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  • Committer: Tim Marston
  • Date: 2014-02-05 20:30:43 UTC
  • Revision ID: tim@ed.am-20140205203043-mkxrtvjww6cte95n
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src/rc-interface/comms.cc
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void Comms::write_channels( int channel_values[] )
 
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static void write_raw_channel_data( int channel_values[] )
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{
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//      draw_graph( channel_values );
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        Serial.write( -1 );
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        Serial.write( -1 );
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        unsigned char *data = reinterpret_cast< unsigned char * >( channel_values );
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}
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bool Comms::read_channels( int channel_values[] )
 
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void Comms::write_channels( int channel_values[] )
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{
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        static unsigned char buf[ sizeof( int ) * ( NUM_MOTORS + 1 ) ];
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        static unsigned int buflen = 0;
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        bool frame_complete = false;
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        while( buflen < sizeof( buf ) && Serial.available() )
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        {
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                // read byte
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                buf[ buflen++ ] = Serial.read();
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                // check if we've got a frame
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                if( buflen > 1 &&
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                        buf[ buflen - 1 ] == 0xff && buf[ buflen - 2 ] == 0xff )
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                {
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                        // got a complete frame?
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                        if( buflen == sizeof( buf ) ) {
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                                frame_complete = true;
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                                // copy channel values
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                                unsigned char *data =
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                                        reinterpret_cast< unsigned char * >( channel_values );
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                                memcpy( buf, data, sizeof( int ) * NUM_MOTORS );
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                        }
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                        // reset read buffer
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                        buflen = 0;
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                }
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        }
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        // reset read buffer in the case where the buffer is full, but there's been
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        // no end-of-frame marker (i.e., bad data)
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        if( buflen >= sizeof( buf ) )
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                buflen = 0;
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        return frame_complete;
 
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        // draw_graph( channel_values );
 
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        write_raw_channel_data( channel_values );
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}
 
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