Astro Software v2.0 - What's New
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In previous versions of Astro firmware, the aircraft would boot up in 'Pending' flight mode while waiting for the required GPS satellites and position accuracy metrics. With 2.0 Astro firmware, the aircraft now boots up in Position mode, but displays 'No valid position estimate' until the satellite counts and position accuracy metrics are met
In previous versions of Astro firmware, it was not possible to re-arm the aircraft after the kill switch was used without an aircraft reboot. With the 2.0 firmware release, it is now possible to reset the kill switch position and then re-arm Astro without a reboot of the aircraft.
Make sure to update your pilot pro firmware to version 2.0.27 as well!
In AMC 1.34 under Controller > Joystick > Button Configuration, the following actions are now functional and can be mapped to buttons or switches on the GCS:
Gimbal Center
Gimbal Pitch 45
Gimbal Pitch 90
We've pulled in some code from our Movi Pro ecosystem to improve gimbal yaw smoothness! In Astro 2.0 firmware when flying in Position Slow mode, the aircraft now follows the heading of the gimbal for more precise and cinematic shots.
This feature is available for LR1/A7R4/Wiris Pro/OGI payloads
Info on configuring gimbal expo/window/smoothness is here:
This can be toggled under the LR1/A7R4 camera settings:
Settings > Enable Interval Shooting
Set trigger interval
Press shutter button to start and stop
In AMC 1.34, georeferenced PDF maps can now be imported and overlayed on the primary map. To import a geo PDF map go to:
Load a geoPDF on a USB thumbdrive and plug it into Pilot Pro
In AMC, go the settings page > Maps & Terrain > GeoPDF Imagery > Import GeoPDF
Select the desired file and wait for AMC to complete the import
Go to the Plan or Fly screen to see the imported map overlay
New graphics overlay to clearly display the temperature readout when using spot metering
AMC will now check if the gimbal firmware version is too old.
You can update your gimbal firmware here:
A new param, COM_ARMABLE, has been added.
To ensure the drone cannot arm, along with safety measures like removing propellers and connecting only one battery, set the parameter COM_ARMABLE to 0 ("Disallow arming").
This setting will block arming even if the system is otherwise ready.
This allows updating v1.4 units to the latest.
Additionally, any radio pair that is on v1.7 now benefits from faster pairing and channel changes.
Improved vertical accuracy in geotagged photos.
Improved Thermal Module Temperature Display - New graphics overlay to clearly display the temperature readout when using spot metering.
Added gimbal version compatibility checks in AMC.
Improved GPS reliability
Reduced GPS output rate to increase reliability.
Enabled BeiDou.
Wifi configuration
Fixed a bug where sometimes the 'connect' button is greyed out.
Nearby network names are now shown.
Fixed an issue where Astro could unexpectedly move when transitioning from Manual --> Position mode
The time until the RTL indicator bar displayed at the top of the Fly view in AMC is sometimes inaccurate.
Hovermap ST and ST-X require a Cortex firmware update to be compatible with Astro firmware 2.0. Emesent is working on releasing this update soon
Changing some parameters require reboots, but the reboot prompt isn't displayed.
