INAV Blackbox tools 9.0.0

Overview

INAV Blackbox tools 9.0.0.

Functional Changes

• Update adjustmentFunction_e list for INAV 9
• Bump version (the only change from 9.0.0-rc1).

Binary releases

• Only includes blackbox_decode; if you want blackbox_render you will have to build it locally.
• Includes a bin directory with blackbox_decode and a share directory providing the bash completion module.
• All binaries are cross-compiled on Linux with CC="zig cc" resulting is either static (Linux) or minimal (version independent) dependencies.

INAV Blackbox tools 9.0.0-rc1

Overview

INAV Blackbox tools 9.0.0-rc1. In anticipation of the inevitable / eponymous firmware version release.

Functional Changes

• Update adjustmentFunction_e list for INAV 9

Binary Releases

Binary releases:

• Only includes blackbox_decode; if you want blackbox_render you will have to build it locally.
• Includes a bin directory with blackbox_decode and a share directory providing the bash completion module.
• All binaries are cross-compiled on Linux with CC="zig cc" resulting is either static or minimal (version independent) dependencies.

Fix 32bit time roll-over

Overview

INAV Blackbox tools 8.0.2

Functional Changes

• Fixes 32bit time roll-over accumulator bug #98 (via FC issue iNavFlight/inav#10992) . Blackbox logs longer than 71 minutes are no longer truncated to 71 minutes.

Binary Releases

Binary releases:

• Only include blackbox_decode; if you want blackbox_render you will have to build it locally.
• Includes a bin directory with blackbox_decode and a share directory providing the bash completion module.
• All binaries are cross-compiled on Linux with CC="zig cc" resulting is either static or minimal (version independent) dependencies.

INAV 8.0.0 Blackbox Tools

Overview

Blackbox tools for INAV 8.0.0

Functional Changes

• Updates blackbox-tools for breaking changes in INAV 8
• Routine updates to latest INAV constants for RC Modes etc.
• Support up to 16 motors and 32 servos
• Support (merged) flightModeFlags and flightModeFlags2 (64bit flight modes)
• Support updateed rcmode order for 8.0
• Added blackbox_render --mode for user defined stick modes (1-4)
• Add identifying metadata to GPX output
• Enhanced log consistency test
• Remove obsolete 3rd party packages from repository

Binary Releases

Binary releases:

• Only include blackbox_decode; if you want blackbox_render you will have to build it locally.
• Includes a bin directory with blackbox_decode and a share directory providing the bash completion module.
• All binaries are cross-compiled on Linux with CC="zig cc" resulting is either static or minimal (version independent) dependencies.

INAV 8.0.0-rc1 Blackbox Tools

Overview

Blackbox tools for INAV 8.0.0 RC1

Functional Changes

• Updates blackbox-tools for breaking changes in INAV 8
• Usual, routine updates to latest INAV constants for RC Modes etc.
• Support up to 16 motors and 32 servos
• Support (merged) flightModeFlags and flightModeFlags2 (64bit flight modes)
• Support updateed rcmode order for 8.0
• Added blackbox_render --mode for user defined stick modes (1-4)
• Add identifying metadata to GPX output

Binary Releases

• Linux ia-32 / Linux x86_64 : blackbox-decode is built statically on Alpine (no dependencies). blackbox-render is built on Debian stable (Bookworm); in theory will run on any contemporary x86_64 / ia-32 distro. blackbox_render uses OS shared libraries that should be available by default on any distro with a GUI.
• MacOS x64_64: blackbox-decode . Built on 10.5 VM. Statically linked. Only dylib dependency is on v 0.0.0 (or later) for /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib, which should be met by contemporary MacOS.
• Win32 : blackbox-decode, blackbox-render Cross-complied on Linux.
• Win64 : blackbox-decode, blackbox-render Cross-complied on Linux.
• Linux Aarch64: Build on a Raspberry Pi 4 running Arch Linux. This may well preclude it working on older distros.

MacOS Arm64. Currently only building blackbox_decode is supported.

Install Detail

Each archive contains a bin directory containing blackbox_decode, optionally blackbox_render. You should copy these to a suitable directory on $PATH (for example one of ~/bin, ~/.local/bin, /usr/local/bin or other OS equivalent).

There is also a share directory containing the blackbox_decode bash-completion module. If you want such a convenience, it should be installed in a suitable directory (~/.local/share or a system wide equivalent).

INAV 8 interim build

• Updates blackbox-tool for breaking changes coming in INAV 8
• If you're using a INAV 8 pre-release after 23rd June 2024 you should use this build.
• If you have broken BBLs from 2024-06-23 to 2024-08-01,this is because the firmware is broken (the blackbox header does not match the log data). By itself, this blackbox-tools cannot fix that. However the script below probably can.
• ./fixINAV8bbl_servos.rb LOG-broken.TXT LOG-fixed.TXT
• Use the ruby script only on broken logs with pre-release firmware from 23rd June 2024 to 1st August 2024
• BBL generated by INAV8 firmware between 2nd - 14th August is not fixable.

INAV Blackbox tools for 7.1.0

Summary

• Supports INAV 7.1.0 (and all prior versions)
• Adds new adjustment and state values for INAV 7.1.0
• Improved GPS timestamp handling

Binary release details

• Linux ia-32 / Linux x86_64 : Built on Debian stable (bullseye); in theory will run on any contemporary x86_64 / ia-32 distro. blackbox_render uses OS shared libraries that should be available by default on any distro with a GUI.
• MacOS : Built on 10.5 VM. Statically linked. Only dylib dependency is on v 0.0.0 (or later) for /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib, which should be met by contemporary MacOS.
• Win32 : Cross-complied on Linux. blackbox_render uses the repository provided (ancient) DLLs.
• Win64 : This is somewhat problematic, as the ancient DLLs are 32bit only. There are two options:
  • win64 : Cross-complied on Linux, provides blackbox_decode only. No DLL dependencies.
  • msys_win64 : Compiled on Msys2. blackbox_render depends on a numerous msys2 DLLs, which are included. Provides blackbox_decode and blackbox_render. Somewhat experimental; the easiest / only way to have blackbox_render on win64, at least without an inordinate amount of effort.

Install Detail

Each archive contains a bin directory containing blackbox_decode, optionally blackbox_render and, on Windows, some ddls. You should copy these to a suitable directory on $PATH (for example one of ~/bin, ~/.local/bin, /usr/local/bin`).

There is also a share directory containing the blackbox_decode bash-completion module. If you want such a convenience, it should be installed in a suitable directory (~/.local/share or a system wide equivalent).

INAV Blackbox Tools for INAV 7

Summary

• Supports INAV 7 (and all prior versions)
• Adds new adjustment and state values for INAV 7

Binary release details

• Linux ia-32 / Linux x86_64 : Built on Debian stable (bullseye); in theory will run on any contemporary x86_64 / ia-32 distro. blackbox_render uses OS shared libraries that should be available by default on any distro with a GUI.
• MacOS : Built on 10.5 VM. Statically linked. Only dylib dependency is on v 0.0.0 (or later) for /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib, which should be met by contemporary MacOS.
• Win32 : Cross-complied on Linux. blackbox_render uses the repository provided (ancient) DLLs.
• Win64 : This is somewhat problematic, as the ancient DLLs are 32bit only. There are two options:
  • win64 : Cross-complied on Linux, provides blackbox_decode only. No DLL dependencies.
  • msys_win64 : Compiled on Msys2. blackbox_render depends on a numerous msys2 DLLs, which are included. Provides blackbox_decode and blackbox_render. Somewhat experimental; the easiest / only way to have blackbox_render on win64, at least without an inordinate amount of effort.

INAV Blackbox tools for 6.0.0

Summary

• Supports INAV 6.1 (and all prior versions)
• Adds new adjustment and state values for 6.0
• Re-initialise energy accumulator for each log segment
• Fix potential buffer overflow (from the increased number of fields in log).

Binary release details

• FreeBSD : Built on Release 13.1; blackbox_render uses OS shared libraries; unlikely to work on earlier releases. OTOH, if you're using FreeBSD, you know how to compile from source (n.b. gmake vice make).
• Linux Aarch64: Compiled on RPi4 / Arch Linux.
• Linux ia-32 / Linux x86_64 : Built on Debian old stable (buster); in theory will run on any contemporary x86_64 / ia-32 distro. blackbox_render uses OS shared libraries that should be available by default on any distro with a GUI.
• MacOS : Built on 10.5 VM. Statically linked. Only dylib dependency is on v 0.0.0 (or later) for /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib, which should be met by contemporary MacOS.
• Win32 : Cross-complied on Linux. blackbox_render uses the repository provided (ancient) DLLs.
• Win64 : This is somewhat problematic, as the ancient DLLs are 32bit only. There are two options:
  • win64 : Cross-complied on Linux, provides blackbox_decode only. No DLL dependencies.
  • msys_win64 : Compiled on Msys2. blackbox_render depends on a numerous msys2 DLLs, which are included. Provides blackbox_decode and blackbox_render. Somewhat experimental; the easiest / only way to have blackbox_render on win64, at least without an inordinate amount of effort.

INAV Blackbox tools for 6.0.0-rc1

Summary

• Support INAV 6.0 (release candidate) firmware (and all prior versions)
• Adds new adjustment and state values for 6.0
• Re-initialise energy accumulator for each log segment
• Fix potential buffer overflow (number of fields in log). Binaries updated to rc1-0 2023-01-30

Binary release details

Limited OS / application selection for rc1.

• Linux 32 / Linux 64 : Built on Debian old stable (buster); in theory will run on any contemporary x86_64 / ia32 distro. blackbox_render uses OS shared libraries that should be available by default on any distro with a GUI.
• MacOS : Cross-complied on Linux, provides blackbox_decode only.
• Win32 : Cross-complied on Linux. blackbox_render uses the repository provided (ancient) DLLs.
• Win64 : Cross-complied on Linux, provides blackbox_decode only. No DLL dependencies.

A full OS / application release may be made for the INAV 6.0.0 release.