AP_RangeFinder_LightWareSerial.cpp

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/*
   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
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   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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 */

#include <AP_HAL/AP_HAL.h>
#include "AP_RangeFinder_LightWareSerial.h"
#include <AP_SerialManager/AP_SerialManager.h>
#include <ctype.h>

extern const AP_HAL::HAL& hal;

/* 
   The constructor also initialises the rangefinder. Note that this
   constructor is not called until detect() returns true, so we
   already know that we should setup the rangefinder
*/
AP_RangeFinder_LightWareSerial::AP_RangeFinder_LightWareSerial(RangeFinder::RangeFinder_State &_state,
                                                               AP_SerialManager &serial_manager,
                                                               uint8_t serial_instance) :
    AP_RangeFinder_Backend(_state)
{
    uart = serial_manager.find_serial(AP_SerialManager::SerialProtocol_Rangefinder, serial_instance);
    if (uart != nullptr) {
        uart->begin(serial_manager.find_baudrate(AP_SerialManager::SerialProtocol_Rangefinder, serial_instance));
    }
}

/* 
   detect if a Lightware rangefinder is connected. We'll detect by
   trying to take a reading on Serial. If we get a result the sensor is
   there.
*/
bool AP_RangeFinder_LightWareSerial::detect(AP_SerialManager &serial_manager, uint8_t serial_instance)
{
    return serial_manager.find_serial(AP_SerialManager::SerialProtocol_Rangefinder, serial_instance) != nullptr;
}

// read - return last value measured by sensor
bool AP_RangeFinder_LightWareSerial::get_reading(uint16_t &reading_cm)
{
    if (uart == nullptr) {
        return false;
    }

    // read any available lines from the lidar
    float sum = 0;
    uint16_t count = 0;
    int16_t nbytes = uart->available();
    while (nbytes-- > 0) {
        char c = uart->read();
        if (c == '\r') {
            linebuf[linebuf_len] = 0;
            sum += (float)atof(linebuf);
            count++;
            linebuf_len = 0;
        } else if (isdigit(c) || c == '.') {
            linebuf[linebuf_len++] = c;
            if (linebuf_len == sizeof(linebuf)) {
                // too long, discard the line
                linebuf_len = 0;
            }
        }
    }

    // we need to write a byte to prompt another reading
    uart->write('d');

    if (count == 0) {
        return false;
    }
    reading_cm = 100 * sum / count;
    return true;
}

/* 
   update the state of the sensor
*/
void AP_RangeFinder_LightWareSerial::update(void)
{
    if (get_reading(state.distance_cm)) {
        // update range_valid state based on distance measured
        last_reading_ms = AP_HAL::millis();
        update_status();
    } else if (AP_HAL::millis() - last_reading_ms > 200) {
        set_status(RangeFinder::RangeFinder_NoData);
    }
}