Official Release 2.3.0

Download Notes
Download Configurator
Download Blackbox
Download EdgeTX Lua
Download Ethos Lua

🔧 Firmware (Rotorflight 4.6.x)

The full list of changes is located in the Changes

New features

• Introduce Rotorflight Rates with refactored rate handling
• Add support for applying rates in polar coordinates
• Refactor Governor for Nitro/I.C. engines with multiple improvements and fixes
• Refactor throttle channel range and arm limit
• Refactor Adjustment Function implementation
• Add battery profile support
• Add SmartFuel battery charge estimator
• New hardware and protocol support
• Add Forward Programming support for AM32, BLHeli S/Bluejay, ZTW, OMP, and XDFly ESCs
• Add FlySky IBUS2 Control & Telemetry Support
• Add FBUS Master Out
• Add FBUS sensor input
• Add S.PORT sensor input
• Add GYRO_CLK support for external gyro clocking
• Add BMP581 barometer driver
• Add BMI323 gyro driver
• Add native ELRS telemetry sensors for RPM and TEMP
• Add ESC telemetry output to Spektrum transmitters
• Add Winbond W25N04KV flash ID
• Add PY25Q128HA flash ID

Improvements

• Reject incompatible dump/diff files
• Improve gyro calibration routine
• Improve the decimation filter
• Enable Blackbox logging while ARMed by default
• Enable flight stats by default
• Increase max cyclic deadband to 100
• Disable yaw dynamic ceiling and reduce deadband defaults
• Change RESCUE default to FLIP
• Increase default I-term and O-term (HSI) limits
• Add motor override timeout
• Disallow arming while rescue is active
• Disallow arming if motor override is active
• Remove PID term reset on profile change
• Add new MSP APIs for tools and Lua scripts
• Add freq_input_minhz parameter
• Extend servo parameter ranges
• Improve Hobbywing V4 ESC telemetry
• Start tail motor ASAP
• Remove error_rotation parameter

Bug fixes

• Fix potential buffer overflows in RX protocols and rcdevice
• Fix isVoltageStable check in battery presence
• Fix ACRO TRAINER catastrophic failure
• Fix failsafe throttle handling
• Fix JR Xbus Mode-A channel corruption
• Fix APD ESC telemetry
• Fix MSPv2 over SmartPort
• Fix IBUS2 channel decoding
• Fix Hobbywing Platinum V5 ESC parameter writes

🖥️ Rotorflight Configurator (v2.3.0)

Changes from 2.2.x

• Support for Rotorflight Firmware 4.6.0
• Add Expert Mode toggle (only implemented on some tabs)
• New layouts for Motors, Receiver and Failsafe tab
• Governor configuration moved to a new tab
• Live updates to throttle range parameters
• Simplified firmware flasher tab
• Various mobile layout improvements
• Removed confusing arm mode active indicator on Modes tab
• Bulgarian translation
• Windows installer now includes the STM32 DFU driver

Important: The Apple silicon build is not notarized by Apple. It is necessary to run the following command before installing.

:::note NOTE Replace /path/to with the actual path to the file.

xattr -cr "/path/to/rotorflight-configurator_2.3.0_macos_arm64.dmg" :::

📟 Lua Scripts for EdgeTX / OpenTX (v2.3.0)

Changes Since Version 2.2.1

• Model page: added support for per model statistics like Total flights and Total time.
• Battery page: new page for configuring and specifying your batteries.
• Governor page: added support for the new Rotorflight governor.
• Rates page: added support for Rotorflight rates.
• Rate Dynamics page: added support for Cyclic ring and Polar coordinates.
• AM32 ESC page: new page for configuring AM32 ESCs.
• BLHeli_S ESC page: new page for configuring BLHeli_S ESCs.
• Bluejay ESC page: new page for configuring Bluejay ESCs.
• FLYROTOR ESC page: updated parameters.
• Added support for configuring OMP and ZTW ESCs.
• Added partial support for the FlySky PA01.
• Various minor fixes.

📟 Lua Scripts for Ethos (v2.3.0)

Changes Since Version 2.2.1

• Model page: added support for per model statistics like Total flights and Total time.
• Battery page: new page for configuring and specifying your batteries.
• ESC Sensor page: new page for configuring ESC telemetry.
• Governor page: added support for the new Rotorflight governor.
• Rates page: added support for Rotorflight rates.
• Rate Dynamics page: added support for Cyclic ring and Polar coordinates.
• Smart Fuel page: new page for configuring Smart Fuel.
• AM32 ESC page: new page for configuring AM32 ESCs.
• BLHeli_S ESC page: new page for configuring BLHeli_S ESCs.
• Bluejay ESC page: new page for configuring Bluejay ESCs.
• FLYROTOR ESC page: updated parameters.
• HW Platinum V5 page: improved support for various Hobbywing Platinum V5 ESCs, including support for the Stratos 200 ESC.
• Added support for configuring OMP and ZTW ESCs.
• Various minor fixes

📟 Lua Suite for FrSky Ethos (v2.3.0)

Changes Since Version 2.2.1

• Added the new dashboard system, dashboard theme support, Ethos 2.6 theme integration, theme selection, and improved dashboard loader/status handling.
• Reworked the menu structure and added/expanded modules so more Rotorflight configuration can be edited directly from the radio, including mixer, receiver, FBUS, ESC/motor, governor, rates, tail, smart fuel, and RF 2.3-specific settings.
• Added Battery Profile support and improved battery/profile-aware behaviour for gauges, alerts, smart fuel, and fuel calculations.
• Added Smart Fuel support on the FBL side, including improved model detection, voltage/consumption handling, sensor reset behaviour, and related translations/audio.
• Added and improved ESC programming support, including BLHeli_S/Bluejay, AM32, Hobbywing/HW5, ZTW, OMP, Flyrotor, Skorpion, and 4-way ESC reliability improvements.
• Improved MSP and telemetry transport with MSPv2 support, MSP boost mode, API/message-bus refactors, better S.Port reliability, FBUS sensor support, ELRS telemetry improvements, and safer reconnect/queue handling.
• Added the Session Log tool, protocol/debug logging improvements, diagnostics/admin tools, and support for Ethos malloc debugging.
• Added the new FrSky package format and cross-platform Ethos Suite updater/deployment tooling.
• Reduced radio load throughout the app, background tasks, widgets, dashboard objects, ESC tools, telemetry modules, progress dialogs, image/theme handling, and navigation paths by reducing allocations, lazy loading more code, clearing caches, and fixing memory leaks.
• Includes many UI fixes, translation/audio updates, sensor-tool updates, dashboard theme additions, and smaller stability fixes from the 2.3.0 snapshots and release candidates.

📊 Blackbox Explorer (v2.3.0)