GroundStation and Firmware V2.0.1

Minor update GroundStation & Firmware

• Cycle counter now scales with display
• Fixed tooltips for voltage threshold / offset controls
• Low-voltage alarm now defaults to off

Firmware / GroundStation 2.0.0

Second Major Release of the ELEV-8 Firmware and Parallax GroundStation control software.

Changes to Firmware from v1.1.0

• Throttle cap implemented for better control on full-throttle climb-outs.
• Idle Timeout implemented to auto-disarm after 10 seconds of <10% throttle.
• Altimeter / ping switch behavior changed to use #ifdef.
• Ping altitude cutoff reduced to 3.75 feet before transitioning to altimeter.
• Minor improvements to altitude hold

Changes to GroundStation from v1.1.1

• Revised throttle calibration user prompts
• Corrected a label on sensor graph

GroundStation v2.0.0 is compatible with all v2.#.# Firmware, and vice-versa, per Semantic Versioning.

GroundStation 1.1.1 and Firmware 1.1.0

Changes to Firmware from v1.02a

• Fixed incorrect pi constant

Changes to GroundStation from v1.1.0

• Attempts to fix an XBee connection issue
• Further addresses scaling issues on higher DPI displays
• Brings back missing controller calibration countdown timer
• Adds new application icon

GroundStation 1.1.0

Changes to GroundStation from v1.0.5a

• Addresses scaling on Windows 8 and 10 machines
• Fixes connection issues on COM3 and COM4

GroundStation 1.0.5a and Firmware 1.02a (alpha)

This is an alpha/test release of new features in GroundStation and the Firmware.

Changes to Firmware from v1.01

• Adds "Auto-Manual" flight mode
• Adds ability to assign the flight mode you want for each position of the flight mode switch.

Changes to GroundStation from v1.0.4

• Fixed a couple of settings bugs

It is recommended that you use the current version of GroundStation and the firmware to export your settings before updating. Once you've installed the new GroundStation and firmware, load your existing settings and hit one of the "Upload Settings" buttons to push them to the flight controller.

GroundStation 1.0.4 and Firmware 1.01

Changes to Firmware from v1.1.0

• "Assisted" flight mode now includes altitude hold
• Altitude hold with Altimiter implemented
• Distance-To-Ground altitude hold implemented for PING and Laser Rangefinder
• RemoteRX / Satellite receiver support
• Throttle cut to very low value will disarm (for Spektrum DXe)
• Improved gyro zero calculation for less drift
• Added compass calibration
• Added loop overtime detection

Changes to GroundStation from v1.1.1

• adds ability to save / load preferences
• adds numeric display in the sensor graphing panel
• added safety check to throttle calibration
• changed scale of pitch / roll / yaw / volts so they are easier to read
• layout changes for improved Mac compatibility

GroundStation 1.0.3

Initial release of the QT version of Parallax GroundStation, a cross-platform configuration app for the ELEV-8 Flight Controller from Parallax.