Release on Paparazzi UAV Blog

It's been a long time...

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:57:11 +0000

…since anyone took the time to post here.

Paparazzi is still there. We have a new stable version (https://github.com/paparazzi/paparazzi/releases/tag/v7.0.0_stable), many projects on VTOL and swarms, several awards at IMAV competitions.

Hopefully, we’ll spend more time to give news.

In the meantime, see you at the next IMAV in Strasbourg, France.

Paparazzi v5.18 is out, v6.0 is starting

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 11:47:01 +0000

The latest Paparazzi stable release is out today with many changes and addition since 5.16 one year ago. One of the biggest changes is the complete rewrite of the build system for the aircraft code generation (good old Ocaml stuff), plus the addition of a proper dependency resolution for the modules. It has no big impact for users so far, but in order to move forward, we will most likely break a few things…

Secure Pprzlink released

Mon, 26 Mar 2018 19:26:27 +0000

The Paparazzi team is proud to announce a release of an encrypted version of pprzlink. The new secure Pprzlink uses a strong and fast cipher ChaCha20 with Poly1305 authenticator. For better security and user convenience, a variation of station-to-station key-exchange protocol is implemented, to allow seamless key-exchange between the UAV and the GCS.

Secure Pprzlink is backed by a formally verified cryptographic library HACL* (yes, the same library that is a part of new Mozilla Firefox).

New Paparazzi autopilot Chimera released

Mon, 20 Mar 2017 00:11:06 +0000

The ENAC UAV lab is proud to release its latest autopilot board. Named Chimera, it is based on the latest STM32F7 micro-controller and offers a large connectivity.

The design have been made with the ease of use and integration for end-users, especially researchers. With the usual features like IMU and barometer, the Chimera also carries a differential pressure sensor, a SD card slot, a XBee modem slot and a 5V power supply dedicated to external companion processor.

First flights of the hybrid vehicle Cyfoam with Chimera board

Sun, 12 Mar 2017 13:09:11 +0000

The Cyfoam is a hybrid vehicle developed at ENAC Drone Lab. The aircraft is a foam, with a 3D printed fuselage, version of the composite-made Cyclone.

The vehicle is powered by the new autopilot board Chimera! which executes the control algorithms developed by Ewoud from Delft MAV Lab. We are currently aiming at a total autonomous mode, e.g., auto take off and auto landing.

Flying Parrot's Disco aircraft with Paparazzi

Fri, 24 Feb 2017 21:40:45 +0000

The Disco from Parrot is a fixed-wing aircraft designed for FPV with all the feature already available on their Bebop2, plus some extra things, like airspeed sensor, SBUS input and PWM outputs.

The autopilot itself is all integrated in a box called C.H.U.C.K. and it allows nice and easy flights with the SkyController2 and the Cockpitglasses, connected via Wifi.

Just like the Bebop and ARDrones, it is now possible to fly this drone using Paparazzi. Just connect to the plane, upload your code and you’re ready to go! Here is the video of the maiden flight:

1Bitsy & Black Magic Probe Kickstarter

Tue, 29 Nov 2016 23:55:28 +0000

1Bitsy & Black Magic Probe Kickstarter

As many of you know a programmer and debugger is a tremendously useful tool for many Paparazzi UAV based autopilots like the Lisa/MX and Lisa/S.

Our friends at 1BitSquared are running a Kickstarter to make a new revision of their Black Magic Probe JTAG SWD debugger and programmer with the addition of the 1Bitsy. 1Bitsy is a development board using the same CPU as Elle0 and Lisa/MX Paparazzi autopilots. It can serve as a good prototyping platform for payload control or for your next autopilot project.

Flying Robot Commander + PPRZLINK = Improved MultiMAV Management

Mon, 11 Apr 2016 06:21:31 +0000

For those of us that use Paparazzi to fly multiple MAVs, the current GCS does a great job of managing and presenting just the right amount of information for safe flight. That being said, there’s always room for new tools. It’s my pleasure to introduce the Flying Robot Commander, a PPRZLINK enabled web application for managing multiple MAVs.

The Flying Robot Commander(FRC) is a Flask/python based RESTful web application that integrates with Paparazzi UAV via PPRZLINK. That’s right, you can now write python code to access/extend Paparazzi UAV capabilities (NOTE: one of the main complaints about the current Paparazzi GCS is that it’s written in ocaml). In addition to python, PPRZLINK also provides C and ocaml libraries for those that need them.

Introduction to the Elle0 Autopilot

Thu, 03 Mar 2016 00:33:17 +0000

Dear Paparazzians,

I made a new video describing the details of the Elle0 Paparazzi UAV autopilot. Elle0 is now available for purchase in the 1BitSquared store together with the G0 companion GPS receiver. In the video I go through and describe every IO pin as well as some of the design differences to the Lisa/MX Autopilot. Additionally, I describe how you can add a battery voltage monitor to your Elle0 using a voltage divider circuit.

1BitSquared launches German Store

Tue, 12 Jan 2016 14:40:12 +0000

1BitSquared has just launched their German online store. This is the first dedicated Paparazzi UAV hardware supplier in Europe.

With a store in Europe they can provide faster delivery times of Paparazzi UAV hardware for all the European users and developers. Now you can purchase Lisa/M(X), Lisa/S, Elle0 autopilots and accessories for Paparazzi UAV within Europe without having to pick up your order at your customs office. We hope this will make the entry into Paparazzi and working with the system easier, knowing that you can get new parts and hardware faster from a local supplier.

G0 GPS Module

Mon, 28 Dec 2015 11:10:44 +0000

Just in time for the new year 1BitSquared releases a new GPS module named G0. It is designed to neatly fit on top of the Paparazzi UAV Elle0 Autopilot, that they released just a few weeks ago.

G0 features the UBlox Max-7Q chipset, a large ground plane and EMI shielding. Due to the large ground plane and optional side flaps it has good multipath and EMI rejection characteristics, making it a great device to be used on fully autonomous systems that need high precision and reliable GPS reception.

Paparazzi V5.8 release

Thu, 24 Dec 2015 14:29:20 +0000

Merry Christmas dear Paparazzians!

We are happy to announce the release of Paparazzi; v5.8, providing you with lots of new features and improvements!

Just to pick out a few:

ADS-B support
improved use of optic flow for velocity estimation
improved mavlink support
possibility to reduce RAM and Flash usage by compressing the sine table
this allowed us to add basic support for naze32, CC3D and CJMCU boards
flip mode for multicopters
INDI guidance loop
lots of improvements/additions for computer vision modules
high speed logging to SD Card via SPI
improve support for Bebop and add Bebop2
guided mode for rotorcrafts

For a detailed overview refer to the CHANGELOG. :)

Elle0 Autopilot

Tue, 01 Dec 2015 02:05:12 +0000

1BitSquared has released Elle0, a new Paparazzi UAV autopilot. Elle0 is the lowest cost autopilot developed specifically for use with the Paparazzi UAV framework. It was inspired by the Lisa/MX and Apogee autopilots and has been stripped down to the most essential features while preserving the flexibility that Paparazzi autopilots are famous for.

Here are some of the specs:

STM32F4 168MHz ARM Cortex-M4 microcontroller with FPU
- 1 Mbyte of Flash memory
- 192+4 Kbytes of SRAM including 64-Kbyte of CCM (core coupled memory) data RAM
- Cryptographic acceleration: hardware acceleration for AES 128, 192, 256, Triple DES, HASH (MD5, SHA-1), and HMAC
- True random number generator
3 axis gyroscope (connected over SPI for high speed sampling and low latency)
3 axis accelerometer (connected over SPI for high speed sampling and low latency)
3 axis magnetometer (connected over SPI for high speed sampling and low latency)
barometer (connected over dedicated SPI for low noise operation and low latency)
1 I2C auxilary sensor connection
2 TTL level serial ports for telemetry radio and GPS
2 serial input interfaces for remote control receivers (using Spektrum compatible JST connectors)
1 USB port for easy firmware upgrade
8 PWM outputs/inputs for servos or legacy PPM RC receivers
2 Analog inputs for system battery voltage and current measurement
CAN TX and RX lines are accessible

Mechanically Elle0 is designed around the 30.5mm M3 hole pattern, popularized by the Nano Quad community. But Elle0 can be used on more than just Nano Quads, it has everything on board to control anything from a small Quad through a big Octocopter to Airplanes or Helicopters. For an autonomous UAV you just need to add a GPS, Telemetry radio and maybe RC receivers. ;)

Paparazzi V5.6 release

Tue, 01 Sep 2015 22:16:12 +0000

The Paparazzi Development Team is pleased to announce the release of a brand new version of Paparazzi; v5.6, providing you with lots of new features and improvements!

If you’re curious to know the specifics on what has been added and improved you can, go here for an overview.

If you are already using paparazzi with Git, to enjoy all improvements you can switch to this new version via:

git remote update && git checkout v5.6

Paparazzi UAV Videos 2004-2010

Sun, 19 Jul 2015 09:50:42 +0000

A few days ago ENAC UAV Lab uploaded their Paparazzi UAV video collection from 2004-2010. If you are interested in some Open-Source UAV history you should take a look at them.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD885PC3Hy2DhiL_OEH3qMrcOFEh2McGN

It is exciting to see how many things Paparazzi UAV could already do 5 to 10 years ago, as well as how far things have improved and evolved since then.

One of the highlights is a multi UAV flight at IMAV2006. This is 9 years ago. It is great to see how relaxed the safety pilots are. :)

Paparazzi V5.4 Release

Mon, 05 Jan 2015 00:00:16 +0000

The Paparazzi Development Team is pleased to announce the release of a brand new version of Paparazzi; v5.4, giving you the option to enjoy lots of new features and improvements, happy new year!

If you’re curious to know what has been added and improved you can, go here for an overview. For your enjoyment and to view what all those changes look like, click here.

If you are already using paparazzi with Git, to enjoy all improvements you can switch to this new version via:

Paparazzi V5.2 Release

Thu, 28 Aug 2014 00:00:13 +0000

Paparazzi Development Team is pleased to announce the release of the Paparazzi v5.2 stable version with lots of new features and bugfixes.

See the CHANGELOG for an overview of new features and bugfixes. See the Release Upgrades page for hints on configuration changes that may be required if you are moving to v5.2 from v5.0.

If you are already using paparazzi with Git, you can switch to this new branch with

git remote update && git checkout v5.2.

Lisa/S Pre-Order

Wed, 27 Nov 2013 00:00:03 +0000

Due to popular demand, Lisa/S and SuperbitRF are available for early pre-order from 1 BIT SQUARED.

Lisa/S The Worlds Smallest UAV Autopilot

Mon, 26 Aug 2013 00:00:53 +0000

TU Delft researchers in collaboration with 1BitSquared have designed and build the world’s smallest autopilot for micro aircraft.

Researcher Bart Remes and his team of the Micro Aerial Vehicle Laboratory at the TU Delft faculty of Aerospace Engineering in a collaboration with Piotr Esden-Tempski from 1BitSquared have designed, built and tested the world’s smallest open source autopilot for small unmanned aircraft. A smaller – and lighter – autopilot allows these small flying robots to fly longer, fit into narrower spaces or carry more payloads, such as cameras. That makes them more suitable to be used in rescue operations for example. Remes: “Our aim? Make MAVs so small and light that every fireman can fit one in his pocket.”

Paparazzi V5.0 Release

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:16 +0000

For the opening of the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget, the Paparazzi Development Team is pleased to announce the release of the Paparazzi v5.0 stable version, including the support of the Parrot AR.Drone2. See this page for more instructions.

See the changelog for an overview of new features and bugfixes.

See the Release Upgrades page for hints on configuration changes that may be required if you are moving to v5.0.0 from v4.2.0.

Paparazzi V4.2.0 Release

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 12:12:04 +0000

Just before the end of the world, discover Paparazzi v4.2.0 stable version.

Based on the last stable branch v4.0, this new release offers several improvements, especially the total energy control developed by TUDelft. See the changelog for an overview of new features and bugfixes.

If you are already using paparazzi with Git, you can switch to this new branch with

git remote update && git checkout v4.2.

For new user, it will be the default branch when getting the source code from Github. You can also download a tarball or Zip file of the v4.2.0_stable source code.

Paparazzi V4.0 Release

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:00:44 +0000

The Paparazzi Development Team is pleased to announce the release of the Paparazzi v4.0 stable version.

After several months of testing and debugging, the release preparation branch v3.9 has been released as v4.0. See the changelog for an overview of new features and bugfixes.

If you are already using paparazzi with Git, you can switch to this new branch with

git remote update && git checkout v4.0.

For new user, it will be the default branch when getting the source code from Github. You can also download a tarball or Zip file of the v4.0_stable source code.

Stable Paparazzi Releases

Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:42 +0000

In order to improve the development workflow and provide stable releases we have changed our git branching model.

The branch “master” is now our development branch.

The “dev” branch was renamed to the release preparation branch “v3.9”. Switch to this branch if you want stable code.
“master” was reset to the previous “locm3” branch, where development will happen now with libopencm3 for the STM32 architecture.

Please see the RepositoryStructure page for more details.

UMARIM V1.0

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:41 +0000

ENAC Team Umarim V1.0 autopilot is now released: LPC based, on-board IMU & barometer, narrow fuselage form factor (56x25mm) and lightweight (9gr) are its main features. Add your favorite GPS receiver and it will fit in your thin light UAV prototype. But it will also do the job for a bigger UAV as well. More info here…

Paparazzi Mac OSX release

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 05:29:31 +0000

After a very busy holiday period the Paparazzi developer team are pleased to announce the initial release the Mac OSX port of Paparazzi.

Although this release is a couple of weeks later than expected, the team is satisfied that this port will be easy to install and run. This first release still retains the look and feel of its Linux sibling as currently it uses X Windows for rendering. This is due to change, as the graphics library used by Paparazzi (GTK+) is improving its support for the native quartz engine found in Mac OSX. This improved version of GTK+ is due for release at the beginning of March. The team is tracking this and expect a more native look and feel version of Paparazzi to follow this release.

Tiny 2.11 Available

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:00:49 +0000

A number of vendors are now offering assembled and not-assembled autopilots, sensors and accessories. The software is written, the hardware is built, what are you waiting for? Getting started has never been easier! More details on the Get Hardware page.