PX4 Dev Call: June 25, 2025 (Team sync, and Community Q&A)

farhang · June 24, 2025, 11:56pm

PX4 Sync / Q&A - 2025-06-25T15:00:00Z

Agenda

Announcements
Future Events
Flight Testing Update
Release Discussion
Bug Report / Q&A

Announcements

Upcoming meetup in Mexico: https://www.zephyrproject.org/event/zephyr-project-dronecode-foundation-meetup-guadalajara-mexico/
Upcoming meetup in Korea https://elisa.tech/event/elisa-project-dronecode-foundation-meetup/

PX4 Release Testing
The issue and flight test tracking is going on in the link:
PX4 v1.16.0-rc2 is out, and we need your help with testing!

QGC v5.0.0-rc3 Alert
The QGC team expects a stable release next week! Please test and report issues now.

Next Dronecode Meetup

Nothing scheduled yet. If anyone is interested to host a Meetup please reach us out. Always happy to have it organized.

Future Events

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Flight Testing Update

About the Test Team
The team at Ascend Engineering (Chicago). are running flight testing for the community.

How to reach out to the team

GitHub: Tag user @PX4/testflights
Discord: #flight-testing
Weekly on the PX4 Dev Call

How to Request Testing (GitHub)

Write down the steps to test your issue/pull request
- Make sure to note the risk involved in flying
- Write down things to look out for / anticipate - eg: “we are looking for no yaw jumps”
Add issue/pull request to the Flight Testing project board
Make sure to specify any hardware/software requirements as much as possible

Resources:

Comments / Discussion:

The team is working on having a FixedWing hardware with 3 meters approx wingspan:
https://www.getfpv.com/flite-test-spear-mkr2-1041mm-airplane-kit.html

Release Discussion / Updates

v1.16 Release Discussion

Release Candidate v1.16.0-rc2

Release Testing

github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot

[v1.16 Release Candidate] - Flight Testing & Flight Issues (log archive)

opened 04:08PM - 08 Jan 25 UTC

closed 07:14PM - 23 Jan 26 UTC

mrpollo

## :exclamation: About 💡 For the upcoming v1.16 release, we are asking the Commu…nity for flight tests. This issue will be used for keeping track of all the tests from the Community. If you're unsure about upgrading, please read the preliminary release notes on the PX4 docs. Pay close attention to the Upgrade Guide before deciding if v1.16 is right for you. - [v1.16 Release Notes](https://docs.px4.io/main/en/releases/1.16.html) ## ❓ Why we need flight testing 🌏 Thousands of people around the world depend on the stable release of PX4. 🖐️ Before every major release, as much testing as possible is needed to ensure that our release actually works! 😯 Simply said, **more testing = better release** 🤗 We would like to encourage every community member to join us in improving PX4! ## 🤷 How you can help with flight testing 😱 Even if you have never contributed a flight testing report, fear not! Please follow the steps below for the details of how you can contribute to flight testing. 1. **Select** a category from the "flight testing matrix" below 1. **Flash** the firmware (documented below) 1. **Test** 1. **Upload** the log (documented below) 1. **Report** the test in this issue thread! ## Test Procedures https://docs.px4.io/main/en/test_and_ci/test_flights.html ### How to flash v1.16 pre-release firmware ![beta_flashing](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/23277211/230138126-c7b02c00-f07b-4a4f-b6b7-866d69db6520.png) 1. Open QGC 3. Click the Q icon on upper right > Vehicle Setup > Firmware (Step 1 in picture) 4. Connect your flight controller to the computer 5. When the Firmware setup window pops up, click "Advanced settings" checkbox 6. Select "Beat Testing (beta)" from the drop down (Step 2 in picture) 7. Click "Ok" This should automatically flash & reboot your flight controller with the latest v1.16 beta release! ### How to share your log First, retreive the log from the flight controller in QGC Q icon > Analyze Tools > Log Download, and find the log you want to download. ![log_uploading](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/23277211/230143915-4dad89ec-ab6d-43f3-9e5f-7a4624faa56e.png) Then: 1. Go to https://logs.px4.io/ 2. Click on "Flight Report" tab (this allows public viewing of the log in the [browse page](https://logs.px4.io/browse)) 3. Add the ULog file 5. Fill in the description, feedback, and video URL (if available) 6. Click "Upload" 7. Copy and paste the link of the log, and share it to this thread When posting on this thread, please mention what kind of test it was (especially if it is one of the testing matrix options) & general info behind it! ## Questions? Feel free to ask any questions regarding flight testing in the #dev-team channel in the [discord server](https://discord.gg/dronecode)! ## Results (05/12/25) 💪 **Release Testing** | Date | Status | Submitter | Release | Platform | Flight Controller | Flights / Logs | Notes | Link | | ---------- | ------ | ------------ | -------------- | ---------- | ----------------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | 1/16/2025 | ❌ | afwilkin | v1.16.0-alpha1 | Quadcopter | Pixhawk 4 | 2 | | [Link](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24188#issuecomment-2596594336) | | 1/23/2025 | ✅ | afwilkin | v1.16.0-alpha1 | Quadcopter | Pixhawk 4 | 2 | | [Link](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24188#issuecomment-2611482935) | | 1/29/2025 | ✅ | afwilkin | v1.16.0-alpha1 | Quadcopter | Pixhawk 4 | 6 | | [Link](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24188#issuecomment-2622581014) | | 1/29/2025 | ✅ | afwilkin | v1.16.0-alpha1 | Quadcopter | Pixhawk 4 | 2 | | [Link](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24188#issuecomment-2622581014) | | 2/10/2025 | ✅ | afwilkin | v1.16.0-alpha1 | Quadcopter | Pixhawk 4 | 5 | | [Link](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24188#issuecomment-2649177017) | | 3/5/2025 | ✅ | DroneWuKong | v1.16.0-rc1 | Quadcopter | Pixhawk 6X-RT | 11 | | [Link](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24188#issuecomment-2851994468) | | 5/9/2025 | ✅ | afwilkin | v1.16.0-rc1 | Quadcopter | Pixhawk 6C | 2 | | [Link](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24188#issuecomment-2867864092) | | 5/13/2025 | ✅ | TeddyZaremba | v1.16.0-rc1 | Quadcopter | VOXL 2 | 8 | [Precision land issue](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24850) | [Link](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24188#issuecomment-2880662926) | | 5/19/2025 | ⚠️ | dk7xe | v1.16.0-rc1 | Quadcopter | Pixhawk 6X-RT | 9 | Various inconsistencies | [Link](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24188#issuecomment-2895445954) | | 5/20/2025 | ✅ | dirksavage88 | v1.16.0-rc1 | Quadcopter | Pixhawk 6X | 8 | QGC v5 Crash | [Link](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24188#issuecomment-2898223625) | | 5/21/2025 | ⚠️ | DroneWuKong | v1.16.0-rc1 | Quadcopter | Cube Orange+ | 1 | No GPS | [Link](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24188#issuecomment-2899811372) | | 5/21/2025 | ⚠️ | JulianOes | v1.16.0-rc1 | Quadcopter | Cube Orange+ | 1 | Tuning required | [Link](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24188#issuecomment-2901915380) | | 8/8/2025 | ✅ | dk7xe | v1.16.0-rc1 | Fixed Wing | Pixhawk 6X-RT | 4 | | [Link](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24188#issuecomment-3048796367) | | 8/11/2025 | ✅ | TeddyZaremba | v1.16.0-rc2 | Quadcopter | Pixhawk 6C | 1 | Collision Prevention | [Link](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24188#issuecomment-3062858176) | | 8/22/2025 | ✅ | afwilkin | v1.16.0-rc3 | Quadcopter | ARK V6X | 3 | | [Link](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24188#issuecomment-3099690507) | | 8/29/2025 | ✅ | dk7xe | v1.16.0-rc3 | Fixed Wing | Pixhawk 6X-RT | 5 | | [Link](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24188#issuecomment-3135905018) | | 11/5/2025 | ✅ | Aaron1356 | v1.16.1-rc1 | Quadcopter | Pixhawk 6X-RT | 17 | | [Link](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24188#issuecomment-3492305091) | | 12/1/2025 | ✅ | Aaron1356 | v1.16.1-rc1 | Quadcopter | Pixhawk 6X-RT | 11 | | [Link](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24188#issuecomment-3598633534) | | 12/15/2025 | ⚠️ | Aaron1356 | v1.16.1-rc1 | Quadcopter | Pixhawk 6X-RT | 4 | GPS Injection Issue | [Link](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24188#issuecomment-3656841418) | | 1/13/2025 | ✅ | Aaron1356 | v1.16.1-rc1 | Quadcopter | Pixhawk 6X-RT | 2 | | [Link](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24188#issuecomment-3750366192) |

Community Q&A / PRs for Review

Q1:

Discussed PRs:

Discussed Issues:

rroche · June 25, 2025, 2:58pm

I would like help with rearly review here

And with a review / merge here

github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot

ci: use new container for checks worflow

main ← mrpollo/fix_actions

opened 04:44PM - 17 Jun 25 UTC

mrpollo

+94 -37

few commits to update CI throughout * Single asterisk ('*') won't work for '*…*release/v1.16**' branches, updating to double asterisk fixes this * Cancel concurrent jobs to save on computing time * Enable workflows on changes to **.github/workflows** directory, otherwise it's hard to test changes on those files. Keeps the ignore path to workflows for push events. * shellcheck fixes with updated compiler * Fixes SC2268 * Fixes SC3014 * ignore lcov mismatch errors * enable atomic profile updates for coverage builds

farhang · June 25, 2025, 3:07pm

github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot

Septentrio resillience reporting

main ← Louis-max-H:pr-resillience2

opened 02:46PM - 11 Jun 25 UTC

Louis-max-H

+345 -82

### Solved Problem When errors occur in attached GNSS receivers, there is no …way to report them to the user so they know what is going wrong. This PR is needed by QGC : https://github.com/mavlink/qgroundcontrol/pull/13009 This is an update of PR made by @flyingthingsintothings https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/pull/23096 ### Solution - Add automatic configuration for Septentrio receivers to report resilience information every second - Add to Septentrio parser so it can parse the new message - Change the uORB message for GNSS information to support this new - MAVLink message is in development.xml, you need to pass `CONFIG_MAVLINK_DIALECT="development"` to your `default.px4board` Changelog Entry For release notes: ``` Feature: Report resilience information from GNSS receivers Documentation: Need to clarify page ... ``` ### Test coverage - I have tested this PR using a Septentrio receiver to emulate jamming, there was just a typo that has now been fixed. ### Context - Link to old PR : https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/pull/23096 - Link to QGC PR : https://github.com/mavlink/qgroundcontrol/pull/13009

github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot

BlueROV2: updated control (attitude and position), model

main ← DISCOWER:dev-bluerov

opened 12:16PM - 16 Jun 25 UTC

Pedro-Roque

+2879 -189

### Solved Problem Adds support for BlueROV2 Heavy and cleans the control stack… for UUVs. ### Solution - Refactor UUV_ modules - Refactor BlueROV2 model ### Changelog Entry For release notes: ``` Feature: bluerov2 support ``` ### Alternatives None I can think of? ### Test coverage SITL testing. Will provide logs once I clean this. https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ded12d71-22e1-4af4-a4e1-a2f69aab93a7

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PX4 Dev Call: June 25, 2025 (Team sync, and Community Q&A)

PX4 Sync / Q&A - 2025-06-25T15:00:00Z

Agenda

Announcements

Next Dronecode Meetup

Future Events

Flight Testing Update

Release Discussion / Updates

Community Q&A / PRs for Review

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