3DR Services v1.4.0

Version 1.4.0 release notes:

New Features

• PR #277 : Added support for live monitoring of vehicle's vibrations.
• PR #278 : Added support for updating the vehicle's home location.
• PR #258 : Added support for setting the unit for the Solo controller

Updated Features

• PR #276 : Improved wifi connectivity for vehicles connected over wifi (i.e: Solo)
• PR #269 : Improved support for PX4 native autopilots.
• PR #272 : Improved follow me mode handling.

Bug Fixes

• PR #265 : Disabled gimbal version check for firmware version that don't support the gimbal.

3DR Services v1.3.4

Version 1.3.4 release notes:

New Features

• (PR #249 ) Add support for EKF state live monitoring

Updated Features

• PR #253 : Updated signal strength computation.
• PR #254 : Disabled loiter on disarm behavior.
• PR #250 : Improved logic to update the Solo controller mode.

Bug Fixes

• PR #255 : Fixed Solo companion computer disconnection handling.

3DR Services v1.3.3

Version 1.3.3 release notes:

New Features

• PR #188: Added api support for explicit callbacks.
• PR #197 : Added unit test coverage for the auto generated mavlink library.
• PR #195, #198 : Added Spline Survery mission item.
• PR #209, #210, #215 : Added do_jump mission item.
• PR #214, #240, #227 : Introduced gimbal api.
• PR #232, #216 : Introduced solo api.

Updated Features

• PR #189 : Added camera parameters for Sentek Systems GEMS multispectral sensor
• PR #184 : Updated Tower pebble documentation
• PR #193 : Improved kill switch support
• PR #243, #219 : Improved plane support.
• PR #236, #237, #238, #191 : Documentation update.
• PR #230 : Improved GPS support.
• PR #212 : Improved autopilot support.

Bug Fixes

• PR #187 : Client library bug fix.
• PR #239 : Fixed video freezing issues.
• PR #190 : Updated firmware version parsing.
• PR #202 : Fix travis setup
• PR #205 : Filter out mavlink messages from unrecognized components.

3DR Services v1.2.20

Version 1.2.20 release notes:

New Features

• Added Tower-Pebble guide to the DroneKit-Android's documentation: #133
• Added support for emergency disarm: #172
• Added gimbal control support: #173
• Added support for the DO_LAND_START mission item: #168

Updated Features

• Exposed api to control the vehicle's region of interest: #169

Bug Fixes

• Fixed java mavlink library type conversion issue: #178
• Multiple api related bug fixes: #171

3DR Services v1.2.19

Version 1.2.19 release notes:

• Updated app store recommended apps list.

3DR Services v1.2.17

Version 1.2.17 release notes

Updated Features

• Fixed calibration state update on vehicle disconnect.

3DR Services v1.2.16

Version 1.2.16 release notes

New Features

• Added support for BRAKE mode flight mode (PR #150)

Updated Features

• Updated EKF position state event dispatch logic.
• App icon update.
• Exposed heartbeat timeout status through State#isTelemetryLive() method.

3DR Services v1.2.15

Version 1.2.15 release notes

New Features

• Added support for EKF state monitoring (PR #143)
• Added support for arming readiness message parsing (PR #144 )

Bug Fixes

• Fixed altitude limitation issue for guided coordinate (PR #145 )
• Fixed Learn-more link to point to dronekit.io home page (PR #140)
• Fixed incorrect dronekit-android library package name (PR #142)
• Event dispatching optimization (PR #149 )

3DR Services v1.2.14

Version 1.2.14 release notes

New Features

• Added support for vehicle magnetometer calibration (PR #132): Currently, only the upcoming 3DR Solo is supported.
• Added EXTRA_PARAMETER_NAME to allow access to the parameter name on receipt of a PARAMETER_RECEIVED event (PR #129).
• Added EXTRA_PARAMETER_VALUE to allow access to the parameter value on receipt of a PARAMETER_RECEIVED event (PR #129).

Updated Features

• Updated the parameters' set of events to improve clarity (PR #129)

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue with the accelerometer calibration status tracker (PR #130).

DroneKit-Android v2.3.11

Version 2.3.11 release notes

Requires 3DR Services v1.2.13

New

• Added new autopilot error api
  Autopilot errors are parsed, and grouped based on the set of errors defined by the ErrorType enum.
• Added autopilot status messages event
  All status messages received from the autopilot is relayed to the client via the AUTOPILOT_MESSAGE event.
  The event contains the status message, retrieved via the EXTRA_AUTOPILOT_MESSAGE bundle key, and its severity, retrieved via the EXTRA_AUTOPILOT_MESSAGE_LEVEL bundle key.
• Added altitude updates event.

Updated

• Library gradle dependency was updated to: compile 'com.o3dr.android:dronekit-android:2.3.11'
• Removed AUTOPILOT_FAILSAFE event: Similar functionality is provided by the new AUTOPILOT_ERROR and AUTOPILOT_MESSAGE events.
• Update to the UDP connection
  The UDP connection can be configured to periodically ping a remote host:
  • EXTRA_UDP_PING_RECEIVER_IP is used to define the ping receiver ip address.
  • EXTRA_UDP_PING_RECEIVER_PORT is used to define the ping receiver UDP port.
  • EXTRA_UDP_PING_PERIOD is used to define the ping period in millisecond.
  • EXTRA_UDP_PING_PAYLOAD is used to define the payload to ping the receiver with.