It’s summertime, so that means the next version of iNav is here! If you are new to iNav, or don’t know; there are two big released of iNav each year. One in the summer, around June, and the other in the winter around December. Approximately every six months. So what’s new in iNav 5.0? Lets take a look.
Like always. If you want to see the full list, here are the Pull Requests for the firmware and Configurator. Also, if you would like to see this in video form, with a little more information about these changes. You can find that here.
Radio, Telemetry, & Protocols
- ESC refresh rate can now only be configured for brushed motors – #8099 & #1543
- Fix SmartAudio with the TBS Sixty9 – #7985
- ESC protocol falls back to Multishot if DShot is not available – #7977
- IRC Tramp support added for the Matek 1G3SE VTx – #7949
OSD
- Pilots can set the time to show altitude difference and distance on the OSD with ESP32 Radar – #8027
- ESP32 Radar now uses correct units for all OSD units types – #7972
- ESP32 Radar altitude up and down arrows fixed, from 3.0 font change – #7914
- CMS and statistics page layouts adjusted for HD Canvas mode systems – #7871
- mAh used can now cope with batteries larger than 9999mAh – #7868 & #1475
- CRSF power stat updated – #7811
- Switch position indicators added to the OSD – #7734 & #1429
- Change the length of time to display system messages – #6850
General
- u-blox 10 GPS modules supported, and version detection improved – #8058
- Outputs can be assigned by target defaults, or all outputs can be only motors or only servos – #7928
- Issue fixed where RTH sanity check fails, due to the home distance suddenly increasing when a safehome becomes active – #7917
- Fix the config change bug – #7891, #1484, #1482, & #1478
- Fixed bug that may have caused a flyaway if a failsafe occurred while using adjustments – #7829
- Emergency landing due to sensor failure will auto-cancel if sensors start working again – #7790
- Modes for multi-rotors no longer show up on fixed wings – #7694
- Improvements to launch mode abort procedures – #7642
- You can change the colour of your LED strips using an RC channel – #7618 & #1406
Advanced Features, Tuning, & Programming
- Fixed wing level trim can now be adjusted in flight – #8028 & #1517
- Allow the tuning of the TPA Time Constant in flight – #8023 & #1515
- Total number of logic conditions increased from 32 to 64 – #8022 & #1514
- You can set a target rate or angle for an axis in Programming – #7964 & #1505
- The number of battery cells can be used in logic conditions – #7814 & #1448
- Comparative operations MIN and MAX added to logic conditions – #7803 & #1445
Automated Flight & Waypoint Missions
- You can now force that the waypoint altitude is reached before the craft is allowed to continue to the next waypoint – #7644
- Landing detection has been added to fixed wings – #7270
Configurator
- Fixed OSD elements re-appearing when they are supposed to be hidden; when the OSD layout is changed – #1555
- You can no longer adjust the ESC PWM rate – #1547
- Clicking help icons now take you to the settings document – #1522
- Adjustments re-ordered – #1521
- 3D Motor configuration moved to the Outputs page – #1519
- Sliders added to some settings – #1516 & #1513
- Auto launch idle throttle delay added to the Advanced Tuning page – #1508
- The font selection box has been moved, so that the OSD preview can be seen with the new font – #1507
- The craft name is now on the OSD page, and has a variable length for precise positioning – #1506
- The “update available” message will now only appear if the “Receive desktop notifications…” option is checked – #1502
- BLE, TCP, and UDP connection methods added – #1498
- Buttons added to the CLI page for Exit, Save, and MSC – #1490
- Mixers are now automatically applied with defaults – #1487
- Airplane mixer images are now dynamic and show the correct output number – #1486
- Select which fields are recorded in the blackbox – #1485
- Multiple copies of “Hide DJI Unused” toggle switch, stopped – #1480
- Copied target names now work in the firmware flashed search box – #1479
- Almost empty battery fixed in Vision font – #1468
- Parameters that are different based on control or battery profiles can be highlighted – #1464
- The GPS configuration is now in the GPS tab – #1458
- Mixer enhancements: 2nd motor removed from non-differential thrust mixers, added a v-tail mixer with differential thrust, new servo button now uses a logical number, and differential thrust uses the correct values – #1452
- Units conversions enhanced, fixed, and extended – #1451, #1416, & #1444
- The operations in logic conditions are now ordered and look neater – #1446
