Preparing for the next Deviation release

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27 Sep 2015 12:33 #38109 by richardclli

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mwm, may I know which repository/branch you are using for the build? I need the https link and see if I can build it myself.

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27 Sep 2015 14:55 - 27 Sep 2015 14:55 #38112 by mj666

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The nightly is likely build from here:

bitbucket.org/deviationtx/

I still have range issues with the latest nightly build and LemonRX DSMX sattelites. Please check my post below. Don't forget to make range tests. This will avoid surprises during normal flying.

www.deviationtx.com/forum/3-feedback-que...monrx-dsmx-sat#38111

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28 Sep 2015 03:55 #38134 by mwm

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mj666 had the right user. It's this repo bitbucket.org/deviationtx/deviation

You're still having troubles with the new nightlies?

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29 Sep 2015 16:29 #38222 by richardclli

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I finally installed an environment for deviation compilation

For the UI bug that I have figured out before in the layout editor, the cause if the change of this line of code in config/pagecfg.h
-#define ELEM_USED(elem) (*((u32 *)(&(elem))) & 0x3FE00)
+#define ELEM_USED(elem) (*((u32 *)(&(elem))) & 0x3FFFF)

I am not use why this is changed and when I tried to rollback the modification of this line, the layout editor returns normal. Anybody can suggest why this change created the bug?

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30 Sep 2015 03:07 #38249 by mwm

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Did you try checking the revision history? hg blame says that was change 2780, which hg log says was made by rc2012 (aka PB) to "fix the battery and txpower display for the text gui". Is this the issue of not being able to delete things? If so, possibly this define needs to be moved into the target/ includes, or needs to incorporate other elements.

For the record, the text gui is the text-only display used on the F7 and F12E builds.

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30 Sep 2015 03:37 #38250 by richardclli

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I checked the log, and it seems the change should not break the function, but when I search when the function stop working properly, I figure out this change make a difference. Well, I think I may need to dig deeper into the code to see how it works.

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30 Sep 2015 10:12 - 30 Sep 2015 10:14 #38272 by richardclli

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I found the bug! Seems PB changed the definition of element used from "Y=0" to "X=0 and Y=0", but he forgot to change the code for element deletion, applying the following changes can fix the problem:

src/pages/common/_main_config.c

# This patch file was generated by NetBeans IDE
# It uses platform neutral UTF-8 encoding and \n newlines.
--- Base (BASE)
+++ Locally Modified (Based On LOCAL)
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@
break;
pc->elem[i-1] = pc->elem;
}
+ ELEM_SET_X(pc->elem[i-1], 0);
ELEM_SET_Y(pc->elem[i-1], 0);
idx = MAINPAGE_FindNextElem(type, 0);
set_selected_for_move(idx);

Can anybody help me to commit this change to the repository?

Last edit: 30 Sep 2015 10:14 by richardclli.

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30 Sep 2015 11:32 #38273 by greeffbf

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I know PB is very busy.

When can we expect the next release?
Do you have a bucket list of items?

My only requests for next release.
1 - Please correct elevator and aileron swapped in "Standard mode".
2 - Please add the KN protocol.

Thanks for all your hard work.

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30 Sep 2015 19:22 #38288 by mwm

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Nice catch. I've just created a pull request for that.

As far as I'm concerned, we should create a release ASAP. The manuals are up to date, and every major issue in the issues list is either fixed, or dates from 4.0.1. While the quality may not be as good as I'd like, and there are some outstanding things that we need to figure out how to get into the system, having a current release newer than 4.0.1 would be a great boon. Or just quit doing releases, and have people run nightly builds.

But only PB can create a release....

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01 Oct 2015 18:03 - 01 Oct 2015 18:05 #38320 by vlad_vy

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Nightly build not tested about a two months. I'm not sure that current state ready to release. And PB last forum visit is 9 September.

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01 Oct 2015 20:07 #38326 by mwm

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I'd say the nightly build hasn't been updated for two months. But we tried to stop adding new features and get in bug fixes before that. I agree it's not ready for a release as is. We really need a release candidate that is feature-frozen that we encourage people to test with.

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01 Oct 2015 20:58 - 01 Oct 2015 21:02 #38331 by aMax

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mwm wrote: I'd say the nightly build hasn't been updated for two months. But we tried to stop adding new features and get in bug fixes before that. I agree it's not ready for a release as is. We really need a release candidate that is feature-frozen that we encourage people to test with.

.... and please reintroduce the Telemetry ON/OFF feature for DSM again, especially for the 7e. I really hate the
voltage fluctuation on this tx when I am using a none telemetry rx. Why did Indigo put this back into code on Marchs.....?

Devo7e, TaranisQ X7, R9M , 4in1 MM, Futaba FC18plusV3.2 & DFT/FLD-02

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01 Oct 2015 23:39 #38336 by gdenton

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I have [hexfet]protocol_combo firmware on a Devo 7E and a Devo 10.
The Devo 10 has the option to turn on/off telemetry on DSM protocols but the 7E does not, why would this be different, to save code space?

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02 Oct 2015 14:43 #38356 by mwm

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You'd have to ask Indigo why he changed that DSM option. The DSM code is one of the areas where there's new code - the stuff from Indigo - that we don't trust enough to roll into the release yet. Some of it has been incorporated, and the DSM on/off may have been picked up by accident. I think the issue was that the 7e had space problems if you could turn it on/off, and reliability issues in some cases if you left it in one state. Given that the 7E build ran out of space in the recent past, adding more features - like the on/off - before PB finishes his repacking project doesn't seem likely.

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02 Oct 2015 19:50 - 02 Oct 2015 19:51 #38364 by aMax

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Then kick this GPS stuff. Seriously no one will use it on a 7e with DSM2/X.
This tx ...( especially with no range mod)... is mostly used with cheap rx without telemetry. With the Devo10 it might be different.

Devo7e, TaranisQ X7, R9M , 4in1 MM, Futaba FC18plusV3.2 & DFT/FLD-02

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03 Oct 2015 14:46 #38388 by mwm

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Actually, my FrSky telemetry test build has already reduced the size of the DSM code by quite a bit - because the Devo7E code as is has enums for a bunch (and I mean A BUNCH) of telemetry that's even less useful than the GPS stuff, even though all the code that can actually use those values is disabled on the 7E. Adding new fields for the FrSky telemetry caused it to run out of room.

And I have to respectfully disagree about the usefulness of GPS on the 7E. Deviation is a great choice for yachts, the unmodded 7E has enough controls and range for most of them, so I'm recommending it to people. GPS is potentially useful there. What's not useful is altitude, which is what I took out of the FrSky telemetry.

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05 Oct 2015 04:48 #38429 by richardclli

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Seems not only PB on hitus. I think we need to see who has approval rights still active, so that we can move on.

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05 Oct 2015 04:50 #38430 by richardclli

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I will drop in some time and help to fix some known bugs. Can anybody give me some ideas what issues can I work on?

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05 Oct 2015 14:35 #38436 by blackmoon

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mwm wrote: What's not useful is altitude, which is what I took out of the FrSky telemetry.

I suppose this is only for the 7E, but is still active in the other transmitters.

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05 Oct 2015 17:29 #38441 by Fernandez

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I found that in trims menu of 7e, the trim buttons are not "detected on change".

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