Copter: 4.5.0-beta1 release notes

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 ArduPilot Copter Release Notes:
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+Copter 4.5.0-beta1 25-Jan-2025
+Changes from 4.4.4
+1) New autopilots supported
+    - CubeRed
+    - esp32-tomte76, esp32nick
+    - PixSurveyA1-IND
+    - JAE JFB110
+    - SPRacing H7RF
+    - PixFlamingo (uses STM32L4PLUS CPU)
+2) Autopilot related enhancements
+    - Airbotf4 features reduced to save flash
+    - Battery drivers reduced on 1MB boards (to save flash)
+    - Bootloaders removed from some boards to save flash (PH4-mini-bdshot, mRoControlZeroH7, etc)
+3) Driver enhancements
+    - RichenPower generator on 1MB boards
+    - EFI driver polls sensor at 10hz (instead of 50hz)
+    - KDECAN driver rewrite (params moved to KDE_, works on all vehicles)
+    - Airspeed health checks vs GPS use 3D velocity
+    - RPLidarS1 support and improved reliability for all support RPLidars
+4) EKF enhancements
+5) Control and navigation enhancements
+    - Auto missions can always be cleared while disarmed (would fail if mission still running)
+    - MOT_OPTIONS allows voltage compensation to use raw battery voltages (instead of current corrected voltage)
+6) Copter specific enhancements and fixes
+    - Guided mode yaw fix (vehicle might rotate too slowly)
+    - redundant trim arming checks removed
+    - TKOFF_TH_MAX allows lower throttle during takeoff
+    - ZigZag mode sends position target to GCS
+    - Tricopter, SingleCopter, CoaxCopter fins centered if using BLHeli/DShot
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+7) TradHeli specific enhancements
+    - Thrust linearization for DDFP tails added
+    - OSD support for main rotor RPM
+8) Rover specific enhancements and fixes
+    - Arming check that Auto mode requires mission
+    - Mandatory arming checks cannot be skipped (previously setting ARMING_CHECKS=0 skipped all)
+9) Plane specific enhancement and fixes
+    - Plane AUTO mode landing abort aux switch renamed
+    - Airbrakes auxiliary function fixed
+    - FLARE_HGT param desc fix
+    - Arming check to allow Tricopter-Plane with no yaw servo
+    - Arm in AUTO/TAKEOFF modes only after stick returns to center
+    - Long failsafe added that goes straight to auto (see FS_LONG_ACTN)
+    - RC failsafe does not trigger until RC has been received at least once
+10) ROS2 / DDS support
+11) Camera and gimbal enhancements
+    - MAVLink command support enhanced (e.g. GIMBAL_MANAGER_SET_ATTITUDE, CAMERA_INFORMATION, GIMBAL_MANAGER_INFORMATION support)
+    - MAVLink cameraV2 message support (e.g. Gremsy ZIO support)
+    - GIMBAL_MANAGER_STATUS, DO_GIMBAL_MANAGER_CONFIGURE for deconflicting multiple GCSs
+    - GIMBAL_MANAGER_SET_PITCHYAW message support
+    - DO_SET_ROI bug fix that could lead to gimbal pointing at old target
+    - Percentage zoom support (for both missions and GCS commands)
+    - MNTx_SYSID_DFLT and MNTx_DEFLT_MODE for easeier pointing gimbal at another vehicle
+    - Siyi supports absolute Zoom control
+    - Gimbal may point to center when in Copter's Circle mode (see CIRCLE_OPTIONS)
+    - Image tracking support (only ViewPro supports this)
+12) Logging changes
+    - RTK GPS used/discarded fragments logged
+13) Scripting enhancements
+    - Vehicle reboot support
+    - Plane acrobatics parameter descriptions added (see AEROM_xxx and TRIK_xxx)
+    - mount-poi upgraded to applet
+    - Camera support
+    - EFI bindings improved
+    - MAVLink sending and receiving support
+    - RockBlock.lua applet fix for battery voltage reporting
+    - Baro, Compass, IMU, IOMCU health check support
+14) Safety related enhancements and fixes
+    - Arming check of GPIO pin interrupt storm
+    - Buzzer noise for gyro calibration and arming checks passed
+    - Pre-arm check removed if aux function used to engage emergency stop
+    - Arming check if mission can't be loaded from SD card
+    - Copter: TKOFF_RPM_MAX aborts takeoff if RPM is too high (for cases where a propeller has come off)
+    - Copter: GCS failsafe action to switch to Brake mode (see FS_GCS_ENABLE)
+15) System Enhancements
+    - CAN-FD support (allows faster data transfer rates)
+    - ChibiOS upgrade to 21.11
+    - Linux boards support DroneCAN
+    - DMA is off on I2C on F7 and H7 by default
+16) Custom Build server
+    - Plane BlackBox arming allows Plane to be used as logger (see ARMING_BBOX_SPD)
+    - Generator support
+    - ExternalAHRS support (e.g. Lord, Vectornav)
+    - Precision landing support
+    - Proximity sensor support
+    - RC Protocol support
+    - ToneAlarm support
+    - Winch support
+17) Web services
+    - FilterReview tool
+17) Developer specific items
+    - UAVCAN replaced with DroneCAN
+    - AUTOPILOT_VERSION_REQUEST message deprecated (use REQUEST_MESSAGE instead)
+    - MISSION_SET_CURRENT message deprecated (use DO_SET_MISSION_CURRENT command instead)
+    - MISSION_CURRENT message sends num commands and stopped/paused/running/complete state
+    - Python version requirement increased to 3.6.9
+    - mavlink_parse.py shows all suported mavlink messages
+18) Bug fixes:
+    - STM32L496 CAN2 init fix (AP_Periph only?)
+    - MAVLink routing fix to avoid processing packet meant for another vehicle
+    - Button Internal Error caused by floating pin or slow device power-up fixed
+    - LPS2XH Baro supported over I2C fixed
+    - MPU6500 IMU filter corrected to 4k
+    - MatekH743 storage eeprom size fixed
+    - INS calibration prevents unlikely case of two calibrations running at same time
+    - OSD RF panel format fixed
+    - ST24 RC protocol fixed
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 Copter 4.4.4 19-Dec-2023 / 4.4.4-beta1 05-Dec-2023
 Changes from 4.4.3