Pixhawk—加入一个自己定义传感器—超声波(串口方式)

1 说明

  首先超声波模块是通过串口方式发送(Tx)出数据,使用的模块数据发送周期为100ms,数据格式为:

R0034 R0122 R0122 R0046 R0127 R0044 R0044 R0125 R0034 R0037 R0041 R0122 R0122 .....


则能够通过Pixhawk板上的串口来接收(Rx)数据,即将超声波的Tx接口连接到Pixhawk板上的Rx接口。

  Pixhawk板上串口说明:

  Pixhawk---通过串口方式加入一个自己定义传感器(超声波为例)_ios

  測试使用Pixhawk板上TELEM2接口的USART2。相应的Nuttx UART设备文件尾​​/dev/ttyS2​​:

  Pixhawk---通过串口方式加入一个自己定义传感器(超声波为例)_#include_02

2 读取数据測试

  步骤:

  • 在​​Firmware/src/modules​​中加入一个新的目录。命名为​​rw_uart​
  • 在​​rw_uart​​目录中创建​​module.mk​​文件,并输入下面内容:
  • MODULE_COMMAND = rw_uart
  • SRCS = rw_uart.c
  • 在​​rw_uart​​目录中创建​​rw_uart.c​​文件
  • 注冊新加入的应用到NuttShell中。​​Firmware/makefiles/nuttx/config_px4fmu-v2_default.mk​​文件里加入例如以下内容:
  • MODULES += modules/rw_uart

rw_uart.c

#include <stdio.h>
#include <termios.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <drivers/drv_hrt.h>

__EXPORT int rw_uart_main(int argc, char *argv[]);

static int uart_init(char * uart_name);
static int set_uart_baudrate(const int fd, unsigned int baud);

int set_uart_baudrate(const int fd, unsigned int baud)
{
int speed;

switch (baud) {
case 9600: speed = B9600; break;
case 19200: speed = B19200; break;
case 38400: speed = B38400; break;
case 57600: speed = B57600; break;
case 115200: speed = B115200; break;
default:
warnx("ERR: baudrate: %d\n", baud);
return -EINVAL;
}

struct termios uart_config;

int termios_state;

/* fill the struct for the new configuration */
tcgetattr(fd, &uart_config);
/* clear ONLCR flag (which appends a CR for every LF) */
uart_config.c_oflag &= ~ONLCR;
/* no parity, one stop bit */
uart_config.c_cflag &= ~(CSTOPB | PARENB);
/* set baud rate */
if ((termios_state = cfsetispeed(&uart_config, speed)) < 0) {
warnx("ERR: %d (cfsetispeed)\n", termios_state);
return false;
}

if ((termios_state = cfsetospeed(&uart_config, speed)) < 0) {
warnx("ERR: %d (cfsetospeed)\n", termios_state);
return false;
}

if ((termios_state = tcsetattr(fd, TCSANOW, &uart_config)) < 0) {
warnx("ERR: %d (tcsetattr)\n", termios_state);
return false;
}

return true;
}


int uart_init(char * uart_name)
{
int serial_fd = open(uart_name, O_RDWR | O_NOCTTY);

if (serial_fd < 0) {
err(1, "failed to open port: %s", uart_name);
return false;
}
return serial_fd;
}

int rw_uart_main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
char data = '0';
char buffer[4] = "";
/*
* TELEM1 : /dev/ttyS1
* TELEM2 : /dev/ttyS2
* GPS : /dev/ttyS3
* NSH : /dev/ttyS5
* SERIAL4: /dev/ttyS6
* N/A : /dev/ttyS4
* IO DEBUG (RX only):/dev/ttyS0
*/
int uart_read = uart_init("/dev/ttyS2");
if(false == uart_read)return -1;
if(false == set_uart_baudrate(uart_read,9600)){
printf("[YCM]set_uart_baudrate is failed\n");
return -1;
}
printf("[YCM]uart init is successful\n");

while(true){
read(uart_read,&data,1);
if(data == 'R'){
for(int i = 0;i <4;++i){
read(uart_read,&data,1);
buffer[i] = data;
data = '0';
}
printf("%s\n",buffer);
}
}

return 0;
}


  • 编译并刷固件
  • make clean
  • make upload px4fmu-v2_default
  • 查看app
  • 在NSH终端中输入​​help​​,在Builtin Apps中出现​​rw_uart​​应用。
  • 执行rw_uart应用(前提是模块与Pixhawk连接好)
  • 在NSH终端中输入​​rw_uart​​。回车,查看超声波的打印数据。

3 公布超声波的数据

  在无人机执行时,首先是要将应用随系统启动时就启动起来的。且将获得的超声波数据不断的公布出去,从而让其它应用得以订阅使用。这里也使用Pixhawk里面的通用模式,即主线程。检測app命令输入,创建一个线程来不断的公布数据。

3.1 定义主题和公布主题

  • 在​​modules/rw_uart​​目录下创建一个文件:​​rw_uart_sonar_topic.h​

rw_uart_sonar_topic.h

#ifndef __RW_UART_SONAR_H_
#define __RW_UART_SONAR_H_

#include <stdint.h>
#include <uORB/uORB.h>

/*声明主题。主题名自己定义*/
ORB_DECLARE(rw_uart_sonar);

/* 定义要公布的数据结构体 */
struct rw_uart_sonar_data_s{
char datastr[5]; //原始数据
int data; //解析数据。单位:mm
};

#endif


rw_uart.c

#include <stdio.h>
#include <termios.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <drivers/drv_hrt.h>

#include "rw_uart_sonar_topic.h"

/* 定义主题 */
ORB_DEFINE(rw_uart_sonar, struct rw_uart_sonar_data_s);

static bool thread_should_exit = false;
static bool thread_running = false;
static int daemon_task;


__EXPORT int rw_uart_main(int argc, char *argv[]);
int rw_uart_thread_main(int argc, char *argv[]);

static int uart_init(const char * uart_name);
static int set_uart_baudrate(const int fd, unsigned int baud);
static void usage(const char *reason);



int set_uart_baudrate(const int fd, unsigned int baud)
{
int speed;

switch (baud) {
case 9600: speed = B9600; break;
case 19200: speed = B19200; break;
case 38400: speed = B38400; break;
case 57600: speed = B57600; break;
case 115200: speed = B115200; break;
default:
warnx("ERR: baudrate: %d\n", baud);
return -EINVAL;
}

struct termios uart_config;

int termios_state;

/* fill the struct for the new configuration */
tcgetattr(fd, &uart_config);
/* clear ONLCR flag (which appends a CR for every LF) */
uart_config.c_oflag &= ~ONLCR;
/* no parity, one stop bit */
uart_config.c_cflag &= ~(CSTOPB | PARENB);
/* set baud rate */
if ((termios_state = cfsetispeed(&uart_config, speed)) < 0) {
warnx("ERR: %d (cfsetispeed)\n", termios_state);
return false;
}

if ((termios_state = cfsetospeed(&uart_config, speed)) < 0) {
warnx("ERR: %d (cfsetospeed)\n", termios_state);
return false;
}

if ((termios_state = tcsetattr(fd, TCSANOW, &uart_config)) < 0) {
warnx("ERR: %d (tcsetattr)\n", termios_state);
return false;
}

return true;
}


int uart_init(const char * uart_name)
{
int serial_fd = open(uart_name, O_RDWR | O_NOCTTY);

if (serial_fd < 0) {
err(1, "failed to open port: %s", uart_name);
return false;
}
return serial_fd;
}

static void usage(const char *reason)
{
if (reason) {
fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", reason);
}

fprintf(stderr, "usage: position_estimator_inav {start|stop|status} [param]\n\n");
exit(1);
}

int rw_uart_main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
if (argc < 2) {
usage("[YCM]missing command");
}

if (!strcmp(argv[1], "start")) {
if (thread_running) {
warnx("[YCM]already running\n");
exit(0);
}

thread_should_exit = false;
daemon_task = px4_task_spawn_cmd("rw_uart",
SCHED_DEFAULT,
SCHED_PRIORITY_MAX - 5,
2000,
rw_uart_thread_main,
(argv) ? (char * const *)&argv[2] : (char * const *)NULL);
exit(0);
}

if (!strcmp(argv[1], "stop")) {
thread_should_exit = true;
exit(0);
}

if (!strcmp(argv[1], "status")) {
if (thread_running) {
warnx("[YCM]running");

} else {
warnx("[YCM]stopped");
}

exit(0);
}

usage("unrecognized command");
exit(1);
}

int rw_uart_thread_main(int argc, char *argv[])
{

if (argc < 2) {
errx(1, "[YCM]need a serial port name as argument");
usage("eg:");
}

const char *uart_name = argv[1];

warnx("[YCM]opening port %s", uart_name);
char data = '0';
char buffer[5] = "";
/*
* TELEM1 : /dev/ttyS1
* TELEM2 : /dev/ttyS2
* GPS : /dev/ttyS3
* NSH : /dev/ttyS5
* SERIAL4: /dev/ttyS6
* N/A : /dev/ttyS4
* IO DEBUG (RX only):/dev/ttyS0
*/
int uart_read = uart_init(uart_name);
if(false == uart_read)return -1;
if(false == set_uart_baudrate(uart_read,9600)){
printf("[YCM]set_uart_baudrate is failed\n");
return -1;
}
printf("[YCM]uart init is successful\n");

thread_running = true;

/*初始化数据结构体 */
struct rw_uart_sonar_data_s sonardata;
memset(&sonardata, 0, sizeof(sonardata));
/* 公告主题 */
orb_advert_t rw_uart_sonar_pub = orb_advertise(ORB_ID(rw_uart_sonar), &sonardata);


while(!thread_should_exit){
read(uart_read,&data,1);
if(data == 'R'){
for(int i = 0;i <4;++i){
read(uart_read,&data,1);
buffer[i] = data;
data = '0';
}
strncpy(sonardata.datastr,buffer,4);
sonardata.data = atoi(sonardata.datastr);
//printf("[YCM]sonar.data=%d\n",sonardata.data);
orb_publish(ORB_ID(rw_uart_sonar), rw_uart_sonar_pub, &sonardata);
}
}

warnx("[YCM]exiting");
thread_running = false;
close(uart_read);

fflush(stdout);
return 0;
}


3.2 測试公布的主题—订阅主题

  測试能够随便一个启动的app中进行主题订阅,然后将订阅的数据打印出来。看是否是超声波的数据。这里測试是在固件的​​src/examples​​目录中的​​px4_simple_app​​应用进行測试的。

  • 将​​px4_simple_app​​应用加入到NuttShell中。Firmware/makefiles/nuttx/config_px4fmu-v2_default.mk文件里加入例如以下内容:
  • MODULES += examples/px4_simple_app
  • 在​​px4_simple_app.c​​中代码内容:
#include <px4_config.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <poll.h>
#include <string.h>

#include <uORB/uORB.h>
#include "rw_uart/rw_uart_sonar_topic.h"

__EXPORT int px4_simple_app_main(int argc, char *argv[]);

int px4_simple_app_main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
printf("Hello Sky!\n");

/* subscribe to rw_uart_sonar topic */
int sonar_sub_fd = orb_subscribe(ORB_ID(rw_uart_sonar));
/*设置以一秒钟接收一次,并打印出数据*/
orb_set_interval(sonar_sub_fd, 1000);
bool updated;
struct rw_uart_sonar_data_s sonar;

/*接收数据方式一:start*/
/*
while(true){
orb_check(sonar_sub_fd, &updated);

if (updated) {
orb_copy(ORB_ID(rw_uart_sonar), sonar_sub_fd, &sonar);
printf("[YCM]sonar.data=%d\n",sonar.data);
}
//else printf("[YCM]No soanar data update\n");
}
*/
/*接收数据方式一:end*/

/*接收数据方式二:start*/
/* one could wait for multiple topics with this technique, just using one here */
struct pollfd fds[] = {
{ .fd = sonar_sub_fd, .events = POLLIN },
/* there could be more file descriptors here, in the form like:
* { .fd = other_sub_fd, .events = POLLIN },
*/
};

int error_counter = 0;

for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {s
/* wait for sensor update of 1 file descriptor for 1000 ms (1 second) */
int poll_ret = poll(fds, 1, 1000);

/* handle the poll result */
if (poll_ret == 0) {
/* this means none of our providers is giving us data */
printf("[px4_simple_app] Got no data within a second\n");

} else if (poll_ret < 0) {
/* this is seriously bad - should be an emergency */
if (error_counter < 10 || error_counter % 50 == 0) {
/* use a counter to prevent flooding (and slowing us down) */
printf("[px4_simple_app] ERROR return value from poll(): %d\n"
, poll_ret);
}

error_counter++;

} else {

if (fds[0].revents & POLLIN) {
/* obtained data for the first file descriptor */
struct rw_uart_sonar_data_s sonar;
/* copy sensors raw data into local buffer */
orb_copy(ORB_ID(rw_uart_sonar), sonar_sub_fd, &sonar);
printf("[px4_simple_app] Sonar data:\t%s\t%d\n",
sonar.datastr,
sonar.data);
}

/* there could be more file descriptors here, in the form like:
* if (fds[1..n].revents & POLLIN) {}
*/
}
}
/*接收数据方式二:end*/

return 0;
}


  • 编译并刷固件
  • make upload px4fmu-v2_default
  • 在NSH中測试(已加入自启动脚本中)
  • rw_uart start /dev/ttyS2
  • px4_simple_app

  Pixhawk---通过串口方式加入一个自己定义传感器(超声波为例)_启动脚本_03

3.3 加入系统启动脚本

  能够加入到光流的自己定义启动脚本中:​​/fs/microsd/etc/extras.txt​​。

这样随着系统的自启动。​​rw_uart​​就会默认启动了。

# start sonar
rw_uart start /dev/ttyS2