We are pleased to offer EdgeTX "Flying Dutchman" v2.8.1, the first maintenance release for 2.8.0. As with any software/firmware update, please back up your model and radio settings and fully bench-test your models after updating. Please also ensure you read the "UI/UX behavioral changes and/or new capabilities" and "Known Limitations and Issues" sections before updating.
Highlights of this release include:
- Radiomaster Boxer radio support by @3djc in #2876, Companion support by @pfeerick in #2910
- Improved EL18/NV14 ELRS "err" count and ability to use higher baud rates by @richardclli in #3028
- EL18: Added support for Flysky FRM303 AFHDS3 module by @richardclli in #3029
- On colorlcd radios, there is now a "Quick Model Select" option that allows for a double tap to switch models by @philmoz in #2895
- Hopefully the issues with radios with smaller Flash memory (e.g. X9D family of radios) not being able to be reliably updated via bootloader have been resolved (as well as clawing back some precious RAM on B&W radios) through a combination of #2991, #2993, #3032 & #3169
- Fix issue where unable to import OTX model and radio settings from EEPROM by @raphaelcoeffic in #3200
- Fix EL18/NV14 charge screen lock up by @gagarinlg in #3179
- Fix carryTrim in LUA by @3djc in #2995
- Fix issue where out-of-order mixes would output but not be visible on radio by @raphaelcoeffic in #3172
- Fix display of model notes when selecting a model by @philmoz in #2922
- Fix Companion not saving due to incorrect file extension by @elecpower in #3025
- And many smaller fixes, and improvements to both Companion and radio firmware.
Full Changelog: v2.8.0...v2.8.1
New Radios
- RadioMaster Boxer
UI/UX behavioral changes and/or new capabilities (unchanged from 2.8.0):
- To access fullscreen mode for widgets with a touchscreen, you long press on the widget to bring up the menu and choose "Fullscreen". While navigating with keys, you long press ENT to enable widget selection mode, highlight the widget, and then press ENT to bring up the menu and choose "Fullscreen".
- Since you can now access top menu widget settings via a long press on touch screen radios, to access the main menu, the best places to touch are now the top left and right corners (i.e. the EdgeTX logo and the clock). If you don't have any widgets displayed in the top bar or the main part of the screen, you can also tap there to bring up the main menu.
- On the model select screen, you now tap twice (rather than press and hold) to get the menu to select the model, delete it, edit labels, etc. #2533
- Trainer TR1-TR16 entries will be hidden from inputs/mix source lists if the Trainer Mode is OFF (#2323).
- MULTI Trainer options won't be shown if you don't have a Multi-protocol module configured (#2299).
- Timer values longer than 10 minutes will now announce time in minutes only (no seconds or hours), and as with previous versions, timer values less than 10 minutes also announce seconds (#1891).
- "Models" widget name is now "Model info".
Known Limitations and Issues
- EL18: No Companion support yet.
- Defining too many channels for trainer link will result in intermittent trainer signal. Either increase the PPM frame length or decrease the number of channels. #2657
- Due to changes related to UI re-implementation, the Lua widget
background()functionality is halted if other windows (e.g. Radio, Model or Settings) are on-screen. This means widgets such as Yaapu, iNav and others, will basically halt when another window is active. However, they will continue to run if you are merely switching from one main screen view to another. This functionality is intended to be re-introduced in a future version.
Supported radios
Black & white LCD screen
- BETAFPV LiteRadio 3 Pro
- FrSky QX7 / QX7S / QX7 ACCESS / QX7 ACCESS
- FrSky X9 Lite / X9 Lite S
- FrSky X-Lite / X-Lite S / X-Lite Pro
- FrSky X9D / X9D+ / X9D+ SE
- FrSky X9D+ 2019 / X9D+ SE 2019
- Frsky X9E / Frsky X9E Hall
- iFlight Commando8
- Jumper T12 / T12 Plus / T12 Pro Hall
- Jumper T-Lite
- Jumper T-Pro
- RadioMaster Boxer
- RadioMaster T8 / T8 Pro
- RadioMaster TX12 / TX12 Mark II
- RadioMaster Zorro
Color LCD screen
- Flysky NV14 / EL18
- FrSky X10 / X10S / X10 Express / X10S Express
- FrSky X12S / X12S-IRSM
- Jumper T16 / T16 Plus / T16 Pro Hall
- Jumper T18 / T18 Lite / T18 Pro
- RadioMaster/Eachine TX16S / RadioMaster TX16S MAX / RadioMaster TX16S Mark II
Installation Guide
https://github.com/EdgeTX/edgetx.github.io/wiki/EdgeTX-Installation-Guide
Flash firmware via Chromium based browser
https://buddy.edgetx.org/#/flash?version=v2.8.1
Custom/multilingual builds
Multilingual builds are available from here, with both heli and noheli options. In addition to being able to compile your own firmware by following this guide, you can request a custom firmware build at #3204, or by pinging pfeerick on Discord. Please remember to note what transmitter you want the build for, preferred language, and the options you are after.