20230215 Dev Meeting

General:

• Update from relevant previous calls
• Tagged: issues, PR.

Notes

• development: add command to configure SiK radio - #1948

  • Modify name to be more precise and merge.

• minimal: Add MAV_STATE_REBOOT_REQUIRED in MAV_STATE #1951

  • ThomasD - "Generally" the vehicle knowing a reboot is required is a good thing because otherwise the info is stored in GCS, and might be lost through GCS reboot.
  • However this is not a bitmask, its a state - so we don't think it can be used for this purpose.
  • AO update issue and close.

• Extend cellular_status msg and add new cellular_modem_info msg for static fields #1945 - can we get conditional approval (ie. cant merge as is common, but we are OK with it in theory).

  • Modulo invalid value setting, looks good. Conditional approval granted.

• New landing target messages TARGET_ABSOLUTE/RELATIVE #1943

  • Who else can we ping? @rishabsingh3003 not commented.
  • Better than what we have is general consensus. Some concern about implementation not happening since it is "complicated".
  • When signed off by the experts we'll let it move into development, but doesn't move across to common without a proper tested implementation.

• mavlink_msg_xxx_decode by mavgen_c does not handle extensions of message properly #684 - pymavlink bug fix

  • AO JamesP to see if we can get review from PeterB.

• COMPONENT_INFORMATION_BASIC- software/hardware version as int #1930

  • Display and format - e.g. semver display and github. Flexible alternative.
  • The discussion seems endless. Let's leave as is. The version is completely free format; up to sender and consumer to decide how it is used/interpretted.

• message_definitions: add all_with_development.xml #1924

  • AO: JamesP to talk to PeterB to get movement on https://github.com/ArduPilot/pymavlink/pull/240

Not dealt with

• Prearm command - what's the risk
  • accidentally disarming. So the command definition should specifically be "can only do from disarmed".
  • In very first use, motor attached to servo.
• COMPONENT METADATA: translation - AO JamesP to outline concerns and reasonable steps Beat or others might take to address them.

Attendees: Hamish, JamesP, JulianO, JonasPerolini, Mo akkawimo,