From e880de67edc83ea60f0e32b0dc83240f6a1e2efe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andrew Tridgell <tridge@samba.org>
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 06:20:37 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] Plane: prepare for 3.1.0 release
---
ArduPlane/ArduPlane.pde | 2 +-
ArduPlane/release-notes.txt | 112 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
2 files changed, 102 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
diff --git a/ArduPlane/ArduPlane.pde b/ArduPlane/ArduPlane.pde
index 8070ba627..3bf6a3622 100644
--- a/ArduPlane/ArduPlane.pde
+++ b/ArduPlane/ArduPlane.pde
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
/// -*- tab-width: 4; Mode: C++; c-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
-#define THISFIRMWARE "ArduPlane V3.1.0-beta4"
+#define THISFIRMWARE "ArduPlane V3.1.0"
/*
Lead developer: Andrew Tridgell
diff --git a/ArduPlane/release-notes.txt b/ArduPlane/release-notes.txt
index ff57f6e71..ff93e54b9 100644
--- a/ArduPlane/release-notes.txt
+++ b/ArduPlane/release-notes.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
-Release 3.1.0, August XXth 2014
+Release 3.1.0, August 26th 2014
-------------------------------
-DRAFT DRAFT
+The ardupilot development team is proud to announce the release of
+version 3.1.0 of APM:Plane. This is a major release with a lot of new
+features and bug fixes.
+
+The biggest change in this release is the addition of automatic
+terrain following. Terrain following allows the autopilot to guide the
+aircraft over varying terrain at a constant height above the ground
+using an on-board terrain database.
Changes in this release:
@@ -9,31 +16,114 @@ Changes in this release:
http://plane.ardupilot.com/wiki/common-terrain-following/
- added support for higher baudrates on telemetry ports, to make it
- easier to use high rate telemetry to companion boards
+ easier to use high rate telemetry to companion boards. Rates of up
+ to 1.5MBit are now supported to companion boards.
- added new takeoff code, including new parameters:
TKOFF_TDRAG_ELEV, TKOFF_TDRAG_SPD1, TKOFF_ROTATE_SPD,
- TKOFF_THR_SLEW and TKOFF_THR_MAX
+ TKOFF_THR_SLEW and TKOFF_THR_MAX.
+ This gives fine grained control of auto takeoff for tail dragger aircraft.
- overhauled glide slope code to fix glide slope handling in many
- situations. This should make transitions between different
- altitudes much smoother
+ situations. This makes transitions between different altitudes
+ much smoother.
- - prevent early waypoint completion for straight ahead waypoints
+ - prevent early waypoint completion for straight ahead
+ waypoints. This makes for more accurate servo release at specific
+ locations, for applications such as dropping water bottles.
- added MAV_CMD_DO_INVERTED_FLIGHT command in missions, to change
- from normal to inverted flight in AUTO
+ from normal to inverted flight in AUTO (thanks to Philip Rowse for
+ testing of this feature).
- new Rangefinder code with support for a wider range of rangefinder
- types
+ types including a range of Lidars (thanks to Allyson Kreft)
- added support for FrSky telemetry via SERIAL2_PROTOCOL parameter
+ (thanks to Matthias Badaire)
- added new STAB_PITCH_DOWN parameter to improve low throttle
- behaviour in FBWA mode
+ behaviour in FBWA mode, making a stall less likely in FBWA mode
+ (thanks to Jack Pittar for the idea).
- added GLIDE_SLOPE_MIN parameter for better handling of small
- altitude deviations in AUTO
+ altitude deviations in AUTO. This makes for more accurate altitude
+ tracking in AUTO.
+
+ - added support for Linux based autopilots, initially with the PXF
+ BeagleBoneBlack cape and the Erle robotics board. Support for more
+ boards is expected in future releases. Thanks to Victor, Sid and
+ Anuj for their great work on the Linux port. See
+ http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/first-flight-of-ardupilot-on-linux
+ for details.
+
+ - prevent cross-tracking on some waypoint types, such as when
+ initially entering AUTO or when the user commands a change of
+ target waypoint.
+
+ - fixed servo demo on startup (thanks to Klrill-ka)
+
+ - added AFS (Advanced Failsafe) support on 32 bit boards by
+ default. See
+ http://plane.ardupilot.com/wiki/advanced-failsafe-configuration/
+
+ - added support for monitoring voltage of a 2nd battery via BATTERY2
+ MAVLink message
+
+ - added airspeed sensor support in HIL
+
+ - fixed HIL on APM2. HIL should now work again on all boards.
+
+ - added StorageManager library, which expands available FRAM storage
+ on Pixhawk to 16 kByte. This allows for 724 waypoints, 50 rally
+ points and 84 fence points on Pixhawk.
+
+ - improved steering on landing, so the plane is actively steered
+ right through the landing.
+
+ - improved reporting of magnetometer and barometer errors to the GCS
+
+ - added FBWA_TDRAG_CHAN parameter, for easier FBWA takeoffs of tail
+ draggers, and better testing of steering tuning for auto takeoff.
+
+ - fixed failsafe pass through with no RC input (thanks to Klrill-ka)
+
+ - fixed a bug in automatic flow control detection for serial ports
+ in Pixhawk
+
+ - fixed use of FMU servo pins as digital inputs on Pixhawk
+
+ - imported latest updates for VRBrain boards (thanks to Emile
+ Castelnuovo and Luca Micheletti)
+
+ - updates to the Piksi GPS support (thanks to Niels Joubert)
+
+ - improved gyro estimate in DCM (thanks to Jon Challinger)
+
+ - improved position projection in DCM in wind (thanks to Przemek
+ Lekston)
+
+ - several updates to AP_NavEKF for more robust handling of errors
+ (thanks to Paul Riseborough)
+
+ - improved simulation of rangefinders in SITL
+
+ - lots of small code cleanups thanks to Daniel Frenzel
+
+ - initial support for NavIO board from Mikhail Avkhimenia
+
+ - fixed logging of RCOU for up to 12 channels (thanks to Emile
+ Castelnuovo)
+
+ - code cleanups from Silvia Nunezrivero
+
+ - improved parameter download speed on radio links with no flow
+ control
+
+Many thanks to everyone who contributed to this release, especially
+our beta testers Marco, Paul, Philip and Iam.
+
+Happy flying!
Release 3.0.3, May 19th 2014
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