Just let it go for 25 minutes... Put it somewhere you can't hear it
New firmware available v1.1.9
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Are you OK now after waiting 25 minutes or so for the upgrade to start going?
Thanks! I think reformatting the memory card and trying again with 1.1.19 was the key. I appreciate the advice. Back ins business. Phew.
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That was mildly nerve-wracking. Worked. Definitely needed IMU and compass cali afterwards. I did everything right, but my on my initial update, I did not get the D-D-D-D. I only got a high-pitched whine from the gimbal. Waited a bit, thinking the beeps would come later. They didn't. Powered down. Looked at the text file, and it said "File corrupted." Downloaded it again. This time it worked. Whew.
Shouldn't be so stress-inducing and mysterious. Maybe it will get easier with the next 5 firmware updates coming this month.
Shouldn't be so stress-inducing and mysterious. Maybe it will get easier with the next 5 firmware updates coming this month.
They aren't quite domesticated. Everyone a bit different!That was mildly nerve-wracking. Worked. Definitely needed IMU and compass cali afterwards. I did everything right, but my on my initial update, I did not get the D-D-D-D. I only got a high-pitched whine from the gimbal. Waited a bit, thinking the beeps would come later. They didn't. Powered down. Looked at the text file, and it said "File corrupted." Downloaded it again. This time it worked. Whew.
Shouldn't be so stress-inducing and mysterious. Maybe it will get easier with the next 5 firmware updates coming this month.
If you look carefully at the announcement of the update, you'll see that the controller does NOT get updated - only the Phantom itself.
The info you're seeing in the app is referring to the firmware in the controller. This latest update (v1.1.9) does NOT get passed on to the controller.
Says so in the release notes - the remote controller does not get updated.
One "fix" I discovered almost immediately - the angle of the camera. I could never get my camera set to go up the 30-degrees it's supposed to go up beyond parallel.
Might have been my imagination, but the compass calibration went much faster and smoother and the IMU warmup was very quick. I figured I would eventually get used to the camera not going beyond level - nice surprise that it worked now without any kind of special switch or calibration.
The update itself went smoothly - mine took somewhere between 15 - 20 minutes. Got a phone call during the update and sort of lost track of the sound. One minor note - this is the second update I've done. The first update I did, the P3 didn't make much noise, other than that funny buzzing pattern it's supposed to make. This time, there were two or three instances where it made noises kind of like it makes when booting up. Scared me at first, but the update went fine and the "success" .txt file was there just as expected.
I haven't updated to this version yet but already got mine to do it by turning it on - moving the toggle in the app. (don't ask where)
It seems unlikely it would be changed by a firmware update.
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My gimbal doesn't go beyond parallel even with the upgrade. Is there something else we need to enable?
I should of and didn't. Calibrate my compass after the firmware. Lesson learned. Make sure you calibrate your compass. I got 75 feet off the ground and got a flashing switch out of ATTI mode and the thing had a mind of it's own. I was able to land and calibrate. Flew fine after that. So, make sure you guys do.
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I'm recalling it said 15 degrees but perhaps I'm wrong.....let me fire up the bird and check
Didn't see this asked in here. With a new p3 if this doesn't update the controller and the tx is on the initial release firmware, how do ya update the tx then? If I'm not mistaken there has been at least one update for the tx, no?
