v1.7.3

PX4/PX4-Autopilotv1.7.3Jan 6, 2018by LorenzMeier

AI Summary

A maintenance release focused on stability and usability improvements, including fixes for board support, EKF2 error handling, and reduced CPU load on VTOL controllers.

Key Highlights

Fixed board support for hardware deviations from FMUv2 schematic
Improved EKF2 error messaging to prevent false pre-flight triggers
Reduced CPU load of VTOL controller
Disabled text/speech outputs when disarmed
Lightweight parameter updates

Full Release Notes

This is a maintenance release for v1.7

  * Fixed board support for boards electrically departing from FMUv2 schematic from several manufacturers
  * Cascaded EKF2 error messages so they do not trigger when calibration is missing on the sensors
  * Disabled some text / speech outputs when disarmed
  * Ensured manual override is always enabled in fixed wing
  * Help developers to use the correct config for their board if there are multiple compatibles ones
  * Reduce CPU load of VTOL controller
  * Make param updates lightweight