autopilot-tools 0.4.6

PX4/ArduPilot autopilot tools

PX4/ArduPilot Autopilot tools

autopilot_tools is a python package intended to be used as part of automated work with PX4 and ArduPilot autopilots. It allows you to:

• 1. Upload firmware to PX4/ArduPilot targets
• 2. Easily write set of parameters,
• 3. Run flight mission and wait for result,
• 4. Download flight logs,
• 5. Upload flight logs to review.px4.io,
• 6. Parse flight logs,
• 7. Provide a flight log stats and overall stats of multiple log files.

1. INSTALLATION

The package is distrubuted via pypi.org/project/autopilot-tools/.

pip install autopilot_tools

Alternatively, you can install the package from sources in Development Mode (a.k.a. “Editable Installs”). Clone the repository, install the package in development mode and use it in virtual environment:

git clone https://github.com/PonomarevDA/autopilot_tools.git
python3 -m venv venv
./venv/bin/activate
pip install -e .

2. USE CASES

After the installation the package is accessible as a few executables.

2.1. Autopilot configurator

autopilot-configurator uploads the given firmware to the autopilot, reset parameters to default, upload the required parameters and perform force sensor calibration.

2.2. Test scenario

test-scenario uploads the given mission to the autopilot, run it and wait until it is finished, then download the log from the vehicle and upload it to review.px4.io. It returns a user the result of the flight and link to the flight report.

2.3. Using as a module

The package can be imported as a module. This allows you to implement more customized behaviour and use extended features if you need.

An example is shown below:

from autopilot_tools.vehicle import Vehicle
from autopilot_tools.analyzer import Analyzer

vehicle = Vehicle()
vehicle.connect(device="serial")
vehicle.upload_firmware(firmware_path_or_url)
vehicle.configure(params_path)
vehicle.load_mission(mission_path)

res = vehicle.run_mission(mission_path)
print(res)

log_file = vehicle.load_latest_log(mission_path)

analzyer = Analyzer()
res = analzyer.analyse_log(log_file, analyze_requests=("airspeed", "ice", "esc_status"))
print(res)

2. DESIGN

The package is primarily based on ArduPilot/pymavlink.

3. Developer guide

A developer should follow the CONTRIBUTING.md guide.

Deployment. Please, deploy initially on test.pypi.org. Only if everything is fine, then deploy on pypi.org. Try the script below to get details:

./deploy.sh --help

4. LICENSE

The package inherits ArduPilot/pymavlink license and is distributed under GPLv3 license.