Release Notes¶

Improvements¶

• home locatin notifications
• notify ci status to gitter
• basic python 3 support
• isolated logger function so implementers can override
• rename windows installer

Cleanup¶

• removed legacy cloud integrations

Bug Fixes¶

• fix missing ** operator for pymavlink compatibility

Bug Fixes¶

• MAVConnection stops threads on exit and close
• PX4 Pro flight modes are now properly supported
• go to test now uses correct global_relative_frame alt

Improvements¶

• Updated pymavlink dependency to v2 from v1 hoping we don’t fall behind again.

Bug Fixes¶

• Makes sure we are listening to HOME_LOCATION message, befor we would only set home location if received by waypoints.

Improvements¶

• Adds udpin-multi support

Bug Fixes¶

• Fixes patched mavutil sendfn

Improvements¶

• Catch and display message and attribute errors, then continue
• Improved takeoff example docs
• Deploy docs on successful merge into master (from CircleCI)
• Drone delivery example, explain port to connect
• MicroCGS example now uses SITL
• Make running examples possible on Vagrant

Bug Fixes¶

• Mav type for rover was incorrect
• _is_mode_available can now handle unrecognized mode codes
• Fix broken links on companion computer page
• Fix infinite loop on channel test

Bug Fixes¶

• Use monotonic clock for all of the internal timeouts and time measurements
• Docs fixes

New Features¶

• PX4 compatibility improvements

Updated Features¶

• Documentation fixes
• PIP repository improvements
• Mode-setting API improvements
• ardupilot-solo compatibility fixes

Bug Fixes¶

• Splits outbound messages into its own thread.
• Remove of capabilities request on HEARTBEAT listener
• Check if mode_mapping has items before iteration

New Features¶

• Gimbal control attribute
• Autopilot version attribute
• Autopilot capabilities attribute
• Best Practice guide documentation.
• Performance test example (restructured and docs added)

Updated Features:¶

Many documentation fixes:

• Restructured documentation with Develop (Concepts) and Guide (HowTo) sections
• Docs separated out “Connection Strings” section.
• Improved test and contribution sections.
• Updated examples and documentation to use DroneKit-Sitl for simulation (“zero setup examples”)
• Debugging docs updated with additional libraries.
• Flight Replay example fetches data from TLOG rather than droneshare
• Drone Delivery example now uses strart location for home address.
• Disabled web tests (not currently supported/used)
• Updated copyright range to include changes in 2016

Bug Fixes¶

• Numerous minor docs fixes.
• Harmonise nosetest options across each of the integration platforms
• Fix incorrect property marker for airspeed attribute

Bug Fixes:¶

• Updates requests dependency to work >=2.5.0

New Features:¶

• Renamed library and package from DroneAPI to DroneKit on pip
• DroneKit Python is now a standalone library and no longer requires use of MAVProxy
• Connect multiple vehicles in one script by creating separate vehicle instances
• Removed NumPy, ProtoBuf as dependencies
• Add MAVLink message listeners using add_message_listener methods
• Added on_attribute and on_message function decorator shorthands
• Added mount_status, system_status, ekf_ok, is_armable, heading
• Made settable groundspeed, airspeed
• Moved dronekit.lib entries to root package dronekit
• Added parameters.set and parameters.get for fine-tuned parameter access
• parameters now observable and iterable (#442)
• Added last_heartbeat attribute, updated every event loop with time since last heartbeat (#451)
• Await attributes through wait_ready method and connect method parameter
• Adds subclassable Vehicle class, used by vehicle_class parameter in connect

Updated Features:¶

• local_connect renamed to connect(), accepting a connection path, link configuration, and timeout settings
• Removed .set_mavrx_callback. Use vehicle.on_message('*', obj) methods
• Renamed add_attribute_observer methods to add_attribute_listener, etc. (#420)
• Renamed wait_init and wait_valid to wait_ready
• Split home_location is a separate attribute from commands waypoint array
• Moved RC channels into .channels object (#427)
• Split location information into local_frame, global_frame, and global_relative_frame (and removed is_relative) (#445)
• Renamed flush to commands.upload, as it only impacts waypoints (#276)
• commands.goto and commands.takeoff renamed to simple_goto and simple_takeoff

Bug Fixes:¶

• armed and mode attributes updated constantly (#60, #446)
• Parameter setting times out (#12)
• battery access can throw exception (#298)
• Vehicle.location reports incorrect is_relative value for Copter (#130)
• Excess arming message when already armed