#!/usr/bin/env python ''' set stream rate on an APM ''' import sys, struct, time, os # allow import from the parent directory, where mavlink.py is sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), '..')) from optparse import OptionParser parser = OptionParser("apmsetrate.py [options]") parser.add_option("--baudrate", dest="baudrate", type='int', help="master port baud rate", default=115200) parser.add_option("--device", dest="device", default=None, help="serial device") parser.add_option("--rate", dest="rate", default=4, type='int', help="requested stream rate") parser.add_option("--source-system", dest='SOURCE_SYSTEM', type='int', default=255, help='MAVLink source system for this GCS') parser.add_option("--showmessages", dest="showmessages", action='store_true', help="show incoming messages", default=False) parser.add_option("--mav10", action='store_true', default=False, help="Use MAVLink protocol 1.0") (opts, args) = parser.parse_args() if opts.mav10: os.environ['MAVLINK10'] = '1' import mavlink10 as mavlink else: import mavlink import mavutil if opts.device is None: print("You must specify a serial device") sys.exit(1) def wait_heartbeat(m): '''wait for a heartbeat so we know the target system IDs''' print("Waiting for APM heartbeat") m.wait_heartbeat() print("Heartbeat from APM (system %u component %u)" % (m.target_system, m.target_system)) def show_messages(m): '''show incoming mavlink messages''' while True: msg = m.recv_match(blocking=True) if not msg: return if msg.get_type() == "BAD_DATA": if mavutil.all_printable(msg.data): sys.stdout.write(msg.data) sys.stdout.flush() else: print(msg) # create a mavlink serial instance master = mavutil.mavlink_connection(opts.device, baud=opts.baudrate) # wait for the heartbeat msg to find the system ID wait_heartbeat(master) print("Sending all stream request for rate %u" % opts.rate) for i in range(0, 3): master.mav.request_data_stream_send(master.target_system, master.target_component, mavlink.MAV_DATA_STREAM_ALL, opts.rate, 1) if opts.showmessages: show_messages(master)