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DronecanNodeStatus (UORB message)

TOPICS: dronecan_node_status

Fields

Name Type Unit [Frame] Range/Enum Description
timestamp uint64 time since system start (microseconds)
node_id uint16 The node ID which this data comes from
uptime_sec uint32 Node uptime
health uint8
mode uint8
sub_mode uint8
vendor_specific_status_code uint16

Constants

Name Type Value Description
HEALTH_OK uint8 0 The node is functioning properly.
HEALTH_WARNING uint8 1 A critical parameter went out of range or the node encountered a minor failure.
HEALTH_ERROR uint8 2 The node encountered a major failure.
HEALTH_CRITICAL uint8 3 The node suffered a fatal malfunction.
MODE_OPERATIONAL uint8 0 Normal operating mode.
MODE_INITIALIZATION uint8 1 Initialization is in progress; this mode is entered immediately after startup.
MODE_MAINTENANCE uint8 2 E.g. calibration, the bootloader is running, etc.
MODE_SOFTWARE_UPDATE uint8 3 New software/firmware is being loaded.
MODE_OFFLINE uint8 7 The node is no longer available.

Source Message

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uint64 timestamp					# time since system start (microseconds)

uint16 node_id						# The node ID which this data comes from

# From the uavcan.protocol.NodeStatus message
uint32 uptime_sec					# Node uptime

#
# Abstract node health.
#
uint8 HEALTH_OK         = 0     # The node is functioning properly.
uint8 HEALTH_WARNING    = 1     # A critical parameter went out of range or the node encountered a minor failure.
uint8 HEALTH_ERROR      = 2     # The node encountered a major failure.
uint8 HEALTH_CRITICAL   = 3     # The node suffered a fatal malfunction.
uint8 health

#
# Current mode.
#
# Mode OFFLINE can be actually reported by the node to explicitly inform other network
# participants that the sending node is about to shutdown. In this case other nodes will not
# have to wait OFFLINE_TIMEOUT_MS before they detect that the node is no longer available.
#
# Reserved values can be used in future revisions of the specification.
#
uint8 MODE_OPERATIONAL      = 0         # Normal operating mode.
uint8 MODE_INITIALIZATION   = 1         # Initialization is in progress; this mode is entered immediately after startup.
uint8 MODE_MAINTENANCE      = 2         # E.g. calibration, the bootloader is running, etc.
uint8 MODE_SOFTWARE_UPDATE  = 3         # New software/firmware is being loaded.
uint8 MODE_OFFLINE          = 7         # The node is no longer available.
uint8 mode

#
# Not used currently, keep zero when publishing, ignore when receiving.
#
uint8 sub_mode

#
# Optional, vendor-specific node status code, e.g. a fault code or a status bitmask.
#
uint16 vendor_specific_status_code

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