Overview

The MAVLink command editor is the human machine interface (HMI) that allows a human to read and write encoded MAVLink commands.

Encoded MAVLink commands

Editor 1

Requirements

The editor can be any existing basic text editor.

Editor 2

Requirements

General:

• Must be able to load descriptions from a configuration file

• Must be able to load and save the list of commands

• Must display the list of commands

• Must be able to add, rearrange, and delete commands in the list

For each command in the list:

• Must display the description if available

  • Must be able to be expanded and collapsed by the user

• Must display the list of parameters

  • For each parameter in the list:

    • Must display the description (including units) if the command’s description is available

    • Must display the editable field and its current value

    • Must display the default value

  • Parameter list of a command must be able to be expanded and collapsed

  • The editable fields must be aligned in a single column

  • The columns must be able to be expanded or shrunk by the user

For each editable field:

• Must have a default value (e.g. 0)

• Must be able to be reset to the default value

• Default value and non default values must be visually distinctive (e.g. different background colour)