Example #1
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void GCS_MAVLINK::handle_param_request_read(mavlink_message_t *msg)
{
    mavlink_param_request_read_t packet;
    mavlink_msg_param_request_read_decode(msg, &packet);

    enum ap_var_type p_type;
    AP_Param *vp;
    char param_name[AP_MAX_NAME_SIZE+1];
    if (packet.param_index != -1) {
        AP_Param::ParamToken token;
        vp = AP_Param::find_by_index(packet.param_index, &p_type, &token);
        if (vp == NULL) {
            return;
        }
        vp->copy_name_token(token, param_name, AP_MAX_NAME_SIZE, true);
        param_name[AP_MAX_NAME_SIZE] = 0;
    } else {
        strncpy(param_name, packet.param_id, AP_MAX_NAME_SIZE);
        param_name[AP_MAX_NAME_SIZE] = 0;
        vp = AP_Param::find(param_name, &p_type);
        if (vp == NULL) {
            return;
        }
    }
    
    float value = vp->cast_to_float(p_type);
    mavlink_msg_param_value_send_buf(
        msg,
        chan,
        param_name,
        value,
        mav_var_type(p_type),
        _count_parameters(),
        packet.param_index);
}
Example #2
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/**
 * @brief Send the next pending parameter, called from deferred message
 * handling code
 */
void
GCS_MAVLINK::queued_param_send()
{
    if (!initialised || _queued_parameter == NULL) {
        return;
    }

    uint16_t bytes_allowed;
    uint8_t count;
    uint32_t tnow = hal.scheduler->millis();

    // use at most 30% of bandwidth on parameters. The constant 26 is
    // 1/(1000 * 1/8 * 0.001 * 0.3)
    bytes_allowed = 57 * (tnow - _queued_parameter_send_time_ms) * 26;
    if (bytes_allowed > comm_get_txspace(chan)) {
        bytes_allowed = comm_get_txspace(chan);
    }
    count = bytes_allowed / (MAVLINK_MSG_ID_PARAM_VALUE_LEN + MAVLINK_NUM_NON_PAYLOAD_BYTES);

    // when we don't have flow control we really need to keep the
    // param download very slow, or it tends to stall
    if (!have_flow_control() && count > 5) {
        count = 5;
    }

    while (_queued_parameter != NULL && count--) {
        AP_Param      *vp;
        float value;

        // copy the current parameter and prepare to move to the next
        vp = _queued_parameter;

        // if the parameter can be cast to float, report it here and break out of the loop
        value = vp->cast_to_float(_queued_parameter_type);

        char param_name[AP_MAX_NAME_SIZE];
        vp->copy_name_token(_queued_parameter_token, param_name, sizeof(param_name), true);

        mavlink_msg_param_value_send(
            chan,
            param_name,
            value,
            mav_var_type(_queued_parameter_type),
            _queued_parameter_count,
            _queued_parameter_index);

        _queued_parameter = AP_Param::next_scalar(&_queued_parameter_token, &_queued_parameter_type);
        _queued_parameter_index++;
    }
    _queued_parameter_send_time_ms = tnow;
}