opentx-edgetx-color-lcd-changelog.txt

Color LCD version 1.5.1 (first public release)

- features aligned with Taranis version 1.5.1

Color LCD version 1.6.0

- rangefinder support with max range from config menu
- "synthetic vspeed" calculated from altitude changes with menu option to enable/disable
- air/groundspeed unit selectable from menu (m/s or km/h)
- larger HUD
- many small fixes

Color LCD version 1.6.2

- no more latency on HUD
- added support for FlowHold and Follow new copter flight modes
- added groundspeed/airspeed unit configuration as menu option
- moved flight timer to OpenTX timer 3
- added spoken flight time to flight timer alert
- added support for dual FLVSS + single power monitor with split load in dual battery view
- fixed mavlink message severity unpacking
- fixed first timer alert would not play
- added dedicated sounds for critical/non critical messages
- added simple/supersimple support with vocal alerts
- improved cell count detection with new algorythm
- added german language support
- added IMU temp support as custom IMUt sensor (experimental)

Color LCD version 1.7.0

- flightmodes loaded at runtime based on detected frametype
- units settings for distance and altitude inherited from radio settings
- units settings for horizontal and vertical speed selectable from config menu
- implemented cohen-sutherland algorythm for hud line clipping
- fix for roll and pitch clipping
- removed Tmp1 and Tmp2 OpenTX sensors
- moved all sensors to last instance 0xF of the respective frsky sensor ID (requires a new sensor discovery)
- added ARM sensor to expose to OpenTX arming status
- removed power from left panel
- added efficiency on left panel as mAh/speed

Color LCD version 1.7.1

- fix for telemetry reset on model change
- added script reset on timer 3 reset (motors have to be disarmed)
- fix for battery levels alerts, now voltage needs to stay below level for 4 seconds before triggering alerts
- new lcd panel backlight control from script for messages/alerts/events
- fix for limited battery alert voltage range, now from 0 to 50V (broken)

Color LCD version 1.7.2

- fix for IMU temp decoding
- fix for landing complete alert, now played only if motors are armed
- fix for limited battery alert voltage range, now from 0 to 50V (was missing from 1.7.1)
- changed min alert interval from 10s to 5s

Color LCD version 1.7.3

- fix for battery level2 alerts not repeating after being triggered
- fix for OpenTX GSpd sensor unit, now m/s
- fix for consumed battery mAh greater than battery capacity

Color LCD version 1.7.4

- fix for imperial settings not being picked up at widget start (OpenTX 2.2.3)

Color LCD version 1.8.0

- removed dependency from blue theme
- added new hud layout, speed on left, alt on right VSI on bottom
- new message history screen with telemetry info
- added support for up to 6 user selectable frsky sensors
- added haptic feedback support
- added total flown distance (calculated from speed)
- added PX4 flight modes support
- added support for mavlinkToPassthru firmware
- added vocal playback of selected mavlink messages
- added support fot series and independent battery configurations with individual cell count override
- added support for battery voltage > 51.1V
- added new message alert silencing options
- added menu option to define a channel to toggle between main screen and message history
- added support for boat frametype
- fix for quick flight mode switch
- fix for rover modes vocal playback

Color LCD version 1.8.1

- added widget page with offline GPS mapping
- added support for map zoom toggle via radio channel
- added qacro and takeoff flight modes
- moved all battery calculations to background
- fix for OpenTX 2.3.1 on Horus X10
- fix for reset on model change
- fix for broken rangefinder menu option
- fix for custom sensor min/max nil support


Color LCD version 1.9.1 (beta)

- added support for crossfire
- added new dual battery modes
- added new right pane layouts
- added support for THERMAL flight mode
- fixed boat flight modes
- fixed PX4 flight modes

Color LCD version 1.9.3 (beta)

- added support for google maps downloaded via MissionPlanner
- new tiles resize tool for google maps supporting sat and hybrid maps
- new zoom control using a switch as up/down wheel emulator
- added scrollable status message history (up to 200 messages) using the emulated wheel
- added flight time to message history
- added a status bar in message view with flight mode and flight time
- improved mini HUD in maps view
- many memory and speed optimizations

Color LCD version 1.9.4 beta1

- added git hash to version string
- added support for fence status and alarms
- added support for height above terrain
- added no terrain data alarms
- added generic failsafe alarm
- added support for RPM1 and RPM2 (enable in the config menu)
- improved status text colors
- added altitude graph in map page of last 20 secs

Color LCD version 1.9.5

- fixed terrain error in CRSF RF Mode 1
- added support for TURTLE flight mode
- added support for BLIMP vehicle
- added WIND rendering
- added airspeed option on the hud above groundspeed FRSKY_OPTION = current value + 1
- added plotting page with selectable sensors to plot (configure as widget page 6)

Color LCD version 1.9.6 - dev

- better handling of status text messages
- added support for CRSF telemetry packets with variable size
- tuned script for lower cpu with CRSF

Color LCD version 2.0.0 - beta2

- added option to pause widget from config menu
- edgetex fixes
- new maps layout
- new plot layout
- new main layout with bigger fonts
- ethos theme support (same look as ethos version)
- new wfq scheduler for bg tasks (better CPU usage)
- removed dependency from gvars

Color LCD version 2.0.0 dev 01/2023
- added support for FlySKY NV14 and EL18 radios
- added support for QGIS maps
- added support for ArduPilot aerobatics lua scripts