Extended tuning does not enable

[timvand]

Issue details

Extended tuning is NOT visible in the Configuration tab, while Layout is set to advance on Planner.

Version

All

Platform

[X] All

Airframe type

Multirotor and fixed-wing

Hardware type

PH1/PH2

Logs

https://prnt.sc/fzxbia

[meee1]

what firmware are you connected to? plane copter etc

[timvand]

Plane.

[meee1]

copter has a page called extended tuning and basic tuning. https://github.com/ArduPilot/MissionPlanner/blob/master/GCSViews/SoftwareConfig.cs#L57

plane has a page called Basic tuning, only. https://github.com/ArduPilot/MissionPlanner/blob/master/GCSViews/SoftwareConfig.cs#L62

this has not changed in multiple versions. so I'm not seeing a problem/issue at all.

[timvand]

What would be your suggestion/recommendation to accomplish this configuration in Plane?

Specifically the portion related to configuring CH7 OPT to Camera Trigger, on Plane FW?

[meee1]

that feature/option is not available on plane. never has been.

[timvand]

Understood. So that feature is not available on Plane and thus the option is not configurable, or is there some other method to achieve the same result?

[meee1]

you can trigger the camera from the GCS (flightdata > right click map). but I'm not aware of a method to trigger via a transmitter option, other than having a servo directly connected to that rx channel (ie manual bypassing).

[timvand]

So, not possible in plane and possible in copter? How can that be or why is that not possible?

[micaheli]

I agree that this is a ridiculous limitation. Not having the ability to assign functions to switches at all is absolutely assinine. Especially when functions of airplanes and multirotors have a lot of overlap.

The fact that this has not been re-addressed since 2017 hurts my brain.