Software Release Notes
Current Versions
Currently the Samsung Active3 variant of the Pilot Pro has v1.2 as the latest and Active5 variant has v1.3 as latest software.
Pilot Pro Software Bundle v1.3
Summary: Support for Pilot Pros that have Samsung Active5
Release Date: July 2024
Versions in this package:
Pilot Pro Firmware: v1.3.1
Pilot Pro App: v1.3.2
Notes
Support for Active5 tablet. Samsung has end of lifed the Active3 tablet. New Pilot Pros are manufactured with the Active5 tablet starting late July 2024
Power On/Off behavior has changed: Entire system (Pilot Pro + Tablet) should now be powered on / off from the Pilot Pro power button. (This is only valid for Active5 variant right now, but it will also come to the Active3 variant in future release.)
New Freefly Updater UI with backend changes for improved app update/install experience
Improved messaging in the Pilot Pro app for radio channel changes
Pilot Pro Software Bundle v1.2
Summary: Support for Astro (Blue/NDAA) with the Doodle radio module
Release Date: July 2024
Versions in this package:
Pilot Pro Firmware: v1.2.2
Pilot Pro App: v1.2.13
Notes
App: New Radio settings screen for Doodle radio management. It includes
Status display
Channel selection
Pairing manager
Firmware updates
Advanced settings
Firmware:
Mavlink based control support for Doodle radio
Map S1 to SBUS channel 15
Feature to only start radio comms if the App has granted permission
Blue security improvements
Previous Versions
Pilot Pro Software Bundle v1.1
Summary: Pilot Pro Bugfixes and Improvements
Release Date: May 2024
Versions in this package:
Pilot Pro Firmware: v1.1.11
Pilot Pro App: v1.1.4
Notes
Fixed a bug where letting the Pilot Pro get to low power could make the unit inoperable. This was due to under voltage battery state sometimes causing a radio fault that doesn’t clear when power cycled.
Rockers and joysticks can now be configured to have various levels of smoothing applied
Added a self check feature that automatically checks user inputs during boot
More:
New Host Swap mode for easier development. Read more about it here
Added a warning for when a low power USB C charger is used
Added a warning for when too much power is being drawn from the controller
Added separate warnings for when radio is not programmed, corrupted or disconnected
Made the battery undervoltage warning more urgent
Added Battery cycle counting
Adjustable radio UART and SBUS UART baud rates
Improved state of charge estimation
Improved SD card logging reliability
Increased the amount of information logged
Fixed bug which allowed over-voltage external batteries to briefly charge the controller
Pilot Pro Software Bundle v1.0 Bugfix
Summary: Pilot Pro Bugfixes and Improvements
Release Date: October 2023
Versions in this package:
Pilot Pro Firmware: v1.0.7
Pilot Pro App: v1.0.10
Notes
Pilot Pro Firmware v1.0.7
New Features:
Added audible low battery and undervoltage warnings
Introduced a dedicated warning screen
Added support for new PCBA hardware version (rev D)
Improvements:
Renamed "NO CONN." to "NO LINK" for better clarity
Enhanced battery state of charge calculation.
Added logging for MAVLink states, app commands and radio status
Power off and reboot is now quicker
Fixes:
Fixed issue where the controller failed to parse shutdown commands from the App
Resolved problem with external battery charging in low power charge mode
Multiple bug fixes for power management
Pilot Pro App v1.0.10
Added Pilot Pro logging! It includes:
Toggle to enable or disable Pilot Pro logging on the tablet
Easily access logs to share with Freefly Customer Support
Automatically prunes the oldest logs to keep total Pilot Pro logs to less than 3GB
Here is how you can share logs
Improved notification for when Pilot Pro firmware update is available
Updated available Pilot Pro firmware version to v1.0.7
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