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# Firmware

Follow the steps for updating the firmware through the flight controller.

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## Downloads

* [ARK Mosaic-X5 GPS Firmware](https://downloads.arkelectron.com/firmware/ark_mosaic-x5-gps/latest/application.uavcan.bin)
* [ARK Mosaic-X5 GPS Bootloader](https://downloads.arkelectron.com/firmware/ark_mosaic-x5-gps/latest/bootloader.bin)
* [All releases and SHA-256 checksums](https://downloads.arkelectron.com/firmware/ark_mosaic-x5-gps/)

Node firmware 84-1.18.73506671 and later can rewrite its own CAN bootloader: set `SYS_BL_UPDATE` to `1` on the node. The flight controller logs `bootloader updated`, `bootloader unchanged` or `bootloader update failed`, and the parameter returns to `0`.

## Node Parameters

Set these on the GPS node, then reboot it. Use [QGroundControl](https://docs.px4.io/main/en/dronecan/#qgc-cannode-parameter-configuration), where each CAN node is a separate *Component X* under **Vehicle Settings > Parameters**, or the [DroneCAN GUI Tool](/knowledge-base/knowledge-base/dronecan-gui-tool-guide.md).

| Parameter          | Default | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| ------------------ | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `CANNODE_TERM`     | 0       | Set to `1` on the last node of the CAN bus                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| `CANNODE_NODE_ID`  | 0       | Fixed node ID (1–125). `0` uses dynamic node allocation                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| `CANNODE_PUB_MAG`  | 1       | Publish magnetometer data                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| `CANNODE_PUB_BAR`  | 1       | Publish barometer data                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| `CANNODE_PUB_IMU`  | 0       | Publish `RawIMU` data. PX4 also needs `UAVCAN_SUB_IMU` set to `1`                                                                                                                                                                          |
| `CANNODE_SUB_RTCM` | 1       | Receive RTCM corrections from the flight controller                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| `CANNODE_PUB_MBD`  | 0       | Publish `MovingBaselineData`. Set to `1` on a moving base                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| `CANNODE_SUB_MBD`  | 1       | Receive `MovingBaselineData` from a moving base                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| `SEP_MODE`         | 0       | `0` rover, `1` moving base, `2` moving-base rover                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| `SEP_PVT_MODE`     | 15      | Bitmask of allowed PVT modes for Rover operation. Bits: `1` = StandAlone, `2` = DGNSS, `4` = RTKFloat, `8` = RTKFixed, `16` = SBAS, `32` = PPP (Galileo HAS, ignored on the mosaic-X5). The receiver uses the most accurate mode available |
| `SEP_RCV_DYN`      | 6       | Receiver dynamics model: `0` = Static, `1` = Quasistatic, `2` = Pedestrian, `3` = Automotive, `4` = RaceCar, `5` = HeavyMachinery, `6` = UAV, `7` = Unlimited                                                                              |
| `SEP_OUT_RATE`     | 50      | Output rate for GNSS data messages: `-1` = OnChange, or `10` / `20` / `40` / `50` / `100` / `200` / `500` ms. Do not use OnChange on a moving base or its rover                                                                            |
| `SYS_BL_UPDATE`    | 0       | Set to `1` to rewrite the CAN bootloader from the running firmware                                                                                                                                                                         |

## Release Notes

### v1.18.0.2 - 73506671 - 2026-10-06

* ArduPilot no longer takes a heading the node marks invalid as its GPS yaw: the node sends it with a zero baseline, which ArduPilot rejects. With v1.18.0.1, ArduPilot could block arming with `Internal errors 0x400` while the heading solution was not fixed
* Bootloader update from the running firmware (`SYS_BL_UPDATE`)

### v1.18.0.1 - a784eb57 - 2026-10-01

* PX4 v1.18 base
* Moving base and moving-base rover (`SEP_MODE`)
* SBAS available in `SEP_PVT_MODE`, off by default
* Jamming, spoofing, OSNMA and receiver error reporting
* Receiver reconfigured after it restarts
* Bootloader file renamed to `ark_mosaic-x5-gps_canbootloader.bin`

### v1.16 - 3c45b562 - 2025-09-26

* Migrate to build server

### v1.15 - 6dea2ce5 - 2025-02-12

* Disable mag bias estimator by default


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