Elios 2 Firmware

Here you can find the latest versions of the Elios 2 firmware. The latest versions are:

Avionics v1.7 (MD5 hash: 18078F09CB3E426BEF9F5B717A7BB963)

Camera v072a

Cockpit v2.8

Installation Instructions

RELEASE NOTES:

v1.7 January 2022

New features:

Compatibility with new E2RAD sensor payloads (LOW, MID, HIGH level)
When a battery error is detected the drone goes into autoland mode and the tablet vibrates for 3 seconds to warn the pilot.
LED blink patterns updated, they will now blink red in case of a battery warning or a critically low battery.

Bug fixes

Wifi streaming reliability improved
Transmission status logging fixed
Maintenance panel information no longer gets stuck in 'loading' status

v1.6 August 2021

New features:

New Signal Strength indication - The two indicators on the top left corner now indicate downlink and uplink RSSI instead of a quality indicator as it’s more gradual and could prevent incidents in tricky environments such as sewers.
Battery SoC displayed up to 60 cycles instead of 40
Cockpit is now available in French, Spanish, German and Russian. Error codes added to warning messages.

Bug fixes

Distance Lock controls fixed for Mode 1
Big warning appearing in Cockpit about exceeded number of cycles of batteries also for new batteries fixed

v1.5 August 2021

New features:

Integration with Elios 2 RAD Radiation detector payload

Bug fixes

Drone is no longer disarmed when performing the arming sequence when already armed

v1.4 November 2020
New features:

Photogrammetry flight mode now has grid lines overlaid to help with managing overlap during flight.
Failsafe: After loss of signal the drone maintains altitude for 15 seconds, then starts the auto descent.
Firmware update is only possible if drone battery voltage is higher than 16V
New warnings to communicate about hardware issues in the transmission system.
Added warnings to communicate that motors are approaching or have exceeded the maximum recommended replacement interval of 25 flight hours.
Added warnings to communicate that the battery is approaching or has exceeded the maximum recommended lifetime of 40 discharge cycles.
Battery SoC estimation is shown only if battery cycles < 40
Warning to detect defective battery through high cells imbalance
General improvements in vertical stability

Bug fixes:

Camera Initialization improved to avoid recording error. Drone cannot be rearmed immediately after disarming to ensure proper video file termination.
General bug fixes and improvements

v1.3 March 2020
New features:

Distance lock setpoint is now tunable
Improved tuning for auto closeup LED
Drone blinks during arming sequence to estimate battery internal resistance
Drone will not arm if battery is outside temperature range
Added more info to payload logs
Avionics watchdog to debug avionics
Checks if camera SD Card is at least 64GB
Will not start recording video if there is no space on SD card
Better motion detection for IMU calibration
Improved altitude control
Live video feed switches to SDcomposite if HDMI error is detected

Bug fixes:

Removed glitches in camera warnings
Improved yaw control
Corrected trim implementation
Improved drone stability on the ground
Fixed logging issues

SEE ALSO

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