WISPR Ground Control and WISPR Flight Firmware Release Changelog

v1.9.0

• Update UI icons and top bar.

• Add waypoint when mission is paused at the spot where it was paused. This allows the drone to go back to the original spot before continuing the mission. This can be disabled in the Settings > Missions page.

• Dynamically calculated front overlap percentage based on speed, altitude, and camera selected.

• Add warning for low mission altitude when using a camera or LiDAR payload.

• Add battery temperature to battery dropdown in flight stats bar on SkyScouts.

• Set drone to use Ellispoid coordinates when flying and pull from an Ellipsoid terrain server. This greatly improves accuracy on data processing.

• Display GSD in mission start menu. The GSD is based on camera specs and altitude.

• Rename “LIVOX Avia LiDAR”→ “RESEPI Livox”.

• Rename “Heasai XT32 LiDAR” → “RESEPI Lite (XT32)”.

• Add “Gremsy Vio Thermal” payload. Improve thermal mapping missions with Vio by adding this payload selection for automatic mission planning based on overlap.

• Add “YellowScan Mapper+” payload.

• Add “RESEPI Ultra Lite (M2X)” payload.

• Add “YellowScan Surveyor Ultra” payload.

• Add “Geocue T1” payload.

• Do not display redundant information or drone initialization messages in the alert popup.

• Fix metric units always being shown in WGC, even when other units are selected. Settings and mission planning items now use the correct unit selected.

• Fix WGC slowing and freezing when a large number of waypoints and camera trigger points are used in a mission.

• Fix default height for missions with LiDAR payload. The new default mission altitude is 250ft.

• Fix bug causing default mission altitude to be reset when mission is uploaded or connection to drone is made.

• Fix bug causing terrain follow option to not be selected when using “Refly at 90”.

• Fix pan/pitch speed on Vio when zoomed in. This allows for more control of the Vio while zoomed in.

• Fix smart battery failsafe features.

• Fix panoramic missions for ILX and 24MP cameras.

• Fix negative MaH consumed displayed in WGC battery view.

• Fix RTK and PPK settings enabled by default.

05/19/2025

v1.9.0

• When flying a mission, if an obstacle is detected the drone now automatically swaps to LOITER mode to pause the mission.

• Update certain messages sent and displayed in WGC to display more useful information.

05/19/2025

v1.8.4

• No new features.

• Increase ESC warning temp on SkyScout to 81C.

04/09/2025

v1.8.3

• No new features.

• Added additional safety measures to address instances of a motor not engaging during automatic takeoff. Detected anomalies will result in the drone disarming.

03/28/2025

v1.8.3

• Added support for WISPR Flight Firmware motor updates.

• No bug fixes.

03/28/2025

v1.8.3

• No new features.

• Added additional safety measures to address instances of a motor not engaging during automatic takeoff. Detected anomalies will result in the drone disarming.

03/28/2025

v1.8.2

• Add support for mission planning from WISPR Cloud.

• Fix various mission planning upload bugs, such as Figure 8 location and takeoff altitude.

03/26/2025

v1.8.1

• Added additional battery failsafe checks for safety.

• Added additional failsafes and warnings for ESC temperature.

• Changed parameters responsible for altitude errors when using terrain follow during mission planning

02/07/2025

v1.8.1

• No new features.

• Remove “Tolerance” when mission planning with terrain follow.

02/07/2025

v1.8.1

• Added additional battery failsafe checks for safety.

• Added additional failsafes and warnings for ESC temperature.

• Changed parameters responsible for altitude errors when using terrain follow during mission planning

02/07/2025

v1.8.0

• Added heading setting to single waypoint mission item. When selected, the drone will turn to the specified heading after reaching the waypoint. The drone will remain at the heading selected until the next mission item has been reached.

• Added “Geotagging settings” in Settings > GNSS settings page. This allows a selection of "Pix4D Mapper”, “Pix4D Matic”, and “Propeller" formatting when geotagging images.

• Fixed bug causing estimated mission time to not calculate correctly when planning a mission. The updated estimated mission time is now much closer to the actual mission time. Mission time is still an estimate and can not be perfectly determined due to varying flight characteristics between flights.

• Fixed bug causing missions settings to not be maintained correctly when “Maintain data from previous mission when planning new mission” is enabled / disabled.

• Fixed bug causing ILX and 24MP camera setting controls to remain on screen after changing payload type.

• Fixed bug causing “RemoteID: Waiting on Initialization” prearm error to not be cleared correctly.

• Disallow Structure Scan mission planning when GeoCue LiDAR is selected.

10/30/2024

v1.8.0

• Added additional information in flight logs.

• No bug fixes.

10/30/2024

v1.7.2

• No new features.

• Added 'Reset Date/Time' button in Settings > Payload > Controls to clear the error on Sony ILX payloads. This is a temporary solution to the bug. To fully clear the bug, please contact customer support for instructions on setting the date and time

• Fixed bug causing Gremsy Vio to trigger multiple pictures after WGC connects to drone.

10/09/2024

v1.7.0

• Added ability to trigger photos and start and stop videos during missions.

• Fix bug causing a single motor failure when arming.

09/20/2024

v1.7.1

• Added additional gimbal and camera options for waypoint mission planning. This allows setting the gimbal angle, triggering a photo, and starting and stopping videos at single waypoints during missions.

• Added setting to Settings > Payload screen to display automated panoramic image capture button. This setting is disabled by default.

• Add “Enable PPK” setting. This setting enables PPK logging for the payload. This will be locked behind a license in future updates.

• Readded loop turnaround feature to Corridor Scan mission planning.

• Fixed bug causing Gremsy Vio payload to lock at the incorrect angle when a mission was started. This fix also requires updating the Gremsy Vio to v7.8.3.

• Fixed bug causing prearm errors to not clear on-screen when the error had cleared.

• Fixed bug causing Gremsy Vio to lose settings files on update.

• Fixed bug causing app to crash when Structure Scan selected with specific payloads.

09/20/2024

v1.7.0

• Added ability to trigger photos and start and stop videos during missions.

• Fix bug causing a single motor failure when arming.

09/20/2024

v1.6.0

• Allow up to 30 characters in RTK connection values.

• Add camera settings buttons for Gremsy Vio and Gremsy Zio.

• Add center gimbal button for Gremsy Vio and Gremsy Zio.

• Add Sony ILX-LR1 with Rangefinder payload. When selected, display Laser Distance in camera controls.

• Add Resepi LiDAR payload option for SkyScout.

• Update setting names for more clarity.

• Added setting to record telemetry data into a subtitle file when recording video. Telemetry data is saved onto an SD card.

• Improved video overlay crosshair.

• Remove “Images in turnaround” setting from mission planning.

• Removed “Loop turnarounds” from survey missions.

• Fixed bug causing “Unsupported Flight Mode” message to be displayed on boot.

• Removed AutoFocus button when Gremsy Zio payload is selected.

• Removed “Gimbal Pitch” from mission planning when LiDAR payload is selected.

• Removed “Camera” tab from mission planning. The camera used in mission planning should be selected in the Settings > Payload page.

• Temporarily removed “Loop turnaround” feature from corridor scan. This feature is being reworked for more consistency with the loops.

• Fixed bug causing Vio buttons to be disabled in video mode.

• Fixed bug causing incorrect positioning of Wiris controls.

• Fixed bug allowing default RTL altitude button to be pressed while flying.

08/16/2024

v1.6.0

• Increased stability and smoothness of SkyScout takeoff.

• Add support for L5 RTCM messages.

• Disallow SkyScout takeoff when battery percentage is below 40%.

• Fixed bug causing “Autoland not available. Please land with C button.” to display every flight.

• Fixed bug causing drone to back away from obstacles for collision avoidance. The new collision avoidance behavior is to disallow the drone from moving closer to the obstacle, rather than backing away. This allows for much safer and reliable collision avoidance.

• Fixed bug causing manual gimbal control to become unresponsive after running a mission or using the center gimbal button.

• Fixed bug causing “Lost controller location” alert to be sent every lifecycle.

08/16/24

v1.5.0

• Overhauled system UI for easier to use flight, mission planning, and settings controls.

• Added support for Sony ILX-LR1 35mm, Sony ILX-LR-1 55mm, and WISPR 24MP Mapper.

• Added additional camera settings buttons to control shutter speed, ISO control, and exposure when applicable.

• Added Autoland feature and setting for SkyScout drones. This allows for smoother controls when manually landing the drone. The can be toggled off in the Safety settings page.

• Set default speed and RTL settings values based on payloads selected. These default values can now be changed without being overwritten when rebooting WGC.

• Image overlap and center of structure coordinates can now be set when planning structure scan.

• Default “Proximity sensor distance” setting to 5m instead of 15m.

• Added support for geofence inclusion and exclusion areas. For more information, check this page.

• Updated method for setting RID-compliant UAS ID. For a guide on how to set your UAS ID, check here.

• Fixed bug limiting waypoint distance to 1mile when starting missions.

• Fixed Gremsy Vio and Zio controls.

• Fixed bug causing proximity distance to be set incorrectly.

• Removed unsupported payloads.

• Additional UI fixes for improved quality of life and ease of use.

• Temporarily removed rally points from mission planning screen.

06/21/2024

v1.5.0

• Added support for SkyScout drone.

• Improved overall flight characteristics for Ranger.

• Increased readability and rate of Remote ID related error messages.

• Updated flight logs to include more information from smart batteries.

• On SkyScout, fixed bug causing “Unsupported flight mode” to be displayed on boot. This may require power cycling the drone after updating the controller and drone 1 - 2 times to be fixed. This bugfix will be available for Ranger in a future update.

• Various minor bug fixes for improved flight.

06/21/24

v1.4.1

• Improved on default and disabled settings when the UgCS Methane Detector and “Enable rangefinder” setting are selected.

• Fixed bug causing terrain data to not download. Terrain data is now downloaded from a new provider.

03/19/2024

v1.4.0

• Prevent rangefinder being used in modes other than Auto when EchoSounder payload is selected.

• No bugfixes.

03/01/2024

v1.4.0

• Added Ainsten US-D1 radar altimeter for UGcS EchoSounder payload.

• Updated LiDAR rangefinder for new LightWare LW20/C rangefinder.

• Fixed bug with rangefinder parameters automatically be enabled when UGcS Methane Detector payload is selected, even when “Enable Rangefinder” setting is unchecked.

• Fixed bug allowing user to disable rangefinder when UGcS EchoSounder payload is selected.

• Fixed bug causing gimbal to occasionally reset in the middle of a mission.

03/01/2024

v1.4.0

• Prevent rangefinder being used in modes other than Auto when EchoSounder payload is selected.

• No bugfixes.

03/01/2024

v1.3.1

• No new features.

• Fixed bug causing Gremsy Vio payload to not record pictures and videos in thermal.

• Fixed bug causing certain payloads to show the stop recording button even when a video is not being recorded.

01/31/2024

v1.3.0

• No new features.

• Fixed bug causing capture commands to continue to be sent when mission is paused by swapping to LOITER mode.

01/23/2024

v1.3.0

• Added GeoCue TrueView LiDAR payload.

• Added “RTL Speed” setting to WISPR Settings page.

• Added “Enable Rangefinder” setting to WISPR Settings page.

• Fixed bug causing capture commands to continue to be sent when mission is paused by swapping to LOITER mode.

• Fixed bug causing zoom to not work on Gremsy Vio when camera using the EO camera stream.

01/23/2024

v1.3.0

• No new features.

• Fixed bug causing capture commands to continue to be sent when mission is paused by swapping to LOITER mode.

01/23/2024

v1.2.0

• Updated rangefinder location for bathymetry payloads.

• Decreased yaw acceleration in LOITER and LAND modes for smoother yawing.

• Added Vio payload.

• No bug fixes

12/04/2023

v1.1.0

• No new features.