MAVlink
Before waiting for a heartbeat message, it’s essential to send a heartbeat message. This “initializes” the MAVlink communication system.
Sending heartbeat message
from pyMAVlink import mavutil
import time
# Create a connection to the MAVlink device
# For USB, use '/dev/ttyUSB0' (Linux) or 'comX' (Windows).
connection = mavutil.MAVlink_connection('/dev/ttyUSB0', baud=115200)
# Function to send a heartbeat
def send_heartbeat():
# Create the heartbeat message
connection.mav.heartbeat_send(
type=mavutil.MAVlink.MAV_TYPE_GCS, # MAV_TYPE_GCS for Ground Control Station
autopilot=mavutil.MAVlink.MAV_AUTOPILOT_INVALID,
base_mode=0,
custom_mode=0,
system_status=mavutil.MAVlink.MAV_STATE_STANDBY
)
# Send a heartbeat every second
while True:
send_heartbeat()
print("Heartbeat sent")
time.sleep(1)
Receiving a Heartbeat
from pymavlink import mavutil
# Create a connection to the MAVlink device
connection = mavutil.mavutil_connection('/dev/ttyUSB0', baud=115200)
# Wait for a heartbeat from the MAVlink device
print("Waiting for heartbeat...")
heartbeat = connection.wait_heartbeat(timeout=5)
if heartbeat:
print(f"Heartbeat received from system {heartbeat.get_srcSystem()}, component {heartbeat.get_srcComponent()}")
else:
print("No heartbeat received within the timeout period.")
MAVlink Shell terminal
The MAVlink Shell is an NSH console that can be accessed via MAVlink over serial (USB/Telemetry) or WiFi (UDP/TCP) links (in particular, on NuttX-based systems like: Pixhawk, Pixracer, etc.).
Force start gps node :
gps start -d /dev/ttyS0 -b 460800 -e /dev/ttyS7 -g 460800 -p nmea