Re: [Paparazzi-devel] Problem with FTDI ground station

[Nicolas Quendez]

My airframe file seems to be in transparent mode (see the whole file at the bottom). 

For the pinout on FTDI board, yes, green Rx, and Brown Tx (and then black - ). On LisaM, green is going to Tx and Brown to Rx, so (brown, green, empty, black), following the drawing :

<!DOCTYPE airframe SYSTEM "../airframe.dtd">

<!-- this is a HobbyKing Bixler equiped with

  * Autopilot:   Lisa/M 2.0         http://paparazzi.enac.fr/wiki/Lisa/M_v20

  * IMU:         Aspirin 2.1        http://paparazzi.enac.fr/wiki/AspirinIMU

  * GPS:         Ublox              http://paparazzi.enac.fr/wiki/Subsystem/gps

  * RC:          any PPM system     http://paparazzi.enac.fr/wiki/Subsystem/radio_control#PPM

  * Modem        XBee in transparent mode at 57600 baud

-->

<airframe name="Bixler LisaM 2.0">

  <firmware name="fixedwing">

    <target name="ap" board="lisa_m_2.0">

      <!-- higher frequency for aspirin imu, ouputs data at 100Hz -->

      <configure name="PERIODIC_FREQUENCY" value="120"/>

      <configure name="AHRS_PROPAGATE_FREQUENCY" value="100"/>

      <configure name="AHRS_CORRECT_FREQUENCY" value="100"/>

      <define name="AHRS_TRIGGERED_ATTITUDE_LOOP"/>

    </target>

   <!-- <target name="sim" board="pc"/> -->

    <define name="USE_MAGNETOMETER" value="FALSE"/>

    <subsystem name="radio_control" type="ppm"/>

    <subsystem name="telemetry" type="transparent"/>

    <subsystem name="control"/>

    <subsystem name="imu" type="aspirin_v2.1"/>

    <subsystem name="ahrs" type="float_dcm"/>

    <subsystem name="gps" type="ublox"/>

    <subsystem name="navigation"/>

    <subsystem name="ins" type="alt_float"/>

  </firmware>

  <!-- commands section -->

  <servos>

    <servo name="THROTTLE"      no="1" min="1120" neutral="1120" max="1920"/>

    <servo name="ELEVATOR"      no="2" min="1100" neutral="1515" max="1900"/>

    <servo name="RUDDER"        no="3" min="950"  neutral="1440" max="2050"/>

    <servo name="AILERON_RIGHT" no="4" min="1000" neutral="1500" max="2000"/>

    <servo name="AILERON_LEFT"  no="5" min="1000" neutral="1500" max="2000"/>

  </servos>

  <commands>

    <axis name="THROTTLE" failsafe_value="0"/>

    <axis name="ROLL"     failsafe_value="0"/>

    <axis name="PITCH"    failsafe_value="0"/>

    <axis name="YAW"      failsafe_value="2000"/>

  </commands>

  <rc_commands>

    <set command="ROLL"      value="@ROLL"/>

    <set command="PITCH"     value="@PITCH"/>

    <set command="THROTTLE"  value="@THROTTLE"/>

    <set command="YAW"       value="@YAW"/>

  </rc_commands>

  <section name="MIXER">

    <define name="COMBI_SWITCH" value="0.3"/>

  </section>

  <command_laws>

    <set servo="THROTTLE"    value="@THROTTLE"/>

    <set servo="ELEVATOR"    value="@PITCH"/>

    <set servo="RUDDER"      value="@YAW + @ROLL*COMBI_SWITCH"/>

    <set servo="AILERON_LEFT" value="@ROLL"/>

    <set servo="AILERON_RIGHT" value="@ROLL"/>

  </command_laws>

  <section name="AUTO1" prefix="AUTO1_">

    <define name="MAX_ROLL" value="50" unit="deg"/>

    <define name="MAX_PITCH" value="40" unit="deg"/>

  </section>

  <section name="IMU" prefix="IMU_">

    <define name="BODY_TO_IMU_PHI"   value="0." unit="deg"/>

    <define name="BODY_TO_IMU_THETA" value="0." unit="deg"/>

    <define name="BODY_TO_IMU_PSI"   value="0." unit="deg"/>

  </section>

  <section name="INS" prefix="INS_">

    <define name="ROLL_NEUTRAL_DEFAULT"  value="0" unit="deg"/>

    <define name="PITCH_NEUTRAL_DEFAULT" value="0" unit="deg"/>

  </section>

  <section name="BAT">

    <define name="MILLIAMP_AT_FULL_THROTTLE" value="20000" unit="mA"/>

    <define name="CATASTROPHIC_BAT_LEVEL" value="9.0" unit="V"/>

    <define name="CRITIC_BAT_LEVEL" value="9.5" unit="V"/>

    <define name="LOW_BAT_LEVEL" value="10.0" unit="V"/>

    <define name="MAX_BAT_LEVEL" value="12.5" unit="V"/>

  </section>

  <section name="MISC">

    <define name="NOMINAL_AIRSPEED" value="15." unit="m/s"/>

    <define name="CARROT" value="4." unit="s"/>

    <define name="KILL_MODE_DISTANCE" value="(2.0*MAX_DIST_FROM_HOME)"/>

    <define name="ALT_KALMAN_ENABLED" value="TRUE"/>

    <define name="DEFAULT_CIRCLE_RADIUS" value="100."/>

  </section>

  <section name="VERTICAL CONTROL" prefix="V_CTL_">

    <define name="POWER_CTL_BAT_NOMINAL" value="11.0" unit="volt"/>

    <!-- outer loop -->

    <define name="ALTITUDE_PGAIN" value="0.075" unit="(m/s)/m"/>

    <define name="ALTITUDE_MAX_CLIMB" value="4." unit="m/s"/>

    <!-- auto throttle inner loop -->

    <define name="AUTO_THROTTLE_NOMINAL_CRUISE_THROTTLE" value="0.5" unit="%"/>

    <define name="AUTO_THROTTLE_MIN_CRUISE_THROTTLE" value="0.2" unit="%"/>

    <define name="AUTO_THROTTLE_MAX_CRUISE_THROTTLE" value="1.0" unit="%"/>

    <define name="AUTO_THROTTLE_LOITER_TRIM" value="1500" unit="pprz_t"/>

    <define name="AUTO_THROTTLE_DASH_TRIM" value="-1000" unit="pprz_t"/>

    <define name="AUTO_THROTTLE_CLIMB_THROTTLE_INCREMENT" value="0.1" unit="%/(m/s)"/>

    <define name="AUTO_THROTTLE_PGAIN" value="0.02" unit="%/(m/s)"/>

    <define name="AUTO_THROTTLE_IGAIN" value="0.03"/>

    <define name="AUTO_THROTTLE_PITCH_OF_VZ_PGAIN" value="0.05" unit="rad/(m/s)"/>

    <define name="AUTO_PITCH_PGAIN" value="0.125"/>

    <define name="AUTO_PITCH_IGAIN" value="0.025"/>

    <define name="AUTO_PITCH_MAX_PITCH" value="25" unit="deg"/>

    <define name="AUTO_PITCH_MIN_PITCH" value="-25" unit="deg"/>

    <define name="THROTTLE_SLEW" value="1.0"/>

  </section>

  <section name="HORIZONTAL CONTROL" prefix="H_CTL_">

    <define name="COURSE_PGAIN" value="1.0"/>

    <define name="COURSE_DGAIN" value="0.4"/>

    <define name="ROLL_MAX_SETPOINT" value="35" unit="deg"/>

    <define name="PITCH_MAX_SETPOINT" value="25" unit="deg"/>

    <define name="PITCH_MIN_SETPOINT" value="-25" unit="deg"/>

    <define name="PITCH_PGAIN" value="20000."/>

    <define name="PITCH_DGAIN" value="1.5"/>

    <define name="ELEVATOR_OF_ROLL" value="2500"/>

    <define name="ROLL_ATTITUDE_GAIN" value="7400"/>

    <define name="ROLL_RATE_GAIN" value="200"/>

  </section>

  <section name="FAILSAFE" prefix="FAILSAFE_">

    <define name="DELAY_WITHOUT_GPS" value="3" unit="s"/>

    <define name="DEFAULT_THROTTLE" value="0.4" unit="%"/>

    <define name="DEFAULT_ROLL" value="15" unit="deg"/>

    <define name="DEFAULT_PITCH" value="0" unit="deg"/>

    <define name="HOME_RADIUS" value="90" unit="m"/>

  </section>

</airframe>

Le 18 août 2014 à 15:54, David Conger <address@hidden> a écrit :

What is your airframe file like? Is the telemetry "xbee_api" or "transparent"?

FWIW: the wire from FTDIUtil I made. The pinout is: 

Black = (-)

Green = Rx

Brown = Tx

Unsure about pinout for that Lisa/M.

-David

On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 11:44 AM, Nicolas Quendez <address@hidden> wrote:

Hi,

After few weeks of different trials, I do not succeed in making the serial link works. In CGS, the screen is always writing « waiting for telemetry ».

Neither with the Xbee modems nor with direct link between the AP and the FTDI board. 

If someone could make me understand what I did wrong, thanks in advance...

In direct link between AP (Lisa M 2.0) and FTDI board (PPZUAV)

- The connections (Rx to Tx, Tx to Rx, ground to ground ; AP powered with 5V ; FTDI board connected by USB to the computer), it seems to me connections are OK according to wiki and FTDI board schematic :

<FTDI_LisaM.jpg>

- I do not know if there must be specific files to load ?

For now, I use Bixler_lisa_m_2.xml ;  basic.xml for navigation ;  fixed wing_basic.xml ; ctl_basic.xml ; ins_neutral.xml ; cockpitMM.xml ; and I have tried different xml files for the telemetry (default_fixedwing_imu.xml , xbee868.xml ). 

For the session, I use address@hidden (and tried other rates). 

- In the console, it runs the following without error :  

RUN '/home/nicolas/paparazzi/sw/ground_segment/tmtc/link  -d /dev/ttyUSB0 -transport xbee -s 57600'

RUN '/home/nicolas/paparazzi/sw/ground_segment/tmtc/server '

RUN '/home/nicolas/paparazzi/sw/ground_segment/cockpit/gcs '

and GCS is opening, but everything blank, with « waiting for telemetry ».

My GPS is connected, but indoor so probably no signal, but I imagine that all the IMU signals should be transmitted, no ?

Thanks in advance 

Best regards

Nicolas

Le 27 juil. 2014 à 17:37, Nicolas Quendez <address@hidden> a écrit :

Thanks Gautier,

Indeed, I missed the Udev rules copy to the good place, I will be more attentive next time ! 

So, for now, no more « failure » when I launch GCS. But still the black screen with « waiting for telemetry ». 

In XCTU (windows), from ground station modem, it detects the remote autopilot modem (when Lisa M powered), and I can see that the autopilot sends continuously some packets to the ground station modem. So informations probably go from the AP to the ground station modem well. But I suspect my Paparazzi configuration still not good because it seems it cannot read the informations and show them in GCS… 

I continue my exploration, any advices welcome !

Thanks for the support

Best regards

Nicolas

Le 25 juil. 2014 à 18:14, Gautier Hattenberger <address@hidden> a écrit :

Hi,

Did you check this pages ? :
http://wiki.paparazziuav.org/wiki/Installation/Linux#Udev_rules
http://wiki.paparazziuav.org/wiki/Installation/Linux#No_access_rights_for_USB_devices

Gautier

Le 24/07/2014 14:52, Nicolas Quendez a écrit :

Hi everybody,

I just begin to manipulate Paparazzi hardware and software. 

For now : 

- I succeed in working with flight plan simulation

- I succeed in uploading software into my Lisa M AP 

- I succeed into programming my Xbee modules with XCTU (windows) with the PPZUAV FDTI utility board. 

BUT : 

when I plug the FTDI board with xbee module (coordinator) by USB on my ubuntu computer, I have the following error when starting a session : 

Failure("Error opening modem serial device : fd < 0 (/dev/ttyUSB0) ») : 

RUN '/home/nicolas/paparazzi/sw/ground_segment/tmtc/link -d /dev/ttyUSB0 -transport xbee -s 57600'

Failure("Error opening modem serial device : fd < 0 (/dev/ttyUSB0)")

Broadcasting on network 127.255.255.255, port 2010

 Read Socket : Connection reset by peer

FAILED '/home/nicolas/paparazzi/sw/ground_segment/tmtc/link' with code 1

I have checked with dmesg that /dev/ttyUSB0 seems to be the good place for the board.

I have added the current user  to the modems group as explained in the FAQ (http://wiki.paparazziuav.org/wiki/FAQ). 

I made the xbee module set as coordinator, with baud rate set to 57000 

My Xbee is a 868 LP 80 K modem. 

On the PPZUAV FTDI board the red led is ON. 

The green led is ON (but not flashing).

Have you any idea of my mistake, or configuration that I did not do ? Are there some drivers to install for the FTDI board, or a configuration to put into the xml files ? 

Thanks in advance

Best regards

Nicolas

Hardware : 

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XCTU configuration : 

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