Evo2 v.2 Official FW Release (V. 2.4.35 2023-03-22)

[Malli35998]

Make sure "elevation optimization" is turned off. Not sure if it works the same in corridor missions, but in polygon, it adds obliques at the end of the mission when it is on.

Did you happen to check to see if the Smart controller is able to receive power from a power brick while in use?

Ok. Yes, as long as you plug in the 60W adapter.

 

[Malli35998]

Make sure "elevation optimization" is turned off. Not sure if it works the same in corridor missions, but in polygon, it adds obliques at the end of the mission when it is on.

Did you happen to check to see if the Smart controller is able to receive power from a power brick while in use?

ok. I have always been able to plug the Smart Controllers into my Jackery units as long as I use the 60W adapter. I will confirm later this morning.

 

[Malli35998]

Is it common for moderation to remove posts that report problems?

I have not had that experience.

 

[Malli35998]

I confirmed that the smart controller will operate plugged into my Jackery Portable Power Station. Must use the 60W power adapter vs plugging directly into a usb port. See attached photo.

 

[Racharg]

V. 2.4.35 2023-03-22​

What's New​

New Features​

• Added Corridor mission
• Added coordinated turn in Missions (* During all mission flights, the aircraft can make continuous turns without stopping)

Bug Fixes and Optimizations​

• Optimized the user experience in Waypoint, Rectangular, Oblique missions
• Fixed other known issues

Notes
To fully utilize all the new features in the V2.4.35 firmware, it is important to install Autel Explorer V2 before updating the firmware. Note that Autel Explorer (without V2) is NOT compatible with this firmware version.

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When I follow the provided link, I am only seeing version 2.3.23. What am I missing?

 

[Dave Pitman]

When I follow the provided link, I am only seeing version 2.3.23. What am I missing?

Well, it looks like Autel's website is having a bad day. Notice the beta is listed there. So, probably something is going wrong with their server and you are seeing an old page. The first post in this thread is what it is supposed to look like. I would give it some time and see if it resolves.

 

[Dave Pitman]

I confirmed that the smart controller will operate plugged into my Jackery Portable Power Station. Must use the 60W power adapter vs plugging directly into a usb port. See attached photo.

Thanks for checking!f Looks like a simple usb power bank won't work.

 

[Dave Pitman]

Update: I was able to successfully install the new Explorer App and upgraded the firmware.

Installed and tested.

Are the ppk files generated as expected and actually contain data?

 

[Malli35998]

Are the ppk files generated as expected and actually contain data?

Yes. See attached zip file with files from surveys attached.

 

[Malli35998]

Thanks for checking!f Looks like a simple usb power bank won't work.

I have always used a Jackery with AC plug receptacle and 60W adapter to Smart Controller. Never had a problem.

 

[Dave Pitman]

Yes. See attached zip file with files from surveys attached.

Only 1 of the Rinex.obs files contains data, the last one. All 3 flights were flown with the RTK puck attached, correct? I think one of the problems with the previous beta was that the .obs files were not written. You got 1 out of 3 which is confusing.

 

[Malli35998]

Only 1 of the Rinex.obs files contains data, the last one. All 3 flights were flown with the RTK puck attached, correct? I think one of the problems with the previous beta was that the .obs files were not written. You got 1 out of 3 which is confusing.

Interesting. I didn’t check them. RTK was enabled and supposedly worked for all 3 flights. According to the Smart Controller, it should have been logged in and working in FIX position. I am assuming the first flight contains data and subsequent flights didn’t. I will need to try this again.

 

[Dave Pitman]

Interesting. I didn’t check them. RTK was enabled and supposedly worked for all 3 flights. According to the Smart Controller, it should have been logged in and working in FIX position. I am assuming the first flight contains data and subsequent flights didn’t. I will need to try this again.

Was it a 3 battery mission?

 

[Malli35998]

Was it a 3 battery mission?

3 separate flights, 1 battery change.

 

[Dave Pitman]

When I follow the provided link, I am only seeing version 2.3.23. What am I missing?

Well, it looks like Autel's website is having a bad day. Notice the beta is listed there. So, probably something is going wrong with their server and you are seeing an old page. The first post in this thread is what it is supposed to look like. I would give it some time and see if it resolves.

It looks like the page is back up this morning.

 

[Dave Pitman]

3 separate flights, 1 battery change.

It's being reported elsewhere this morning that the .obs files are generally not being written. As was the case with the beta. With the beta, the problem was reported to Autel and despite the over 6 months between beta and official, they did not fix it. In earlier firmware, they went back and forth a couple times with this same problem. Doesn't give you a lot of confidence.

If you just do RTK, and the accuracies are working out as expected, you should be okay. Fallback to ppk is not an option without the .obs though.

 

[Malli35998]

It's being reported elsewhere this morning that the .obs files are generally not being written. As was the case with the beta. With the beta, the problem was reported to Autel and despite the over 6 months between beta and official, they did not fix it. In earlier firmware, they went back and forth a couple times with this same problem. Doesn't give you a lot of confidence.

If you just do RTK, and the accuracies are working out as expected, you should be okay. Fallback to ppk is not an option without the .obs though.

I checked the files from test flights. The first and second test flights (same battery) did not write .bin, .obs, and .mrk files. The third test flight (after battery change) did write .bin, .obs, and .mrk files. Not sure what was going on. Fortunately, I strictly use RTK only.

 

[Detritalgeo]

Are the ppk files generated as expected and actually contain data?

My single-flight test mission that did not need a battery change wrote the 3 files with data.. for what it is worth.

Evo2 Pro 6K Enterprise

 

[Dave Pitman]

My single-flight test mission that did not need a battery change wrote the 3 files with data.. for what it is worth.

You have to open the .obs file in a text editor to see if has any data. The problem has been that it writes the file, but it contains no data.

 

[Detritalgeo]

You have to open the .obs file in a text editor to see if has any data. The problem has been that it writes the file, but it contains no data.

Yes all good they all have data, I included the file size in the screenshots showing they are not 0 as well.