Firmware update

[Rich Sugden M.D.]

Talking about "recalibrating" ... several times, at various times after turning on the phone and transmitter I get a circle on the iPhone and a message like "roll the ball around the screen to calibrate" ... This has even happened while flying, which is VERY disconcerting .. Try as I may I cannot ever get more than about 1/4 of the way around the circle w. the little ball before the display goes back to normal. NEVER happens at any other time, any other app, ... what the h*** is going on??

 

[HFMan]

I've seen the same on my Android phones... usually happens when I fire up an App that wants to use the Compass (but usually only if it has been awhile since I used the compass or my location has changed substantially). I've not yet had it happen except right there at the beginning.. not after the app has been running for awhile.

 

[Red_Raven]

Talking about "recalibrating" ... several times, at various times after turning on the phone and transmitter I get a circle on the iPhone and a message like "roll the ball around the screen to calibrate" ... This has even happened while flying, which is VERY disconcerting .. Try as I may I cannot ever get more than about 1/4 of the way around the circle w. the little ball before the display goes back to normal. NEVER happens at any other time, any other app, ... what the h*** is going on??

This is so disturbing and f****Ing irritating, and it shows up all the time.......
I'd kill for a solution..... I might also do so if it won't stop appearing. [emoji23]‍

 

[Robbyg]

I do not understand why people think that items that have a firmware update do not have to be recalibrated. When you update your computer many times you need to reboot it. This is the same with a drone. The cost of a short cut is an uncontrollable drone.

If by recalibrate you mean the IMU then Nope!
I have gone from .300 to .400 to .500 and now back to .400 without ever calibrating the IMU. In the three months I have had the Mavic I have only calibrated the compass twice and on my last flight it landed within 2 inches from the take off point coming back from 3000+ feet away after a signal loss.

All you need to do is put the Mavic on a level table and check the IMU diagnostic readings. If they are in the Low green section your good to go. As the other op stated it is only after a crash that the IMU may need to be recalibrated.

Rob

 

[Rich Sugden M.D.]

This is so disturbing and f****Ing irritating, and it shows up all the time.......
I'd kill for a solution..... I might also do so if it won't stop appearing. [emoji23]‍

Turns out it is in the iPhone "Compass" App ... which apparently the DJI GO App uses for the transmitter compass info ... If you "slosh" the phone about for a second or two it will go away ... run the Compass App and you'll see the ball-circle calibrate screen for a second or two when it starts ...

 

[famy mavic]

I have about 11hrs 41 min so far in my MP. I never update the FW since I bought it last February. I ignore the latest update FW request. The updates mentioned seem not relevant to me for its something that I can live without. As of to date, its flies as good as I got it day one. ...hope I don't screw it up.

any advice....

" If it aint broke, why fix it ...."

Have a safe flight you all....