px4io: added OVERRIDE_IMMEDIATE arming flag

this allows the flight code to choose whether FMU failure gives
immediate manual pilot control, or waits for the mode switch to go
past the override threshold

5 files changed, 31 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/src/drivers/drv_pwm_output.h b/src/drivers/drv_pwm_output.h
index b41f088eb..edb72f04e 100644
--- a/src/drivers/drv_pwm_output.h
+++ b/src/drivers/drv_pwm_output.h
@@ -242,6 +242,9 @@ ORB_DECLARE(output_pwm);
 /** clear the 'OVERRIDE OK' bit, which allows for RC control on FMU loss */
 #define PWM_SERVO_CLEAR_OVERRIDE_OK	_IOC(_PWM_SERVO_BASE, 29)
 
+/** setup OVERRIDE_IMMEDIATE behaviour on FMU fail */
+#define PWM_SERVO_SET_OVERRIDE_IMMEDIATE	_IOC(_PWM_SERVO_BASE, 30)
+
 /*
  *
  *
diff --git a/src/drivers/px4io/px4io.cpp b/src/drivers/px4io/px4io.cpp
index 6a313b322..519ba663a 100644
--- a/src/drivers/px4io/px4io.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/px4io/px4io.cpp
@@ -2057,7 +2057,7 @@ PX4IO::print_status(bool extended_status)
 		((features & PX4IO_P_SETUP_FEATURES_ADC_RSSI) ? " RSSI_ADC" : "")
 		);
 	uint16_t arming = io_reg_get(PX4IO_PAGE_SETUP, PX4IO_P_SETUP_ARMING);
-	printf("arming 0x%04x%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s\n",
+	printf("arming 0x%04x%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s\n",
 	       arming,
 	       ((arming & PX4IO_P_SETUP_ARMING_FMU_ARMED)		? " FMU_ARMED" : " FMU_DISARMED"),
 	       ((arming & PX4IO_P_SETUP_ARMING_IO_ARM_OK)		? " IO_ARM_OK" : " IO_ARM_DENIED"),
@@ -2067,7 +2067,8 @@ PX4IO::print_status(bool extended_status)
 	       ((arming & PX4IO_P_SETUP_ARMING_ALWAYS_PWM_ENABLE)	? " ALWAYS_PWM_ENABLE" : ""),
 	       ((arming & PX4IO_P_SETUP_ARMING_LOCKDOWN)		? " LOCKDOWN" : ""),
 	       ((arming & PX4IO_P_SETUP_ARMING_FORCE_FAILSAFE)		? " FORCE_FAILSAFE" : ""),
-	       ((arming & PX4IO_P_SETUP_ARMING_TERMINATION_FAILSAFE) ? " TERM_FAILSAFE" : "")
+	       ((arming & PX4IO_P_SETUP_ARMING_TERMINATION_FAILSAFE) ? " TERM_FAILSAFE" : ""),
+	       ((arming & PX4IO_P_SETUP_ARMING_OVERRIDE_IMMEDIATE) ? " OVERRIDE_IMMEDIATE" : "")
 	       );
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_BOARD_PX4FMU_V1
 	printf("rates 0x%04x default %u alt %u relays 0x%04x\n",
@@ -2307,6 +2308,19 @@ PX4IO::ioctl(file * filep, int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 		}
 		break;
 
+	case PWM_SERVO_SET_OVERRIDE_IMMEDIATE:
+		/* control whether override on FMU failure is
+                   immediate or waits for override threshold on mode
+                   switch */
+		if (arg == 0) {
+			/* clear override immediate flag */
+			ret = io_reg_modify(PX4IO_PAGE_SETUP, PX4IO_P_SETUP_ARMING, PX4IO_P_SETUP_ARMING_OVERRIDE_IMMEDIATE, 0);
+		} else {
+			/* set override immediate flag */
+			ret = io_reg_modify(PX4IO_PAGE_SETUP, PX4IO_P_SETUP_ARMING, 0, PX4IO_P_SETUP_ARMING_OVERRIDE_IMMEDIATE);
+		}
+		break;
+
 	case DSM_BIND_START:
 
 		/* only allow DSM2, DSM-X and DSM-X with more than 7 channels */
diff --git a/src/modules/px4iofirmware/controls.c b/src/modules/px4iofirmware/controls.c
index ad60ee03e..e3cb8d820 100644
--- a/src/modules/px4iofirmware/controls.c
+++ b/src/modules/px4iofirmware/controls.c
@@ -417,6 +417,15 @@ controls_tick() {
 		if ((r_status_flags & PX4IO_P_STATUS_FLAGS_RC_OK) && (REG_TO_SIGNED(rc_value_override) < RC_CHANNEL_LOW_THRESH))
 			override = true;
 
+		/*
+		  if the FMU is dead then enable override if we have a
+		  mixer and OVERRIDE_IMMEDIATE is set
+		 */
+		if (!(r_status_flags & PX4IO_P_STATUS_FLAGS_FMU_OK) &&
+		    (r_setup_arming & PX4IO_P_SETUP_ARMING_OVERRIDE_IMMEDIATE) &&
+		    (r_status_flags & PX4IO_P_STATUS_FLAGS_MIXER_OK))
+			override = true;                
+
 		if (override) {
 
 			r_status_flags |= PX4IO_P_STATUS_FLAGS_OVERRIDE;
diff --git a/src/modules/px4iofirmware/protocol.h b/src/modules/px4iofirmware/protocol.h
index 9b2e047cb..c7e9ae3eb 100644
--- a/src/modules/px4iofirmware/protocol.h
+++ b/src/modules/px4iofirmware/protocol.h
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@
 #define PX4IO_P_SETUP_ARMING_LOCKDOWN		(1 << 7) /* If set, the system operates normally, but won't actuate any servos */
 #define PX4IO_P_SETUP_ARMING_FORCE_FAILSAFE	(1 << 8) /* If set, the system will always output the failsafe values */
 #define PX4IO_P_SETUP_ARMING_TERMINATION_FAILSAFE	(1 << 9) /* If set, the system will never return from a failsafe, but remain in failsafe once triggered. */
+#define PX4IO_P_SETUP_ARMING_OVERRIDE_IMMEDIATE	(1 << 10) /* If set then on FMU failure override is immediate. Othewise it waits for the mode switch to go past the override thrshold */
 
 #define PX4IO_P_SETUP_PWM_RATES			2	/* bitmask, 0 = low rate, 1 = high rate */
 #define PX4IO_P_SETUP_PWM_DEFAULTRATE		3	/* 'low' PWM frame output rate in Hz */
diff --git a/src/modules/px4iofirmware/registers.c b/src/modules/px4iofirmware/registers.c
index 49c2a9f56..fbfdd35db 100644
--- a/src/modules/px4iofirmware/registers.c
+++ b/src/modules/px4iofirmware/registers.c
@@ -191,7 +191,8 @@ volatile uint16_t	r_page_setup[] =
 					 PX4IO_P_SETUP_ARMING_RC_HANDLING_DISABLED | \
 					 PX4IO_P_SETUP_ARMING_LOCKDOWN | \
 					 PX4IO_P_SETUP_ARMING_FORCE_FAILSAFE | \
-					 PX4IO_P_SETUP_ARMING_TERMINATION_FAILSAFE)
+					 PX4IO_P_SETUP_ARMING_TERMINATION_FAILSAFE | \
+					 PX4IO_P_SETUP_ARMING_OVERRIDE_IMMEDIATE)
 #define PX4IO_P_SETUP_RATES_VALID	((1 << PX4IO_SERVO_COUNT) - 1)
 #define PX4IO_P_SETUP_RELAYS_VALID	((1 << PX4IO_RELAY_CHANNELS) - 1)