示例#1
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文件: mixer.cpp 项目: Nitaym/Firmware
static int
load(const char *devname, const char *fname)
{
	// sleep a while to ensure device has been set up
	usleep(20000);
	
	int		dev;
	char		buf[2048];

	/* open the device */
	if ((dev = px4_open(devname, 0)) < 0) {
		warnx("can't open %s\n", devname);
		return 1;
	}

	/* reset mixers on the device */
	if (px4_ioctl(dev, MIXERIOCRESET, 0)) {
		warnx("can't reset mixers on %s", devname);
		return 1;
	}

	if (load_mixer_file(fname, &buf[0], sizeof(buf)) < 0) {
		warnx("can't load mixer: %s", fname);
		return 1;
	}

	/* XXX pass the buffer to the device */
	int ret = px4_ioctl(dev, MIXERIOCLOADBUF, (unsigned long)buf);

	if (ret < 0) {
		warnx("error loading mixers from %s", fname);
		return 1;
	}
	return 0;
}
示例#2
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bool MixerTest::load_mixer(const char *filename, unsigned expected_count, bool verbose)
{
	char buf[2048];

	load_mixer_file(filename, &buf[0], sizeof(buf));
	unsigned loaded = strlen(buf);

	if (verbose) {
		PX4_INFO("loaded: \n\"%s\"\n (file: %s, %d chars)", &buf[0], filename, loaded);
	}

	// Test a number of chunk sizes
	for (unsigned chunk_size = 6; chunk_size < PX4IO_MAX_TRANSFER_LEN + 1; chunk_size++) {
		bool ret = load_mixer(filename, buf, loaded, expected_count, chunk_size, verbose);

		if (!ret) {
			PX4_ERR("Mixer load failed with chunk size %u", chunk_size);
			return ret;
		}
	}

	return true;
}
示例#3
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static void
load(const char *devname, const char *fname)
{
	int		dev;
	char		buf[2048];

	/* open the device */
	if ((dev = open(devname, 0)) < 0)
		err(1, "can't open %s\n", devname);

	/* reset mixers on the device */
	if (ioctl(dev, MIXERIOCRESET, 0))
		err(1, "can't reset mixers on %s", devname);

	if (load_mixer_file(fname, &buf[0], sizeof(buf)) < 0)
		err(1, "can't load mixer: %s", fname);

	/* XXX pass the buffer to the device */
	int ret = ioctl(dev, MIXERIOCLOADBUF, (unsigned long)buf);

	if (ret < 0)
		err(1, "error loading mixers from %s", fname);
	exit(0);
}
示例#4
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int test_mixer(int argc, char *argv[])
{
	warnx("testing mixer");

	char *filename = "/etc/mixers/IO_pass.mix";

	if (argc > 1)
		filename = argv[1];

	warnx("loading: %s", filename);

	char		buf[2048];

	load_mixer_file(filename, &buf[0], sizeof(buf));
	unsigned loaded = strlen(buf);

	warnx("loaded: \n\"%s\"\n (%d chars)", &buf[0], loaded);

	/* load the mixer in chunks, like
	 * in the case of a remote load,
	 * e.g. on PX4IO.
	 */

	unsigned nused = 0;

	const unsigned chunk_size = 64;

	MixerGroup mixer_group(mixer_callback, 0);

	/* load at once test */
	unsigned xx = loaded;
	mixer_group.load_from_buf(&buf[0], xx);
	warnx("complete buffer load: loaded %u mixers", mixer_group.count());
	if (mixer_group.count() != 8)
		return 1;

	unsigned empty_load = 2;
	char empty_buf[2];
	empty_buf[0] = ' ';
	empty_buf[1] = '\0';
	mixer_group.reset();
	mixer_group.load_from_buf(&empty_buf[0], empty_load);
	warnx("empty buffer load: loaded %u mixers, used: %u", mixer_group.count(), empty_load);
	if (empty_load != 0)
		return 1;

	/* FIRST mark the mixer as invalid */
	bool mixer_ok = false;
	/* THEN actually delete it */
	mixer_group.reset();
	char mixer_text[256];		/* large enough for one mixer */
	unsigned mixer_text_length = 0;

	unsigned transmitted = 0;

	warnx("transmitted: %d, loaded: %d", transmitted, loaded);

	while (transmitted < loaded) {

		unsigned	text_length = (loaded - transmitted > chunk_size) ? chunk_size : loaded - transmitted;

		/* check for overflow - this would be really fatal */
		if ((mixer_text_length + text_length + 1) > sizeof(mixer_text)) {
			bool mixer_ok = false;
			return 1;
		}

		/* append mixer text and nul-terminate */
		memcpy(&mixer_text[mixer_text_length], &buf[transmitted], text_length);
		mixer_text_length += text_length;
		mixer_text[mixer_text_length] = '\0';
		warnx("buflen %u, text:\n\"%s\"", mixer_text_length, &mixer_text[0]);

		/* process the text buffer, adding new mixers as their descriptions can be parsed */
		unsigned resid = mixer_text_length;
		mixer_group.load_from_buf(&mixer_text[0], resid);

		/* if anything was parsed */
		if (resid != mixer_text_length) {

			/* only set mixer ok if no residual is left over */
			if (resid == 0) {
				mixer_ok = true;
			} else {
				/* not yet reached the end of the mixer, set as not ok */
				mixer_ok = false;
			}

			warnx("used %u", mixer_text_length - resid);

			/* copy any leftover text to the base of the buffer for re-use */
			if (resid > 0)
				memcpy(&mixer_text[0], &mixer_text[mixer_text_length - resid], resid);

			mixer_text_length = resid;
		}

		transmitted += text_length;
	}

	warnx("chunked load: loaded %u mixers", mixer_group.count());

	if (mixer_group.count() != 8)
		return 1;

	/* execute the mixer */
	
	float	outputs[output_max];
	unsigned mixed;
	const int jmax = 5;

	pwm_limit_init(&pwm_limit);
	should_arm = true;

	/* run through arming phase */
	for (int i = 0; i < output_max; i++) {
		actuator_controls[i] = 0.1f;
		r_page_servo_disarmed[i] = PWM_LOWEST_MIN;
		r_page_servo_control_min[i] = PWM_DEFAULT_MIN;
		r_page_servo_control_max[i] = PWM_DEFAULT_MAX;
	}

	warnx("ARMING TEST: STARTING RAMP");
	unsigned sleep_quantum_us = 10000;

	hrt_abstime starttime = hrt_absolute_time();
	unsigned sleepcount = 0;

	while (hrt_elapsed_time(&starttime) < INIT_TIME_US + RAMP_TIME_US) {
		
		/* mix */
		mixed = mixer_group.mix(&outputs[0], output_max);

		pwm_limit_calc(should_arm, mixed, r_page_servo_disarmed, r_page_servo_control_min, r_page_servo_control_max, outputs, r_page_servos, &pwm_limit);

		//warnx("mixed %d outputs (max %d), values:", mixed, output_max);
		for (int i = 0; i < mixed; i++)
		{
			/* check mixed outputs to be zero during init phase */
			if (hrt_elapsed_time(&starttime) < INIT_TIME_US &&
				r_page_servos[i] != r_page_servo_disarmed[i]) {
				warnx("disarmed servo value mismatch");
				return 1;
			}

			if (hrt_elapsed_time(&starttime) >= INIT_TIME_US &&
				r_page_servos[i] + 1 <= r_page_servo_disarmed[i]) {
				warnx("ramp servo value mismatch");
				return 1;
			}

			//printf("\t %d: %8.4f limited: %8.4f, servo: %d\n", i, outputs_unlimited[i], outputs[i], (int)r_page_servos[i]);
		}
		usleep(sleep_quantum_us);
		sleepcount++;

		if (sleepcount % 10 == 0) {
			printf(".");
			fflush(stdout);
		}
	}
	printf("\n");

	warnx("ARMING TEST: NORMAL OPERATION");

	for (int j = -jmax; j <= jmax; j++) {

		for (int i = 0; i < output_max; i++) {
			actuator_controls[i] = j/10.0f + 0.1f * i;
			r_page_servo_disarmed[i] = PWM_LOWEST_MIN;
			r_page_servo_control_min[i] = PWM_DEFAULT_MIN;
			r_page_servo_control_max[i] = PWM_DEFAULT_MAX;
		}

		/* mix */
		mixed = mixer_group.mix(&outputs[0], output_max);

		pwm_limit_calc(should_arm, mixed, r_page_servo_disarmed, r_page_servo_control_min, r_page_servo_control_max, outputs, r_page_servos, &pwm_limit);

		warnx("mixed %d outputs (max %d)", mixed, output_max);
		for (int i = 0; i < mixed; i++)
		{
			servo_predicted[i] = 1500 + outputs[i] * (r_page_servo_control_max[i] - r_page_servo_control_min[i]) / 2.0f;
			if (fabsf(servo_predicted[i] - r_page_servos[i]) > 2) {
				printf("\t %d: %8.4f predicted: %d, servo: %d\n", i, outputs[i], servo_predicted[i], (int)r_page_servos[i]);
				warnx("mixer violated predicted value");
				return 1;
			}
		}
	}

	warnx("ARMING TEST: DISARMING");

	starttime = hrt_absolute_time();
	sleepcount = 0;
	should_arm = false;

	while (hrt_elapsed_time(&starttime) < 600000) {
		
		/* mix */
		mixed = mixer_group.mix(&outputs[0], output_max);

		pwm_limit_calc(should_arm, mixed, r_page_servo_disarmed, r_page_servo_control_min, r_page_servo_control_max, outputs, r_page_servos, &pwm_limit);

		//warnx("mixed %d outputs (max %d), values:", mixed, output_max);
		for (int i = 0; i < mixed; i++)
		{
			/* check mixed outputs to be zero during init phase */
			if (r_page_servos[i] != r_page_servo_disarmed[i]) {
				warnx("disarmed servo value mismatch");
				return 1;
			}

			//printf("\t %d: %8.4f limited: %8.4f, servo: %d\n", i, outputs_unlimited[i], outputs[i], (int)r_page_servos[i]);
		}
		usleep(sleep_quantum_us);
		sleepcount++;

		if (sleepcount % 10 == 0) {
			printf(".");
			fflush(stdout);
		}
	}
	printf("\n");

	warnx("ARMING TEST: REARMING: STARTING RAMP");

	starttime = hrt_absolute_time();
	sleepcount = 0;
	should_arm = true;

	while (hrt_elapsed_time(&starttime) < 600000 + RAMP_TIME_US) {
		
		/* mix */
		mixed = mixer_group.mix(&outputs[0], output_max);

		pwm_limit_calc(should_arm, mixed, r_page_servo_disarmed, r_page_servo_control_min, r_page_servo_control_max, outputs, r_page_servos, &pwm_limit);

		//warnx("mixed %d outputs (max %d), values:", mixed, output_max);
		for (int i = 0; i < mixed; i++)
		{
			/* predict value */
			servo_predicted[i] = 1500 + outputs[i] * (r_page_servo_control_max[i] - r_page_servo_control_min[i]) / 2.0f;

			/* check ramp */

			if (hrt_elapsed_time(&starttime) < RAMP_TIME_US &&
				(r_page_servos[i] + 1 <= r_page_servo_disarmed[i] ||
					r_page_servos[i] > servo_predicted[i])) {
				warnx("ramp servo value mismatch");
				return 1;
			}

			/* check post ramp phase */
			if (hrt_elapsed_time(&starttime) > RAMP_TIME_US &&
				fabsf(servo_predicted[i] - r_page_servos[i]) > 2) {
				printf("\t %d: %8.4f predicted: %d, servo: %d\n", i, outputs[i], servo_predicted[i], (int)r_page_servos[i]);
				warnx("mixer violated predicted value");
				return 1;
			}

			//printf("\t %d: %8.4f limited: %8.4f, servo: %d\n", i, outputs_unlimited[i], outputs[i], (int)r_page_servos[i]);
		}
		usleep(sleep_quantum_us);
		sleepcount++;

		if (sleepcount % 10 == 0) {
			printf(".");
			fflush(stdout);
		}
	}
	printf("\n");

	/* load multirotor at once test */
	mixer_group.reset();

	if (argc > 2)
		filename = argv[2];
	else
		filename = "/etc/mixers/FMU_quad_w.mix";

	load_mixer_file(filename, &buf[0], sizeof(buf));
	loaded = strlen(buf);

	warnx("loaded: \n\"%s\"\n (%d chars)", &buf[0], loaded);

	unsigned mc_loaded = loaded;
	mixer_group.load_from_buf(&buf[0], mc_loaded);
	warnx("complete buffer load: loaded %u mixers", mixer_group.count());
	if (mixer_group.count() != 5) {
		warnx("FAIL: Quad W mixer load failed");
		return 1;
	}

	warnx("SUCCESS: No errors in mixer test");
}
示例#5
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/*
  setup mixer on PX4 so that if FMU dies the pilot gets manual control
 */
bool Plane::setup_failsafe_mixing(void)
{
    // we create MIXER.MIX regardless of whether we will be using it,
    // as it gives a template for the user to modify to create their
    // own CUSTOM.MIX file
    const char *mixer_filename = "/fs/microsd/APM/MIXER.MIX";
    const char *custom_mixer_filename = "/fs/microsd/APM/CUSTOM.MIX";
    bool ret = false;
    char *buf = NULL;
    const uint16_t buf_size = 2048;

    if (!create_mixer_file(mixer_filename)) {
        return false;
    }

    struct stat st;
    const char *filename;
    if (stat(custom_mixer_filename, &st) == 0) {
        filename = custom_mixer_filename;
    } else {
        filename = mixer_filename;
    }

    enum AP_HAL::Util::safety_state old_state = hal.util->safety_switch_state();
    struct pwm_output_values pwm_values = {.values = {0}, .channel_count = 8};

    int px4io_fd = open("/dev/px4io", 0);
    if (px4io_fd == -1) {
        // px4io isn't started, no point in setting up a mixer
        return false;
    }

    buf = (char *)malloc(buf_size);
    if (buf == NULL) {
        goto failed;
    }
    if (load_mixer_file(filename, &buf[0], buf_size) != 0) {
        hal.console->printf("Unable to load %s\n", filename);
        goto failed;
    }

    if (old_state == AP_HAL::Util::SAFETY_ARMED) {
        // make sure the throttle has a non-zero failsafe value before we
        // disable safety. This prevents sending zero PWM during switch over
        hal.rcout->set_safety_pwm(1UL<<(rcmap.throttle()-1), channel_throttle->radio_min);
    }

    // we need to force safety on to allow us to load a mixer
    hal.rcout->force_safety_on();

    /* reset any existing mixer in px4io. This shouldn't be needed,
     * but is good practice */
    if (ioctl(px4io_fd, MIXERIOCRESET, 0) != 0) {
        hal.console->printf("Unable to reset mixer\n");
        goto failed;
    }

	/* pass the buffer to the device */
    if (ioctl(px4io_fd, MIXERIOCLOADBUF, (unsigned long)buf) != 0) {
        hal.console->printf("Unable to send mixer to IO\n");
        goto failed;        
    }

    // setup RC config for each channel based on user specified
    // mix/max/trim. We only do the first 8 channels due to 
    // a RC config limitation in px4io.c limiting to PX4IO_RC_MAPPED_CONTROL_CHANNELS
    for (uint8_t i=0; i<8; i++) {
        RC_Channel *ch = RC_Channel::rc_channel(i);
        if (ch == NULL) {
            continue;
        }
        struct pwm_output_rc_config config;
        /*
          we use a min/max of 900/2100 to allow for pass-thru of
          larger values than the RC min/max range. This mimics the APM
          behaviour of pass-thru in manual, which allows for dual-rate
          transmitter setups in manual mode to go beyond the ranges
          used in stabilised modes
         */
        config.channel = i;
        config.rc_min = 900;
        config.rc_max = 2100;
        if (rcmap.throttle()-1 == i) {
            // throttle uses a trim of 1500, so we don't get division
            // by small numbers near RC3_MIN
            config.rc_trim = 1500;
        } else {
            config.rc_trim = constrain_int16(ch->radio_trim, config.rc_min, config.rc_max);
        }
        config.rc_dz = 0; // zero for the purposes of manual takeover
        config.rc_assignment = i;
        // we set reverse as false, as users of ArduPilot will have
        // input reversed on transmitter, so from the point of view of
        // the mixer the input is never reversed. The one exception is
        // the 2nd channel, which is reversed inside the PX4IO code,
        // so needs to be unreversed here to give sane behaviour.
        if (i == 1) {
            config.rc_reverse = true;
        } else {
            config.rc_reverse = false;
        }
        if (ioctl(px4io_fd, PWM_SERVO_SET_RC_CONFIG, (unsigned long)&config) != 0) {
            hal.console->printf("SET_RC_CONFIG failed\n");
            goto failed;
        }
    }

    for (uint8_t i = 0; i < pwm_values.channel_count; i++) {
        pwm_values.values[i] = 900;
    }
    ioctl(px4io_fd, PWM_SERVO_SET_MIN_PWM, (long unsigned int)&pwm_values);

    for (uint8_t i = 0; i < pwm_values.channel_count; i++) {
        pwm_values.values[i] = 2100;
    }
    ioctl(px4io_fd, PWM_SERVO_SET_MAX_PWM, (long unsigned int)&pwm_values);
    ioctl(px4io_fd, PWM_SERVO_SET_OVERRIDE_OK, 0);

    // setup for immediate manual control if FMU dies
    ioctl(px4io_fd, PWM_SERVO_SET_OVERRIDE_IMMEDIATE, 1);

    ret = true;

failed:
    if (buf != NULL) {
        free(buf);
    }
    if (px4io_fd != -1) {
        close(px4io_fd);
    }
    // restore safety state if it was previously armed
    if (old_state == AP_HAL::Util::SAFETY_ARMED) {
        hal.rcout->force_safety_off();
    }
    return ret;
}
示例#6
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int test_mixer(int argc, char *argv[])
{
	/*
	 * PWM limit structure
	 */
	pwm_limit_t pwm_limit;
	bool should_arm = false;
	uint16_t r_page_servo_disarmed[output_max];
	uint16_t r_page_servo_control_min[output_max];
	uint16_t r_page_servo_control_max[output_max];
	uint16_t r_page_servos[output_max];
	uint16_t servo_predicted[output_max];
	int16_t reverse_pwm_mask = 0;

	//PX4_INFO("testing mixer");

#if !defined(CONFIG_ARCH_BOARD_SITL)
	const char *filename = "/etc/mixers/IO_pass.mix";
#else
	const char *filename = "ROMFS/px4fmu_test/mixers/IO_pass.mix";
#endif

	//PX4_INFO("loading: %s", filename);

	char		buf[2048];

	load_mixer_file(filename, &buf[0], sizeof(buf));
	unsigned loaded = strlen(buf);

	//fprintf(stderr, "loaded: \n\"%s\"\n (%d chars)", &buf[0], loaded);

	/* load the mixer in chunks, like
	 * in the case of a remote load,
	 * e.g. on PX4IO.
	 */

	const unsigned chunk_size = 64;

	MixerGroup mixer_group(mixer_callback, 0);

	/* load at once test */
	unsigned xx = loaded;
	mixer_group.load_from_buf(&buf[0], xx);
	//ASSERT_EQ(mixer_group.count(), 8);

	unsigned empty_load = 2;
	char empty_buf[2];
	empty_buf[0] = ' ';
	empty_buf[1] = '\0';
	mixer_group.reset();
	mixer_group.load_from_buf(&empty_buf[0], empty_load);
	//PX4_INFO("empty buffer load: loaded %u mixers, used: %u", mixer_group.count(), empty_load);

	//ASSERT_NE(empty_load, 0);

	if (empty_load != 0) {
		return 1;
	}

	/* FIRST mark the mixer as invalid */
	/* THEN actually delete it */
	mixer_group.reset();
	char mixer_text[256];		/* large enough for one mixer */
	unsigned mixer_text_length = 0;

	unsigned transmitted = 0;

	//PX4_INFO("transmitted: %d, loaded: %d", transmitted, loaded);

	while (transmitted < loaded) {

		unsigned text_length = (loaded - transmitted > chunk_size) ? chunk_size : loaded - transmitted;

		/* check for overflow - this would be really fatal */
		if ((mixer_text_length + text_length + 1) > sizeof(mixer_text)) {
			return 1;
		}

		/* append mixer text and nul-terminate */
		memcpy(&mixer_text[mixer_text_length], &buf[transmitted], text_length);
		mixer_text_length += text_length;
		mixer_text[mixer_text_length] = '\0';
		//fprintf(stderr, "buflen %u, text:\n\"%s\"", mixer_text_length, &mixer_text[0]);

		/* process the text buffer, adding new mixers as their descriptions can be parsed */
		unsigned resid = mixer_text_length;
		mixer_group.load_from_buf(&mixer_text[0], resid);

		/* if anything was parsed */
		if (resid != mixer_text_length) {
			//fprintf(stderr, "used %u", mixer_text_length - resid);

			/* copy any leftover text to the base of the buffer for re-use */
			if (resid > 0) {
				memcpy(&mixer_text[0], &mixer_text[mixer_text_length - resid], resid);
			}

			mixer_text_length = resid;
		}

		transmitted += text_length;
	}

	//PX4_INFO("chunked load: loaded %u mixers", mixer_group.count());

	if (mixer_group.count() != 8) {
		return 1;
	}

	/* execute the mixer */

	float	outputs[output_max];
	unsigned mixed;
	const int jmax = 5;

	pwm_limit_init(&pwm_limit);

	/* run through arming phase */
	for (unsigned i = 0; i < output_max; i++) {
		actuator_controls[i] = 0.1f;
		r_page_servo_disarmed[i] = PWM_MOTOR_OFF;
		r_page_servo_control_min[i] = PWM_DEFAULT_MIN;
		r_page_servo_control_max[i] = PWM_DEFAULT_MAX;
	}

	//PX4_INFO("PRE-ARM TEST: DISABLING SAFETY");

	/* mix */
	should_prearm = true;
	mixed = mixer_group.mix(&outputs[0], output_max, NULL);

	pwm_limit_calc(should_arm, should_prearm, mixed, reverse_pwm_mask, r_page_servo_disarmed, r_page_servo_control_min,
		       r_page_servo_control_max, outputs, r_page_servos, &pwm_limit);

	//warnx("mixed %d outputs (max %d), values:", mixed, output_max);
	for (unsigned i = 0; i < mixed; i++) {

		//fprintf(stderr, "pre-arm:\t %d: out: %8.4f, servo: %d \n", i, (double)outputs[i], (int)r_page_servos[i]);

		if (i != actuator_controls_s::INDEX_THROTTLE) {
			if (r_page_servos[i] < r_page_servo_control_min[i]) {
				warnx("active servo < min");
				return 1;
			}

		} else {
			if (r_page_servos[i] != r_page_servo_disarmed[i]) {
				warnx("throttle output != 0 (this check assumed the IO pass mixer!)");
				return 1;
			}
		}
	}

	should_arm = true;
	should_prearm = false;

	/* simulate another orb_copy() from actuator controls */
	for (unsigned i = 0; i < output_max; i++) {
		actuator_controls[i] = 0.1f;
	}

	//PX4_INFO("ARMING TEST: STARTING RAMP");
	unsigned sleep_quantum_us = 10000;

	hrt_abstime starttime = hrt_absolute_time();
	unsigned sleepcount = 0;

	while (hrt_elapsed_time(&starttime) < INIT_TIME_US + RAMP_TIME_US + 2 * sleep_quantum_us) {

		/* mix */
		mixed = mixer_group.mix(&outputs[0], output_max, NULL);

		pwm_limit_calc(should_arm, should_prearm, mixed, reverse_pwm_mask, r_page_servo_disarmed, r_page_servo_control_min,
			       r_page_servo_control_max, outputs, r_page_servos, &pwm_limit);

		//warnx("mixed %d outputs (max %d), values:", mixed, output_max);
		for (unsigned i = 0; i < mixed; i++) {

			//fprintf(stderr, "ramp:\t %d: out: %8.4f, servo: %d \n", i, (double)outputs[i], (int)r_page_servos[i]);

			/* check mixed outputs to be zero during init phase */
			if (hrt_elapsed_time(&starttime) < INIT_TIME_US &&
			    r_page_servos[i] != r_page_servo_disarmed[i]) {
				PX4_ERR("disarmed servo value mismatch: %d vs %d", r_page_servos[i], r_page_servo_disarmed[i]);
				return 1;
			}

			if (hrt_elapsed_time(&starttime) >= INIT_TIME_US &&
			    r_page_servos[i] + 1 <= r_page_servo_disarmed[i]) {
				PX4_ERR("ramp servo value mismatch");
				return 1;
			}
		}

		usleep(sleep_quantum_us);
		sleepcount++;

		if (sleepcount % 10 == 0) {
			fflush(stdout);
		}
	}

	//PX4_INFO("ARMING TEST: NORMAL OPERATION");

	for (int j = -jmax; j <= jmax; j++) {

		for (unsigned i = 0; i < output_max; i++) {
			actuator_controls[i] = j / 10.0f + 0.1f * i;
			r_page_servo_disarmed[i] = PWM_LOWEST_MIN;
			r_page_servo_control_min[i] = PWM_DEFAULT_MIN;
			r_page_servo_control_max[i] = PWM_DEFAULT_MAX;
		}

		/* mix */
		mixed = mixer_group.mix(&outputs[0], output_max, NULL);

		pwm_limit_calc(should_arm, should_prearm, mixed, reverse_pwm_mask, r_page_servo_disarmed, r_page_servo_control_min,
			       r_page_servo_control_max, outputs, r_page_servos, &pwm_limit);

		//fprintf(stderr, "mixed %d outputs (max %d)", mixed, output_max);

		for (unsigned i = 0; i < mixed; i++) {
			servo_predicted[i] = 1500 + outputs[i] * (r_page_servo_control_max[i] - r_page_servo_control_min[i]) / 2.0f;

			if (abs(servo_predicted[i] - r_page_servos[i]) > MIXER_DIFFERENCE_THRESHOLD) {
				fprintf(stderr, "\t %d: %8.4f predicted: %d, servo: %d\n", i, (double)outputs[i], servo_predicted[i],
					(int)r_page_servos[i]);
				PX4_ERR("mixer violated predicted value");
				return 1;
			}
		}
	}

	//PX4_INFO("ARMING TEST: DISARMING");

	starttime = hrt_absolute_time();
	sleepcount = 0;
	should_arm = false;

	while (hrt_elapsed_time(&starttime) < 600000) {

		/* mix */
		mixed = mixer_group.mix(&outputs[0], output_max, NULL);

		pwm_limit_calc(should_arm, should_prearm, mixed, reverse_pwm_mask, r_page_servo_disarmed, r_page_servo_control_min,
			       r_page_servo_control_max, outputs, r_page_servos, &pwm_limit);

		//warnx("mixed %d outputs (max %d), values:", mixed, output_max);
		for (unsigned i = 0; i < mixed; i++) {

			//fprintf(stderr, "disarmed:\t %d: out: %8.4f, servo: %d \n", i, (double)outputs[i], (int)r_page_servos[i]);

			/* check mixed outputs to be zero during init phase */
			if (r_page_servos[i] != r_page_servo_disarmed[i]) {
				PX4_ERR("disarmed servo value mismatch");
				return 1;
			}
		}

		usleep(sleep_quantum_us);
		sleepcount++;

		if (sleepcount % 10 == 0) {
			//printf(".");
			//fflush(stdout);
		}
	}

	//printf("\n");

	//PX4_INFO("ARMING TEST: REARMING: STARTING RAMP");

	starttime = hrt_absolute_time();
	sleepcount = 0;
	should_arm = true;

	while (hrt_elapsed_time(&starttime) < 600000 + RAMP_TIME_US) {

		/* mix */
		mixed = mixer_group.mix(&outputs[0], output_max, NULL);

		pwm_limit_calc(should_arm, should_prearm, mixed, reverse_pwm_mask, r_page_servo_disarmed, r_page_servo_control_min,
			       r_page_servo_control_max, outputs, r_page_servos, &pwm_limit);

		//warnx("mixed %d outputs (max %d), values:", mixed, output_max);
		for (unsigned i = 0; i < mixed; i++) {
			/* predict value */
			servo_predicted[i] = 1500 + outputs[i] * (r_page_servo_control_max[i] - r_page_servo_control_min[i]) / 2.0f;

			/* check ramp */

			//fprintf(stderr, "ramp:\t %d: out: %8.4f, servo: %d \n", i, (double)outputs[i], (int)r_page_servos[i]);

			if (hrt_elapsed_time(&starttime) < RAMP_TIME_US &&
			    (r_page_servos[i] + 1 <= r_page_servo_disarmed[i] ||
			     r_page_servos[i] > servo_predicted[i])) {
				PX4_ERR("ramp servo value mismatch");
				return 1;
			}

			/* check post ramp phase */
			if (hrt_elapsed_time(&starttime) > RAMP_TIME_US &&
			    abs(servo_predicted[i] - r_page_servos[i]) > 2) {
				printf("\t %d: %8.4f predicted: %d, servo: %d\n", i, (double)outputs[i], servo_predicted[i], (int)r_page_servos[i]);
				PX4_ERR("mixer violated predicted value");
				return 1;
			}
		}

		usleep(sleep_quantum_us);
		sleepcount++;

		if (sleepcount % 10 == 0) {
			//	printf(".");
			//	fflush(stdout);
		}
	}

	//printf("\n");

	/* load multirotor at once test */
	mixer_group.reset();

#if !defined(CONFIG_ARCH_BOARD_SITL)
	filename = "/etc/mixers/quad_test.mix";
#else
	filename = "ROMFS/px4fmu_test/mixers/quad_test.mix";
#endif

	load_mixer_file(filename, &buf[0], sizeof(buf));
	loaded = strlen(buf);

	//fprintf(stderr, "loaded: \n\"%s\"\n (%d chars)", &buf[0], loaded);

	unsigned mc_loaded = loaded;
	mixer_group.load_from_buf(&buf[0], mc_loaded);
	//PX4_INFO("complete buffer load: loaded %u mixers", mixer_group.count());

	if (mixer_group.count() != 5) {
		PX4_ERR("FAIL: Quad test mixer load failed");
		return 1;
	}

	//PX4_INFO("SUCCESS: No errors in mixer test");
	return 0;
}