APM: update for new barometer interface

the barometer can now calibrate and return altitude values.

A 0.3 low pass filter is used on altitude to match the previous code

ArduPlane/ArduPlane.pde

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 #include <AP_RangeFinder.h>	// Range finder library
 #include <Filter.h>			// Filter library
 #include <ModeFilter.h>		// Mode Filter from Filter library
+#include <LowPassFilter.h>	// LowPassFilter class (inherits from Filter class)
 #include <AP_Relay.h>       // APM relay
 #include <AP_Camera.h>		// Photo or video camera
 #include <memcheck.h>
@@ -469,8 +470,6 @@ static float   airspeed_pressure;
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Altitude Sensor variables
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// Raw absolute pressure measurement (filtered).  ADC units
-static unsigned long 	abs_pressure;
 // Altitude from the sonar sensor.  Meters.  Not yet implemented.
 static int		sonar_alt;
 

ArduPlane/sensors.pde

@@ -7,66 +7,23 @@ void ReadSCP1000(void) {}
 
 static void init_barometer(void)
 {
-	int flashcount = 0;
+    barometer.calibrate(mavlink_delay);
-	long 			ground_pressure = 0;
+	g.ground_pressure.set_and_save(barometer.get_ground_pressure());
-	int 			ground_temperature;
+	g.ground_temperature.set_and_save(barometer.get_ground_temperature() / 10.0f);
-
+    ahrs.set_barometer(&barometer);
-	while (ground_pressure == 0 || !barometer.healthy) {
+    gcs_send_text_P(SEVERITY_LOW, PSTR("barometer calibration complete"));
-		barometer.read(); 					// Get initial data from absolute pressure sensor
-		ground_pressure 	= barometer.get_pressure();
-		ground_temperature 	= barometer.get_temperature();
-		mavlink_delay(20);
-		//Serial.printf("barometer.Press %ld\n", barometer.get_pressure());
-	}
-
-	for(int i = 0; i < 30; i++){		// We take some readings...
-
-		#if HIL_MODE == HIL_MODE_SENSORS
-        gcs_update(); 				// look for inbound hil packets
-		#endif
-        
-        do {
-            barometer.read(); 				// Get pressure sensor
-        } while (!barometer.healthy);
-		ground_pressure		= (ground_pressure * 9l   + barometer.get_pressure()) / 10l;
-		ground_temperature	= (ground_temperature * 9 + barometer.get_temperature()) / 10;
-
-		mavlink_delay(20);
-		if(flashcount == 5) {
-			digitalWrite(C_LED_PIN, LED_OFF);
-			digitalWrite(A_LED_PIN, LED_ON);
-			digitalWrite(B_LED_PIN, LED_OFF);
-		}
-
-		if(flashcount >= 10) {
-			flashcount = 0;
-			digitalWrite(C_LED_PIN, LED_ON);
-			digitalWrite(A_LED_PIN, LED_OFF);
-			digitalWrite(B_LED_PIN, LED_ON);
-		}
-		flashcount++;
-	}
-	
-	g.ground_pressure.set_and_save(ground_pressure);
-	g.ground_temperature.set_and_save(ground_temperature / 10.0f);
-	abs_pressure = ground_pressure;
-	
-    Serial.printf_P(PSTR("abs_pressure %ld\n"), abs_pressure);
-    gcs_send_text_P(SEVERITY_MEDIUM, PSTR("barometer calibration complete."));
 }
 
-static long read_barometer(void)
+// filter altitude from the barometer with a 0.3 low pass
+// filter
+static LowPassFilterInt32 altitude_filter(0.3);
+
+// read the barometer and return the updated altitude in centimeters
+// above the calibration altitude
+static int32_t read_barometer(void)
 {
- 	float x, scaling, temp;
+	barometer.read();
-
+    return altitude_filter.apply(((int32_t)barometer.get_altitude() * 100.0));
-	barometer.read();		// Get new data from absolute pressure sensor
-
-	//abs_pressure 			= (abs_pressure + barometer.get_pressure()) >> 1;		// Small filtering
-	abs_pressure 			= ((float)abs_pressure * .7) + ((float)barometer.get_pressure() * .3);		// large filtering
-	scaling 				= (float)g.ground_pressure / (float)abs_pressure;
-	temp 					= ((float)g.ground_temperature) + 273.15f;
-	x 						= log(scaling) * temp * 29271.267f;
-	return 	(x / 10);
 }
 
 // in M/S * 100

ArduPlane/test.pde

@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ test_pressure(uint8_t argc, const Menu::arg *argv)
         } else {
             Serial.printf_P(PSTR("Alt: %0.2fm, Raw: %ld Temperature: %.1f\n"),
                             current_loc.alt / 100.0,
-                            abs_pressure, 0.1*barometer.get_temperature());
+                            barometer.get_pressure(), 0.1*barometer.get_temperature());
         }
 
 		if(Serial.available() > 0){