common.xml
Mission command to perform motor test
motor sequence number (a number from 1 to max number of motors on the vehicle)
throttle type (0=throttle percentage, 1=PWM, 2=pilot throttle channel pass-through. See MOTOR_TEST_THROTTLE_TYPE enum)
throttle
timeout (in seconds)
Empty
Empty
Empty
Mission command to operate EPM gripper
gripper number (a number from 1 to max number of grippers on the vehicle)
gripper action (0=release, 1=grab. See GRIPPER_ACTIONS enum)
Empty
Empty
Empty
Empty
Empty
pre-initialization
disabled
checking limits
a limit has been breached
taking action eg. RTL
we're no longer in breach of a limit
pre-initialization
disabled
checking limits
Flags in RALLY_POINT message
Flag set when requiring favorable winds for landing.
Flag set when plane is to immediately descend to break altitude and land without GCS intervention. Flag not set when plane is to loiter at Rally point until commanded to land.
Disable parachute release
Enable parachute release
Release parachute
throttle as a percentage from 0 ~ 100
throttle as an absolute PWM value (normally in range of 1000~2000)
throttle pass-through from pilot's transmitter
Gripper actions.
gripper release of cargo
gripper grabs onto cargo
Camera heartbeat, announce camera component ID at 1hz
Camera image triggered
Camera connection lost
Camera unknown error
Camera battery low. Parameter p1 shows reported voltage
Camera storage low. Parameter p1 shows reported shots remaining
Camera storage low. Parameter p1 shows reported video minutes remaining
Shooting photos, not video
Shooting video, not stills
Unable to achieve requested exposure (e.g. shutter speed too low)
Closed loop feedback from camera, we know for sure it has successfully taken a picture
Open loop camera, an image trigger has been requested but we can't know for sure it has successfully taken a picture
Gimbal is powered on but has not started initializing yet
Gimbal is currently running calibration on the pitch axis
Gimbal is currently running calibration on the roll axis
Gimbal is currently running calibration on the yaw axis
Gimbal has finished calibrating and initializing, but is relaxed pending reception of first rate command from copter
Gimbal is actively stabilizing
Gimbal is relaxed because it missed more than 10 expected rate command messages in a row. Gimbal will move back to active mode when it receives a new rate command
Gimbal yaw axis
Gimbal pitch axis
Gimbal roll axis
Axis calibration is in progress
Axis calibration succeeded
Axis calibration failed
Tests to make sure each axis can move to its mechanical limits
Whether or not this axis requires calibration is unknown at this time
This axis requires calibration
This axis does not require calibration
No GoPro connected
The detected GoPro is not HeroBus compatible
A HeroBus compatible GoPro is connected
A HeroBus compatible GoPro is connected
A HeroBus compatible GoPro is connected and recording
A HeroBus compatible GoPro is connected and overtemperature
A HeroBus compatible GoPro is connected and storage is missing or full
The write message with ID indicated failed
The write message with ID indicated succeeded
(Get/Set)
(Get/Set)
(___/Set)
(Get/___)
(Get/___)
(Get/___)
LED patterns off (return control to regular vehicle control)
LEDs show pattern during firmware update
Custom Pattern using custom bytes fields
Flags in EKF_STATUS message
set if EKF's attitude estimate is good
set if EKF's horizontal velocity estimate is good
set if EKF's vertical velocity estimate is good
set if EKF's horizontal position (relative) estimate is good
set if EKF's horizontal position (absolute) estimate is good
set if EKF's vertical position (absolute) estimate is good
set if EKF's vertical position (above ground) estimate is good
EKF is in constant position mode and does not know it's absolute or relative position
set if EKF's predicted horizontal position (relative) estimate is good
set if EKF's predicted horizontal position (absolute) estimate is good
Offsets and calibrations values for hardware
sensors. This makes it easier to debug the calibration process.
magnetometer X offset
magnetometer Y offset
magnetometer Z offset
magnetic declination (radians)
raw pressure from barometer
raw temperature from barometer
gyro X calibration
gyro Y calibration
gyro Z calibration
accel X calibration
accel Y calibration
accel Z calibration
Deprecated. Use MAV_CMD_PREFLIGHT_SET_SENSOR_OFFSETS instead. Set the magnetometer offsets
System ID
Component ID
magnetometer X offset
magnetometer Y offset
magnetometer Z offset
state of APM memory
heap top
free memory
raw ADC output
ADC output 1
ADC output 2
ADC output 3
ADC output 4
ADC output 5
ADC output 6
Configure on-board Camera Control System.
System ID
Component ID
Mode enumeration from 1 to N //P, TV, AV, M, Etc (0 means ignore)
Divisor number //e.g. 1000 means 1/1000 (0 means ignore)
F stop number x 10 //e.g. 28 means 2.8 (0 means ignore)
ISO enumeration from 1 to N //e.g. 80, 100, 200, Etc (0 means ignore)
Exposure type enumeration from 1 to N (0 means ignore)
Command Identity (incremental loop: 0 to 255)//A command sent multiple times will be executed or pooled just once
Main engine cut-off time before camera trigger in seconds/10 (0 means no cut-off)
Extra parameters enumeration (0 means ignore)
Correspondent value to given extra_param
Control on-board Camera Control System to take shots.
System ID
Component ID
0: stop, 1: start or keep it up //Session control e.g. show/hide lens
1 to N //Zoom's absolute position (0 means ignore)
-100 to 100 //Zooming step value to offset zoom from the current position
0: unlock focus or keep unlocked, 1: lock focus or keep locked, 3: re-lock focus
0: ignore, 1: shot or start filming
Command Identity (incremental loop: 0 to 255)//A command sent multiple times will be executed or pooled just once
Extra parameters enumeration (0 means ignore)
Correspondent value to given extra_param
Message to configure a camera mount, directional antenna, etc.
System ID
Component ID
mount operating mode (see MAV_MOUNT_MODE enum)
(1 = yes, 0 = no)
(1 = yes, 0 = no)
(1 = yes, 0 = no)
Message to control a camera mount, directional antenna, etc.
System ID
Component ID
pitch(deg*100) or lat, depending on mount mode
roll(deg*100) or lon depending on mount mode
yaw(deg*100) or alt (in cm) depending on mount mode
if "1" it will save current trimmed position on EEPROM (just valid for NEUTRAL and LANDING)
Message with some status from APM to GCS about camera or antenna mount
System ID
Component ID
pitch(deg*100)
roll(deg*100)
yaw(deg*100)
A fence point. Used to set a point when from
GCS -> MAV. Also used to return a point from MAV -> GCS
System ID
Component ID
point index (first point is 1, 0 is for return point)
total number of points (for sanity checking)
Latitude of point
Longitude of point
Request a current fence point from MAV
System ID
Component ID
point index (first point is 1, 0 is for return point)
Status of geo-fencing. Sent in extended
status stream when fencing enabled
0 if currently inside fence, 1 if outside
number of fence breaches
last breach type (see FENCE_BREACH_* enum)
time of last breach in milliseconds since boot
Status of DCM attitude estimator
X gyro drift estimate rad/s
Y gyro drift estimate rad/s
Z gyro drift estimate rad/s
average accel_weight
average renormalisation value
average error_roll_pitch value
average error_yaw value
Status of simulation environment, if used
Roll angle (rad)
Pitch angle (rad)
Yaw angle (rad)
X acceleration m/s/s
Y acceleration m/s/s
Z acceleration m/s/s
Angular speed around X axis rad/s
Angular speed around Y axis rad/s
Angular speed around Z axis rad/s
Latitude in degrees * 1E7
Longitude in degrees * 1E7
Status of key hardware
board voltage (mV)
I2C error count
Status generated by radio
local signal strength
remote signal strength
how full the tx buffer is as a percentage
background noise level
remote background noise level
receive errors
count of error corrected packets
Status of AP_Limits. Sent in extended
status stream when AP_Limits is enabled
state of AP_Limits, (see enum LimitState, LIMITS_STATE)
time of last breach in milliseconds since boot
time of last recovery action in milliseconds since boot
time of last successful recovery in milliseconds since boot
time of last all-clear in milliseconds since boot
number of fence breaches
AP_Limit_Module bitfield of enabled modules, (see enum moduleid or LIMIT_MODULE)
AP_Limit_Module bitfield of required modules, (see enum moduleid or LIMIT_MODULE)
AP_Limit_Module bitfield of triggered modules, (see enum moduleid or LIMIT_MODULE)
Wind estimation
wind direction that wind is coming from (degrees)
wind speed in ground plane (m/s)
vertical wind speed (m/s)
Data packet, size 16
data type
data length
raw data
Data packet, size 32
data type
data length
raw data
Data packet, size 64
data type
data length
raw data
Data packet, size 96
data type
data length
raw data
Rangefinder reporting
distance in meters
raw voltage if available, zero otherwise
Airspeed auto-calibration
GPS velocity north m/s
GPS velocity east m/s
GPS velocity down m/s
Differential pressure pascals
Estimated to true airspeed ratio
Airspeed ratio
EKF state x
EKF state y
EKF state z
EKF Pax
EKF Pby
EKF Pcz
A rally point. Used to set a point when from GCS -> MAV. Also used to return a point from MAV -> GCS
System ID
Component ID
point index (first point is 0)
total number of points (for sanity checking)
Latitude of point in degrees * 1E7
Longitude of point in degrees * 1E7
Transit / loiter altitude in meters relative to home
Break altitude in meters relative to home
Heading to aim for when landing. In centi-degrees.
See RALLY_FLAGS enum for definition of the bitmask.
Request a current rally point from MAV. MAV should respond with a RALLY_POINT message. MAV should not respond if the request is invalid.
System ID
Component ID
point index (first point is 0)
Status of compassmot calibration
throttle (percent*10)
current (amps)
interference (percent)
Motor Compensation X
Motor Compensation Y
Motor Compensation Z
Status of secondary AHRS filter if available
Roll angle (rad)
Pitch angle (rad)
Yaw angle (rad)
Altitude (MSL)
Latitude in degrees * 1E7
Longitude in degrees * 1E7
Camera Event
Image timestamp (microseconds since UNIX epoch, according to camera clock)
System ID
Camera ID
Image index
See CAMERA_STATUS_TYPES enum for definition of the bitmask
Parameter 1 (meaning depends on event, see CAMERA_STATUS_TYPES enum)
Parameter 2 (meaning depends on event, see CAMERA_STATUS_TYPES enum)
Parameter 3 (meaning depends on event, see CAMERA_STATUS_TYPES enum)
Parameter 4 (meaning depends on event, see CAMERA_STATUS_TYPES enum)
Camera Capture Feedback
Image timestamp (microseconds since UNIX epoch), as passed in by CAMERA_STATUS message (or autopilot if no CCB)
System ID
Camera ID
Image index
Latitude in (deg * 1E7)
Longitude in (deg * 1E7)
Altitude Absolute (meters AMSL)
Altitude Relative (meters above HOME location)
Camera Roll angle (earth frame, degrees, +-180)
Camera Pitch angle (earth frame, degrees, +-180)
Camera Yaw (earth frame, degrees, 0-360, true)
Focal Length (mm)
See CAMERA_FEEDBACK_FLAGS enum for definition of the bitmask
2nd Battery status
voltage in millivolts
Battery current, in 10*milliamperes (1 = 10 milliampere), -1: autopilot does not measure the current
Status of third AHRS filter if available. This is for ANU research group (Ali and Sean)
Roll angle (rad)
Pitch angle (rad)
Yaw angle (rad)
Altitude (MSL)
Latitude in degrees * 1E7
Longitude in degrees * 1E7
test variable1
test variable2
test variable3
test variable4
Request the autopilot version from the system/component.
System ID
Component ID
Control vehicle LEDs
System ID
Component ID
Instance (LED instance to control or 255 for all LEDs)
Pattern (see LED_PATTERN_ENUM)
Custom Byte Length
Custom Bytes
EKF Status message including flags and variances
Flags
Velocity variance
Horizontal Position variance
Vertical Position variance
Compass variance
Terrain Altitude variance
3 axis gimbal mesuraments
System ID
Component ID
Time since last update (seconds)
Delta angle X (radians)
Delta angle Y (radians)
Delta angle X (radians)
Delta velocity X (m/s)
Delta velocity Y (m/s)
Delta velocity Z (m/s)
Joint ROLL (radians)
Joint EL (radians)
Joint AZ (radians)
Control message for rate gimbal
System ID
Component ID
Demanded angular rate X (rad/s)
Demanded angular rate Y (rad/s)
Demanded angular rate Z (rad/s)
Causes the gimbal to reset and boot as if it was just powered on
System ID
Component ID
Reports progress and success or failure of gimbal axis calibration procedure
Which gimbal axis we're reporting calibration progress for
The current calibration progress for this axis, 0x64=100%
The status of the running calibration
Instructs the gimbal to set its current position as its new home position. Will primarily be used for factory calibration
System ID
Component ID
Sent by the gimbal after it receives a SET_HOME_OFFSETS message to indicate the result of the home offset calibration
The result of the home offset calibration
Set factory configuration parameters (such as assembly date and time, and serial number). This is only intended to be used
during manufacture, not by end users, so it is protected by a simple checksum of sorts (this won't stop anybody determined,
it's mostly just to keep the average user from trying to modify these values. This will need to be revisited if that isn't
adequate.
System ID
Component ID
Magic number 1 for validation
Magic number 2 for validation
Magic number 3 for validation
Assembly Date Year
Assembly Date Month
Assembly Date Day
Assembly Time Hour
Assembly Time Minute
Assembly Time Second
Unit Serial Number Part 1 (part code, design, language/country)
Unit Serial Number Part 2 (option, year, month)
Unit Serial Number Part 3 (incrementing serial number per month)
Sent by the gimbal after the factory parameters are successfully loaded, to inform the factory software that the load is complete
Dummy field because mavgen doesn't allow messages with no fields
Commands the gimbal to erase its firmware image and flash configuration, leaving only the bootloader. The gimbal will then reboot into the bootloader,
ready for the load of a new application firmware image. Erasing the flash configuration will cause the gimbal to re-perform axis calibration when a
new firmware image is loaded, and will cause all tuning parameters to return to their factory defaults. WARNING: sending this command will render a
gimbal inoperable until a new firmware image is loaded onto it. For this reason, a particular "knock" value must be sent for the command to take effect.
Use this command at your own risk
System ID
Component ID
Knock value to confirm this is a valid request
Command the gimbal to perform a series of factory tests. Should not be needed by end users
System ID
Component ID
Reports the current status of a section of a running factory test
Which factory test is currently running
Which section of the test is currently running. The meaning of this is test-dependent
The progress of the current test section, 0x64=100%
The status of the currently executing test section. The meaning of this is test and section-dependent
Requests the calibration status for all gimbal axes. Should result in a GIMBAL_REPORT_AXIS_CALIBRATION_STATUS message being generated by the gimbal
System ID
Component ID
Reports the calibration status for each gimbal axis (whether the axis requires calibration or not)
Whether or not the yaw axis requires calibration, see GIMBAL_AXIS_CALIBRATION_REQUIRED enumeration
Whether or not the pitch axis requires calibration, see GIMBAL_AXIS_CALIBRATION_REQUIRED enumeration
Whether or not the roll axis requires calibration, see GIMBAL_AXIS_CALIBRATION_REQUIRED enumeration
Requests any currently uncalibrated gimbal axes to run the axis calibration procedure. An axis is considered uncalibrated if its commutation calibration
slope and intercept are 0
System ID
Component ID
Heartbeat from a HeroBus attached GoPro
Status
Request a GOPRO_COMMAND response from the GoPro
System ID
Component ID
Command ID
Response from a GOPRO_COMMAND get request
Command ID
Value
Request to set a GOPRO_COMMAND with a desired
System ID
Component ID
Command ID
Value
Response from a GOPRO_COMMAND set request
Command ID
Result