% this function handles all the UDP connection to SITL using the TCP/UDP/IP % Toolbox 2.0.6 by Peter Rydesäter % https://uk.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/345-tcp-udp-ip-toolbox-2-0-6 function SITL_connector(state,init_function,physics_function,max_timestep) try pnet('closeall') % close any connections left open from past runs catch warning('Could not execute pnet mex, trying to compile') if ispc % running on windows mex -O -outdir ../tcp_udp_ip_2.0.6 ../tcp_udp_ip_2.0.6/pnet.c ws2_32.lib -DWIN32 else % running on unix or mac mex -O -outdir ../tcp_udp_ip_2.0.6 ../tcp_udp_ip_2.0.6/pnet.c end try pnet('closeall') catch error('Failed to compile pnet mex file, see tcp_udp_ip_2.0.6/pnet.c for instructions on manual complication') end end % init physics state = init_function(state); % Init the UDP port u = pnet('udpsocket',9002); pnet(u,'setwritetimeout',1); pnet(u,'setreadtimeout',0); frame_time = tic; frame_count = 0; physics_time_s = 0; last_SITL_frame = -1; print_frame_count = 1000; % print the fps every x frames connected = false; bytes_read = 4 + 4 + 16*2; % the number of bytes received in each packet while true % Wait for data while true in_bytes = pnet(u,'readpacket',bytes_read); if in_bytes > 0 break; end end % if there is another frame waiting, read it straight away if in_bytes > bytes_read if in_bytes == u.InputBufferSize % buffer got full, reset % should only happen if we have been paused in Matlab for some time fprintf('Buffer reset\n') continue; end continue; end % read in data from AP magic = pnet(u,'read',1,'UINT16','intel'); frame_rate = double(pnet(u,'read',1,'UINT16','intel')); SITL_frame = pnet(u,'read',1,'UINT32','intel'); pwm_in = double(pnet(u,'read',16,'UINT16','intel'))'; % check the magic value is what expect if magic ~= 18458 warning('incorrect magic value') continue; end % Check if the fame is in expected order if SITL_frame < last_SITL_frame % Controller has reset, reset physics also state = init_function(state); connected = false; fprintf('Controller reset\n') elseif SITL_frame == last_SITL_frame % duplicate frame, skip fprintf('Duplicate input frame\n') continue; elseif SITL_frame ~= last_SITL_frame + 1 && connected fprintf('Missed %i input frames\n',SITL_frame - last_SITL_frame - 1) end last_SITL_frame = SITL_frame; state.delta_t = min(1/frame_rate,max_timestep); physics_time_s = physics_time_s + state.delta_t; if ~connected % use port -1 to indicate connection to address of last recv pkt connected = true; [ip, port] = pnet(u,'gethost'); fprintf('Connected to %i.%i.%i.%i:%i\n',ip,port) end frame_count = frame_count + 1; % do a physics time step state = physics_function(pwm_in,state); % build structure representing the JSON string to be sent JSON.timestamp = physics_time_s; JSON.imu.gyro = state.gyro; JSON.imu.accel_body = state.accel; JSON.position = state.position; JSON.attitude = state.attitude; JSON.velocity = state.velocity; % Report to AP pnet(u,'printf',sprintf('\n%s\n',jsonencode(JSON))); pnet(u,'writepacket'); % print a fps and runtime update if rem(frame_count,print_frame_count) == 0 total_time = toc(frame_time); frame_time = tic; time_ratio = (print_frame_count*state.delta_t)/total_time; fprintf("%0.2f fps, %0.2f%% of realtime\n",print_frame_count/total_time,time_ratio*100) end end