
Example:
I'm going to put all the new functions of this update and how to use them, as we go finding them and discovering how they work.
It has happened to me 2 times, changing the configuration of the camera, the parameters of photo and video, the application has crashed. DataPilot is restarted and re-establishes the connection with the H520.
When we add a new set of offline maps, another one is created with the surname "Elevation". I think it's a way to save the elevations that are going to be used with the terrain following function separately.
I don't know if it has changed in this version, but when you lose communication with the H520 or simply turn it off, the ST16S doesn't connect to the wifi data network you usually connect to. Previously it did it automatically. If we look more closely, the two wifi networks, the data and the E90 are set to Disable, which forces you to deactivate the wifi and re-activate it so it can connect to the data again.
When we create missions we can make them round or polygonal. We have added the option to eliminate vertices in the contextual menu. We can also load missions previously created in KML or SHaPe files.
Creating missions, on the Center button we have more options. We can focus the view on the mission we are creating, on all the elements we have created, on the home page, on the H520, on the current position of the ST16S or on a specific location for which we will have to set the coordinates.
Creating missions, in the button Plan we can save Waypoints routes as KML. We have also added the button to delete the mission stored in the H520.
When we modify a mission, two options have been added that will greatly reduce the creation time. Now to choose the point of entry and exit of the mission we have a button that rotates by all the external points, much faster and visual that to select it in a drop-down list. Also, and this I liked very much because I insisted on asking for its complementation, is that now to determine the orientation or angle of the Trancests, can be done with a slider. This will save a lot of time in determining the correct orientation and thus save mission time. Thank you very much Yuneec, well done
If you see that I have put something wrong, please comment.
New Features
- Support for E10T thermal camera
- Support for return to controller
- E90 digital zoom up to 8x
- Support for DataPilot crash logging
- Support for terrain following
- Support for concave polygon missions
- Yaw stick deadzone and exponential curve
Improvements and Fixes
- Arming without propellers now still spins 5 out of 6 motors instead of none
- More detailed logging of motor faults
- Brake at waypoint in mission if stop is required
- Fixed slow landing detection problems
- Vehicle can stuck in a waypoint during mission
- Fixed altitude lock during mission
- Startup tune chopped up when updating drone
- Compass calibration now also works after a flight
- Increased maximum distance between waypoints from 900m to 4000m
> ORBIT FLIGHT
Lets the H520 circle around the Pilot/Remote Control in a user defined distance, always pointing the camera to the center of the circle.
> POI/ROI SUPPORT
Region of Interest (ROI) allows the user to set a point of interest, for which the camera will stay focused.
Firmwares
Flight Control H520 -------------> v1.8.0-1.5.11
E50 ----------------------------------------> v1.1.06
E90 ----------------------------------------> v1.0.56
ET ------------------------------------------> v0.2.14
Gimbal -----------------------------------> v2.40.3
DataPilot Android ------------------> v1.5.0.1
DataPilot Desktop ------------------> v1.5.0.0
UpdatePilot ----------------------------> v1.5.03
Update tips (thanks to all) :
(Terrence Davison) Change ST16S HDMI image output: In the options, general tab, HDMI output, that through the HDMI connector we see the control interface or the image of the camera without it.
(Bigboybuzz) Zoom fuction: pinch two fingers on the screen and the zoom function is enabled
(10-8) POI/ROI function: ROI is a WP function in the mapping screen. The circle command can be brought up by tapping on the map while flying. (Kev Waite) Take off, open the map view, tap on the map where you want your POI. A pop up opens asking if you want to fly to that point or orbit that point. A circle appears that you can change the size of and you can reposition the POI. When your happy you have to swipe the screen to confirm and the h520 flies to the edge of the circle and starts the POI. You can change speed and direction using the Aileron stick and decrease the size of the circle using the elevator stick. You cannot increase the size of the circle beyond the size you created on the map. You have to edit that on the map page. Once the POI has started you can go to the normal camera view page and also adjust camera angle.
(Graham) Orbit POI again worked very well. The aileron stick controls the direction and speed of the orbit, elevator changes the size of the orbit. Push forward to make the orbit smaller, pull back to expand the orbit. The orbit display on the ST16S changes in turn and the orbit can be expanded beyond the size first selected. Throttle changes the altitude of the flight.
Example:
I'm going to put all the new functions of this update and how to use them, as we go finding them and discovering how they work.
- Support for return to controller
Under options, Safety tab, Return Home Settings section. You can set it to return to the takeoff point or to go to the ST16S or GCS (Ground Control Station) position. - E90 digital zoom up to 8x
In an area without controls, where we see the image of the camera of the E90 in the ST16S, pinch two fingers on the screen. - Support for terrain following
When we create a mission we can make the H520 follow the terrain, a very useful function. We only have to activate the option Vehicle follows terrain. You can set the security altitude range and the maximum ascent and descent speed. Very good function. Thank you very much Yuneec, well done (Enabling this option disables the possibility of making a cross grid). - Support for concave polygon missions
- Yaw stick deadzone and exponential curve
- Brake at waypoint in mission if stop is required
- Vehicle can stuck in a waypoint during mission
- Fixed altitude lock during mission
- POI/ROI support
Region of Interest (ROI) allows the user to set a point of interest, for which the camera will stay focused. We establish the ROI and the height at which it is found. We can establish the height with respect to the Home, AMSL or AGL. This way of setting the height also applies to Waypoints making them now 3D Waypoints. - Orbit flight
Take off, open the map view, tap on the map where you want your POI. A pop up opens asking if you want to fly to that point or orbit that point. A circle appears that you can change the size of and you can reposition the POI. When your happy you have to swipe the screen to confirm and the h520 flies to the edge of the circle and starts the POI. You can change speed and direction using the Aileron stick and decrease the size of the circle using the elevator stick. You cannot increase the size of the circle beyond the size you created on the map. You have to edit that on the map page. Once the POI has started you can go to the normal camera view page and also adjust camera angle.
It has happened to me 2 times, changing the configuration of the camera, the parameters of photo and video, the application has crashed. DataPilot is restarted and re-establishes the connection with the H520.
When we add a new set of offline maps, another one is created with the surname "Elevation". I think it's a way to save the elevations that are going to be used with the terrain following function separately.
I don't know if it has changed in this version, but when you lose communication with the H520 or simply turn it off, the ST16S doesn't connect to the wifi data network you usually connect to. Previously it did it automatically. If we look more closely, the two wifi networks, the data and the E90 are set to Disable, which forces you to deactivate the wifi and re-activate it so it can connect to the data again.
When we create missions we can make them round or polygonal. We have added the option to eliminate vertices in the contextual menu. We can also load missions previously created in KML or SHaPe files.
Creating missions, on the Center button we have more options. We can focus the view on the mission we are creating, on all the elements we have created, on the home page, on the H520, on the current position of the ST16S or on a specific location for which we will have to set the coordinates.
Creating missions, in the button Plan we can save Waypoints routes as KML. We have also added the button to delete the mission stored in the H520.
When we modify a mission, two options have been added that will greatly reduce the creation time. Now to choose the point of entry and exit of the mission we have a button that rotates by all the external points, much faster and visual that to select it in a drop-down list. Also, and this I liked very much because I insisted on asking for its complementation, is that now to determine the orientation or angle of the Trancests, can be done with a slider. This will save a lot of time in determining the correct orientation and thus save mission time. Thank you very much Yuneec, well done
If you see that I have put something wrong, please comment.
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