ardupilot/libraries/GCS_MAVLink/include/common/mavlink_msg_debug.h

// MESSAGE DEBUG PACKING

#define MAVLINK_MSG_ID_DEBUG 255

typedef struct __mavlink_debug_t 
{
	uint8_t ind; ///< index of debug variable
	float value; ///< DEBUG value

} mavlink_debug_t;



/**
 * @brief Send a debug message
 *
 * @param ind index of debug variable
 * @param value DEBUG value
 * @return length of the message in bytes (excluding serial stream start sign)
 */
static inline uint16_t mavlink_msg_debug_pack(uint8_t system_id, uint8_t component_id, mavlink_message_t* msg, uint8_t ind, float value)
{
	uint16_t i = 0;
	msg->msgid = MAVLINK_MSG_ID_DEBUG;

	i += put_uint8_t_by_index(ind, i, msg->payload); //index of debug variable
	i += put_float_by_index(value, i, msg->payload); //DEBUG value

	return mavlink_finalize_message(msg, system_id, component_id, i);
}

static inline uint16_t mavlink_msg_debug_pack_chan(uint8_t system_id, uint8_t component_id, uint8_t chan, mavlink_message_t* msg, uint8_t ind, float value)
{
	uint16_t i = 0;
	msg->msgid = MAVLINK_MSG_ID_DEBUG;

	i += put_uint8_t_by_index(ind, i, msg->payload); //index of debug variable
	i += put_float_by_index(value, i, msg->payload); //DEBUG value

	return mavlink_finalize_message_chan(msg, system_id, component_id, chan, i);
}

static inline uint16_t mavlink_msg_debug_encode(uint8_t system_id, uint8_t component_id, mavlink_message_t* msg, const mavlink_debug_t* debug)
{
	return mavlink_msg_debug_pack(system_id, component_id, msg, debug->ind, debug->value);
}

#ifdef MAVLINK_USE_CONVENIENCE_FUNCTIONS

static inline void mavlink_msg_debug_send(mavlink_channel_t chan, uint8_t ind, float value)
{
	mavlink_message_t msg;
	mavlink_msg_debug_pack_chan(mavlink_system.sysid, mavlink_system.compid, chan, &msg, ind, value);
	mavlink_send_uart(chan, &msg);
}

#endif
// MESSAGE DEBUG UNPACKING

/**
 * @brief Get field ind from debug message
 *
 * @return index of debug variable
 */
static inline uint8_t mavlink_msg_debug_get_ind(const mavlink_message_t* msg)
{
	return (uint8_t)(msg->payload)[0];
}

/**
 * @brief Get field value from debug message
 *
 * @return DEBUG value
 */
static inline float mavlink_msg_debug_get_value(const mavlink_message_t* msg)
{
	generic_32bit r;
	r.b[3] = (msg->payload+sizeof(uint8_t))[0];
	r.b[2] = (msg->payload+sizeof(uint8_t))[1];
	r.b[1] = (msg->payload+sizeof(uint8_t))[2];
	r.b[0] = (msg->payload+sizeof(uint8_t))[3];
	return (float)r.f;
}

static inline void mavlink_msg_debug_decode(const mavlink_message_t* msg, mavlink_debug_t* debug)
{
	debug->ind = mavlink_msg_debug_get_ind(msg);
	debug->value = mavlink_msg_debug_get_value(msg);
}