dronekit 2.0.0

Version 2.0.0 (2015-11-23)

on Python PyPI

New Features:

• Renamed library and package from DroneAPI to DroneKit on pip
• DroneKit Python is now a standalone library and no longer requires use of MAVProxy
• Connect multiple vehicles in one script by creating separate vehicle instances
• Removed NumPy, ProtoBuf as dependencies
• Add MAVLink message listeners using add_message_listener methods
• Added on_attribute and on_message function decorator shorthands
• Added mount_status, system_status, ekf_ok, is_armable, heading
• Made settable groundspeed, airspeed
• Moved dronekit.lib entries to root package dronekit
• Added parameters.set and parameters.get for fine-tuned parameter access
• parameters now observable and iterable (#442)
• Added last_heartbeat attribute, updated every event loop with time since last heartbeat (#451)
• Await attributes through wait_ready method and connect method parameter
• Adds subclassable Vehicle class, used by vehicle_class parameter in connect

Updated Features:

• local_connect renamed to connect(), accepting a connection path, link configuration, and timeout settings
• Removed .set_mavrx_callback. Use vehicle.on_message('*', obj) methods
• Renamed add_attribute_observer methods to add_attribute_listener, etc. (#420)
• Renamed wait_init and wait_valid to wait_ready
• Split home_location is a separate attribute from commands waypoint array
• Moved RC channels into .channels object (#427)
• Split location information into local_frame, global_frame, and global_relative_frame (and removed is_relative) (#445)
• Renamed flush to commands.upload, as it only impacts waypoints (#276)
• commands.goto and commands.takeoff renamed to simple_goto and simple_takeoff

Bug Fixes:

• armed and mode attributes updated constantly (#60, #446)
• Parameter setting times out (#12)
• battery access can throw exception (#298)
• Vehicle.location reports incorrect is_relative value for Copter (#130)
• Excess arming message when already armed