Release 25.0214

Bugfix for XCV-22 hardware and code improvement in wind calc

• More performant average calculation for circle- and straight wind (improvement)
• Fix CAN bus selftest for XCV-22 (bug since 25.0126)
• Solve issue with gear or stall warning that might exceed amplifier capabilites beyond max volume (click problem) (epic bug)

Release 25.0126

Several fixes, also from contributors, four new polars, wrap around ins setup and several code improvements for CAN bus

• Add polar for Slingsby T65 Vega 15m (new feature)
• Add polar for UL 1comet, rectractable (RG) and fixed gear (FG) (new feature)
• Add polar for PZL PW-5 glider (new feature)
• Add polar for Crystal CB-15 with 100l water ballast (new feature)
• Correctly calculate stall- and max-speed when speed units is knots (epic bugfix)
• Fix bug in S2 setup, data monitor wasn't not shown (epic bugfix)
• Fix bug in data monitor channel selection (epic bugfix)
• Introduce unique CAN bus ID's for client/master XCV (epic bugfix)
• Allow line wrapping around in setup menu (broken, bugfix)
• Increase MTU potential 250 byte (negotiated) in BLE (improvement)
• Congestion handling for BLE for quicker (re-)connect (improvement)
• Preparation for new IML-20602 IMU chip (new feature)
• Fix a potential boot loop in IMU startup when I2C bus is blocked (epic bugfix)
• Code cleanup, remove files not needed and obsolete binaries (repo maintenance)
• CAN bus code cleanup and improvements (code improvement)

Release-Note: XCV-21 and 22 hardware release show's CAN bus failed in selftest. No impact for XCV-20 and 23, the issue is solved in next release 25.0214

Release 24.0930

One bugfix and two new polars

• Fix blue sink bow when airspeed unit is kt, bar may not show at lower (circling) speed's (epic bug)
• Add polar for Slingsby T65 Vega 15m (new polar)
• Add 1comet polars for rectractable (RG) and fixed gear (FG) (new polar)

Release 24.0818

Fixes, enhancements and new features in several areas

• Mark the place of max climb by red color in center aid (new feature)
• Age thermals slower in center aid (enhancement)
• Sync logging and debug info timestamps with GPS when avail (enhancement)
• Fix issue with T read in SPL06-007 P sensor (robustness)
• WMM (world (geo)magnetic model) code added (new feature prepared for automated declination setup)
• Consider different chopping modes for Vario and S2F (fix)
• Fix issue with duplicate factor conversion in autospeed switchover when speed unit is not km/h (fix)
• Fix display orientation menu help text (fix)
• Code cleanup in AHRS gyro calibration and reference rotation (cleanup)
• Move the "Reset to defaults" menu entry into the parameter menu as last entry (cleanup)
• Log un-gated gyro values to the sensor log; use comma seperation; increase IMU value mantissa a bit (enhancement)
• Fix: Reset AHRS parameter on proper menu selection instead of a value change (fix)
• Increase precision for pressure and OAT in SENS logging (enhancement)
• Add option to adjust display clock +-2% to circumvent potential radio interference at mutliples of display clock (~40 MHz) (new feature)

Latest online handbook update is here: https://xcvario.com/docs-category/vario/ (minor changes pending)

Release 24.0516

Several new features and a minor fix

• Flarm alarm display time after alarm went off made configurable under FLARM->Alarm Time (new feature)
• Second option for electronic compensation (PRESSURE) using just pressures like TEK probes do (experimental new feature)
• Optimize temperature reading from TE/Baro sensors (enhancement, performance)
• Add optional logging for all sensors raw data together with timestamp under System->Logging (new feature)
• Split sensor reading and calculation of secondary data for better time correlation (enhancement)
• More constant blinking of flap lever (using realtime clock ms) (improvement)
• Added "Monitor" in "RS232 Interface S1" and S2 menu for direct access (enhancement)
• Fix polar for LAK12 that was a bit too optimistic at 180 km/h (fix of polar data)

Latest online handbook update is here: https://xcvario.com/docs-category/vario/

Release 24.0410

A bugfix for TopDown mount and several improvements

• Fix compass tilt compensation in topdown orientation to correct swapped N/S headings (bug since last 2 releases)
• Regard rotary counts in setup menu for faster reactions (improvement)
• Dymanic setting added to airfield elevation setting (improvement)
• Added touring motorglider polar for Grob G109 (enhancement)
• Basic implementation of ATR833 radio message detection and routing (enhancement)
• Minor code improvements, correct indentation

24.0229

Fix for a new bug from last release, minor improvements in AHRS code and calibration and audio

• Compass: Fix issue with tilt correction in heading (new bug from last release)
• Audio: Less harmonic distortions and less noise keeping swing in lower half of ADC (improvement)
• Improved error handling and print wing_angle in AHRS calibration
• IMU API for vertical acceleration and vertical omega: Precondition for a new vario feature
• AHRS calibration code and printout's improvements
• Fix: Avoid crash due to null CAN in IPSdisplay.cpp

Release 24.0122

Better AHRS calibration, a new polar, audio improvements and features, bugfixes and other of code improvements

• New guided AHRS calibration procedure considering any mounting position of device (new feature)
• Adjustable horizon pitch (new feature)
• Added polar for Nimbus 4DM (new data)
• Takeover almost any audio setting now on the fly (improvement)
• Audio setup menu reworked and extended: (new features)
  • Option impacting volume grouped under "Volume options"
  • Option to make current volume to default
  • New option to mute vario in sink, or mute audio general or vario only (leave alarms on)
• Fix bug in Airliner display S2F when airspeed unit is set to knots (epic bug)
• Various improvements in audio generation code, code cleanup, performance improvements, architecture (code improvement)
• True logarithmic characteristic in volume adjustment (improvement)
• Remove "PROGMEM", adding "const" when useful (code improvement)
• Fixed unit in Flarm alarm screen km -> m (epic bug)
• Fix wrong clip default clip range in eglib (bug since eglib)
• Improved volume setting at end of an alarm (code improvement)
• Fix swing in of g-load measuring on startup (new bug from recent changes)

NOTE: New Multilingual Online Documentation starting with this release to be viewed or printed from online content you can get here: https://xcvario.com/docs/introduction/

RELEASE NOTE:
Compass heading has a bug and may show incorrect heading e.g. 180° instead of 360°, so also windcalculation is impacted. Fix in next release.

Full Changelog: 23.1129...24.0122

Release 23.1129

Minor Fixes, improvements and a new feature:

• Added new option for display test in 'Display Setup' menu, e.g. for measuring brightness (new feature)
• Darker grey color for small vario screen intermediate scale divisions: Improved readability (new)
• Change text in "AHRS Setup"->"AHRS Defaults" menu from 'Start' to 'Set Defaults': Improvement (since 23.0617)
• Fix bug with mean climb period incorrect displayed when vario unit is not set to default = m/s (epic bug)
• Fixed the hardcoded pin in dallas sensor class, code improvement (epic bug)
• Fix for error value propagation on MPU register read functions (epic bug)

Handbook unchanged, except new option "Display Test" in DISPLAY Setup, what will come with next release.

Release 23.0925

Small bugfix in startup screen

• Time corrected for AHRS g load swing in to correctly display 1.00 g in startup screen
• Audio defaults tuned for new speaker type
  • Equalizer off and no change on factory reset
  • Default volume now 25% instead of 10%

No change in handbook, small default adjustments see here will come with next release in handbook.