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These values define the type of firmware release. These values indicate the first version or release of this type. For example the first alpha release would be 64, the second would be 65.
development release
alpha release
beta release
release candidate
official stable release
Flags to report failure cases over the high latency telemtry.
GPS failure.
Differential pressure sensor failure.
Absolute pressure sensor failure.
Accelerometer sensor failure.
Gyroscope sensor failure.
Magnetometer sensor failure.
Terrain subsystem failure.
Battery failure/critical low battery.
RC receiver failure/no rc connection.
Offboard link failure.
Engine failure.
Geofence violation.
Estimator failure, for example measurement rejection or large variances.
Mission failure.
Actions that may be specified in MAV_CMD_OVERRIDE_GOTO to override mission execution.
Hold at the current position.
Continue with the next item in mission execution.
Hold at the current position of the system
Hold at the position specified in the parameters of the DO_HOLD action
These defines are predefined OR-combined mode flags. There is no need to use values from this enum, but it
simplifies the use of the mode flags. Note that manual input is enabled in all modes as a safety override.
System is not ready to fly, booting, calibrating, etc. No flag is set.
System is allowed to be active, under assisted RC control.
System is allowed to be active, under assisted RC control.
System is allowed to be active, under manual (RC) control, no stabilization
System is allowed to be active, under manual (RC) control, no stabilization
System is allowed to be active, under autonomous control, manual setpoint
System is allowed to be active, under autonomous control, manual setpoint
System is allowed to be active, under autonomous control and navigation (the trajectory is decided onboard and not pre-programmed by waypoints)
System is allowed to be active, under autonomous control and navigation (the trajectory is decided onboard and not pre-programmed by waypoints)
UNDEFINED mode. This solely depends on the autopilot - use with caution, intended for developers only.
UNDEFINED mode. This solely depends on the autopilot - use with caution, intended for developers only.
These encode the sensors whose status is sent as part of the SYS_STATUS message.
0x01 3D gyro
0x02 3D accelerometer
0x04 3D magnetometer
0x08 absolute pressure
0x10 differential pressure
0x20 GPS
0x40 optical flow
0x80 computer vision position
0x100 laser based position
0x200 external ground truth (Vicon or Leica)
0x400 3D angular rate control
0x800 attitude stabilization
0x1000 yaw position
0x2000 z/altitude control
0x4000 x/y position control
0x8000 motor outputs / control
0x10000 rc receiver
0x20000 2nd 3D gyro
0x40000 2nd 3D accelerometer
0x80000 2nd 3D magnetometer
0x100000 geofence
0x200000 AHRS subsystem health
0x400000 Terrain subsystem health
0x800000 Motors are reversed
0x1000000 Logging
0x2000000 Battery
0x4000000 Proximity
0x8000000 Satellite Communication
0x10000000 pre-arm check status. Always healthy when armed
0x20000000 Avoidance/collision prevention
0x40000000 propulsion (actuator, esc, motor or propellor)
0x80000000 Extended bit-field are used for further sensor status bits (needs to be set in onboard_control_sensors_present only)
These encode the sensors whose status is sent as part of the SYS_STATUS message in the extended fields.
0x01 Recovery system (parachute, balloon, retracts etc)
Coordinate frames used by MAVLink. Not all frames are supported by all commands, messages, or vehicles.
Global frames use the following naming conventions:
- "GLOBAL": Global coordinate frame with WGS84 latitude/longitude and altitude positive over mean sea level (MSL) by default.
The following modifiers may be used with "GLOBAL":
- "RELATIVE_ALT": Altitude is relative to the vehicle home position rather than MSL.
- "TERRAIN_ALT": Altitude is relative to ground level rather than MSL.
- "INT": Latitude/longitude (in degrees) are scaled by multiplying by 1E7.
Local frames use the following naming conventions:
- "LOCAL": Origin of local frame is fixed relative to earth. Unless otherwise specified this origin is the origin of the vehicle position-estimator ("EKF").
- "BODY": Origin of local frame travels with the vehicle. NOTE, "BODY" does NOT indicate alignment of frame axis with vehicle attitude.
- "OFFSET": Deprecated synonym for "BODY" (origin travels with the vehicle). Not to be used for new frames.
Some deprecated frames do not follow these conventions (e.g. MAV_FRAME_BODY_NED and MAV_FRAME_BODY_OFFSET_NED).
Global (WGS84) coordinate frame + MSL altitude. First value / x: latitude, second value / y: longitude, third value / z: positive altitude over mean sea level (MSL).
NED local tangent frame (x: North, y: East, z: Down) with origin fixed relative to earth.
NOT a coordinate frame, indicates a mission command.
Global (WGS84) coordinate frame + altitude relative to the home position.
First value / x: latitude, second value / y: longitude, third value / z: positive altitude with 0 being at the altitude of the home position.
ENU local tangent frame (x: East, y: North, z: Up) with origin fixed relative to earth.
Global (WGS84) coordinate frame (scaled) + MSL altitude. First value / x: latitude in degrees*1E7, second value / y: longitude in degrees*1E7, third value / z: positive altitude over mean sea level (MSL).
Global (WGS84) coordinate frame (scaled) + altitude relative to the home position.
First value / x: latitude in degrees*1E7, second value / y: longitude in degrees*1E7, third value / z: positive altitude with 0 being at the altitude of the home position.
NED local tangent frame (x: North, y: East, z: Down) with origin that travels with the vehicle.
Same as MAV_FRAME_LOCAL_NED when used to represent position values. Same as MAV_FRAME_BODY_FRD when used with velocity/acceleration values.
This is the same as MAV_FRAME_BODY_FRD.
Global (WGS84) coordinate frame with AGL altitude (at the waypoint coordinate). First value / x: latitude in degrees, second value / y: longitude in degrees, third value / z: positive altitude in meters with 0 being at ground level in terrain model.
Global (WGS84) coordinate frame (scaled) with AGL altitude (at the waypoint coordinate). First value / x: latitude in degrees*1E7, second value / y: longitude in degrees*1E7, third value / z: positive altitude in meters with 0 being at ground level in terrain model.
FRD local frame aligned to the vehicle's attitude (x: Forward, y: Right, z: Down) with an origin that travels with vehicle.
MAV_FRAME_BODY_FLU - Body fixed frame of reference, Z-up (x: Forward, y: Left, z: Up).
MAV_FRAME_MOCAP_NED - Odometry local coordinate frame of data given by a motion capture system, Z-down (x: North, y: East, z: Down).
MAV_FRAME_MOCAP_ENU - Odometry local coordinate frame of data given by a motion capture system, Z-up (x: East, y: North, z: Up).
MAV_FRAME_VISION_NED - Odometry local coordinate frame of data given by a vision estimation system, Z-down (x: North, y: East, z: Down).
MAV_FRAME_VISION_ENU - Odometry local coordinate frame of data given by a vision estimation system, Z-up (x: East, y: North, z: Up).
MAV_FRAME_ESTIM_NED - Odometry local coordinate frame of data given by an estimator running onboard the vehicle, Z-down (x: North, y: East, z: Down).
MAV_FRAME_ESTIM_ENU - Odometry local coordinate frame of data given by an estimator running onboard the vehicle, Z-up (x: East, y: North, z: Up).
FRD local tangent frame (x: Forward, y: Right, z: Down) with origin fixed relative to earth. The forward axis is aligned to the front of the vehicle in the horizontal plane.
FLU local tangent frame (x: Forward, y: Left, z: Up) with origin fixed relative to earth. The forward axis is aligned to the front of the vehicle in the horizontal plane.
Actions following geofence breach.
Disable fenced mode. If used in a plan this would mean the next fence is disabled.
Fly to geofence MAV_CMD_NAV_FENCE_RETURN_POINT in GUIDED mode. Note: This action is only supported by ArduPlane, and may not be supported in all versions.
Report fence breach, but don't take action
Fly to geofence MAV_CMD_NAV_FENCE_RETURN_POINT with manual throttle control in GUIDED mode. Note: This action is only supported by ArduPlane, and may not be supported in all versions.
Return/RTL mode.
Hold at current location.
Termination failsafe. Motors are shut down (some flight stacks may trigger other failsafe actions).
Land at current location.
No last fence breach
Breached minimum altitude
Breached maximum altitude
Breached fence boundary
Actions being taken to mitigate/prevent fence breach
Unknown
No actions being taken
Velocity limiting active to prevent breach
Enumeration of possible mount operation modes. This message is used by obsolete/deprecated gimbal messages.
Load and keep safe position (Roll,Pitch,Yaw) from permant memory and stop stabilization
Load and keep neutral position (Roll,Pitch,Yaw) from permanent memory.
Load neutral position and start MAVLink Roll,Pitch,Yaw control with stabilization
Load neutral position and start RC Roll,Pitch,Yaw control with stabilization
Load neutral position and start to point to Lat,Lon,Alt
Gimbal tracks system with specified system ID
Gimbal tracks home position
Gimbal device (low level) capability flags (bitmap).
Gimbal device supports a retracted position.
Gimbal device supports a horizontal, forward looking position, stabilized.
Gimbal device supports rotating around roll axis.
Gimbal device supports to follow a roll angle relative to the vehicle.
Gimbal device supports locking to a roll angle (generally that's the default with roll stabilized).
Gimbal device supports rotating around pitch axis.
Gimbal device supports to follow a pitch angle relative to the vehicle.
Gimbal device supports locking to a pitch angle (generally that's the default with pitch stabilized).
Gimbal device supports rotating around yaw axis.
Gimbal device supports to follow a yaw angle relative to the vehicle (generally that's the default).
Gimbal device supports locking to an absolute heading, i.e., yaw angle relative to North (earth frame, often this is an option available).
Gimbal device supports yawing/panning infinetely (e.g. using slip disk).
Gimbal device supports yaw angles and angular velocities relative to North (earth frame). This usually requires support by an autopilot via AUTOPILOT_STATE_FOR_GIMBAL_DEVICE. Support can go on and off during runtime, which is reported by the flag GIMBAL_DEVICE_FLAGS_CAN_ACCEPT_YAW_IN_EARTH_FRAME.
Gimbal device supports radio control inputs as an alternative input for controlling the gimbal orientation.
Gimbal manager high level capability flags (bitmap). The first 16 bits are identical to the GIMBAL_DEVICE_CAP_FLAGS. However, the gimbal manager does not need to copy the flags from the gimbal but can also enhance the capabilities and thus add flags.
Based on GIMBAL_DEVICE_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_RETRACT.
Based on GIMBAL_DEVICE_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_NEUTRAL.
Based on GIMBAL_DEVICE_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_ROLL_AXIS.
Based on GIMBAL_DEVICE_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_ROLL_FOLLOW.
Based on GIMBAL_DEVICE_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_ROLL_LOCK.
Based on GIMBAL_DEVICE_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_PITCH_AXIS.
Based on GIMBAL_DEVICE_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_PITCH_FOLLOW.
Based on GIMBAL_DEVICE_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_PITCH_LOCK.
Based on GIMBAL_DEVICE_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_YAW_AXIS.
Based on GIMBAL_DEVICE_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_YAW_FOLLOW.
Based on GIMBAL_DEVICE_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_YAW_LOCK.
Based on GIMBAL_DEVICE_CAP_FLAGS_SUPPORTS_INFINITE_YAW.
Based on GIMBAL_DEVICE_CAP_FLAGS_SUPPORTS_YAW_IN_EARTH_FRAME.
Based on GIMBAL_DEVICE_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_RC_INPUTS.
Gimbal manager supports to point to a local position.
Gimbal manager supports to point to a global latitude, longitude, altitude position.
Flags for gimbal device (lower level) operation.
Set to retracted safe position (no stabilization), takes presedence over all other flags.
Set to neutral/default position, taking precedence over all other flags except RETRACT. Neutral is commonly forward-facing and horizontal (roll=pitch=yaw=0) but may be any orientation.
Lock roll angle to absolute angle relative to horizon (not relative to vehicle). This is generally the default with a stabilizing gimbal.
Lock pitch angle to absolute angle relative to horizon (not relative to vehicle). This is generally the default with a stabilizing gimbal.
Lock yaw angle to absolute angle relative to North (not relative to vehicle). If this flag is set, the yaw angle and z component of angular velocity are relative to North (earth frame, x-axis pointing North), else they are relative to the vehicle heading (vehicle frame, earth frame rotated so that the x-axis is pointing forward).
Yaw angle and z component of angular velocity are relative to the vehicle heading (vehicle frame, earth frame rotated such that the x-axis is pointing forward).
Yaw angle and z component of angular velocity are relative to North (earth frame, x-axis is pointing North).
Gimbal device can accept yaw angle inputs relative to North (earth frame). This flag is only for reporting (attempts to set this flag are ignored).
The gimbal orientation is set exclusively by the RC signals feed to the gimbal's radio control inputs. MAVLink messages for setting the gimbal orientation (GIMBAL_DEVICE_SET_ATTITUDE) are ignored.
The gimbal orientation is determined by combining/mixing the RC signals feed to the gimbal's radio control inputs and the MAVLink messages for setting the gimbal orientation (GIMBAL_DEVICE_SET_ATTITUDE). How these two controls are combined or mixed is not defined by the protocol but is up to the implementation.
Flags for high level gimbal manager operation The first 16 bits are identical to the GIMBAL_DEVICE_FLAGS.
Based on GIMBAL_DEVICE_FLAGS_RETRACT.
Based on GIMBAL_DEVICE_FLAGS_NEUTRAL.
Based on GIMBAL_DEVICE_FLAGS_ROLL_LOCK.
Based on GIMBAL_DEVICE_FLAGS_PITCH_LOCK.
Based on GIMBAL_DEVICE_FLAGS_YAW_LOCK.
Based on GIMBAL_DEVICE_FLAGS_YAW_IN_VEHICLE_FRAME.
Based on GIMBAL_DEVICE_FLAGS_YAW_IN_EARTH_FRAME.
Based on GIMBAL_DEVICE_FLAGS_ACCEPTS_YAW_IN_EARTH_FRAME.
Based on GIMBAL_DEVICE_FLAGS_RC_EXCLUSIVE.
Based on GIMBAL_DEVICE_FLAGS_RC_MIXED.
Gimbal device (low level) error flags (bitmap, 0 means no error)
Gimbal device is limited by hardware roll limit.
Gimbal device is limited by hardware pitch limit.
Gimbal device is limited by hardware yaw limit.
There is an error with the gimbal encoders.
There is an error with the gimbal power source.
There is an error with the gimbal motors.
There is an error with the gimbal's software.
There is an error with the gimbal's communication.
Gimbal device is currently calibrating.
Gimbal device is not assigned to a gimbal manager.
Gripper actions.
Gripper release cargo.
Gripper grab onto cargo.
Winch actions.
Allow motor to freewheel.
Wind or unwind specified length of line, optionally using specified rate.
Wind or unwind line at specified rate.
Perform the locking sequence to relieve motor while in the fully retracted position. Only action and instance command parameters are used, others are ignored.
Sequence of drop, slow down, touch down, reel up, lock. Only action and instance command parameters are used, others are ignored.
Engage motor and hold current position. Only action and instance command parameters are used, others are ignored.
Return the reel to the fully retracted position. Only action and instance command parameters are used, others are ignored.
Load the reel with line. The winch will calculate the total loaded length and stop when the tension exceeds a threshold. Only action and instance command parameters are used, others are ignored.
Spool out the entire length of the line. Only action and instance command parameters are used, others are ignored.
Spools out just enough to present the hook to the user to load the payload. Only action and instance command parameters are used, others are ignored
Generalized UAVCAN node health
The node is functioning properly.
A critical parameter went out of range or the node has encountered a minor failure.
The node has encountered a major failure.
The node has suffered a fatal malfunction.
Generalized UAVCAN node mode
The node is performing its primary functions.
The node is initializing; this mode is entered immediately after startup.
The node is under maintenance.
The node is in the process of updating its software.
The node is no longer available online.
Indicates the ESC connection type.
Traditional PPM ESC.
Serial Bus connected ESC.
One Shot PPM ESC.
I2C ESC.
CAN-Bus ESC.
DShot ESC.
Flags to report ESC failures.
No ESC failure.
Over current failure.
Over voltage failure.
Over temperature failure.
Over RPM failure.
Inconsistent command failure i.e. out of bounds.
Motor stuck failure.
Generic ESC failure.
Flags to indicate the status of camera storage.
Storage is missing (no microSD card loaded for example.)
Storage present but unformatted.
Storage present and ready.
Camera does not supply storage status information. Capacity information in STORAGE_INFORMATION fields will be ignored.
Flags to indicate the type of storage.
Storage type is not known.
Storage type is USB device.
Storage type is SD card.
Storage type is microSD card.
Storage type is CFast.
Storage type is CFexpress.
Storage type is XQD.
Storage type is HD mass storage type.
Storage type is other, not listed type.
Flags to indicate usage for a particular storage (see STORAGE_INFORMATION.storage_usage and MAV_CMD_SET_STORAGE_USAGE).
Always set to 1 (indicates STORAGE_INFORMATION.storage_usage is supported).
Storage for saving photos.
Storage for saving videos.
Storage for saving logs.
Yaw behaviour during orbit flight.
Vehicle front points to the center (default).
Vehicle front holds heading when message received.
Yaw uncontrolled.
Vehicle front follows flight path (tangential to circle).
Yaw controlled by RC input.
Possible responses from a WIFI_CONFIG_AP message.
Undefined response. Likely an indicative of a system that doesn't support this request.
Changes accepted.
Changes rejected.
Invalid Mode.
Invalid SSID.
Invalid Password.
Possible responses from a CELLULAR_CONFIG message.
Changes accepted.
Invalid APN.
Invalid PIN.
Changes rejected.
PUK is required to unblock SIM card.
WiFi Mode.
WiFi mode is undefined.
WiFi configured as an access point.
WiFi configured as a station connected to an existing local WiFi network.
WiFi disabled.
Supported component metadata types. These are used in the "general" metadata file returned by COMPONENT_METADATA to provide information about supported metadata types. The types are not used directly in MAVLink messages.
General information about the component. General metadata includes information about other metadata types supported by the component. Files of this type must be supported, and must be downloadable from vehicle using a MAVLink FTP URI.
Parameter meta data.
Meta data that specifies which commands and command parameters the vehicle supports. (WIP)
Meta data that specifies external non-MAVLink peripherals.
Meta data for the events interface.
Meta data for actuator configuration (motors, servos and vehicle geometry) and testing.
Actuator configuration, used to change a setting on an actuator. Component information metadata can be used to know which outputs support which commands.
Do nothing.
Command the actuator to beep now.
Permanently set the actuator (ESC) to 3D mode (reversible thrust).
Permanently set the actuator (ESC) to non 3D mode (non-reversible thrust).
Permanently set the actuator (ESC) to spin direction 1 (which can be clockwise or counter-clockwise).
Permanently set the actuator (ESC) to spin direction 2 (opposite of direction 1).
Actuator output function. Values greater or equal to 1000 are autopilot-specific.
No function (disabled).
Motor 1
Motor 2
Motor 3
Motor 4
Motor 5
Motor 6
Motor 7
Motor 8
Motor 9
Motor 10
Motor 11
Motor 12
Motor 13
Motor 14
Motor 15
Motor 16
Servo 1
Servo 2
Servo 3
Servo 4
Servo 5
Servo 6
Servo 7
Servo 8
Servo 9
Servo 10
Servo 11
Servo 12
Servo 13
Servo 14
Servo 15
Servo 16
Enable axes that will be tuned via autotuning. Used in MAV_CMD_DO_AUTOTUNE_ENABLE.
Flight stack tunes axis according to its default settings.
Autotune roll axis.
Autotune pitch axis.
Autotune yaw axis.
Actions for reading/writing parameters between persistent and volatile storage when using MAV_CMD_PREFLIGHT_STORAGE.
(Commonly parameters are loaded from persistent storage (flash/EEPROM) into volatile storage (RAM) on startup and written back when they are changed.)
Read all parameters from persistent storage. Replaces values in volatile storage.
Write all parameter values to persistent storage (flash/EEPROM)
Reset all user configurable parameters to their default value (including airframe selection, sensor calibration data, safety settings, and so on). Does not reset values that contain operation counters and vehicle computed statistics.
Reset only sensor calibration parameters to factory defaults (or firmware default if not available)
Reset all parameters, including operation counters, to default values
Actions for reading and writing plan information (mission, rally points, geofence) between persistent and volatile storage when using MAV_CMD_PREFLIGHT_STORAGE.
(Commonly missions are loaded from persistent storage (flash/EEPROM) into volatile storage (RAM) on startup and written back when they are changed.)
Read current mission data from persistent storage
Write current mission data to persistent storage
Erase all mission data stored on the vehicle (both persistent and volatile storage)
Commands to be executed by the MAV. They can be executed on user request, or as part of a mission script. If the action is used in a mission, the parameter mapping to the waypoint/mission message is as follows: Param 1, Param 2, Param 3, Param 4, X: Param 5, Y:Param 6, Z:Param 7. This command list is similar what ARINC 424 is for commercial aircraft: A data format how to interpret waypoint/mission data. NaN and INT32_MAX may be used in float/integer params (respectively) to indicate optional/default values (e.g. to use the component's current yaw or latitude rather than a specific value). See https://mavlink.io/en/guide/xml_schema.html#MAV_CMD for information about the structure of the MAV_CMD entries
Navigate to waypoint.
Hold time. (ignored by fixed wing, time to stay at waypoint for rotary wing)
Acceptance radius (if the sphere with this radius is hit, the waypoint counts as reached)
0 to pass through the WP, if > 0 radius to pass by WP. Positive value for clockwise orbit, negative value for counter-clockwise orbit. Allows trajectory control.
Desired yaw angle at waypoint (rotary wing). NaN to use the current system yaw heading mode (e.g. yaw towards next waypoint, yaw to home, etc.).
Latitude
Longitude
Altitude
Loiter around this waypoint an unlimited amount of time
Empty
Empty
Loiter radius around waypoint for forward-only moving vehicles (not multicopters). If positive loiter clockwise, else counter-clockwise
Desired yaw angle. NaN to use the current system yaw heading mode (e.g. yaw towards next waypoint, yaw to home, etc.).
Latitude
Longitude
Altitude
Loiter around this waypoint for X turns
Number of turns.
Leave loiter circle only once heading towards the next waypoint (0 = False)
Loiter radius around waypoint for forward-only moving vehicles (not multicopters). If positive loiter clockwise, else counter-clockwise
Loiter circle exit location and/or path to next waypoint ("xtrack") for forward-only moving vehicles (not multicopters). 0 for the vehicle to converge towards the center xtrack when it leaves the loiter (the line between the centers of the current and next waypoint), 1 to converge to the direct line between the location that the vehicle exits the loiter radius and the next waypoint. Otherwise the angle (in degrees) between the tangent of the loiter circle and the center xtrack at which the vehicle must leave the loiter (and converge to the center xtrack). NaN to use the current system default xtrack behaviour.
Latitude
Longitude
Altitude
Loiter at the specified latitude, longitude and altitude for a certain amount of time. Multicopter vehicles stop at the point (within a vehicle-specific acceptance radius). Forward-only moving vehicles (e.g. fixed-wing) circle the point with the specified radius/direction. If the Heading Required parameter (2) is non-zero forward moving aircraft will only leave the loiter circle once heading towards the next waypoint.
Loiter time (only starts once Lat, Lon and Alt is reached).
Leave loiter circle only once heading towards the next waypoint (0 = False)
Loiter radius around waypoint for forward-only moving vehicles (not multicopters). If positive loiter clockwise, else counter-clockwise.
Loiter circle exit location and/or path to next waypoint ("xtrack") for forward-only moving vehicles (not multicopters). 0 for the vehicle to converge towards the center xtrack when it leaves the loiter (the line between the centers of the current and next waypoint), 1 to converge to the direct line between the location that the vehicle exits the loiter radius and the next waypoint. Otherwise the angle (in degrees) between the tangent of the loiter circle and the center xtrack at which the vehicle must leave the loiter (and converge to the center xtrack). NaN to use the current system default xtrack behaviour.
Latitude
Longitude
Altitude
Return to launch location
Empty
Empty
Empty
Empty
Empty
Empty
Empty
Land at location.
Minimum target altitude if landing is aborted (0 = undefined/use system default).
Precision land mode.
Empty.
Desired yaw angle. NaN to use the current system yaw heading mode (e.g. yaw towards next waypoint, yaw to home, etc.).
Latitude.
Longitude.
Landing altitude (ground level in current frame).
Takeoff from ground / hand. Vehicles that support multiple takeoff modes (e.g. VTOL quadplane) should take off using the currently configured mode.
Minimum pitch (if airspeed sensor present), desired pitch without sensor
Empty
Empty
Yaw angle (if magnetometer present), ignored without magnetometer. NaN to use the current system yaw heading mode (e.g. yaw towards next waypoint, yaw to home, etc.).
Latitude
Longitude
Altitude
Land at local position (local frame only)
Landing target number (if available)
Maximum accepted offset from desired landing position - computed magnitude from spherical coordinates: d = sqrt(x^2 + y^2 + z^2), which gives the maximum accepted distance between the desired landing position and the position where the vehicle is about to land
Landing descend rate
Desired yaw angle
Y-axis position
X-axis position
Z-axis / ground level position
Takeoff from local position (local frame only)
Minimum pitch (if airspeed sensor present), desired pitch without sensor
Empty
Takeoff ascend rate
Yaw angle (if magnetometer or another yaw estimation source present), ignored without one of these
Y-axis position
X-axis position
Z-axis position
Vehicle following, i.e. this waypoint represents the position of a moving vehicle
Following logic to use (e.g. loitering or sinusoidal following) - depends on specific autopilot implementation
Ground speed of vehicle to be followed
Radius around waypoint. If positive loiter clockwise, else counter-clockwise
Desired yaw angle.
Latitude
Longitude
Altitude
Continue on the current course and climb/descend to specified altitude. When the altitude is reached continue to the next command (i.e., don't proceed to the next command until the desired altitude is reached.
Climb or Descend (0 = Neutral, command completes when within 5m of this command's altitude, 1 = Climbing, command completes when at or above this command's altitude, 2 = Descending, command completes when at or below this command's altitude.
Empty
Empty
Empty
Empty
Empty
Desired altitude
Begin loiter at the specified Latitude and Longitude. If Lat=Lon=0, then loiter at the current position. Don't consider the navigation command complete (don't leave loiter) until the altitude has been reached. Additionally, if the Heading Required parameter is non-zero the aircraft will not leave the loiter until heading toward the next waypoint.
Leave loiter circle only once heading towards the next waypoint (0 = False)
Loiter radius around waypoint for forward-only moving vehicles (not multicopters). If positive loiter clockwise, negative counter-clockwise, 0 means no change to standard loiter.
Empty
Loiter circle exit location and/or path to next waypoint ("xtrack") for forward-only moving vehicles (not multicopters). 0 for the vehicle to converge towards the center xtrack when it leaves the loiter (the line between the centers of the current and next waypoint), 1 to converge to the direct line between the location that the vehicle exits the loiter radius and the next waypoint. Otherwise the angle (in degrees) between the tangent of the loiter circle and the center xtrack at which the vehicle must leave the loiter (and converge to the center xtrack). NaN to use the current system default xtrack behaviour.
Latitude
Longitude
Altitude
Begin following a target
System ID (of the FOLLOW_TARGET beacon). Send 0 to disable follow-me and return to the default position hold mode.
Reserved
Reserved
Altitude mode: 0: Keep current altitude, 1: keep altitude difference to target, 2: go to a fixed altitude above home.
Altitude above home. (used if mode=2)
Reserved
Time to land in which the MAV should go to the default position hold mode after a message RX timeout.
Reposition the MAV after a follow target command has been sent
Camera q1 (where 0 is on the ray from the camera to the tracking device)
Camera q2
Camera q3
Camera q4
altitude offset from target
X offset from target
Y offset from target
Start orbiting on the circumference of a circle defined by the parameters. Setting values to NaN/INT32_MAX (as appropriate) results in using defaults.
Radius of the circle. Positive: orbit clockwise. Negative: orbit counter-clockwise. NaN: Use vehicle default radius, or current radius if already orbiting.
Tangential Velocity. NaN: Use vehicle default velocity, or current velocity if already orbiting.
Yaw behavior of the vehicle.
Orbit around the centre point for this many radians (i.e. for a three-quarter orbit set 270*Pi/180). 0: Orbit forever. NaN: Use vehicle default, or current value if already orbiting.
Center point latitude (if no MAV_FRAME specified) / X coordinate according to MAV_FRAME. INT32_MAX (or NaN if sent in COMMAND_LONG): Use current vehicle position, or current center if already orbiting.
Center point longitude (if no MAV_FRAME specified) / Y coordinate according to MAV_FRAME. INT32_MAX (or NaN if sent in COMMAND_LONG): Use current vehicle position, or current center if already orbiting.
Center point altitude (MSL) (if no MAV_FRAME specified) / Z coordinate according to MAV_FRAME. NaN: Use current vehicle altitude.
Sets the region of interest (ROI) for a sensor set or the vehicle itself. This can then be used by the vehicle's control system to control the vehicle attitude and the attitude of various sensors such as cameras.
Region of interest mode.
Waypoint index/ target ID. (see MAV_ROI enum)
ROI index (allows a vehicle to manage multiple ROI's)
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x the location of the fixed ROI (see MAV_FRAME)
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Control autonomous path planning on the MAV.
0: Disable local obstacle avoidance / local path planning (without resetting map), 1: Enable local path planning, 2: Enable and reset local path planning
0: Disable full path planning (without resetting map), 1: Enable, 2: Enable and reset map/occupancy grid, 3: Enable and reset planned route, but not occupancy grid
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Yaw angle at goal
Latitude/X of goal
Longitude/Y of goal
Altitude/Z of goal
Navigate to waypoint using a spline path.
Hold time. (ignored by fixed wing, time to stay at waypoint for rotary wing)
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Latitude/X of goal
Longitude/Y of goal
Altitude/Z of goal
Takeoff from ground using VTOL mode, and transition to forward flight with specified heading. The command should be ignored by vehicles that dont support both VTOL and fixed-wing flight (multicopters, boats,etc.).
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Front transition heading.
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Yaw angle. NaN to use the current system yaw heading mode (e.g. yaw towards next waypoint, yaw to home, etc.).
Latitude
Longitude
Altitude
Land using VTOL mode
Landing behaviour.
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Approach altitude (with the same reference as the Altitude field). NaN if unspecified.
Yaw angle. NaN to use the current system yaw heading mode (e.g. yaw towards next waypoint, yaw to home, etc.).
Latitude
Longitude
Altitude (ground level) relative to the current coordinate frame. NaN to use system default landing altitude (ignore value).
hand control over to an external controller
On / Off (> 0.5f on)
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Delay the next navigation command a number of seconds or until a specified time
Delay (-1 to enable time-of-day fields)
hour (24h format, UTC, -1 to ignore)
minute (24h format, UTC, -1 to ignore)
second (24h format, UTC, -1 to ignore)
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Descend and place payload. Vehicle moves to specified location, descends until it detects a hanging payload has reached the ground, and then releases the payload. If ground is not detected before the reaching the maximum descent value (param1), the command will complete without releasing the payload.
Maximum distance to descend.
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Latitude
Longitude
Altitude
NOP - This command is only used to mark the upper limit of the NAV/ACTION commands in the enumeration
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Delay mission state machine.
Delay
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Ascend/descend to target altitude at specified rate. Delay mission state machine until desired altitude reached.
Descent / Ascend rate.
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Target Altitude
Delay mission state machine until within desired distance of next NAV point.
Distance.
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Reach a certain target angle.
target angle, 0 is north
angular speed
direction: -1: counter clockwise, 1: clockwise
0: absolute angle, 1: relative offset
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NOP - This command is only used to mark the upper limit of the CONDITION commands in the enumeration
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Set system mode.
Mode
Custom mode - this is system specific, please refer to the individual autopilot specifications for details.
Custom sub mode - this is system specific, please refer to the individual autopilot specifications for details.
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Jump to the desired command in the mission list. Repeat this action only the specified number of times
Sequence number
Repeat count
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Change speed and/or throttle set points. The value persists until it is overridden or there is a mode change.
Speed type (0=Airspeed, 1=Ground Speed, 2=Climb Speed, 3=Descent Speed)
Speed (-1 indicates no change, -2 indicates return to default vehicle speed)
Throttle (-1 indicates no change, -2 indicates return to default vehicle throttle value)
Sets the home position to either to the current position or a specified position.
The home position is the default position that the system will return to and land on.
The position is set automatically by the system during the takeoff (and may also be set using this command).
Note: the current home position may be emitted in a HOME_POSITION message on request (using MAV_CMD_REQUEST_MESSAGE with param1=242).
Use current (1=use current location, 0=use specified location)
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Yaw angle. NaN to use default heading
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Longitude
Altitude
Set a system parameter. Caution! Use of this command requires knowledge of the numeric enumeration value of the parameter.
Parameter number
Parameter value
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Set a relay to a condition.
Relay instance number.
Setting. (1=on, 0=off, others possible depending on system hardware)
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Cycle a relay on and off for a desired number of cycles with a desired period.
Relay instance number.
Cycle count.
Cycle time.
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Set a servo to a desired PWM value.
Servo instance number.
Pulse Width Modulation.
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Cycle a between its nominal setting and a desired PWM for a desired number of cycles with a desired period.
Servo instance number.
Pulse Width Modulation.
Cycle count.
Cycle time.
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Terminate flight immediately.
Flight termination immediately and irreversably terminates the current flight, returning the vehicle to ground.
The vehicle will ignore RC or other input until it has been power-cycled.
Termination may trigger safety measures, including: disabling motors and deployment of parachute on multicopters, and setting flight surfaces to initiate a landing pattern on fixed-wing).
On multicopters without a parachute it may trigger a crash landing.
Support for this command can be tested using the protocol bit: MAV_PROTOCOL_CAPABILITY_FLIGHT_TERMINATION.
Support for this command can also be tested by sending the command with param1=0 (< 0.5); the ACK should be either MAV_RESULT_FAILED or MAV_RESULT_UNSUPPORTED.
Flight termination activated if > 0.5. Otherwise not activated and ACK with MAV_RESULT_FAILED.
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Change altitude set point.
Altitude.
Frame of new altitude.
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Sets actuators (e.g. servos) to a desired value. The actuator numbers are mapped to specific outputs (e.g. on any MAIN or AUX PWM or UAVCAN) using a flight-stack specific mechanism (i.e. a parameter).
Actuator 1 value, scaled from [-1 to 1]. NaN to ignore.
Actuator 2 value, scaled from [-1 to 1]. NaN to ignore.
Actuator 3 value, scaled from [-1 to 1]. NaN to ignore.
Actuator 4 value, scaled from [-1 to 1]. NaN to ignore.
Actuator 5 value, scaled from [-1 to 1]. NaN to ignore.
Actuator 6 value, scaled from [-1 to 1]. NaN to ignore.
Index of actuator set (i.e if set to 1, Actuator 1 becomes Actuator 7)
Mission command to perform a landing. This is used as a marker in a mission to tell the autopilot where a sequence of mission items that represents a landing starts.
It may also be sent via a COMMAND_LONG to trigger a landing, in which case the nearest (geographically) landing sequence in the mission will be used.
The Latitude/Longitude/Altitude is optional, and may be set to 0 if not needed. If specified then it will be used to help find the closest landing sequence.
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Mission command to perform a landing from a rally point.
Break altitude
Landing speed
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Mission command to safely abort an autonomous landing.
Altitude
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Reposition the vehicle to a specific WGS84 global position.
Ground speed, less than 0 (-1) for default
Bitmask of option flags.
Loiter radius for planes. Positive values only, direction is controlled by Yaw value. A value of zero or NaN is ignored.
Yaw heading. NaN to use the current system yaw heading mode (e.g. yaw towards next waypoint, yaw to home, etc.). For planes indicates loiter direction (0: clockwise, 1: counter clockwise)
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Longitude
Altitude
If in a GPS controlled position mode, hold the current position or continue.
0: Pause current mission or reposition command, hold current position. 1: Continue mission. A VTOL capable vehicle should enter hover mode (multicopter and VTOL planes). A plane should loiter with the default loiter radius.
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Set moving direction to forward or reverse.
Direction (0=Forward, 1=Reverse)
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Sets the region of interest (ROI) to a location. This can then be used by the vehicle's control system to control the vehicle attitude and the attitude of various sensors such as cameras. This command can be sent to a gimbal manager but not to a gimbal device. A gimbal is not to react to this message.
Component ID of gimbal device to address (or 1-6 for non-MAVLink gimbal), 0 for all gimbal device components. Send command multiple times for more than one gimbal (but not all gimbals).
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Latitude of ROI location
Longitude of ROI location
Altitude of ROI location
Sets the region of interest (ROI) to be toward next waypoint, with optional pitch/roll/yaw offset. This can then be used by the vehicle's control system to control the vehicle attitude and the attitude of various sensors such as cameras. This command can be sent to a gimbal manager but not to a gimbal device. A gimbal device is not to react to this message.
Component ID of gimbal device to address (or 1-6 for non-MAVLink gimbal), 0 for all gimbal device components. Send command multiple times for more than one gimbal (but not all gimbals).
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Pitch offset from next waypoint, positive pitching up
Roll offset from next waypoint, positive rolling to the right
Yaw offset from next waypoint, positive yawing to the right
Cancels any previous ROI command returning the vehicle/sensors to default flight characteristics. This can then be used by the vehicle's control system to control the vehicle attitude and the attitude of various sensors such as cameras. This command can be sent to a gimbal manager but not to a gimbal device. A gimbal device is not to react to this message. After this command the gimbal manager should go back to manual input if available, and otherwise assume a neutral position.
Component ID of gimbal device to address (or 1-6 for non-MAVLink gimbal), 0 for all gimbal device components. Send command multiple times for more than one gimbal (but not all gimbals).
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Mount tracks system with specified system ID. Determination of target vehicle position may be done with GLOBAL_POSITION_INT or any other means. This command can be sent to a gimbal manager but not to a gimbal device. A gimbal device is not to react to this message.
System ID
Component ID of gimbal device to address (or 1-6 for non-MAVLink gimbal), 0 for all gimbal device components. Send command multiple times for more than one gimbal (but not all gimbals).
Control onboard camera system.
Camera ID (-1 for all)
Transmission: 0: disabled, 1: enabled compressed, 2: enabled raw
Transmission mode: 0: video stream, >0: single images every n seconds
Recording: 0: disabled, 1: enabled compressed, 2: enabled raw
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Sets the region of interest (ROI) for a sensor set or the vehicle itself. This can then be used by the vehicle's control system to control the vehicle attitude and the attitude of various sensors such as cameras.
Region of interest mode.
Waypoint index/ target ID (depends on param 1).
Region of interest index. (allows a vehicle to manage multiple ROI's)
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MAV_ROI_WPNEXT: pitch offset from next waypoint, MAV_ROI_LOCATION: latitude
MAV_ROI_WPNEXT: roll offset from next waypoint, MAV_ROI_LOCATION: longitude
MAV_ROI_WPNEXT: yaw offset from next waypoint, MAV_ROI_LOCATION: altitude
Configure digital camera. This is a fallback message for systems that have not yet implemented PARAM_EXT_XXX messages and camera definition files (see https://mavlink.io/en/services/camera_def.html ).
Modes: P, TV, AV, M, Etc.
Shutter speed: Divisor number for one second.
Aperture: F stop number.
ISO number e.g. 80, 100, 200, Etc.
Exposure type enumerator.
Command Identity.
Main engine cut-off time before camera trigger. (0 means no cut-off)
Control digital camera. This is a fallback message for systems that have not yet implemented PARAM_EXT_XXX messages and camera definition files (see https://mavlink.io/en/services/camera_def.html ).
Session control e.g. show/hide lens
Zoom's absolute position
Zooming step value to offset zoom from the current position
Focus Locking, Unlocking or Re-locking
Shooting Command
Command Identity
Test shot identifier. If set to 1, image will only be captured, but not counted towards internal frame count.
This message has been superseded by MAV_CMD_DO_GIMBAL_MANAGER_CONFIGURE. The message can still be used to communicate with legacy gimbals implementing it.
Mission command to configure a camera or antenna mount
Mount operation mode
stabilize roll? (1 = yes, 0 = no)
stabilize pitch? (1 = yes, 0 = no)
stabilize yaw? (1 = yes, 0 = no)
roll input (0 = angle body frame, 1 = angular rate, 2 = angle absolute frame)
pitch input (0 = angle body frame, 1 = angular rate, 2 = angle absolute frame)
yaw input (0 = angle body frame, 1 = angular rate, 2 = angle absolute frame)
This message is ambiguous and inconsistent. It has been superseded by MAV_CMD_DO_GIMBAL_MANAGER_PITCHYAW and MAV_CMD_DO_SET_ROI_*. The message can still be used to communicate with legacy gimbals implementing it.
Mission command to control a camera or antenna mount
pitch depending on mount mode (degrees or degrees/second depending on pitch input).
roll depending on mount mode (degrees or degrees/second depending on roll input).
yaw depending on mount mode (degrees or degrees/second depending on yaw input).
altitude depending on mount mode.
latitude, set if appropriate mount mode.
longitude, set if appropriate mount mode.
Mount mode.
Mission command to set camera trigger distance for this flight. The camera is triggered each time this distance is exceeded. This command can also be used to set the shutter integration time for the camera.
Camera trigger distance. 0 to stop triggering.
Camera shutter integration time. -1 or 0 to ignore
Trigger camera once immediately. (0 = no trigger, 1 = trigger)
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Mission command to enable the geofence
enable? (0=disable, 1=enable, 2=disable_floor_only)
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Mission item/command to release a parachute or enable/disable auto release.
Action
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Command to perform motor test.
Motor instance number (from 1 to max number of motors on the vehicle).
Throttle type (whether the Throttle Value in param3 is a percentage, PWM value, etc.)
Throttle value.
Timeout between tests that are run in sequence.
Motor count. Number of motors to test in sequence: 0/1=one motor, 2= two motors, etc. The Timeout (param4) is used between tests.
Motor test order.
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Change to/from inverted flight.
Inverted flight. (0=normal, 1=inverted)
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Mission command to operate a gripper.
Gripper instance number.
Gripper action to perform.
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Enable/disable autotune.
Enable (1: enable, 0:disable).
Specify which axis are autotuned. 0 indicates autopilot default settings.
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Sets a desired vehicle turn angle and speed change.
Yaw angle to adjust steering by.
Speed.
Final angle. (0=absolute, 1=relative)
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Mission command to set camera trigger interval for this flight. If triggering is enabled, the camera is triggered each time this interval expires. This command can also be used to set the shutter integration time for the camera.
Camera trigger cycle time. -1 or 0 to ignore.
Camera shutter integration time. Should be less than trigger cycle time. -1 or 0 to ignore.
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Mission command to control a camera or antenna mount, using a quaternion as reference.
quaternion param q1, w (1 in null-rotation)
quaternion param q2, x (0 in null-rotation)
quaternion param q3, y (0 in null-rotation)
quaternion param q4, z (0 in null-rotation)
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set id of master controller
System ID
Component ID
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Set limits for external control
Timeout - maximum time that external controller will be allowed to control vehicle. 0 means no timeout.
Altitude (MSL) min - if vehicle moves below this alt, the command will be aborted and the mission will continue. 0 means no lower altitude limit.
Altitude (MSL) max - if vehicle moves above this alt, the command will be aborted and the mission will continue. 0 means no upper altitude limit.
Horizontal move limit - if vehicle moves more than this distance from its location at the moment the command was executed, the command will be aborted and the mission will continue. 0 means no horizontal move limit.
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Control vehicle engine. This is interpreted by the vehicles engine controller to change the target engine state. It is intended for vehicles with internal combustion engines
0: Stop engine, 1:Start Engine
0: Warm start, 1:Cold start. Controls use of choke where applicable
Height delay. This is for commanding engine start only after the vehicle has gained the specified height. Used in VTOL vehicles during takeoff to start engine after the aircraft is off the ground. Zero for no delay.
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Set the mission item with sequence number seq as the current item and emit MISSION_CURRENT (whether or not the mission number changed).
If a mission is currently being executed, the system will continue to this new mission item on the shortest path, skipping any intermediate mission items.
Note that mission jump repeat counters are not reset unless param2 is set (see MAV_CMD_DO_JUMP param2).
This command may trigger a mission state-machine change on some systems: for example from MISSION_STATE_NOT_STARTED or MISSION_STATE_PAUSED to MISSION_STATE_ACTIVE.
If the system is in mission mode, on those systems this command might therefore start, restart or resume the mission.
If the system is not in mission mode this command must not trigger a switch to mission mode.
The mission may be "reset" using param2.
Resetting sets jump counters to initial values (to reset counters without changing the current mission item set the param1 to `-1`).
Resetting also explicitly changes a mission state of MISSION_STATE_COMPLETE to MISSION_STATE_PAUSED or MISSION_STATE_ACTIVE, potentially allowing it to resume when it is (next) in a mission mode.
The command will ACK with MAV_RESULT_FAILED if the sequence number is out of range (including if there is no mission item).
Mission sequence value to set. -1 for the current mission item (use to reset mission without changing current mission item).
Resets mission. 1: true, 0: false. Resets jump counters to initial values and changes mission state "completed" to be "active" or "paused".
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NOP - This command is only used to mark the upper limit of the DO commands in the enumeration
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Trigger calibration. This command will be only accepted if in pre-flight mode. Except for Temperature Calibration, only one sensor should be set in a single message and all others should be zero.
1: gyro calibration, 3: gyro temperature calibration
1: magnetometer calibration
1: ground pressure calibration
1: radio RC calibration, 2: RC trim calibration
1: accelerometer calibration, 2: board level calibration, 3: accelerometer temperature calibration, 4: simple accelerometer calibration
1: APM: compass/motor interference calibration (PX4: airspeed calibration, deprecated), 2: airspeed calibration
1: ESC calibration, 3: barometer temperature calibration
Set sensor offsets. This command will be only accepted if in pre-flight mode.
Sensor to adjust the offsets for: 0: gyros, 1: accelerometer, 2: magnetometer, 3: barometer, 4: optical flow, 5: second magnetometer, 6: third magnetometer
X axis offset (or generic dimension 1), in the sensor's raw units
Y axis offset (or generic dimension 2), in the sensor's raw units
Z axis offset (or generic dimension 3), in the sensor's raw units
Generic dimension 4, in the sensor's raw units
Generic dimension 5, in the sensor's raw units
Generic dimension 6, in the sensor's raw units
Trigger UAVCAN configuration (actuator ID assignment and direction mapping). Note that this maps to the legacy UAVCAN v0 function UAVCAN_ENUMERATE, which is intended to be executed just once during initial vehicle configuration (it is not a normal pre-flight command and has been poorly named).
1: Trigger actuator ID assignment and direction mapping. 0: Cancel command.
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Request storage of different parameter values and logs. This command will be only accepted if in pre-flight mode.
Action to perform on the persistent parameter storage
Action to perform on the persistent mission storage
Onboard logging: 0: Ignore, 1: Start default rate logging, -1: Stop logging, > 1: logging rate (e.g. set to 1000 for 1000 Hz logging)
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Request the reboot or shutdown of system components.
0: Do nothing for autopilot, 1: Reboot autopilot, 2: Shutdown autopilot, 3: Reboot autopilot and keep it in the bootloader until upgraded.
0: Do nothing for onboard computer, 1: Reboot onboard computer, 2: Shutdown onboard computer, 3: Reboot onboard computer and keep it in the bootloader until upgraded.
0: Do nothing for component, 1: Reboot component, 2: Shutdown component, 3: Reboot component and keep it in the bootloader until upgraded
MAVLink Component ID targeted in param3 (0 for all components).
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WIP: ID (e.g. camera ID -1 for all IDs)
Override current mission with command to pause mission, pause mission and move to position, continue/resume mission. When param 1 indicates that the mission is paused (MAV_GOTO_DO_HOLD), param 2 defines whether it holds in place or moves to another position.
MAV_GOTO_DO_HOLD: pause mission and either hold or move to specified position (depending on param2), MAV_GOTO_DO_CONTINUE: resume mission.
MAV_GOTO_HOLD_AT_CURRENT_POSITION: hold at current position, MAV_GOTO_HOLD_AT_SPECIFIED_POSITION: hold at specified position.
Coordinate frame of hold point.
Desired yaw angle.
Latitude/X position.
Longitude/Y position.
Altitude/Z position.
Mission command to set a Camera Auto Mount Pivoting Oblique Survey (Replaces CAM_TRIGG_DIST for this purpose). The camera is triggered each time this distance is exceeded, then the mount moves to the next position. Params 4~6 set-up the angle limits and number of positions for oblique survey, where mount-enabled vehicles automatically roll the camera between shots to emulate an oblique camera setup (providing an increased HFOV). This command can also be used to set the shutter integration time for the camera.
Camera trigger distance. 0 to stop triggering.
Camera shutter integration time. 0 to ignore
The minimum interval in which the camera is capable of taking subsequent pictures repeatedly. 0 to ignore.
Total number of roll positions at which the camera will capture photos (images captures spread evenly across the limits defined by param5).
Angle limits that the camera can be rolled to left and right of center.
Fixed pitch angle that the camera will hold in oblique mode if the mount is actuated in the pitch axis.
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start running a mission
first_item: the first mission item to run
last_item: the last mission item to run (after this item is run, the mission ends)
Actuator testing command. This is similar to MAV_CMD_DO_MOTOR_TEST but operates on the level of output functions, i.e. it is possible to test Motor1 independent from which output it is configured on. Autopilots typically refuse this command while armed.
Output value: 1 means maximum positive output, 0 to center servos or minimum motor thrust (expected to spin), -1 for maximum negative (if not supported by the motors, i.e. motor is not reversible, smaller than 0 maps to NaN). And NaN maps to disarmed (stop the motors).
Timeout after which the test command expires and the output is restored to the previous value. A timeout has to be set for safety reasons. A timeout of 0 means to restore the previous value immediately.
Actuator Output function
Actuator configuration command.
Actuator configuration action
Actuator Output function
Arms / Disarms a component
0: disarm, 1: arm
0: arm-disarm unless prevented by safety checks (i.e. when landed), 21196: force arming/disarming (e.g. allow arming to override preflight checks and disarming in flight)
Instructs a target system to run pre-arm checks.
This allows preflight checks to be run on demand, which may be useful on systems that normally run them at low rate, or which do not trigger checks when the armable state might have changed.
This command should return MAV_RESULT_ACCEPTED if it will run the checks.
The results of the checks are usually then reported in SYS_STATUS messages (this is system-specific).
The command should return MAV_RESULT_TEMPORARILY_REJECTED if the system is already armed.
Turns illuminators ON/OFF. An illuminator is a light source that is used for lighting up dark areas external to the sytstem: e.g. a torch or searchlight (as opposed to a light source for illuminating the system itself, e.g. an indicator light).
0: Illuminators OFF, 1: Illuminators ON
Request the home position from the vehicle.
The vehicle will ACK the command and then emit the HOME_POSITION message.
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Inject artificial failure for testing purposes. Note that autopilots should implement an additional protection before accepting this command such as a specific param setting.
The unit which is affected by the failure.
The type how the failure manifests itself.
Instance affected by failure (0 to signal all).
Starts receiver pairing.
0:Spektrum.
RC type.
Request the interval between messages for a particular MAVLink message ID.
The receiver should ACK the command and then emit its response in a MESSAGE_INTERVAL message.
The MAVLink message ID
Set the interval between messages for a particular MAVLink message ID. This interface replaces REQUEST_DATA_STREAM.
The MAVLink message ID
The interval between two messages. -1: disable. 0: request default rate (which may be zero).
Target address of message stream (if message has target address fields). 0: Flight-stack default (recommended), 1: address of requestor, 2: broadcast.
Request the target system(s) emit a single instance of a specified message (i.e. a "one-shot" version of MAV_CMD_SET_MESSAGE_INTERVAL).
The MAVLink message ID of the requested message.
Use for index ID, if required. Otherwise, the use of this parameter (if any) must be defined in the requested message. By default assumed not used (0).
The use of this parameter (if any), must be defined in the requested message. By default assumed not used (0).
The use of this parameter (if any), must be defined in the requested message. By default assumed not used (0).
The use of this parameter (if any), must be defined in the requested message. By default assumed not used (0).
The use of this parameter (if any), must be defined in the requested message. By default assumed not used (0).
Target address for requested message (if message has target address fields). 0: Flight-stack default, 1: address of requestor, 2: broadcast.
Request MAVLink protocol version compatibility. All receivers should ACK the command and then emit their capabilities in an PROTOCOL_VERSION message
1: Request supported protocol versions by all nodes on the network
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Request autopilot capabilities. The receiver should ACK the command and then emit its capabilities in an AUTOPILOT_VERSION message
1: Request autopilot version
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Request camera information (CAMERA_INFORMATION).
0: No action 1: Request camera capabilities
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Request camera settings (CAMERA_SETTINGS).
0: No Action 1: Request camera settings
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Request storage information (STORAGE_INFORMATION). Use the command's target_component to target a specific component's storage.
Storage ID (0 for all, 1 for first, 2 for second, etc.)
0: No Action 1: Request storage information
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Format a storage medium. Once format is complete, a STORAGE_INFORMATION message is sent. Use the command's target_component to target a specific component's storage.
Storage ID (1 for first, 2 for second, etc.)
Format storage (and reset image log). 0: No action 1: Format storage
Reset Image Log (without formatting storage medium). This will reset CAMERA_CAPTURE_STATUS.image_count and CAMERA_IMAGE_CAPTURED.image_index. 0: No action 1: Reset Image Log
Reserved (all remaining params)
Request camera capture status (CAMERA_CAPTURE_STATUS)
0: No Action 1: Request camera capture status
Reserved (all remaining params)
Request flight information (FLIGHT_INFORMATION)
1: Request flight information
Reserved (all remaining params)
Reset all camera settings to Factory Default
0: No Action 1: Reset all settings
Reserved (all remaining params)
Set camera running mode. Use NaN for reserved values. GCS will send a MAV_CMD_REQUEST_VIDEO_STREAM_STATUS command after a mode change if the camera supports video streaming.
Reserved (Set to 0)
Camera mode
Set camera zoom. Camera must respond with a CAMERA_SETTINGS message (on success).
Zoom type
Zoom value. The range of valid values depend on the zoom type.
Set camera focus. Camera must respond with a CAMERA_SETTINGS message (on success).
Focus type
Focus value
Set that a particular storage is the preferred location for saving photos, videos, and/or other media (e.g. to set that an SD card is used for storing videos).
There can only be one preferred save location for each particular media type: setting a media usage flag will clear/reset that same flag if set on any other storage.
If no flag is set the system should use its default storage.
A target system can choose to always use default storage, in which case it should ACK the command with MAV_RESULT_UNSUPPORTED.
A target system can choose to not allow a particular storage to be set as preferred storage, in which case it should ACK the command with MAV_RESULT_DENIED.
Storage ID (1 for first, 2 for second, etc.)
Usage flags
Tagged jump target. Can be jumped to with MAV_CMD_DO_JUMP_TAG.
Tag.
Jump to the matching tag in the mission list. Repeat this action for the specified number of times. A mission should contain a single matching tag for each jump. If this is not the case then a jump to a missing tag should complete the mission, and a jump where there are multiple matching tags should always select the one with the lowest mission sequence number.
Target tag to jump to.
Repeat count.
High level setpoint to be sent to a gimbal manager to set a gimbal attitude. It is possible to set combinations of the values below. E.g. an angle as well as a desired angular rate can be used to get to this angle at a certain angular rate, or an angular rate only will result in continuous turning. NaN is to be used to signal unset. Note: a gimbal is never to react to this command but only the gimbal manager.
Pitch angle (positive to pitch up, relative to vehicle for FOLLOW mode, relative to world horizon for LOCK mode).
Yaw angle (positive to yaw to the right, relative to vehicle for FOLLOW mode, absolute to North for LOCK mode).
Pitch rate (positive to pitch up).
Yaw rate (positive to yaw to the right).
Gimbal manager flags to use.
Component ID of gimbal device to address (or 1-6 for non-MAVLink gimbal), 0 for all gimbal device components. Send command multiple times for more than one gimbal (but not all gimbals).
Gimbal configuration to set which sysid/compid is in primary and secondary control.
Sysid for primary control (0: no one in control, -1: leave unchanged, -2: set itself in control (for missions where the own sysid is still unknown), -3: remove control if currently in control).
Compid for primary control (0: no one in control, -1: leave unchanged, -2: set itself in control (for missions where the own sysid is still unknown), -3: remove control if currently in control).
Sysid for secondary control (0: no one in control, -1: leave unchanged, -2: set itself in control (for missions where the own sysid is still unknown), -3: remove control if currently in control).
Compid for secondary control (0: no one in control, -1: leave unchanged, -2: set itself in control (for missions where the own sysid is still unknown), -3: remove control if currently in control).
Component ID of gimbal device to address (or 1-6 for non-MAVLink gimbal), 0 for all gimbal device components. Send command multiple times for more than one gimbal (but not all gimbals).
Start image capture sequence. Sends CAMERA_IMAGE_CAPTURED after each capture. Use NaN for reserved values.
Reserved (Set to 0)
Desired elapsed time between two consecutive pictures (in seconds). Minimum values depend on hardware (typically greater than 2 seconds).
Total number of images to capture. 0 to capture forever/until MAV_CMD_IMAGE_STOP_CAPTURE.
Capture sequence number starting from 1. This is only valid for single-capture (param3 == 1), otherwise set to 0. Increment the capture ID for each capture command to prevent double captures when a command is re-transmitted.
Stop image capture sequence Use NaN for reserved values.
Reserved (Set to 0)
Re-request a CAMERA_IMAGE_CAPTURED message.
Sequence number for missing CAMERA_IMAGE_CAPTURED message
Enable or disable on-board camera triggering system.
Trigger enable/disable (0 for disable, 1 for start), -1 to ignore
1 to reset the trigger sequence, -1 or 0 to ignore
1 to pause triggering, but without switching the camera off or retracting it. -1 to ignore
If the camera supports point visual tracking (CAMERA_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_TRACKING_POINT is set), this command allows to initiate the tracking.
Point to track x value (normalized 0..1, 0 is left, 1 is right).
Point to track y value (normalized 0..1, 0 is top, 1 is bottom).
Point radius (normalized 0..1, 0 is image left, 1 is image right).
If the camera supports rectangle visual tracking (CAMERA_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_TRACKING_RECTANGLE is set), this command allows to initiate the tracking.
Top left corner of rectangle x value (normalized 0..1, 0 is left, 1 is right).
Top left corner of rectangle y value (normalized 0..1, 0 is top, 1 is bottom).
Bottom right corner of rectangle x value (normalized 0..1, 0 is left, 1 is right).
Bottom right corner of rectangle y value (normalized 0..1, 0 is top, 1 is bottom).
Stops ongoing tracking.
Starts video capture (recording).
Video Stream ID (0 for all streams)
Frequency CAMERA_CAPTURE_STATUS messages should be sent while recording (0 for no messages, otherwise frequency)
Stop the current video capture (recording).
Video Stream ID (0 for all streams)
Start video streaming
Video Stream ID (0 for all streams, 1 for first, 2 for second, etc.)
Stop the given video stream
Video Stream ID (0 for all streams, 1 for first, 2 for second, etc.)
Request video stream information (VIDEO_STREAM_INFORMATION)
Video Stream ID (0 for all streams, 1 for first, 2 for second, etc.)
Request video stream status (VIDEO_STREAM_STATUS)
Video Stream ID (0 for all streams, 1 for first, 2 for second, etc.)
Request to start streaming logging data over MAVLink (see also LOGGING_DATA message)
Format: 0: ULog
Reserved (set to 0)
Reserved (set to 0)
Reserved (set to 0)
Reserved (set to 0)
Reserved (set to 0)
Reserved (set to 0)
Request to stop streaming log data over MAVLink
Reserved (set to 0)
Reserved (set to 0)
Reserved (set to 0)
Reserved (set to 0)
Reserved (set to 0)
Reserved (set to 0)
Reserved (set to 0)
Landing gear ID (default: 0, -1 for all)
Landing gear position (Down: 0, Up: 1, NaN for no change)
Request to start/stop transmitting over the high latency telemetry
Control transmission over high latency telemetry (0: stop, 1: start)
Empty
Empty
Empty
Empty
Empty
Empty
Create a panorama at the current position
Viewing angle horizontal of the panorama (+- 0.5 the total angle)
Viewing angle vertical of panorama.
Speed of the horizontal rotation.
Speed of the vertical rotation.
Request VTOL transition
The target VTOL state. For normal transitions, only MAV_VTOL_STATE_MC and MAV_VTOL_STATE_FW can be used.
Force immediate transition to the specified MAV_VTOL_STATE. 1: Force immediate, 0: normal transition. Can be used, for example, to trigger an emergency "Quadchute". Caution: Can be dangerous/damage vehicle, depending on autopilot implementation of this command.
Request authorization to arm the vehicle to a external entity, the arm authorizer is responsible to request all data that is needs from the vehicle before authorize or deny the request.
If approved the COMMAND_ACK message progress field should be set with period of time that this authorization is valid in seconds.
If the authorization is denied COMMAND_ACK.result_param2 should be set with one of the reasons in ARM_AUTH_DENIED_REASON.
Vehicle system id, this way ground station can request arm authorization on behalf of any vehicle
This command sets the submode to standard guided when vehicle is in guided mode. The vehicle holds position and altitude and the user can input the desired velocities along all three axes.
This command sets submode circle when vehicle is in guided mode. Vehicle flies along a circle facing the center of the circle. The user can input the velocity along the circle and change the radius. If no input is given the vehicle will hold position.
Radius of desired circle in CIRCLE_MODE
User defined
User defined
User defined
Target latitude of center of circle in CIRCLE_MODE
Target longitude of center of circle in CIRCLE_MODE
Delay mission state machine until gate has been reached.
Geometry: 0: orthogonal to path between previous and next waypoint.
Altitude: 0: ignore altitude
Empty
Empty
Latitude
Longitude
Altitude
Fence return point (there can only be one such point in a geofence definition). If rally points are supported they should be used instead.
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Latitude
Longitude
Altitude
Fence vertex for an inclusion polygon (the polygon must not be self-intersecting). The vehicle must stay within this area. Minimum of 3 vertices required.
Polygon vertex count
Vehicle must be inside ALL inclusion zones in a single group, vehicle must be inside at least one group, must be the same for all points in each polygon
Reserved
Reserved
Latitude
Longitude
Reserved
Fence vertex for an exclusion polygon (the polygon must not be self-intersecting). The vehicle must stay outside this area. Minimum of 3 vertices required.
Polygon vertex count
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Latitude
Longitude
Reserved
Circular fence area. The vehicle must stay inside this area.
Radius.
Vehicle must be inside ALL inclusion zones in a single group, vehicle must be inside at least one group
Reserved
Reserved
Latitude
Longitude
Reserved
Circular fence area. The vehicle must stay outside this area.
Radius.
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Latitude
Longitude
Reserved
Rally point. You can have multiple rally points defined.
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Latitude
Longitude
Altitude
Commands the vehicle to respond with a sequence of messages UAVCAN_NODE_INFO, one message per every UAVCAN node that is online. Note that some of the response messages can be lost, which the receiver can detect easily by checking whether every received UAVCAN_NODE_STATUS has a matching message UAVCAN_NODE_INFO received earlier; if not, this command should be sent again in order to request re-transmission of the node information messages.
Reserved (set to 0)
Reserved (set to 0)
Reserved (set to 0)
Reserved (set to 0)
Reserved (set to 0)
Reserved (set to 0)
Reserved (set to 0)
Trigger the start of an ADSB-out IDENT. This should only be used when requested to do so by an Air Traffic Controller in controlled airspace. This starts the IDENT which is then typically held for 18 seconds by the hardware per the Mode A, C, and S transponder spec.
Reserved (set to 0)
Reserved (set to 0)
Reserved (set to 0)
Reserved (set to 0)
Reserved (set to 0)
Reserved (set to 0)
Reserved (set to 0)
Deploy payload on a Lat / Lon / Alt position. This includes the navigation to reach the required release position and velocity.
Operation mode. 0: prepare single payload deploy (overwriting previous requests), but do not execute it. 1: execute payload deploy immediately (rejecting further deploy commands during execution, but allowing abort). 2: add payload deploy to existing deployment list.
Desired approach vector in compass heading. A negative value indicates the system can define the approach vector at will.
Desired ground speed at release time. This can be overridden by the airframe in case it needs to meet minimum airspeed. A negative value indicates the system can define the ground speed at will.
Minimum altitude clearance to the release position. A negative value indicates the system can define the clearance at will.
Latitude. Note, if used in MISSION_ITEM (deprecated) the units are degrees (unscaled)
Longitude. Note, if used in MISSION_ITEM (deprecated) the units are degrees (unscaled)
Altitude (MSL)
Control the payload deployment.
Operation mode. 0: Abort deployment, continue normal mission. 1: switch to payload deployment mode. 100: delete first payload deployment request. 101: delete all payload deployment requests.
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Magnetometer calibration based on provided known yaw. This allows for fast calibration using WMM field tables in the vehicle, given only the known yaw of the vehicle. If Latitude and longitude are both zero then use the current vehicle location.
Yaw of vehicle in earth frame.
CompassMask, 0 for all.
Latitude.
Longitude.
Empty.
Empty.
Empty.
Command to operate winch.
Winch instance number.
Action to perform.
Length of line to release (negative to wind).
Release rate (negative to wind).
Empty.
Empty.
Empty.
User defined waypoint item. Ground Station will show the Vehicle as flying through this item.
User defined
User defined
User defined
User defined
Latitude unscaled
Longitude unscaled
Altitude (MSL)
User defined waypoint item. Ground Station will show the Vehicle as flying through this item.
User defined
User defined
User defined
User defined
Latitude unscaled
Longitude unscaled
Altitude (MSL)
User defined waypoint item. Ground Station will show the Vehicle as flying through this item.
User defined
User defined
User defined
User defined
Latitude unscaled
Longitude unscaled
Altitude (MSL)
User defined waypoint item. Ground Station will show the Vehicle as flying through this item.
User defined
User defined
User defined
User defined
Latitude unscaled
Longitude unscaled
Altitude (MSL)
User defined waypoint item. Ground Station will show the Vehicle as flying through this item.
User defined
User defined
User defined
User defined
Latitude unscaled
Longitude unscaled
Altitude (MSL)
User defined spatial item. Ground Station will not show the Vehicle as flying through this item. Example: ROI item.
User defined
User defined
User defined
User defined
Latitude unscaled
Longitude unscaled
Altitude (MSL)
User defined spatial item. Ground Station will not show the Vehicle as flying through this item. Example: ROI item.
User defined
User defined
User defined
User defined
Latitude unscaled
Longitude unscaled
Altitude (MSL)
User defined spatial item. Ground Station will not show the Vehicle as flying through this item. Example: ROI item.
User defined
User defined
User defined
User defined
Latitude unscaled
Longitude unscaled
Altitude (MSL)
User defined spatial item. Ground Station will not show the Vehicle as flying through this item. Example: ROI item.
User defined
User defined
User defined
User defined
Latitude unscaled
Longitude unscaled
Altitude (MSL)
User defined spatial item. Ground Station will not show the Vehicle as flying through this item. Example: ROI item.
User defined
User defined
User defined
User defined
Latitude unscaled
Longitude unscaled
Altitude (MSL)
User defined command. Ground Station will not show the Vehicle as flying through this item. Example: MAV_CMD_DO_SET_PARAMETER item.
User defined
User defined
User defined
User defined
User defined
User defined
User defined
User defined command. Ground Station will not show the Vehicle as flying through this item. Example: MAV_CMD_DO_SET_PARAMETER item.
User defined
User defined
User defined
User defined
User defined
User defined
User defined
User defined command. Ground Station will not show the Vehicle as flying through this item. Example: MAV_CMD_DO_SET_PARAMETER item.
User defined
User defined
User defined
User defined
User defined
User defined
User defined
User defined command. Ground Station will not show the Vehicle as flying through this item. Example: MAV_CMD_DO_SET_PARAMETER item.
User defined
User defined
User defined
User defined
User defined
User defined
User defined
User defined command. Ground Station will not show the Vehicle as flying through this item. Example: MAV_CMD_DO_SET_PARAMETER item.
User defined
User defined
User defined
User defined
User defined
User defined
User defined
Request forwarding of CAN packets from the given CAN bus to this component. CAN Frames are sent using CAN_FRAME and CANFD_FRAME messages
Bus number (0 to disable forwarding, 1 for first bus, 2 for 2nd bus, 3 for 3rd bus).
Empty.
Empty.
Empty.
Empty.
Empty.
Empty.
A data stream is not a fixed set of messages, but rather a
recommendation to the autopilot software. Individual autopilots may or may not obey
the recommended messages.
Enable all data streams
Enable IMU_RAW, GPS_RAW, GPS_STATUS packets.
Enable GPS_STATUS, CONTROL_STATUS, AUX_STATUS
Enable RC_CHANNELS_SCALED, RC_CHANNELS_RAW, SERVO_OUTPUT_RAW
Enable ATTITUDE_CONTROLLER_OUTPUT, POSITION_CONTROLLER_OUTPUT, NAV_CONTROLLER_OUTPUT.
Enable LOCAL_POSITION, GLOBAL_POSITION_INT messages.
Dependent on the autopilot
Dependent on the autopilot
Dependent on the autopilot
The ROI (region of interest) for the vehicle. This can be
be used by the vehicle for camera/vehicle attitude alignment (see
MAV_CMD_NAV_ROI).
No region of interest.
Point toward next waypoint, with optional pitch/roll/yaw offset.
Point toward given waypoint.
Point toward fixed location.
Point toward of given id.
ACK / NACK / ERROR values as a result of MAV_CMDs and for mission item transmission.
Command / mission item is ok.
Generic error message if none of the other reasons fails or if no detailed error reporting is implemented.
The system is refusing to accept this command from this source / communication partner.
Command or mission item is not supported, other commands would be accepted.
The coordinate frame of this command / mission item is not supported.
The coordinate frame of this command is ok, but he coordinate values exceed the safety limits of this system. This is a generic error, please use the more specific error messages below if possible.
The X or latitude value is out of range.
The Y or longitude value is out of range.
The Z or altitude value is out of range.
Specifies the datatype of a MAVLink parameter.
8-bit unsigned integer
8-bit signed integer
16-bit unsigned integer
16-bit signed integer
32-bit unsigned integer
32-bit signed integer
64-bit unsigned integer
64-bit signed integer
32-bit floating-point
64-bit floating-point
Specifies the datatype of a MAVLink extended parameter.
8-bit unsigned integer
8-bit signed integer
16-bit unsigned integer
16-bit signed integer
32-bit unsigned integer
32-bit signed integer
64-bit unsigned integer
64-bit signed integer
32-bit floating-point
64-bit floating-point
Custom Type
Result from a MAVLink command (MAV_CMD)
Command is valid (is supported and has valid parameters), and was executed.
Command is valid, but cannot be executed at this time. This is used to indicate a problem that should be fixed just by waiting (e.g. a state machine is busy, can't arm because have not got GPS lock, etc.). Retrying later should work.
Command is invalid (is supported but has invalid parameters). Retrying same command and parameters will not work.
Command is not supported (unknown).
Command is valid, but execution has failed. This is used to indicate any non-temporary or unexpected problem, i.e. any problem that must be fixed before the command can succeed/be retried. For example, attempting to write a file when out of memory, attempting to arm when sensors are not calibrated, etc.
Command is valid and is being executed. This will be followed by further progress updates, i.e. the component may send further COMMAND_ACK messages with result MAV_RESULT_IN_PROGRESS (at a rate decided by the implementation), and must terminate by sending a COMMAND_ACK message with final result of the operation. The COMMAND_ACK.progress field can be used to indicate the progress of the operation.
Command has been cancelled (as a result of receiving a COMMAND_CANCEL message).
Result of mission operation (in a MISSION_ACK message).
mission accepted OK
Generic error / not accepting mission commands at all right now.
Coordinate frame is not supported.
Command is not supported.
Mission items exceed storage space.
One of the parameters has an invalid value.
param1 has an invalid value.
param2 has an invalid value.
param3 has an invalid value.
param4 has an invalid value.
x / param5 has an invalid value.
y / param6 has an invalid value.
z / param7 has an invalid value.
Mission item received out of sequence
Not accepting any mission commands from this communication partner.
Current mission operation cancelled (e.g. mission upload, mission download).
Indicates the severity level, generally used for status messages to indicate their relative urgency. Based on RFC-5424 using expanded definitions at: http://www.kiwisyslog.com/kb/info:-syslog-message-levels/.
System is unusable. This is a "panic" condition.
Action should be taken immediately. Indicates error in non-critical systems.
Action must be taken immediately. Indicates failure in a primary system.
Indicates an error in secondary/redundant systems.
Indicates about a possible future error if this is not resolved within a given timeframe. Example would be a low battery warning.
An unusual event has occurred, though not an error condition. This should be investigated for the root cause.
Normal operational messages. Useful for logging. No action is required for these messages.
Useful non-operational messages that can assist in debugging. These should not occur during normal operation.
Power supply status flags (bitmask)
main brick power supply valid
main servo power supply valid for FMU
USB power is connected
peripheral supply is in over-current state
hi-power peripheral supply is in over-current state
Power status has changed since boot
SERIAL_CONTROL device types
First telemetry port
Second telemetry port
First GPS port
Second GPS port
system shell
SERIAL0
SERIAL1
SERIAL2
SERIAL3
SERIAL4
SERIAL5
SERIAL6
SERIAL7
SERIAL8
SERIAL9
SERIAL_CONTROL flags (bitmask)
Set if this is a reply
Set if the sender wants the receiver to send a response as another SERIAL_CONTROL message
Set if access to the serial port should be removed from whatever driver is currently using it, giving exclusive access to the SERIAL_CONTROL protocol. The port can be handed back by sending a request without this flag set
Block on writes to the serial port
Send multiple replies until port is drained
Enumeration of distance sensor types
Laser rangefinder, e.g. LightWare SF02/F or PulsedLight units
Ultrasound rangefinder, e.g. MaxBotix units
Infrared rangefinder, e.g. Sharp units
Radar type, e.g. uLanding units
Broken or unknown type, e.g. analog units
Enumeration of sensor orientation, according to its rotations
Roll: 0, Pitch: 0, Yaw: 0
Roll: 0, Pitch: 0, Yaw: 45
Roll: 0, Pitch: 0, Yaw: 90
Roll: 0, Pitch: 0, Yaw: 135
Roll: 0, Pitch: 0, Yaw: 180
Roll: 0, Pitch: 0, Yaw: 225
Roll: 0, Pitch: 0, Yaw: 270
Roll: 0, Pitch: 0, Yaw: 315
Roll: 180, Pitch: 0, Yaw: 0
Roll: 180, Pitch: 0, Yaw: 45
Roll: 180, Pitch: 0, Yaw: 90
Roll: 180, Pitch: 0, Yaw: 135
Roll: 0, Pitch: 180, Yaw: 0
Roll: 180, Pitch: 0, Yaw: 225
Roll: 180, Pitch: 0, Yaw: 270
Roll: 180, Pitch: 0, Yaw: 315
Roll: 90, Pitch: 0, Yaw: 0
Roll: 90, Pitch: 0, Yaw: 45
Roll: 90, Pitch: 0, Yaw: 90
Roll: 90, Pitch: 0, Yaw: 135
Roll: 270, Pitch: 0, Yaw: 0
Roll: 270, Pitch: 0, Yaw: 45
Roll: 270, Pitch: 0, Yaw: 90
Roll: 270, Pitch: 0, Yaw: 135
Roll: 0, Pitch: 90, Yaw: 0
Roll: 0, Pitch: 270, Yaw: 0
Roll: 0, Pitch: 180, Yaw: 90
Roll: 0, Pitch: 180, Yaw: 270
Roll: 90, Pitch: 90, Yaw: 0
Roll: 180, Pitch: 90, Yaw: 0
Roll: 270, Pitch: 90, Yaw: 0
Roll: 90, Pitch: 180, Yaw: 0
Roll: 270, Pitch: 180, Yaw: 0
Roll: 90, Pitch: 270, Yaw: 0
Roll: 180, Pitch: 270, Yaw: 0
Roll: 270, Pitch: 270, Yaw: 0
Roll: 90, Pitch: 180, Yaw: 90
Roll: 90, Pitch: 0, Yaw: 270
Roll: 90, Pitch: 68, Yaw: 293
Pitch: 315
Roll: 90, Pitch: 315
Custom orientation
Bitmask of (optional) autopilot capabilities (64 bit). If a bit is set, the autopilot supports this capability.
Autopilot supports the MISSION_ITEM float message type.
Note that MISSION_ITEM is deprecated, and autopilots should use MISSION_INT instead.
Autopilot supports the new param float message type.
Autopilot supports MISSION_ITEM_INT scaled integer message type.
Note that this flag must always be set if missions are supported, because missions must always use MISSION_ITEM_INT (rather than MISSION_ITEM, which is deprecated).
Autopilot supports COMMAND_INT scaled integer message type.
Parameter protocol uses byte-wise encoding of parameter values into param_value (float) fields: https://mavlink.io/en/services/parameter.html#parameter-encoding.
Note that either this flag or MAV_PROTOCOL_CAPABILITY_PARAM_ENCODE_C_CAST should be set if the parameter protocol is supported.
Autopilot supports the File Transfer Protocol v1: https://mavlink.io/en/services/ftp.html.
Autopilot supports commanding attitude offboard.
Autopilot supports commanding position and velocity targets in local NED frame.
Autopilot supports commanding position and velocity targets in global scaled integers.
Autopilot supports terrain protocol / data handling.
Autopilot supports direct actuator control.
Autopilot supports the MAV_CMD_DO_FLIGHTTERMINATION command (flight termination).
Autopilot supports onboard compass calibration.
Autopilot supports MAVLink version 2.
Autopilot supports mission fence protocol.
Autopilot supports mission rally point protocol.
Reserved for future use.
Parameter protocol uses C-cast of parameter values to set the param_value (float) fields: https://mavlink.io/en/services/parameter.html#parameter-encoding.
Note that either this flag or MAV_PROTOCOL_CAPABILITY_PARAM_ENCODE_BYTEWISE should be set if the parameter protocol is supported.
Type of mission items being requested/sent in mission protocol.
Items are mission commands for main mission.
Specifies GeoFence area(s). Items are MAV_CMD_NAV_FENCE_ GeoFence items.
Specifies the rally points for the vehicle. Rally points are alternative RTL points. Items are MAV_CMD_NAV_RALLY_POINT rally point items.
Only used in MISSION_CLEAR_ALL to clear all mission types.
Enumeration of estimator types
Unknown type of the estimator.
This is a naive estimator without any real covariance feedback.
Computer vision based estimate. Might be up to scale.
Visual-inertial estimate.
Plain GPS estimate.
Estimator integrating GPS and inertial sensing.
Estimate from external motion capturing system.
Estimator based on lidar sensor input.
Estimator on autopilot.
Enumeration of battery types
Not specified.
Lithium polymer battery
Lithium-iron-phosphate battery
Lithium-ION battery
Nickel metal hydride battery
Enumeration of battery functions
Battery function is unknown
Battery supports all flight systems
Battery for the propulsion system
Avionics battery
Payload battery
Enumeration for battery charge states.
Low battery state is not provided
Battery is not in low state. Normal operation.
Battery state is low, warn and monitor close.
Battery state is critical, return or abort immediately.
Battery state is too low for ordinary abort sequence. Perform fastest possible emergency stop to prevent damage.
Battery failed, damage unavoidable. Possible causes (faults) are listed in MAV_BATTERY_FAULT.
Battery is diagnosed to be defective or an error occurred, usage is discouraged / prohibited. Possible causes (faults) are listed in MAV_BATTERY_FAULT.
Battery is charging.
Battery mode. Note, the normal operation mode (i.e. when flying) should be reported as MAV_BATTERY_MODE_UNKNOWN to allow message trimming in normal flight.
Battery mode not supported/unknown battery mode/normal operation.
Battery is auto discharging (towards storage level).
Battery in hot-swap mode (current limited to prevent spikes that might damage sensitive electrical circuits).
Smart battery supply status/fault flags (bitmask) for health indication. The battery must also report either MAV_BATTERY_CHARGE_STATE_FAILED or MAV_BATTERY_CHARGE_STATE_UNHEALTHY if any of these are set.
Battery has deep discharged.
Voltage spikes.
One or more cells have failed. Battery should also report MAV_BATTERY_CHARGE_STATE_FAILE (and should not be used).
Over-current fault.
Over-temperature fault.
Under-temperature fault.
Vehicle voltage is not compatible with this battery (batteries on same power rail should have similar voltage).
Battery firmware is not compatible with current autopilot firmware.
Battery is not compatible due to cell configuration (e.g. 5s1p when vehicle requires 6s).
Flags to report status/failure cases for a power generator (used in GENERATOR_STATUS). Note that FAULTS are conditions that cause the generator to fail. Warnings are conditions that require attention before the next use (they indicate the system is not operating properly).
Generator is off.
Generator is ready to start generating power.
Generator is generating power.
Generator is charging the batteries (generating enough power to charge and provide the load).
Generator is operating at a reduced maximum power.
Generator is providing the maximum output.
Generator is near the maximum operating temperature, cooling is insufficient.
Generator hit the maximum operating temperature and shutdown.
Power electronics are near the maximum operating temperature, cooling is insufficient.
Power electronics hit the maximum operating temperature and shutdown.
Power electronics experienced a fault and shutdown.
The power source supplying the generator failed e.g. mechanical generator stopped, tether is no longer providing power, solar cell is in shade, hydrogen reaction no longer happening.
Generator controller having communication problems.
Power electronic or generator cooling system error.
Generator controller power rail experienced a fault.
Generator controller exceeded the overcurrent threshold and shutdown to prevent damage.
Generator controller detected a high current going into the batteries and shutdown to prevent battery damage.
Generator controller exceeded it's overvoltage threshold and shutdown to prevent it exceeding the voltage rating.
Batteries are under voltage (generator will not start).
Generator start is inhibited by e.g. a safety switch.
Generator requires maintenance.
Generator is not ready to generate yet.
Generator is idle.
Enumeration of VTOL states
MAV is not configured as VTOL
VTOL is in transition from multicopter to fixed-wing
VTOL is in transition from fixed-wing to multicopter
VTOL is in multicopter state
VTOL is in fixed-wing state
Enumeration of landed detector states
MAV landed state is unknown
MAV is landed (on ground)
MAV is in air
MAV currently taking off
MAV currently landing
Enumeration of the ADSB altimeter types
Altitude reported from a Baro source using QNH reference
Altitude reported from a GNSS source
ADSB classification for the type of vehicle emitting the transponder signal
These flags indicate status such as data validity of each data source. Set = data valid
Bitmap of options for the MAV_CMD_DO_REPOSITION
The aircraft should immediately transition into guided. This should not be set for follow me applications
Flags in ESTIMATOR_STATUS message
True if the attitude estimate is good
True if the horizontal velocity estimate is good
True if the vertical velocity estimate is good
True if the horizontal position (relative) estimate is good
True if the horizontal position (absolute) estimate is good
True if the vertical position (absolute) estimate is good
True if the vertical position (above ground) estimate is good
True if the EKF is in a constant position mode and is not using external measurements (eg GPS or optical flow)
True if the EKF has sufficient data to enter a mode that will provide a (relative) position estimate
True if the EKF has sufficient data to enter a mode that will provide a (absolute) position estimate
True if the EKF has detected a GPS glitch
True if the EKF has detected bad accelerometer data
Sequence that motors are tested when using MAV_CMD_DO_MOTOR_TEST.
Default autopilot motor test method.
Motor numbers are specified as their index in a predefined vehicle-specific sequence.
Motor numbers are specified as the output as labeled on the board.
Defines how throttle value is represented in MAV_CMD_DO_MOTOR_TEST.
Throttle as a percentage (0 ~ 100)
Throttle as an absolute PWM value (normally in range of 1000~2000).
Throttle pass-through from pilot's transmitter.
Per-motor compass calibration test.
ignore altitude field
ignore hdop field
ignore vdop field
ignore horizontal velocity field (vn and ve)
ignore vertical velocity field (vd)
ignore speed accuracy field
ignore horizontal accuracy field
ignore vertical accuracy field
Possible actions an aircraft can take to avoid a collision.
Ignore any potential collisions
Report potential collision
Ascend or Descend to avoid threat
Move horizontally to avoid threat
Aircraft to move perpendicular to the collision's velocity vector
Aircraft to fly directly back to its launch point
Aircraft to stop in place
Aircraft-rated danger from this threat.
Not a threat
Craft is mildly concerned about this threat
Craft is panicking, and may take actions to avoid threat
Source of information about this collision.
ID field references ADSB_VEHICLE packets
ID field references MAVLink SRC ID
Type of GPS fix
No GPS connected
No position information, GPS is connected
2D position
3D position
DGPS/SBAS aided 3D position
RTK float, 3D position
RTK Fixed, 3D position
Static fixed, typically used for base stations
PPP, 3D position.
RTK GPS baseline coordinate system, used for RTK corrections
Earth-centered, Earth-fixed
RTK basestation centered, north, east, down
Type of landing target
Landing target signaled by light beacon (ex: IR-LOCK)
Landing target signaled by radio beacon (ex: ILS, NDB)
Landing target represented by a fiducial marker (ex: ARTag)
Landing target represented by a pre-defined visual shape/feature (ex: X-marker, H-marker, square)
Direction of VTOL transition
Respect the heading configuration of the vehicle.
Use the heading pointing towards the next waypoint.
Use the heading on takeoff (while sitting on the ground).
Use the specified heading in parameter 4.
Use the current heading when reaching takeoff altitude (potentially facing the wind when weather-vaning is active).
Camera capability flags (Bitmap)
Camera is able to record video
Camera is able to capture images
Camera has separate Video and Image/Photo modes (MAV_CMD_SET_CAMERA_MODE)
Camera can capture images while in video mode
Camera can capture videos while in Photo/Image mode
Camera has image survey mode (MAV_CMD_SET_CAMERA_MODE)
Camera has basic zoom control (MAV_CMD_SET_CAMERA_ZOOM)
Camera has basic focus control (MAV_CMD_SET_CAMERA_FOCUS)
Camera has video streaming capabilities (request VIDEO_STREAM_INFORMATION with MAV_CMD_REQUEST_MESSAGE for video streaming info)
Camera supports tracking of a point on the camera view.
Camera supports tracking of a selection rectangle on the camera view.
Camera supports tracking geo status (CAMERA_TRACKING_GEO_STATUS).
Stream status flags (Bitmap)
Stream is active (running)
Stream is thermal imaging
Video stream types
Stream is RTSP
Stream is RTP UDP (URI gives the port number)
Stream is MPEG on TCP
Stream is h.264 on MPEG TS (URI gives the port number)
Camera tracking status flags
Camera is not tracking
Camera is tracking
Camera tracking in error state
Camera tracking modes
Not tracking
Target is a point
Target is a rectangle
Camera tracking target data (shows where tracked target is within image)
No target data
Target data embedded in image data (proprietary)
Target data rendered in image
Target data within status message (Point or Rectangle)
Zoom types for MAV_CMD_SET_CAMERA_ZOOM
Zoom one step increment (-1 for wide, 1 for tele)
Continuous zoom up/down until stopped (-1 for wide, 1 for tele, 0 to stop zooming)
Zoom value as proportion of full camera range (a percentage value between 0.0 and 100.0)
Zoom value/variable focal length in millimetres. Note that there is no message to get the valid zoom range of the camera, so this can type can only be used for cameras where the zoom range is known (implying that this cannot reliably be used in a GCS for an arbitrary camera)
Focus types for MAV_CMD_SET_CAMERA_FOCUS
Focus one step increment (-1 for focusing in, 1 for focusing out towards infinity).
Continuous focus up/down until stopped (-1 for focusing in, 1 for focusing out towards infinity, 0 to stop focusing)
Focus value as proportion of full camera focus range (a value between 0.0 and 100.0)
Focus value in metres. Note that there is no message to get the valid focus range of the camera, so this can type can only be used for cameras where the range is known (implying that this cannot reliably be used in a GCS for an arbitrary camera).
Focus automatically.
Single auto focus. Mainly used for still pictures. Usually abbreviated as AF-S.
Continuous auto focus. Mainly used for dynamic scenes. Abbreviated as AF-C.
Result from PARAM_EXT_SET message (or a PARAM_SET within a transaction).
Parameter value ACCEPTED and SET
Parameter value UNKNOWN/UNSUPPORTED
Parameter failed to set
Parameter value received but not yet set/accepted. A subsequent PARAM_ACK_TRANSACTION or PARAM_EXT_ACK with the final result will follow once operation is completed. This is returned immediately for parameters that take longer to set, indicating that the the parameter was received and does not need to be resent.
Camera Modes.
Camera is in image/photo capture mode.
Camera is in video capture mode.
Camera is in image survey capture mode. It allows for camera controller to do specific settings for surveys.
Not a specific reason
Authorizer will send the error as string to GCS
At least one waypoint have a invalid value
Timeout in the authorizer process(in case it depends on network)
Airspace of the mission in use by another vehicle, second result parameter can have the waypoint id that caused it to be denied.
Weather is not good to fly
RC type
Spektrum DSM2
Spektrum DSMX
Bitmap to indicate which dimensions should be ignored by the vehicle: a value of 0b0000000000000000 or 0b0000001000000000 indicates that none of the setpoint dimensions should be ignored. If bit 9 is set the floats afx afy afz should be interpreted as force instead of acceleration.
Ignore position x
Ignore position y
Ignore position z
Ignore velocity x
Ignore velocity y
Ignore velocity z
Ignore acceleration x
Ignore acceleration y
Ignore acceleration z
Use force instead of acceleration
Ignore yaw
Ignore yaw rate
Bitmap to indicate which dimensions should be ignored by the vehicle: a value of 0b00000000 indicates that none of the setpoint dimensions should be ignored.
Ignore body roll rate
Ignore body pitch rate
Ignore body yaw rate
Use 3D body thrust setpoint instead of throttle
Ignore throttle
Ignore attitude
Airborne status of UAS.
The flight state can't be determined.
UAS on ground.
UAS airborne.
UAS is in an emergency flight state.
UAS has no active controls.
Flags for the global position report.
The field time contains valid data.
The field uas_id contains valid data.
The fields lat, lon and h_acc contain valid data.
The fields alt and v_acc contain valid data.
The field relative_alt contains valid data.
The fields vx and vy contain valid data.
The field vz contains valid data.
The fields next_lat, next_lon and next_alt contain valid data.
These flags encode the cellular network status
State unknown or not reportable.
Modem is unusable
Modem is being initialized
Modem is locked
Modem is not enabled and is powered down
Modem is currently transitioning to the CELLULAR_STATUS_FLAG_DISABLED state
Modem is currently transitioning to the CELLULAR_STATUS_FLAG_ENABLED state
Modem is enabled and powered on but not registered with a network provider and not available for data connections
Modem is searching for a network provider to register
Modem is registered with a network provider, and data connections and messaging may be available for use
Modem is disconnecting and deactivating the last active packet data bearer. This state will not be entered if more than one packet data bearer is active and one of the active bearers is deactivated
Modem is activating and connecting the first packet data bearer. Subsequent bearer activations when another bearer is already active do not cause this state to be entered
One or more packet data bearers is active and connected
These flags are used to diagnose the failure state of CELLULAR_STATUS
No error
Error state is unknown
SIM is required for the modem but missing
SIM is available, but not usable for connection
Cellular network radio type
Precision land modes (used in MAV_CMD_NAV_LAND).
Normal (non-precision) landing.
Use precision landing if beacon detected when land command accepted, otherwise land normally.
Use precision landing, searching for beacon if not found when land command accepted (land normally if beacon cannot be found).
Parachute actions. Trigger release and enable/disable auto-release.
Disable auto-release of parachute (i.e. release triggered by crash detectors).
Enable auto-release of parachute.
Release parachute and kill motors.
Encoding of payload unknown.
Registered for STorM32 gimbal controller.
Registered for STorM32 gimbal controller.
Registered for STorM32 gimbal controller.
Registered for STorM32 gimbal controller.
Registered for STorM32 gimbal controller.
Registered for STorM32 gimbal controller.
Registered for STorM32 gimbal controller.
Registered for STorM32 gimbal controller.
Registered for STorM32 gimbal controller.
Registered for STorM32 gimbal controller.
No type defined.
Manufacturer Serial Number (ANSI/CTA-2063 format).
CAA (Civil Aviation Authority) registered ID. Format: [ICAO Country Code].[CAA Assigned ID].
UTM (Unmanned Traffic Management) assigned UUID (RFC4122).
A 20 byte ID for a specific flight/session. The exact ID type is indicated by the first byte of uas_id and these type values are managed by ICAO.
No UA (Unmanned Aircraft) type defined.
Aeroplane/Airplane. Fixed wing.
Helicopter or multirotor.
Gyroplane.
VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing). Fixed wing aircraft that can take off vertically.
Ornithopter.
Glider.
Kite.
Free Balloon.
Captive Balloon.
Airship. E.g. a blimp.
Free Fall/Parachute (unpowered).
Rocket.
Tethered powered aircraft.
Ground Obstacle.
Other type of aircraft not listed earlier.
The status of the (UA) Unmanned Aircraft is undefined.
The UA is on the ground.
The UA is in the air.
The UA is having an emergency.
The remote ID system is failing or unreliable in some way.
The height field is relative to the take-off location.
The height field is relative to ground.
The horizontal accuracy is unknown.
The horizontal accuracy is smaller than 10 Nautical Miles. 18.52 km.
The horizontal accuracy is smaller than 4 Nautical Miles. 7.408 km.
The horizontal accuracy is smaller than 2 Nautical Miles. 3.704 km.
The horizontal accuracy is smaller than 1 Nautical Miles. 1.852 km.
The horizontal accuracy is smaller than 0.5 Nautical Miles. 926 m.
The horizontal accuracy is smaller than 0.3 Nautical Miles. 555.6 m.
The horizontal accuracy is smaller than 0.1 Nautical Miles. 185.2 m.
The horizontal accuracy is smaller than 0.05 Nautical Miles. 92.6 m.
The horizontal accuracy is smaller than 30 meter.
The horizontal accuracy is smaller than 10 meter.
The horizontal accuracy is smaller than 3 meter.
The horizontal accuracy is smaller than 1 meter.
The vertical accuracy is unknown.
The vertical accuracy is smaller than 150 meter.
The vertical accuracy is smaller than 45 meter.
The vertical accuracy is smaller than 25 meter.
The vertical accuracy is smaller than 10 meter.
The vertical accuracy is smaller than 3 meter.
The vertical accuracy is smaller than 1 meter.
The speed accuracy is unknown.
The speed accuracy is smaller than 10 meters per second.
The speed accuracy is smaller than 3 meters per second.
The speed accuracy is smaller than 1 meters per second.
The speed accuracy is smaller than 0.3 meters per second.
The timestamp accuracy is unknown.
The timestamp accuracy is smaller than or equal to 0.1 second.
The timestamp accuracy is smaller than or equal to 0.2 second.
The timestamp accuracy is smaller than or equal to 0.3 second.
The timestamp accuracy is smaller than or equal to 0.4 second.
The timestamp accuracy is smaller than or equal to 0.5 second.
The timestamp accuracy is smaller than or equal to 0.6 second.
The timestamp accuracy is smaller than or equal to 0.7 second.
The timestamp accuracy is smaller than or equal to 0.8 second.
The timestamp accuracy is smaller than or equal to 0.9 second.
The timestamp accuracy is smaller than or equal to 1.0 second.
The timestamp accuracy is smaller than or equal to 1.1 second.
The timestamp accuracy is smaller than or equal to 1.2 second.
The timestamp accuracy is smaller than or equal to 1.3 second.
The timestamp accuracy is smaller than or equal to 1.4 second.
The timestamp accuracy is smaller than or equal to 1.5 second.
No authentication type is specified.
Signature for the UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System) ID.
Signature for the Operator ID.
Signature for the entire message set.
Authentication is provided by Network Remote ID.
The exact authentication type is indicated by the first byte of authentication_data and these type values are managed by ICAO.
Optional free-form text description of the purpose of the flight.
Optional additional clarification when status == MAV_ODID_STATUS_EMERGENCY.
Optional additional clarification when status != MAV_ODID_STATUS_EMERGENCY.
The location/altitude of the operator is the same as the take-off location.
The location/altitude of the operator is dynamic. E.g. based on live GNSS data.
The location/altitude of the operator are fixed values.
The classification type for the UA is undeclared.
The classification type for the UA follows EU (European Union) specifications.
The category for the UA, according to the EU specification, is undeclared.
The category for the UA, according to the EU specification, is the Open category.
The category for the UA, according to the EU specification, is the Specific category.
The category for the UA, according to the EU specification, is the Certified category.
The class for the UA, according to the EU specification, is undeclared.
The class for the UA, according to the EU specification, is Class 0.
The class for the UA, according to the EU specification, is Class 1.
The class for the UA, according to the EU specification, is Class 2.
The class for the UA, according to the EU specification, is Class 3.
The class for the UA, according to the EU specification, is Class 4.
The class for the UA, according to the EU specification, is Class 5.
The class for the UA, according to the EU specification, is Class 6.
CAA (Civil Aviation Authority) registered operator ID.
Passing arming checks.
Generic arming failure, see error string for details.
Tune formats (used for vehicle buzzer/tone generation).
Format is QBasic 1.1 Play: https://www.qbasic.net/en/reference/qb11/Statement/PLAY-006.htm.
Format is Modern Music Markup Language (MML): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_Macro_Language#Modern_MML.
Type of AIS vessel, enum duplicated from AIS standard, https://gpsd.gitlab.io/gpsd/AIVDM.html
Not available (default).
Wing In Ground effect.
Towing: length exceeds 200m or breadth exceeds 25m.
Dredging or other underwater ops.
High Speed Craft.
Search And Rescue vessel.
Anti-pollution equipment.
Noncombatant ship according to RR Resolution No. 18.
Navigational status of AIS vessel, enum duplicated from AIS standard, https://gpsd.gitlab.io/gpsd/AIVDM.html
Under way using engine.
Search And Rescue Transponder.
Not available (default).
These flags are used in the AIS_VESSEL.fields bitmask to indicate validity of data in the other message fields. When set, the data is valid.
1 = Position accuracy less than 10m, 0 = position accuracy greater than 10m.
1 = Velocity over 52.5765m/s (102.2 knots)
Only the sign of the returned turn rate value is valid, either greater than 5deg/30s or less than -5deg/30s
Distance to bow is larger than 511m
Distance to stern is larger than 511m
Distance to port side is larger than 63m
Distance to starboard side is larger than 63m
List of possible units where failures can be injected.
List of possible failure type to inject.
No failure injected, used to reset a previous failure.
Sets unit off, so completely non-responsive.
Unit is stuck e.g. keeps reporting the same value.
Unit is reporting complete garbage.
Unit is consistently wrong.
Unit is slow, so e.g. reporting at slower than expected rate.
Data of unit is delayed in time.
Unit is sometimes working, sometimes not.
Default autopilot landing behaviour.
Descend in fixed wing mode, transitioning to multicopter mode for vertical landing when close to the ground.
The fixed wing descent pattern is at the discretion of the vehicle (e.g. transition altitude, loiter direction, radius, and speed, etc.).
Land in multicopter mode on reaching the landing coordinates (the whole landing is by "hover descent").
Winch status flags used in WINCH_STATUS
Winch is healthy
Winch line is fully retracted
Winch motor is moving
Winch clutch is engaged allowing motor to move freely.
Winch is locked by locking mechanism.
Winch is gravity dropping payload.
Winch is arresting payload descent.
Winch is using torque measurements to sense the ground.
Winch is returning to the fully retracted position.
Winch is redelivering the payload. This is a failover state if the line tension goes above a threshold during RETRACTING.
Winch is abandoning the line and possibly payload. Winch unspools the entire calculated line length. This is a failover state from REDELIVER if the number of attempts exceeds a threshold.
Winch is engaging the locking mechanism.
Winch is spooling on line.
Winch is loading a payload.
Reason for an event error response.
The requested event is not available (anymore).
Flags for CURRENT_EVENT_SEQUENCE.
A sequence reset has happened (e.g. vehicle reboot).
Flags in the HIL_SENSOR message indicate which fields have updated since the last message
None of the fields in HIL_SENSOR have been updated
The value in the xacc field has been updated
The value in the yacc field has been updated
The value in the zacc field has been updated
The value in the xgyro field has been updated
The value in the ygyro field has been updated
The value in the zgyro field has been updated
The value in the xmag field has been updated
The value in the ymag field has been updated
The value in the zmag field has been updated
The value in the abs_pressure field has been updated
The value in the diff_pressure field has been updated
The value in the pressure_alt field has been updated
The value in the temperature field has been updated
Full reset of attitude/position/velocities/etc was performed in sim (Bit 31).
Flags in the HIGHRES_IMU message indicate which fields have updated since the last message
None of the fields in HIGHRES_IMU have been updated
The value in the xacc field has been updated
The value in the yacc field has been updated
The value in the zacc field has been updated since
The value in the xgyro field has been updated
The value in the ygyro field has been updated
The value in the zgyro field has been updated
The value in the xmag field has been updated
The value in the ymag field has been updated
The value in the zmag field has been updated
The value in the abs_pressure field has been updated
The value in the diff_pressure field has been updated
The value in the pressure_alt field has been updated
The value in the temperature field has been updated
All fields in HIGHRES_IMU have been updated.
MAV FTP error codes (https://mavlink.io/en/services/ftp.html)
None: No error
Fail: Unknown failure
FailErrno: Command failed, Err number sent back in PayloadHeader.data[1].
This is a file-system error number understood by the server operating system.
InvalidDataSize: Payload size is invalid
InvalidSession: Session is not currently open
NoSessionsAvailable: All available sessions are already in use
EOF: Offset past end of file for ListDirectory and ReadFile commands
UnknownCommand: Unknown command / opcode
FileExists: File/directory already exists
FileProtected: File/directory is write protected
FileNotFound: File/directory not found
MAV FTP opcodes: https://mavlink.io/en/services/ftp.html
None. Ignored, always ACKed
TerminateSession: Terminates open Read session
ResetSessions: Terminates all open read sessions
ListDirectory. List files and directories in path from offset
OpenFileRO: Opens file at path for reading, returns session
ReadFile: Reads size bytes from offset in session
CreateFile: Creates file at path for writing, returns session
WriteFile: Writes size bytes to offset in session
RemoveFile: Remove file at path
CreateDirectory: Creates directory at path
RemoveDirectory: Removes directory at path. The directory must be empty.
OpenFileWO: Opens file at path for writing, returns session
TruncateFile: Truncate file at path to offset length
Rename: Rename path1 to path2
CalcFileCRC32: Calculate CRC32 for file at path
BurstReadFile: Burst download session file
ACK: ACK response
NAK: NAK response
States of the mission state machine.
Note that these states are independent of whether the mission is in a mode that can execute mission items or not (is suspended).
They may not all be relevant on all vehicles.
The mission status reporting is not supported.
No mission on the vehicle.
Mission has not started. This is the case after a mission has uploaded but not yet started executing.
Mission is active, and will execute mission items when in auto mode.
Mission is paused when in auto mode.
Mission has executed all mission items.
The general system state. If the system is following the MAVLink standard, the system state is mainly defined by three orthogonal states/modes: The system mode, which is either LOCKED (motors shut down and locked), MANUAL (system under RC control), GUIDED (system with autonomous position control, position setpoint controlled manually) or AUTO (system guided by path/waypoint planner). The NAV_MODE defined the current flight state: LIFTOFF (often an open-loop maneuver), LANDING, WAYPOINTS or VECTOR. This represents the internal navigation state machine. The system status shows whether the system is currently active or not and if an emergency occurred. During the CRITICAL and EMERGENCY states the MAV is still considered to be active, but should start emergency procedures autonomously. After a failure occurred it should first move from active to critical to allow manual intervention and then move to emergency after a certain timeout.
Bitmap showing which onboard controllers and sensors are present. Value of 0: not present. Value of 1: present.
Bitmap showing which onboard controllers and sensors are enabled: Value of 0: not enabled. Value of 1: enabled.
Bitmap showing which onboard controllers and sensors have an error (or are operational). Value of 0: error. Value of 1: healthy.
Maximum usage in percent of the mainloop time. Values: [0-1000] - should always be below 1000
Battery voltage, UINT16_MAX: Voltage not sent by autopilot
Battery current, -1: Current not sent by autopilot
Battery energy remaining, -1: Battery remaining energy not sent by autopilot
Communication drop rate, (UART, I2C, SPI, CAN), dropped packets on all links (packets that were corrupted on reception on the MAV)
Communication errors (UART, I2C, SPI, CAN), dropped packets on all links (packets that were corrupted on reception on the MAV)
Autopilot-specific errors
Autopilot-specific errors
Autopilot-specific errors
Autopilot-specific errors
Bitmap showing which onboard controllers and sensors are present. Value of 0: not present. Value of 1: present.
Bitmap showing which onboard controllers and sensors are enabled: Value of 0: not enabled. Value of 1: enabled.
Bitmap showing which onboard controllers and sensors have an error (or are operational). Value of 0: error. Value of 1: healthy.
The system time is the time of the master clock, typically the computer clock of the main onboard computer.
Timestamp (UNIX epoch time).
Timestamp (time since system boot).
to be removed / merged with SYSTEM_TIME
A ping message either requesting or responding to a ping. This allows to measure the system latencies, including serial port, radio modem and UDP connections. The ping microservice is documented at https://mavlink.io/en/services/ping.html
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
PING sequence
0: request ping from all receiving systems. If greater than 0: message is a ping response and number is the system id of the requesting system
0: request ping from all receiving components. If greater than 0: message is a ping response and number is the component id of the requesting component.
Request to control this MAV
System the GCS requests control for
0: request control of this MAV, 1: Release control of this MAV
0: key as plaintext, 1-255: future, different hashing/encryption variants. The GCS should in general use the safest mode possible initially and then gradually move down the encryption level if it gets a NACK message indicating an encryption mismatch.
Password / Key, depending on version plaintext or encrypted. 25 or less characters, NULL terminated. The characters may involve A-Z, a-z, 0-9, and "!?,.-"
Accept / deny control of this MAV
ID of the GCS this message
0: request control of this MAV, 1: Release control of this MAV
0: ACK, 1: NACK: Wrong passkey, 2: NACK: Unsupported passkey encryption method, 3: NACK: Already under control
Emit an encrypted signature / key identifying this system. PLEASE NOTE: This protocol has been kept simple, so transmitting the key requires an encrypted channel for true safety.
key
Status generated in each node in the communication chain and injected into MAVLink stream.
Timestamp (time since system boot).
Remaining free transmit buffer space
Remaining free receive buffer space
Transmit rate
Receive rate
Number of bytes that could not be parsed correctly.
Transmit buffer overflows. This number wraps around as it reaches UINT16_MAX
Receive buffer overflows. This number wraps around as it reaches UINT16_MAX
Messages sent
Messages received (estimated from counting seq)
Messages lost (estimated from counting seq)
Use COMMAND_LONG with MAV_CMD_DO_SET_MODE instead
Set the system mode, as defined by enum MAV_MODE. There is no target component id as the mode is by definition for the overall aircraft, not only for one component.
The system setting the mode
The new base mode.
The new autopilot-specific mode. This field can be ignored by an autopilot.
Request to read the onboard parameter with the param_id string id. Onboard parameters are stored as key[const char*] -> value[float]. This allows to send a parameter to any other component (such as the GCS) without the need of previous knowledge of possible parameter names. Thus the same GCS can store different parameters for different autopilots. See also https://mavlink.io/en/services/parameter.html for a full documentation of QGroundControl and IMU code.
System ID
Component ID
Onboard parameter id, terminated by NULL if the length is less than 16 human-readable chars and WITHOUT null termination (NULL) byte if the length is exactly 16 chars - applications have to provide 16+1 bytes storage if the ID is stored as string
Parameter index. Send -1 to use the param ID field as identifier (else the param id will be ignored)
Request all parameters of this component. After this request, all parameters are emitted. The parameter microservice is documented at https://mavlink.io/en/services/parameter.html
System ID
Component ID
Emit the value of a onboard parameter. The inclusion of param_count and param_index in the message allows the recipient to keep track of received parameters and allows him to re-request missing parameters after a loss or timeout. The parameter microservice is documented at https://mavlink.io/en/services/parameter.html
Onboard parameter id, terminated by NULL if the length is less than 16 human-readable chars and WITHOUT null termination (NULL) byte if the length is exactly 16 chars - applications have to provide 16+1 bytes storage if the ID is stored as string
Onboard parameter value
Onboard parameter type.
Total number of onboard parameters
Index of this onboard parameter
Set a parameter value (write new value to permanent storage).
The receiving component should acknowledge the new parameter value by broadcasting a PARAM_VALUE message (broadcasting ensures that multiple GCS all have an up-to-date list of all parameters). If the sending GCS did not receive a PARAM_VALUE within its timeout time, it should re-send the PARAM_SET message. The parameter microservice is documented at https://mavlink.io/en/services/parameter.html.
PARAM_SET may also be called within the context of a transaction (started with MAV_CMD_PARAM_TRANSACTION). Within a transaction the receiving component should respond with PARAM_ACK_TRANSACTION to the setter component (instead of broadcasting PARAM_VALUE), and PARAM_SET should be re-sent if this is ACK not received.
System ID
Component ID
Onboard parameter id, terminated by NULL if the length is less than 16 human-readable chars and WITHOUT null termination (NULL) byte if the length is exactly 16 chars - applications have to provide 16+1 bytes storage if the ID is stored as string
Onboard parameter value
Onboard parameter type.
The global position, as returned by the Global Positioning System (GPS). This is
NOT the global position estimate of the system, but rather a RAW sensor value. See message GLOBAL_POSITION_INT for the global position estimate.
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
GPS fix type.
Latitude (WGS84, EGM96 ellipsoid)
Longitude (WGS84, EGM96 ellipsoid)
Altitude (MSL). Positive for up. Note that virtually all GPS modules provide the MSL altitude in addition to the WGS84 altitude.
GPS HDOP horizontal dilution of position (unitless * 100). If unknown, set to: UINT16_MAX
GPS VDOP vertical dilution of position (unitless * 100). If unknown, set to: UINT16_MAX
GPS ground speed. If unknown, set to: UINT16_MAX
Course over ground (NOT heading, but direction of movement) in degrees * 100, 0.0..359.99 degrees. If unknown, set to: UINT16_MAX
Number of satellites visible. If unknown, set to UINT8_MAX
Altitude (above WGS84, EGM96 ellipsoid). Positive for up.
Position uncertainty.
Altitude uncertainty.
Speed uncertainty.
Heading / track uncertainty
Yaw in earth frame from north. Use 0 if this GPS does not provide yaw. Use UINT16_MAX if this GPS is configured to provide yaw and is currently unable to provide it. Use 36000 for north.
The positioning status, as reported by GPS. This message is intended to display status information about each satellite visible to the receiver. See message GLOBAL_POSITION_INT for the global position estimate. This message can contain information for up to 20 satellites.
Number of satellites visible
Global satellite ID
0: Satellite not used, 1: used for localization
Elevation (0: right on top of receiver, 90: on the horizon) of satellite
Direction of satellite, 0: 0 deg, 255: 360 deg.
Signal to noise ratio of satellite
The RAW IMU readings for the usual 9DOF sensor setup. This message should contain the scaled values to the described units
Timestamp (time since system boot).
X acceleration
Y acceleration
Z acceleration
Angular speed around X axis
Angular speed around Y axis
Angular speed around Z axis
X Magnetic field
Y Magnetic field
Z Magnetic field
Temperature, 0: IMU does not provide temperature values. If the IMU is at 0C it must send 1 (0.01C).
The RAW IMU readings for a 9DOF sensor, which is identified by the id (default IMU1). This message should always contain the true raw values without any scaling to allow data capture and system debugging.
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
X acceleration (raw)
Y acceleration (raw)
Z acceleration (raw)
Angular speed around X axis (raw)
Angular speed around Y axis (raw)
Angular speed around Z axis (raw)
X Magnetic field (raw)
Y Magnetic field (raw)
Z Magnetic field (raw)
Id. Ids are numbered from 0 and map to IMUs numbered from 1 (e.g. IMU1 will have a message with id=0)
Temperature, 0: IMU does not provide temperature values. If the IMU is at 0C it must send 1 (0.01C).
The RAW pressure readings for the typical setup of one absolute pressure and one differential pressure sensor. The sensor values should be the raw, UNSCALED ADC values.
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
Absolute pressure (raw)
Differential pressure 1 (raw, 0 if nonexistent)
Differential pressure 2 (raw, 0 if nonexistent)
Raw Temperature measurement (raw)
The pressure readings for the typical setup of one absolute and differential pressure sensor. The units are as specified in each field.
Timestamp (time since system boot).
Absolute pressure
Differential pressure 1
Absolute pressure temperature
Differential pressure temperature (0, if not available). Report values of 0 (or 1) as 1 cdegC.
The attitude in the aeronautical frame (right-handed, Z-down, Y-right, X-front, ZYX, intrinsic).
Timestamp (time since system boot).
Roll angle (-pi..+pi)
Pitch angle (-pi..+pi)
Yaw angle (-pi..+pi)
Roll angular speed
Pitch angular speed
Yaw angular speed
The attitude in the aeronautical frame (right-handed, Z-down, X-front, Y-right), expressed as quaternion. Quaternion order is w, x, y, z and a zero rotation would be expressed as (1 0 0 0).
Timestamp (time since system boot).
Quaternion component 1, w (1 in null-rotation)
Quaternion component 2, x (0 in null-rotation)
Quaternion component 3, y (0 in null-rotation)
Quaternion component 4, z (0 in null-rotation)
Roll angular speed
Pitch angular speed
Yaw angular speed
Rotation offset by which the attitude quaternion and angular speed vector should be rotated for user display (quaternion with [w, x, y, z] order, zero-rotation is [1, 0, 0, 0], send [0, 0, 0, 0] if field not supported). This field is intended for systems in which the reference attitude may change during flight. For example, tailsitters VTOLs rotate their reference attitude by 90 degrees between hover mode and fixed wing mode, thus repr_offset_q is equal to [1, 0, 0, 0] in hover mode and equal to [0.7071, 0, 0.7071, 0] in fixed wing mode.
The filtered local position (e.g. fused computer vision and accelerometers). Coordinate frame is right-handed, Z-axis down (aeronautical frame, NED / north-east-down convention)
Timestamp (time since system boot).
X Position
Y Position
Z Position
X Speed
Y Speed
Z Speed
The filtered global position (e.g. fused GPS and accelerometers). The position is in GPS-frame (right-handed, Z-up). It
is designed as scaled integer message since the resolution of float is not sufficient.
Timestamp (time since system boot).
Latitude, expressed
Longitude, expressed
Altitude (MSL). Note that virtually all GPS modules provide both WGS84 and MSL.
Altitude above ground
Ground X Speed (Latitude, positive north)
Ground Y Speed (Longitude, positive east)
Ground Z Speed (Altitude, positive down)
Vehicle heading (yaw angle), 0.0..359.99 degrees. If unknown, set to: UINT16_MAX
The scaled values of the RC channels received: (-100%) -10000, (0%) 0, (100%) 10000. Channels that are inactive should be set to UINT16_MAX.
Timestamp (time since system boot).
Servo output port (set of 8 outputs = 1 port). Flight stacks running on Pixhawk should use: 0 = MAIN, 1 = AUX.
RC channel 1 value scaled.
RC channel 2 value scaled.
RC channel 3 value scaled.
RC channel 4 value scaled.
RC channel 5 value scaled.
RC channel 6 value scaled.
RC channel 7 value scaled.
RC channel 8 value scaled.
Receive signal strength indicator in device-dependent units/scale. Values: [0-254], UINT8_MAX: invalid/unknown.
The RAW values of the RC channels received. The standard PPM modulation is as follows: 1000 microseconds: 0%, 2000 microseconds: 100%. A value of UINT16_MAX implies the channel is unused. Individual receivers/transmitters might violate this specification.
Timestamp (time since system boot).
Servo output port (set of 8 outputs = 1 port). Flight stacks running on Pixhawk should use: 0 = MAIN, 1 = AUX.
RC channel 1 value.
RC channel 2 value.
RC channel 3 value.
RC channel 4 value.
RC channel 5 value.
RC channel 6 value.
RC channel 7 value.
RC channel 8 value.
Receive signal strength indicator in device-dependent units/scale. Values: [0-254], UINT8_MAX: invalid/unknown.
Superseded by ACTUATOR_OUTPUT_STATUS. The RAW values of the servo outputs (for RC input from the remote, use the RC_CHANNELS messages). The standard PPM modulation is as follows: 1000 microseconds: 0%, 2000 microseconds: 100%.
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
Servo output port (set of 8 outputs = 1 port). Flight stacks running on Pixhawk should use: 0 = MAIN, 1 = AUX.
Servo output 1 value
Servo output 2 value
Servo output 3 value
Servo output 4 value
Servo output 5 value
Servo output 6 value
Servo output 7 value
Servo output 8 value
Servo output 9 value
Servo output 10 value
Servo output 11 value
Servo output 12 value
Servo output 13 value
Servo output 14 value
Servo output 15 value
Servo output 16 value
Request a partial list of mission items from the system/component. https://mavlink.io/en/services/mission.html. If start and end index are the same, just send one waypoint.
System ID
Component ID
Start index
End index, -1 by default (-1: send list to end). Else a valid index of the list
Mission type.
This message is sent to the MAV to write a partial list. If start index == end index, only one item will be transmitted / updated. If the start index is NOT 0 and above the current list size, this request should be REJECTED!
System ID
Component ID
Start index. Must be smaller / equal to the largest index of the current onboard list.
End index, equal or greater than start index.
Mission type.
Message encoding a mission item. This message is emitted to announce
the presence of a mission item and to set a mission item on the system. The mission item can be either in x, y, z meters (type: LOCAL) or x:lat, y:lon, z:altitude. Local frame is Z-down, right handed (NED), global frame is Z-up, right handed (ENU). NaN may be used to indicate an optional/default value (e.g. to use the system's current latitude or yaw rather than a specific value). See also https://mavlink.io/en/services/mission.html.
System ID
Component ID
Sequence
The coordinate system of the waypoint.
The scheduled action for the waypoint.
false:0, true:1
Autocontinue to next waypoint. 0: false, 1: true. Set false to pause mission after the item completes.
PARAM1, see MAV_CMD enum
PARAM2, see MAV_CMD enum
PARAM3, see MAV_CMD enum
PARAM4, see MAV_CMD enum
PARAM5 / local: X coordinate, global: latitude
PARAM6 / local: Y coordinate, global: longitude
PARAM7 / local: Z coordinate, global: altitude (relative or absolute, depending on frame).
Mission type.
A system that gets this request should respond with MISSION_ITEM_INT (as though MISSION_REQUEST_INT was received).
Request the information of the mission item with the sequence number seq. The response of the system to this message should be a MISSION_ITEM message. https://mavlink.io/en/services/mission.html
System ID
Component ID
Sequence
Mission type.
Set the mission item with sequence number seq as the current item and emit MISSION_CURRENT (whether or not the mission number changed).
If a mission is currently being executed, the system will continue to this new mission item on the shortest path, skipping any intermediate mission items.
Note that mission jump repeat counters are not reset (see MAV_CMD_DO_JUMP param2).
This message may trigger a mission state-machine change on some systems: for example from MISSION_STATE_NOT_STARTED or MISSION_STATE_PAUSED to MISSION_STATE_ACTIVE.
If the system is in mission mode, on those systems this command might therefore start, restart or resume the mission.
If the system is not in mission mode this message must not trigger a switch to mission mode.
System ID
Component ID
Sequence
Message that announces the sequence number of the current target mission item (that the system will fly towards/execute when the mission is running).
This message should be streamed all the time (nominally at 1Hz).
This message should be emitted following a call to MAV_CMD_DO_SET_MISSION_CURRENT or SET_MISSION_CURRENT.
Sequence
Total number of mission items. 0: Not supported, UINT16_MAX if no mission is present on the vehicle.
Mission state machine state. MISSION_STATE_UNKNOWN if state reporting not supported.
Vehicle is in a mode that can execute mission items or suspended. 0: Unknown, 1: In mission mode, 2: Suspended (not in mission mode).
Request the overall list of mission items from the system/component.
System ID
Component ID
Mission type.
This message is emitted as response to MISSION_REQUEST_LIST by the MAV and to initiate a write transaction. The GCS can then request the individual mission item based on the knowledge of the total number of waypoints.
System ID
Component ID
Number of mission items in the sequence
Mission type.
Delete all mission items at once.
System ID
Component ID
Mission type.
A certain mission item has been reached. The system will either hold this position (or circle on the orbit) or (if the autocontinue on the WP was set) continue to the next waypoint.
Sequence
Acknowledgment message during waypoint handling. The type field states if this message is a positive ack (type=0) or if an error happened (type=non-zero).
System ID
Component ID
Mission result.
Mission type.
Sets the GPS coordinates of the vehicle local origin (0,0,0) position. Vehicle should emit GPS_GLOBAL_ORIGIN irrespective of whether the origin is changed. This enables transform between the local coordinate frame and the global (GPS) coordinate frame, which may be necessary when (for example) indoor and outdoor settings are connected and the MAV should move from in- to outdoor.
System ID
Latitude (WGS84)
Longitude (WGS84)
Altitude (MSL). Positive for up.
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
Publishes the GPS coordinates of the vehicle local origin (0,0,0) position. Emitted whenever a new GPS-Local position mapping is requested or set - e.g. following SET_GPS_GLOBAL_ORIGIN message.
Latitude (WGS84)
Longitude (WGS84)
Altitude (MSL). Positive for up.
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
Bind a RC channel to a parameter. The parameter should change according to the RC channel value.
System ID
Component ID
Onboard parameter id, terminated by NULL if the length is less than 16 human-readable chars and WITHOUT null termination (NULL) byte if the length is exactly 16 chars - applications have to provide 16+1 bytes storage if the ID is stored as string
Parameter index. Send -1 to use the param ID field as identifier (else the param id will be ignored), send -2 to disable any existing map for this rc_channel_index.
Index of parameter RC channel. Not equal to the RC channel id. Typically corresponds to a potentiometer-knob on the RC.
Initial parameter value
Scale, maps the RC range [-1, 1] to a parameter value
Minimum param value. The protocol does not define if this overwrites an onboard minimum value. (Depends on implementation)
Maximum param value. The protocol does not define if this overwrites an onboard maximum value. (Depends on implementation)
Request the information of the mission item with the sequence number seq. The response of the system to this message should be a MISSION_ITEM_INT message. https://mavlink.io/en/services/mission.html
System ID
Component ID
Sequence
Mission type.
Set a safety zone (volume), which is defined by two corners of a cube. This message can be used to tell the MAV which setpoints/waypoints to accept and which to reject. Safety areas are often enforced by national or competition regulations.
System ID
Component ID
Coordinate frame. Can be either global, GPS, right-handed with Z axis up or local, right handed, Z axis down.
x position 1 / Latitude 1
y position 1 / Longitude 1
z position 1 / Altitude 1
x position 2 / Latitude 2
y position 2 / Longitude 2
z position 2 / Altitude 2
Read out the safety zone the MAV currently assumes.
Coordinate frame. Can be either global, GPS, right-handed with Z axis up or local, right handed, Z axis down.
x position 1 / Latitude 1
y position 1 / Longitude 1
z position 1 / Altitude 1
x position 2 / Latitude 2
y position 2 / Longitude 2
z position 2 / Altitude 2
The attitude in the aeronautical frame (right-handed, Z-down, X-front, Y-right), expressed as quaternion. Quaternion order is w, x, y, z and a zero rotation would be expressed as (1 0 0 0).
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
Quaternion components, w, x, y, z (1 0 0 0 is the null-rotation)
Roll angular speed
Pitch angular speed
Yaw angular speed
Row-major representation of a 3x3 attitude covariance matrix (states: roll, pitch, yaw; first three entries are the first ROW, next three entries are the second row, etc.). If unknown, assign NaN value to first element in the array.
The state of the navigation and position controller.
Current desired roll
Current desired pitch
Current desired heading
Bearing to current waypoint/target
Distance to active waypoint
Current altitude error
Current airspeed error
Current crosstrack error on x-y plane
The filtered global position (e.g. fused GPS and accelerometers). The position is in GPS-frame (right-handed, Z-up). It is designed as scaled integer message since the resolution of float is not sufficient. NOTE: This message is intended for onboard networks / companion computers and higher-bandwidth links and optimized for accuracy and completeness. Please use the GLOBAL_POSITION_INT message for a minimal subset.
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
Class id of the estimator this estimate originated from.
Latitude
Longitude
Altitude in meters above MSL
Altitude above ground
Ground X Speed (Latitude)
Ground Y Speed (Longitude)
Ground Z Speed (Altitude)
Row-major representation of a 6x6 position and velocity 6x6 cross-covariance matrix (states: lat, lon, alt, vx, vy, vz; first six entries are the first ROW, next six entries are the second row, etc.). If unknown, assign NaN value to first element in the array.
The filtered local position (e.g. fused computer vision and accelerometers). Coordinate frame is right-handed, Z-axis down (aeronautical frame, NED / north-east-down convention)
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
Class id of the estimator this estimate originated from.
X Position
Y Position
Z Position
X Speed
Y Speed
Z Speed
X Acceleration
Y Acceleration
Z Acceleration
Row-major representation of position, velocity and acceleration 9x9 cross-covariance matrix upper right triangle (states: x, y, z, vx, vy, vz, ax, ay, az; first nine entries are the first ROW, next eight entries are the second row, etc.). If unknown, assign NaN value to first element in the array.
The PPM values of the RC channels received. The standard PPM modulation is as follows: 1000 microseconds: 0%, 2000 microseconds: 100%. A value of UINT16_MAX implies the channel is unused. Individual receivers/transmitters might violate this specification.
Timestamp (time since system boot).
Total number of RC channels being received. This can be larger than 18, indicating that more channels are available but not given in this message. This value should be 0 when no RC channels are available.
RC channel 1 value.
RC channel 2 value.
RC channel 3 value.
RC channel 4 value.
RC channel 5 value.
RC channel 6 value.
RC channel 7 value.
RC channel 8 value.
RC channel 9 value.
RC channel 10 value.
RC channel 11 value.
RC channel 12 value.
RC channel 13 value.
RC channel 14 value.
RC channel 15 value.
RC channel 16 value.
RC channel 17 value.
RC channel 18 value.
Receive signal strength indicator in device-dependent units/scale. Values: [0-254], UINT8_MAX: invalid/unknown.
Request a data stream.
The target requested to send the message stream.
The target requested to send the message stream.
The ID of the requested data stream
The requested message rate
1 to start sending, 0 to stop sending.
Data stream status information.
The ID of the requested data stream
The message rate
1 stream is enabled, 0 stream is stopped.
This message provides an API for manually controlling the vehicle using standard joystick axes nomenclature, along with a joystick-like input device. Unused axes can be disabled and buttons states are transmitted as individual on/off bits of a bitmask
The system to be controlled.
X-axis, normalized to the range [-1000,1000]. A value of INT16_MAX indicates that this axis is invalid. Generally corresponds to forward(1000)-backward(-1000) movement on a joystick and the pitch of a vehicle.
Y-axis, normalized to the range [-1000,1000]. A value of INT16_MAX indicates that this axis is invalid. Generally corresponds to left(-1000)-right(1000) movement on a joystick and the roll of a vehicle.
Z-axis, normalized to the range [-1000,1000]. A value of INT16_MAX indicates that this axis is invalid. Generally corresponds to a separate slider movement with maximum being 1000 and minimum being -1000 on a joystick and the thrust of a vehicle. Positive values are positive thrust, negative values are negative thrust.
R-axis, normalized to the range [-1000,1000]. A value of INT16_MAX indicates that this axis is invalid. Generally corresponds to a twisting of the joystick, with counter-clockwise being 1000 and clockwise being -1000, and the yaw of a vehicle.
A bitfield corresponding to the joystick buttons' 0-15 current state, 1 for pressed, 0 for released. The lowest bit corresponds to Button 1.
A bitfield corresponding to the joystick buttons' 16-31 current state, 1 for pressed, 0 for released. The lowest bit corresponds to Button 16.
Set bits to 1 to indicate which of the following extension fields contain valid data: bit 0: pitch, bit 1: roll.
Pitch-only-axis, normalized to the range [-1000,1000]. Generally corresponds to pitch on vehicles with additional degrees of freedom. Valid if bit 0 of enabled_extensions field is set. Set to 0 if invalid.
Roll-only-axis, normalized to the range [-1000,1000]. Generally corresponds to roll on vehicles with additional degrees of freedom. Valid if bit 1 of enabled_extensions field is set. Set to 0 if invalid.
The RAW values of the RC channels sent to the MAV to override info received from the RC radio. The standard PPM modulation is as follows: 1000 microseconds: 0%, 2000 microseconds: 100%. Individual receivers/transmitters might violate this specification. Note carefully the semantic differences between the first 8 channels and the subsequent channels
System ID
Component ID
RC channel 1 value. A value of UINT16_MAX means to ignore this field. A value of 0 means to release this channel back to the RC radio.
RC channel 2 value. A value of UINT16_MAX means to ignore this field. A value of 0 means to release this channel back to the RC radio.
RC channel 3 value. A value of UINT16_MAX means to ignore this field. A value of 0 means to release this channel back to the RC radio.
RC channel 4 value. A value of UINT16_MAX means to ignore this field. A value of 0 means to release this channel back to the RC radio.
RC channel 5 value. A value of UINT16_MAX means to ignore this field. A value of 0 means to release this channel back to the RC radio.
RC channel 6 value. A value of UINT16_MAX means to ignore this field. A value of 0 means to release this channel back to the RC radio.
RC channel 7 value. A value of UINT16_MAX means to ignore this field. A value of 0 means to release this channel back to the RC radio.
RC channel 8 value. A value of UINT16_MAX means to ignore this field. A value of 0 means to release this channel back to the RC radio.
RC channel 9 value. A value of 0 or UINT16_MAX means to ignore this field. A value of UINT16_MAX-1 means to release this channel back to the RC radio.
RC channel 10 value. A value of 0 or UINT16_MAX means to ignore this field. A value of UINT16_MAX-1 means to release this channel back to the RC radio.
RC channel 11 value. A value of 0 or UINT16_MAX means to ignore this field. A value of UINT16_MAX-1 means to release this channel back to the RC radio.
RC channel 12 value. A value of 0 or UINT16_MAX means to ignore this field. A value of UINT16_MAX-1 means to release this channel back to the RC radio.
RC channel 13 value. A value of 0 or UINT16_MAX means to ignore this field. A value of UINT16_MAX-1 means to release this channel back to the RC radio.
RC channel 14 value. A value of 0 or UINT16_MAX means to ignore this field. A value of UINT16_MAX-1 means to release this channel back to the RC radio.
RC channel 15 value. A value of 0 or UINT16_MAX means to ignore this field. A value of UINT16_MAX-1 means to release this channel back to the RC radio.
RC channel 16 value. A value of 0 or UINT16_MAX means to ignore this field. A value of UINT16_MAX-1 means to release this channel back to the RC radio.
RC channel 17 value. A value of 0 or UINT16_MAX means to ignore this field. A value of UINT16_MAX-1 means to release this channel back to the RC radio.
RC channel 18 value. A value of 0 or UINT16_MAX means to ignore this field. A value of UINT16_MAX-1 means to release this channel back to the RC radio.
Message encoding a mission item. This message is emitted to announce
the presence of a mission item and to set a mission item on the system. The mission item can be either in x, y, z meters (type: LOCAL) or x:lat, y:lon, z:altitude. Local frame is Z-down, right handed (NED), global frame is Z-up, right handed (ENU). NaN or INT32_MAX may be used in float/integer params (respectively) to indicate optional/default values (e.g. to use the component's current latitude, yaw rather than a specific value). See also https://mavlink.io/en/services/mission.html.
System ID
Component ID
Waypoint ID (sequence number). Starts at zero. Increases monotonically for each waypoint, no gaps in the sequence (0,1,2,3,4).
The coordinate system of the waypoint.
The scheduled action for the waypoint.
false:0, true:1
Autocontinue to next waypoint. 0: false, 1: true. Set false to pause mission after the item completes.
PARAM1, see MAV_CMD enum
PARAM2, see MAV_CMD enum
PARAM3, see MAV_CMD enum
PARAM4, see MAV_CMD enum
PARAM5 / local: x position in meters * 1e4, global: latitude in degrees * 10^7
PARAM6 / y position: local: x position in meters * 1e4, global: longitude in degrees *10^7
PARAM7 / z position: global: altitude in meters (relative or absolute, depending on frame.
Mission type.
Metrics typically displayed on a HUD for fixed wing aircraft.
Vehicle speed in form appropriate for vehicle type. For standard aircraft this is typically calibrated airspeed (CAS) or indicated airspeed (IAS) - either of which can be used by a pilot to estimate stall speed.
Current ground speed.
Current heading in compass units (0-360, 0=north).
Current throttle setting (0 to 100).
Current altitude (MSL).
Current climb rate.
Send a command with up to seven parameters to the MAV, where params 5 and 6 are integers and the other values are floats. This is preferred over COMMAND_LONG when sending positional data in params 5 and 6, as it allows for greater precision when sending latitudes/longitudes. Param 5 and 6 encode positional data as scaled integers, where the scaling depends on the actual command value. NaN or INT32_MAX may be used in float/integer params (respectively) to indicate optional/default values (e.g. to use the component's current latitude, yaw rather than a specific value). The command microservice is documented at https://mavlink.io/en/services/command.html
System ID
Component ID
The coordinate system of the COMMAND.
The scheduled action for the mission item.
Not used.
Not used (set 0).
PARAM1, see MAV_CMD enum
PARAM2, see MAV_CMD enum
PARAM3, see MAV_CMD enum
PARAM4, see MAV_CMD enum
PARAM5 / local: x position in meters * 1e4, global: latitude in degrees * 10^7
PARAM6 / local: y position in meters * 1e4, global: longitude in degrees * 10^7
PARAM7 / z position: global: altitude in meters (relative or absolute, depending on frame).
Send a command with up to seven parameters to the MAV. COMMAND_INT is generally preferred when sending MAV_CMD commands where param 5 and param 6 contain latitude/longitude data, as sending these in floats can result in a significant loss of precision. COMMAND_LONG is required for commands that mandate float values in params 5 and 6. The command microservice is documented at https://mavlink.io/en/services/command.html
System which should execute the command
Component which should execute the command, 0 for all components
Command ID (of command to send).
0: First transmission of this command. 1-255: Confirmation transmissions (e.g. for kill command)
Parameter 1 (for the specific command).
Parameter 2 (for the specific command).
Parameter 3 (for the specific command).
Parameter 4 (for the specific command).
Parameter 5 (for the specific command).
Parameter 6 (for the specific command).
Parameter 7 (for the specific command).
Report status of a command. Includes feedback whether the command was executed. The command microservice is documented at https://mavlink.io/en/services/command.html
Command ID (of acknowledged command).
Result of command.
Also used as result_param1, it can be set with an enum containing the errors reasons of why the command was denied, or the progress percentage when result is MAV_RESULT_IN_PROGRESS (UINT8_MAX if the progress is unknown).
Additional parameter of the result, example: which parameter of MAV_CMD_NAV_WAYPOINT caused it to be denied.
System ID of the target recipient. This is the ID of the system that sent the command for which this COMMAND_ACK is an acknowledgement.
Component ID of the target recipient. This is the ID of the system that sent the command for which this COMMAND_ACK is an acknowledgement.
Cancel a long running command. The target system should respond with a COMMAND_ACK to the original command with result=MAV_RESULT_CANCELLED if the long running process was cancelled. If it has already completed, the cancel action can be ignored. The cancel action can be retried until some sort of acknowledgement to the original command has been received. The command microservice is documented at https://mavlink.io/en/services/command.html
System executing long running command. Should not be broadcast (0).
Component executing long running command.
Command ID (of command to cancel).
Setpoint in roll, pitch, yaw and thrust from the operator
Timestamp (time since system boot).
Desired roll rate
Desired pitch rate
Desired yaw rate
Collective thrust, normalized to 0 .. 1
Flight mode switch position, 0.. 255
Override mode switch position, 0.. 255
Sets a desired vehicle attitude. Used by an external controller to command the vehicle (manual controller or other system).
Timestamp (time since system boot).
System ID
Component ID
Bitmap to indicate which dimensions should be ignored by the vehicle.
Attitude quaternion (w, x, y, z order, zero-rotation is 1, 0, 0, 0)
Body roll rate
Body pitch rate
Body yaw rate
Collective thrust, normalized to 0 .. 1 (-1 .. 1 for vehicles capable of reverse trust)
3D thrust setpoint in the body NED frame, normalized to -1 .. 1
Reports the current commanded attitude of the vehicle as specified by the autopilot. This should match the commands sent in a SET_ATTITUDE_TARGET message if the vehicle is being controlled this way.
Timestamp (time since system boot).
Bitmap to indicate which dimensions should be ignored by the vehicle.
Attitude quaternion (w, x, y, z order, zero-rotation is 1, 0, 0, 0)
Body roll rate
Body pitch rate
Body yaw rate
Collective thrust, normalized to 0 .. 1 (-1 .. 1 for vehicles capable of reverse trust)
Sets a desired vehicle position in a local north-east-down coordinate frame. Used by an external controller to command the vehicle (manual controller or other system).
Timestamp (time since system boot).
System ID
Component ID
Valid options are: MAV_FRAME_LOCAL_NED = 1, MAV_FRAME_LOCAL_OFFSET_NED = 7, MAV_FRAME_BODY_NED = 8, MAV_FRAME_BODY_OFFSET_NED = 9
Bitmap to indicate which dimensions should be ignored by the vehicle.
X Position in NED frame
Y Position in NED frame
Z Position in NED frame (note, altitude is negative in NED)
X velocity in NED frame
Y velocity in NED frame
Z velocity in NED frame
X acceleration or force (if bit 10 of type_mask is set) in NED frame in meter / s^2 or N
Y acceleration or force (if bit 10 of type_mask is set) in NED frame in meter / s^2 or N
Z acceleration or force (if bit 10 of type_mask is set) in NED frame in meter / s^2 or N
yaw setpoint
yaw rate setpoint
Reports the current commanded vehicle position, velocity, and acceleration as specified by the autopilot. This should match the commands sent in SET_POSITION_TARGET_LOCAL_NED if the vehicle is being controlled this way.
Timestamp (time since system boot).
Valid options are: MAV_FRAME_LOCAL_NED = 1, MAV_FRAME_LOCAL_OFFSET_NED = 7, MAV_FRAME_BODY_NED = 8, MAV_FRAME_BODY_OFFSET_NED = 9
Bitmap to indicate which dimensions should be ignored by the vehicle.
X Position in NED frame
Y Position in NED frame
Z Position in NED frame (note, altitude is negative in NED)
X velocity in NED frame
Y velocity in NED frame
Z velocity in NED frame
X acceleration or force (if bit 10 of type_mask is set) in NED frame in meter / s^2 or N
Y acceleration or force (if bit 10 of type_mask is set) in NED frame in meter / s^2 or N
Z acceleration or force (if bit 10 of type_mask is set) in NED frame in meter / s^2 or N
yaw setpoint
yaw rate setpoint
Sets a desired vehicle position, velocity, and/or acceleration in a global coordinate system (WGS84). Used by an external controller to command the vehicle (manual controller or other system).
Timestamp (time since system boot). The rationale for the timestamp in the setpoint is to allow the system to compensate for the transport delay of the setpoint. This allows the system to compensate processing latency.
System ID
Component ID
Valid options are: MAV_FRAME_GLOBAL_INT = 5, MAV_FRAME_GLOBAL_RELATIVE_ALT_INT = 6, MAV_FRAME_GLOBAL_TERRAIN_ALT_INT = 11
Bitmap to indicate which dimensions should be ignored by the vehicle.
X Position in WGS84 frame
Y Position in WGS84 frame
Altitude (MSL, Relative to home, or AGL - depending on frame)
X velocity in NED frame
Y velocity in NED frame
Z velocity in NED frame
X acceleration or force (if bit 10 of type_mask is set) in NED frame in meter / s^2 or N
Y acceleration or force (if bit 10 of type_mask is set) in NED frame in meter / s^2 or N
Z acceleration or force (if bit 10 of type_mask is set) in NED frame in meter / s^2 or N
yaw setpoint
yaw rate setpoint
Reports the current commanded vehicle position, velocity, and acceleration as specified by the autopilot. This should match the commands sent in SET_POSITION_TARGET_GLOBAL_INT if the vehicle is being controlled this way.
Timestamp (time since system boot). The rationale for the timestamp in the setpoint is to allow the system to compensate for the transport delay of the setpoint. This allows the system to compensate processing latency.
Valid options are: MAV_FRAME_GLOBAL_INT = 5, MAV_FRAME_GLOBAL_RELATIVE_ALT_INT = 6, MAV_FRAME_GLOBAL_TERRAIN_ALT_INT = 11
Bitmap to indicate which dimensions should be ignored by the vehicle.
X Position in WGS84 frame
Y Position in WGS84 frame
Altitude (MSL, AGL or relative to home altitude, depending on frame)
X velocity in NED frame
Y velocity in NED frame
Z velocity in NED frame
X acceleration or force (if bit 10 of type_mask is set) in NED frame in meter / s^2 or N
Y acceleration or force (if bit 10 of type_mask is set) in NED frame in meter / s^2 or N
Z acceleration or force (if bit 10 of type_mask is set) in NED frame in meter / s^2 or N
yaw setpoint
yaw rate setpoint
The offset in X, Y, Z and yaw between the LOCAL_POSITION_NED messages of MAV X and the global coordinate frame in NED coordinates. Coordinate frame is right-handed, Z-axis down (aeronautical frame, NED / north-east-down convention)
Timestamp (time since system boot).
X Position
Y Position
Z Position
Roll
Pitch
Yaw
Suffers from missing airspeed fields and singularities due to Euler angles
Sent from simulation to autopilot. This packet is useful for high throughput applications such as hardware in the loop simulations.
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
Roll angle
Pitch angle
Yaw angle
Body frame roll / phi angular speed
Body frame pitch / theta angular speed
Body frame yaw / psi angular speed
Latitude
Longitude
Altitude
Ground X Speed (Latitude)
Ground Y Speed (Longitude)
Ground Z Speed (Altitude)
X acceleration
Y acceleration
Z acceleration
Sent from autopilot to simulation. Hardware in the loop control outputs
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
Control output -1 .. 1
Control output -1 .. 1
Control output -1 .. 1
Throttle 0 .. 1
Aux 1, -1 .. 1
Aux 2, -1 .. 1
Aux 3, -1 .. 1
Aux 4, -1 .. 1
System mode.
Navigation mode (MAV_NAV_MODE)
Sent from simulation to autopilot. The RAW values of the RC channels received. The standard PPM modulation is as follows: 1000 microseconds: 0%, 2000 microseconds: 100%. Individual receivers/transmitters might violate this specification.
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
RC channel 1 value
RC channel 2 value
RC channel 3 value
RC channel 4 value
RC channel 5 value
RC channel 6 value
RC channel 7 value
RC channel 8 value
RC channel 9 value
RC channel 10 value
RC channel 11 value
RC channel 12 value
Receive signal strength indicator in device-dependent units/scale. Values: [0-254], UINT8_MAX: invalid/unknown.
Sent from autopilot to simulation. Hardware in the loop control outputs (replacement for HIL_CONTROLS)
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
Control outputs -1 .. 1. Channel assignment depends on the simulated hardware.
System mode. Includes arming state.
Flags as bitfield, 1: indicate simulation using lockstep.
Optical flow from a flow sensor (e.g. optical mouse sensor)
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
Sensor ID
Flow in x-sensor direction
Flow in y-sensor direction
Flow in x-sensor direction, angular-speed compensated
Flow in y-sensor direction, angular-speed compensated
Optical flow quality / confidence. 0: bad, 255: maximum quality
Ground distance. Positive value: distance known. Negative value: Unknown distance
Flow rate about X axis
Flow rate about Y axis
Global position/attitude estimate from a vision source.
Timestamp (UNIX time or since system boot)
Global X position
Global Y position
Global Z position
Roll angle
Pitch angle
Yaw angle
Row-major representation of pose 6x6 cross-covariance matrix upper right triangle (states: x_global, y_global, z_global, roll, pitch, yaw; first six entries are the first ROW, next five entries are the second ROW, etc.). If unknown, assign NaN value to first element in the array.
Estimate reset counter. This should be incremented when the estimate resets in any of the dimensions (position, velocity, attitude, angular speed). This is designed to be used when e.g an external SLAM system detects a loop-closure and the estimate jumps.
Local position/attitude estimate from a vision source.
Timestamp (UNIX time or time since system boot)
Local X position
Local Y position
Local Z position
Roll angle
Pitch angle
Yaw angle
Row-major representation of pose 6x6 cross-covariance matrix upper right triangle (states: x, y, z, roll, pitch, yaw; first six entries are the first ROW, next five entries are the second ROW, etc.). If unknown, assign NaN value to first element in the array.
Estimate reset counter. This should be incremented when the estimate resets in any of the dimensions (position, velocity, attitude, angular speed). This is designed to be used when e.g an external SLAM system detects a loop-closure and the estimate jumps.
Speed estimate from a vision source.
Timestamp (UNIX time or time since system boot)
Global X speed
Global Y speed
Global Z speed
Row-major representation of 3x3 linear velocity covariance matrix (states: vx, vy, vz; 1st three entries - 1st row, etc.). If unknown, assign NaN value to first element in the array.
Estimate reset counter. This should be incremented when the estimate resets in any of the dimensions (position, velocity, attitude, angular speed). This is designed to be used when e.g an external SLAM system detects a loop-closure and the estimate jumps.
Global position estimate from a Vicon motion system source.
Timestamp (UNIX time or time since system boot)
Global X position
Global Y position
Global Z position
Roll angle
Pitch angle
Yaw angle
Row-major representation of 6x6 pose cross-covariance matrix upper right triangle (states: x, y, z, roll, pitch, yaw; first six entries are the first ROW, next five entries are the second ROW, etc.). If unknown, assign NaN value to first element in the array.
The IMU readings in SI units in NED body frame
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
X acceleration
Y acceleration
Z acceleration
Angular speed around X axis
Angular speed around Y axis
Angular speed around Z axis
X Magnetic field
Y Magnetic field
Z Magnetic field
Absolute pressure
Differential pressure
Altitude calculated from pressure
Temperature
Bitmap for fields that have updated since last message
Id. Ids are numbered from 0 and map to IMUs numbered from 1 (e.g. IMU1 will have a message with id=0)
Optical flow from an angular rate flow sensor (e.g. PX4FLOW or mouse sensor)
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
Sensor ID
Integration time. Divide integrated_x and integrated_y by the integration time to obtain average flow. The integration time also indicates the.
Flow around X axis (Sensor RH rotation about the X axis induces a positive flow. Sensor linear motion along the positive Y axis induces a negative flow.)
Flow around Y axis (Sensor RH rotation about the Y axis induces a positive flow. Sensor linear motion along the positive X axis induces a positive flow.)
RH rotation around X axis
RH rotation around Y axis
RH rotation around Z axis
Temperature
Optical flow quality / confidence. 0: no valid flow, 255: maximum quality
Time since the distance was sampled.
Distance to the center of the flow field. Positive value (including zero): distance known. Negative value: Unknown distance.
The IMU readings in SI units in NED body frame
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
X acceleration
Y acceleration
Z acceleration
Angular speed around X axis in body frame
Angular speed around Y axis in body frame
Angular speed around Z axis in body frame
X Magnetic field
Y Magnetic field
Z Magnetic field
Absolute pressure
Differential pressure (airspeed)
Altitude calculated from pressure
Temperature
Bitmap for fields that have updated since last message
Sensor ID (zero indexed). Used for multiple sensor inputs
Status of simulation environment, if used
True attitude quaternion component 1, w (1 in null-rotation)
True attitude quaternion component 2, x (0 in null-rotation)
True attitude quaternion component 3, y (0 in null-rotation)
True attitude quaternion component 4, z (0 in null-rotation)
Attitude roll expressed as Euler angles, not recommended except for human-readable outputs
Attitude pitch expressed as Euler angles, not recommended except for human-readable outputs
Attitude yaw expressed as Euler angles, not recommended except for human-readable outputs
X acceleration
Y acceleration
Z acceleration
Angular speed around X axis
Angular speed around Y axis
Angular speed around Z axis
Latitude (lower precision). Both this and the lat_int field should be set.
Longitude (lower precision). Both this and the lon_int field should be set.
Altitude
Horizontal position standard deviation
Vertical position standard deviation
True velocity in north direction in earth-fixed NED frame
True velocity in east direction in earth-fixed NED frame
True velocity in down direction in earth-fixed NED frame
Latitude (higher precision). If 0, recipients should use the lat field value (otherwise this field is preferred).
Longitude (higher precision). If 0, recipients should use the lon field value (otherwise this field is preferred).
Status generated by radio and injected into MAVLink stream.
Local (message sender) received signal strength indication in device-dependent units/scale. Values: [0-254], UINT8_MAX: invalid/unknown.
Remote (message receiver) signal strength indication in device-dependent units/scale. Values: [0-254], UINT8_MAX: invalid/unknown.
Remaining free transmitter buffer space.
Local background noise level. These are device dependent RSSI values (scale as approx 2x dB on SiK radios). Values: [0-254], UINT8_MAX: invalid/unknown.
Remote background noise level. These are device dependent RSSI values (scale as approx 2x dB on SiK radios). Values: [0-254], UINT8_MAX: invalid/unknown.
Count of radio packet receive errors (since boot).
Count of error corrected radio packets (since boot).
File transfer protocol message: https://mavlink.io/en/services/ftp.html.
Network ID (0 for broadcast)
System ID (0 for broadcast)
Component ID (0 for broadcast)
Variable length payload. The length is defined by the remaining message length when subtracting the header and other fields. The content/format of this block is defined in https://mavlink.io/en/services/ftp.html.
Time synchronization message.
The message is used for both timesync requests and responses.
The request is sent with `ts1=syncing component timestamp` and `tc1=0`, and may be broadcast or targeted to a specific system/component.
The response is sent with `ts1=syncing component timestamp` (mirror back unchanged), and `tc1=responding component timestamp`, with the `target_system` and `target_component` set to ids of the original request.
Systems can determine if they are receiving a request or response based on the value of `tc`.
If the response has `target_system==target_component==0` the remote system has not been updated to use the component IDs and cannot reliably timesync; the requestor may report an error.
Timestamps are UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot in nanoseconds (the timestamp format can be inferred by checking for the magnitude of the number; generally it doesn't matter as only the offset is used).
The message sequence is repeated numerous times with results being filtered/averaged to estimate the offset.
Time sync timestamp 1. Syncing: 0. Responding: Timestamp of responding component.
Time sync timestamp 2. Timestamp of syncing component (mirrored in response).
Target system id. Request: 0 (broadcast) or id of specific system. Response must contain system id of the requesting component.
Target component id. Request: 0 (broadcast) or id of specific component. Response must contain component id of the requesting component.
Camera-IMU triggering and synchronisation message.
Timestamp for image frame (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
Image frame sequence
The global position, as returned by the Global Positioning System (GPS). This is
NOT the global position estimate of the system, but rather a RAW sensor value. See message GLOBAL_POSITION_INT for the global position estimate.
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
0-1: no fix, 2: 2D fix, 3: 3D fix. Some applications will not use the value of this field unless it is at least two, so always correctly fill in the fix.
Latitude (WGS84)
Longitude (WGS84)
Altitude (MSL). Positive for up.
GPS HDOP horizontal dilution of position (unitless * 100). If unknown, set to: UINT16_MAX
GPS VDOP vertical dilution of position (unitless * 100). If unknown, set to: UINT16_MAX
GPS ground speed. If unknown, set to: UINT16_MAX
GPS velocity in north direction in earth-fixed NED frame
GPS velocity in east direction in earth-fixed NED frame
GPS velocity in down direction in earth-fixed NED frame
Course over ground (NOT heading, but direction of movement), 0.0..359.99 degrees. If unknown, set to: UINT16_MAX
Number of satellites visible. If unknown, set to UINT8_MAX
GPS ID (zero indexed). Used for multiple GPS inputs
Yaw of vehicle relative to Earth's North, zero means not available, use 36000 for north
Simulated optical flow from a flow sensor (e.g. PX4FLOW or optical mouse sensor)
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
Sensor ID
Integration time. Divide integrated_x and integrated_y by the integration time to obtain average flow. The integration time also indicates the.
Flow in radians around X axis (Sensor RH rotation about the X axis induces a positive flow. Sensor linear motion along the positive Y axis induces a negative flow.)
Flow in radians around Y axis (Sensor RH rotation about the Y axis induces a positive flow. Sensor linear motion along the positive X axis induces a positive flow.)
RH rotation around X axis
RH rotation around Y axis
RH rotation around Z axis
Temperature
Optical flow quality / confidence. 0: no valid flow, 255: maximum quality
Time since the distance was sampled.
Distance to the center of the flow field. Positive value (including zero): distance known. Negative value: Unknown distance.
Sent from simulation to autopilot, avoids in contrast to HIL_STATE singularities. This packet is useful for high throughput applications such as hardware in the loop simulations.
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
Vehicle attitude expressed as normalized quaternion in w, x, y, z order (with 1 0 0 0 being the null-rotation)
Body frame roll / phi angular speed
Body frame pitch / theta angular speed
Body frame yaw / psi angular speed
Latitude
Longitude
Altitude
Ground X Speed (Latitude)
Ground Y Speed (Longitude)
Ground Z Speed (Altitude)
Indicated airspeed
True airspeed
X acceleration
Y acceleration
Z acceleration
The RAW IMU readings for secondary 9DOF sensor setup. This message should contain the scaled values to the described units
Timestamp (time since system boot).
X acceleration
Y acceleration
Z acceleration
Angular speed around X axis
Angular speed around Y axis
Angular speed around Z axis
X Magnetic field
Y Magnetic field
Z Magnetic field
Temperature, 0: IMU does not provide temperature values. If the IMU is at 0C it must send 1 (0.01C).
Request a list of available logs. On some systems calling this may stop on-board logging until LOG_REQUEST_END is called. If there are no log files available this request shall be answered with one LOG_ENTRY message with id = 0 and num_logs = 0.
System ID
Component ID
First log id (0 for first available)
Last log id (0xffff for last available)
Reply to LOG_REQUEST_LIST
Log id
Total number of logs
High log number
UTC timestamp of log since 1970, or 0 if not available
Size of the log (may be approximate)
Request a chunk of a log
System ID
Component ID
Log id (from LOG_ENTRY reply)
Offset into the log
Number of bytes
Reply to LOG_REQUEST_DATA
Log id (from LOG_ENTRY reply)
Offset into the log
Number of bytes (zero for end of log)
log data
Erase all logs
System ID
Component ID
Stop log transfer and resume normal logging
System ID
Component ID
Data for injecting into the onboard GPS (used for DGPS)
System ID
Component ID
Data length
Raw data (110 is enough for 12 satellites of RTCMv2)
Second GPS data.
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
GPS fix type.
Latitude (WGS84)
Longitude (WGS84)
Altitude (MSL). Positive for up.
GPS HDOP horizontal dilution of position (unitless * 100). If unknown, set to: UINT16_MAX
GPS VDOP vertical dilution of position (unitless * 100). If unknown, set to: UINT16_MAX
GPS ground speed. If unknown, set to: UINT16_MAX
Course over ground (NOT heading, but direction of movement): 0.0..359.99 degrees. If unknown, set to: UINT16_MAX
Number of satellites visible. If unknown, set to UINT8_MAX
Number of DGPS satellites
Age of DGPS info
Yaw in earth frame from north. Use 0 if this GPS does not provide yaw. Use UINT16_MAX if this GPS is configured to provide yaw and is currently unable to provide it. Use 36000 for north.
Altitude (above WGS84, EGM96 ellipsoid). Positive for up.
Position uncertainty.
Altitude uncertainty.
Speed uncertainty.
Heading / track uncertainty
Power supply status
5V rail voltage.
Servo rail voltage.
Bitmap of power supply status flags.
Control a serial port. This can be used for raw access to an onboard serial peripheral such as a GPS or telemetry radio. It is designed to make it possible to update the devices firmware via MAVLink messages or change the devices settings. A message with zero bytes can be used to change just the baudrate.
Serial control device type.
Bitmap of serial control flags.
Timeout for reply data
Baudrate of transfer. Zero means no change.
how many bytes in this transfer
serial data
System ID
Component ID
RTK GPS data. Gives information on the relative baseline calculation the GPS is reporting
Time since boot of last baseline message received.
Identification of connected RTK receiver.
GPS Week Number of last baseline
GPS Time of Week of last baseline
GPS-specific health report for RTK data.
Rate of baseline messages being received by GPS
Current number of sats used for RTK calculation.
Coordinate system of baseline
Current baseline in ECEF x or NED north component.
Current baseline in ECEF y or NED east component.
Current baseline in ECEF z or NED down component.
Current estimate of baseline accuracy.
Current number of integer ambiguity hypotheses.
RTK GPS data. Gives information on the relative baseline calculation the GPS is reporting
Time since boot of last baseline message received.
Identification of connected RTK receiver.
GPS Week Number of last baseline
GPS Time of Week of last baseline
GPS-specific health report for RTK data.
Rate of baseline messages being received by GPS
Current number of sats used for RTK calculation.
Coordinate system of baseline
Current baseline in ECEF x or NED north component.
Current baseline in ECEF y or NED east component.
Current baseline in ECEF z or NED down component.
Current estimate of baseline accuracy.
Current number of integer ambiguity hypotheses.
The RAW IMU readings for 3rd 9DOF sensor setup. This message should contain the scaled values to the described units
Timestamp (time since system boot).
X acceleration
Y acceleration
Z acceleration
Angular speed around X axis
Angular speed around Y axis
Angular speed around Z axis
X Magnetic field
Y Magnetic field
Z Magnetic field
Temperature, 0: IMU does not provide temperature values. If the IMU is at 0C it must send 1 (0.01C).
Handshake message to initiate, control and stop image streaming when using the Image Transmission Protocol: https://mavlink.io/en/services/image_transmission.html.
Type of requested/acknowledged data.
total data size (set on ACK only).
Width of a matrix or image.
Height of a matrix or image.
Number of packets being sent (set on ACK only).
Payload size per packet (normally 253 byte, see DATA field size in message ENCAPSULATED_DATA) (set on ACK only).
JPEG quality. Values: [1-100].
Data packet for images sent using the Image Transmission Protocol: https://mavlink.io/en/services/image_transmission.html.
sequence number (starting with 0 on every transmission)
image data bytes
Distance sensor information for an onboard rangefinder.
Timestamp (time since system boot).
Minimum distance the sensor can measure
Maximum distance the sensor can measure
Current distance reading
Type of distance sensor.
Onboard ID of the sensor
Direction the sensor faces. downward-facing: ROTATION_PITCH_270, upward-facing: ROTATION_PITCH_90, backward-facing: ROTATION_PITCH_180, forward-facing: ROTATION_NONE, left-facing: ROTATION_YAW_90, right-facing: ROTATION_YAW_270
Measurement variance. Max standard deviation is 6cm. UINT8_MAX if unknown.
Horizontal Field of View (angle) where the distance measurement is valid and the field of view is known. Otherwise this is set to 0.
Vertical Field of View (angle) where the distance measurement is valid and the field of view is known. Otherwise this is set to 0.
Quaternion of the sensor orientation in vehicle body frame (w, x, y, z order, zero-rotation is 1, 0, 0, 0). Zero-rotation is along the vehicle body x-axis. This field is required if the orientation is set to MAV_SENSOR_ROTATION_CUSTOM. Set it to 0 if invalid."
Signal quality of the sensor. Specific to each sensor type, representing the relation of the signal strength with the target reflectivity, distance, size or aspect, but normalised as a percentage. 0 = unknown/unset signal quality, 1 = invalid signal, 100 = perfect signal.
Request for terrain data and terrain status. See terrain protocol docs: https://mavlink.io/en/services/terrain.html
Latitude of SW corner of first grid
Longitude of SW corner of first grid
Grid spacing
Bitmask of requested 4x4 grids (row major 8x7 array of grids, 56 bits)
Terrain data sent from GCS. The lat/lon and grid_spacing must be the same as a lat/lon from a TERRAIN_REQUEST. See terrain protocol docs: https://mavlink.io/en/services/terrain.html
Latitude of SW corner of first grid
Longitude of SW corner of first grid
Grid spacing
bit within the terrain request mask
Terrain data MSL
Request that the vehicle report terrain height at the given location (expected response is a TERRAIN_REPORT). Used by GCS to check if vehicle has all terrain data needed for a mission.
Latitude
Longitude
Streamed from drone to report progress of terrain map download (initiated by TERRAIN_REQUEST), or sent as a response to a TERRAIN_CHECK request. See terrain protocol docs: https://mavlink.io/en/services/terrain.html
Latitude
Longitude
grid spacing (zero if terrain at this location unavailable)
Terrain height MSL
Current vehicle height above lat/lon terrain height
Number of 4x4 terrain blocks waiting to be received or read from disk
Number of 4x4 terrain blocks in memory
Barometer readings for 2nd barometer
Timestamp (time since system boot).
Absolute pressure
Differential pressure
Absolute pressure temperature
Differential pressure temperature (0, if not available). Report values of 0 (or 1) as 1 cdegC.
Motion capture attitude and position
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
Attitude quaternion (w, x, y, z order, zero-rotation is 1, 0, 0, 0)
X position (NED)
Y position (NED)
Z position (NED)
Row-major representation of a pose 6x6 cross-covariance matrix upper right triangle (states: x, y, z, roll, pitch, yaw; first six entries are the first ROW, next five entries are the second ROW, etc.). If unknown, assign NaN value to first element in the array.
Set the vehicle attitude and body angular rates.
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
Actuator group. The "_mlx" indicates this is a multi-instance message and a MAVLink parser should use this field to difference between instances.
System ID
Component ID
Actuator controls. Normed to -1..+1 where 0 is neutral position. Throttle for single rotation direction motors is 0..1, negative range for reverse direction. Standard mapping for attitude controls (group 0): (index 0-7): roll, pitch, yaw, throttle, flaps, spoilers, airbrakes, landing gear. Load a pass-through mixer to repurpose them as generic outputs.
Set the vehicle attitude and body angular rates.
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
Actuator group. The "_mlx" indicates this is a multi-instance message and a MAVLink parser should use this field to difference between instances.
Actuator controls. Normed to -1..+1 where 0 is neutral position. Throttle for single rotation direction motors is 0..1, negative range for reverse direction. Standard mapping for attitude controls (group 0): (index 0-7): roll, pitch, yaw, throttle, flaps, spoilers, airbrakes, landing gear. Load a pass-through mixer to repurpose them as generic outputs.
The current system altitude.
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
This altitude measure is initialized on system boot and monotonic (it is never reset, but represents the local altitude change). The only guarantee on this field is that it will never be reset and is consistent within a flight. The recommended value for this field is the uncorrected barometric altitude at boot time. This altitude will also drift and vary between flights.
This altitude measure is strictly above mean sea level and might be non-monotonic (it might reset on events like GPS lock or when a new QNH value is set). It should be the altitude to which global altitude waypoints are compared to. Note that it is *not* the GPS altitude, however, most GPS modules already output MSL by default and not the WGS84 altitude.
This is the local altitude in the local coordinate frame. It is not the altitude above home, but in reference to the coordinate origin (0, 0, 0). It is up-positive.
This is the altitude above the home position. It resets on each change of the current home position.
This is the altitude above terrain. It might be fed by a terrain database or an altimeter. Values smaller than -1000 should be interpreted as unknown.
This is not the altitude, but the clear space below the system according to the fused clearance estimate. It generally should max out at the maximum range of e.g. the laser altimeter. It is generally a moving target. A negative value indicates no measurement available.
The autopilot is requesting a resource (file, binary, other type of data)
Request ID. This ID should be re-used when sending back URI contents
The type of requested URI. 0 = a file via URL. 1 = a UAVCAN binary
The requested unique resource identifier (URI). It is not necessarily a straight domain name (depends on the URI type enum)
The way the autopilot wants to receive the URI. 0 = MAVLink FTP. 1 = binary stream.
The storage path the autopilot wants the URI to be stored in. Will only be valid if the transfer_type has a storage associated (e.g. MAVLink FTP).
Barometer readings for 3rd barometer
Timestamp (time since system boot).
Absolute pressure
Differential pressure
Absolute pressure temperature
Differential pressure temperature (0, if not available). Report values of 0 (or 1) as 1 cdegC.
Current motion information from a designated system
Timestamp (time since system boot).
bit positions for tracker reporting capabilities (POS = 0, VEL = 1, ACCEL = 2, ATT + RATES = 3)
Latitude (WGS84)
Longitude (WGS84)
Altitude (MSL)
target velocity (0,0,0) for unknown
linear target acceleration (0,0,0) for unknown
(0 0 0 0 for unknown)
(0 0 0 for unknown)
eph epv
button states or switches of a tracker device
The smoothed, monotonic system state used to feed the control loops of the system.
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
X acceleration in body frame
Y acceleration in body frame
Z acceleration in body frame
X velocity in body frame
Y velocity in body frame
Z velocity in body frame
X position in local frame
Y position in local frame
Z position in local frame
Airspeed, set to -1 if unknown
Variance of body velocity estimate
Variance in local position
The attitude, represented as Quaternion
Angular rate in roll axis
Angular rate in pitch axis
Angular rate in yaw axis
Battery information. Updates GCS with flight controller battery status. Smart batteries also use this message, but may additionally send SMART_BATTERY_INFO.
Battery ID
Function of the battery
Type (chemistry) of the battery
Temperature of the battery. INT16_MAX for unknown temperature.
Battery voltage of cells 1 to 10 (see voltages_ext for cells 11-14). Cells in this field above the valid cell count for this battery should have the UINT16_MAX value. If individual cell voltages are unknown or not measured for this battery, then the overall battery voltage should be filled in cell 0, with all others set to UINT16_MAX. If the voltage of the battery is greater than (UINT16_MAX - 1), then cell 0 should be set to (UINT16_MAX - 1), and cell 1 to the remaining voltage. This can be extended to multiple cells if the total voltage is greater than 2 * (UINT16_MAX - 1).
Battery current, -1: autopilot does not measure the current
Consumed charge, -1: autopilot does not provide consumption estimate
Consumed energy, -1: autopilot does not provide energy consumption estimate
Remaining battery energy. Values: [0-100], -1: autopilot does not estimate the remaining battery.
Remaining battery time, 0: autopilot does not provide remaining battery time estimate
State for extent of discharge, provided by autopilot for warning or external reactions
Battery voltages for cells 11 to 14. Cells above the valid cell count for this battery should have a value of 0, where zero indicates not supported (note, this is different than for the voltages field and allows empty byte truncation). If the measured value is 0 then 1 should be sent instead.
Battery mode. Default (0) is that battery mode reporting is not supported or battery is in normal-use mode.
Fault/health indications. These should be set when charge_state is MAV_BATTERY_CHARGE_STATE_FAILED or MAV_BATTERY_CHARGE_STATE_UNHEALTHY (if not, fault reporting is not supported).
Version and capability of autopilot software. This should be emitted in response to a request with MAV_CMD_REQUEST_MESSAGE.
Bitmap of capabilities
Firmware version number
Middleware version number
Operating system version number
HW / board version (last 8 bits should be silicon ID, if any). The first 16 bits of this field specify https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Bootloader/blob/master/board_types.txt
Custom version field, commonly the first 8 bytes of the git hash. This is not an unique identifier, but should allow to identify the commit using the main version number even for very large code bases.
Custom version field, commonly the first 8 bytes of the git hash. This is not an unique identifier, but should allow to identify the commit using the main version number even for very large code bases.
Custom version field, commonly the first 8 bytes of the git hash. This is not an unique identifier, but should allow to identify the commit using the main version number even for very large code bases.
ID of the board vendor
ID of the product
UID if provided by hardware (see uid2)
UID if provided by hardware (supersedes the uid field. If this is non-zero, use this field, otherwise use uid)
The location of a landing target. See: https://mavlink.io/en/services/landing_target.html
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
The ID of the target if multiple targets are present
Coordinate frame used for following fields.
X-axis angular offset of the target from the center of the image
Y-axis angular offset of the target from the center of the image
Distance to the target from the vehicle
Size of target along x-axis
Size of target along y-axis
X Position of the landing target in MAV_FRAME
Y Position of the landing target in MAV_FRAME
Z Position of the landing target in MAV_FRAME
Quaternion of landing target orientation (w, x, y, z order, zero-rotation is 1, 0, 0, 0)
Type of landing target
Boolean indicating whether the position fields (x, y, z, q, type) contain valid target position information (valid: 1, invalid: 0). Default is 0 (invalid).
Status of geo-fencing. Sent in extended status stream when fencing enabled.
Breach status (0 if currently inside fence, 1 if outside).
Number of fence breaches.
Last breach type.
Time (since boot) of last breach.
Active action to prevent fence breach
Reports results of completed compass calibration. Sent until MAG_CAL_ACK received.
Compass being calibrated.
Bitmask of compasses being calibrated.
Calibration Status.
0=requires a MAV_CMD_DO_ACCEPT_MAG_CAL, 1=saved to parameters.
RMS milligauss residuals.
X offset.
Y offset.
Z offset.
X diagonal (matrix 11).
Y diagonal (matrix 22).
Z diagonal (matrix 33).
X off-diagonal (matrix 12 and 21).
Y off-diagonal (matrix 13 and 31).
Z off-diagonal (matrix 32 and 23).
Confidence in orientation (higher is better).
orientation before calibration.
orientation after calibration.
field radius correction factor
EFI status output
EFI health status
ECU index
RPM
Fuel consumed
Fuel flow rate
Engine load
Throttle position
Spark dwell time
Barometric pressure
Intake manifold pressure(
Intake manifold temperature
Cylinder head temperature
Ignition timing (Crank angle degrees)
Injection time
Exhaust gas temperature
Output throttle
Pressure/temperature compensation
Supply voltage to EFI sparking system. Zero in this value means "unknown", so if the supply voltage really is zero volts use 0.0001 instead.
Fuel pressure. Zero in this value means "unknown", so if the fuel pressure really is zero kPa use 0.0001 instead.
Estimator status message including flags, innovation test ratios and estimated accuracies. The flags message is an integer bitmask containing information on which EKF outputs are valid. See the ESTIMATOR_STATUS_FLAGS enum definition for further information. The innovation test ratios show the magnitude of the sensor innovation divided by the innovation check threshold. Under normal operation the innovation test ratios should be below 0.5 with occasional values up to 1.0. Values greater than 1.0 should be rare under normal operation and indicate that a measurement has been rejected by the filter. The user should be notified if an innovation test ratio greater than 1.0 is recorded. Notifications for values in the range between 0.5 and 1.0 should be optional and controllable by the user.
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
Bitmap indicating which EKF outputs are valid.
Velocity innovation test ratio
Horizontal position innovation test ratio
Vertical position innovation test ratio
Magnetometer innovation test ratio
Height above terrain innovation test ratio
True airspeed innovation test ratio
Horizontal position 1-STD accuracy relative to the EKF local origin
Vertical position 1-STD accuracy relative to the EKF local origin
Wind estimate from vehicle. Note that despite the name, this message does not actually contain any covariances but instead variability and accuracy fields in terms of standard deviation (1-STD).
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
Wind in North (NED) direction (NAN if unknown)
Wind in East (NED) direction (NAN if unknown)
Wind in down (NED) direction (NAN if unknown)
Variability of wind in XY, 1-STD estimated from a 1 Hz lowpassed wind estimate (NAN if unknown)
Variability of wind in Z, 1-STD estimated from a 1 Hz lowpassed wind estimate (NAN if unknown)
Altitude (MSL) that this measurement was taken at (NAN if unknown)
Horizontal speed 1-STD accuracy (0 if unknown)
Vertical speed 1-STD accuracy (0 if unknown)
GPS sensor input message. This is a raw sensor value sent by the GPS. This is NOT the global position estimate of the system.
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
ID of the GPS for multiple GPS inputs
Bitmap indicating which GPS input flags fields to ignore. All other fields must be provided.
GPS time (from start of GPS week)
GPS week number
0-1: no fix, 2: 2D fix, 3: 3D fix. 4: 3D with DGPS. 5: 3D with RTK
Latitude (WGS84)
Longitude (WGS84)
Altitude (MSL). Positive for up.
GPS HDOP horizontal dilution of position (unitless). If unknown, set to: UINT16_MAX
GPS VDOP vertical dilution of position (unitless). If unknown, set to: UINT16_MAX
GPS velocity in north direction in earth-fixed NED frame
GPS velocity in east direction in earth-fixed NED frame
GPS velocity in down direction in earth-fixed NED frame
GPS speed accuracy
GPS horizontal accuracy
GPS vertical accuracy
Number of satellites visible.
Yaw of vehicle relative to Earth's North, zero means not available, use 36000 for north
RTCM message for injecting into the onboard GPS (used for DGPS)
LSB: 1 means message is fragmented, next 2 bits are the fragment ID, the remaining 5 bits are used for the sequence ID. Messages are only to be flushed to the GPS when the entire message has been reconstructed on the autopilot. The fragment ID specifies which order the fragments should be assembled into a buffer, while the sequence ID is used to detect a mismatch between different buffers. The buffer is considered fully reconstructed when either all 4 fragments are present, or all the fragments before the first fragment with a non full payload is received. This management is used to ensure that normal GPS operation doesn't corrupt RTCM data, and to recover from a unreliable transport delivery order.
data length
RTCM message (may be fragmented)
Message appropriate for high latency connections like Iridium
Bitmap of enabled system modes.
A bitfield for use for autopilot-specific flags.
The landed state. Is set to MAV_LANDED_STATE_UNDEFINED if landed state is unknown.
roll
pitch
heading
throttle (percentage)
heading setpoint
Latitude
Longitude
Altitude above mean sea level
Altitude setpoint relative to the home position
airspeed
airspeed setpoint
groundspeed
climb rate
Number of satellites visible. If unknown, set to UINT8_MAX
GPS Fix type.
Remaining battery (percentage)
Autopilot temperature (degrees C)
Air temperature (degrees C) from airspeed sensor
failsafe (each bit represents a failsafe where 0=ok, 1=failsafe active (bit0:RC, bit1:batt, bit2:GPS, bit3:GCS, bit4:fence)
current waypoint number
distance to target
Message appropriate for high latency connections like Iridium (version 2)
Timestamp (milliseconds since boot or Unix epoch)
Type of the MAV (quadrotor, helicopter, etc.)
Autopilot type / class. Use MAV_AUTOPILOT_INVALID for components that are not flight controllers.
A bitfield for use for autopilot-specific flags (2 byte version).
Latitude
Longitude
Altitude above mean sea level
Altitude setpoint
Heading
Heading setpoint
Distance to target waypoint or position
Throttle
Airspeed
Airspeed setpoint
Groundspeed
Windspeed
Wind heading
Maximum error horizontal position since last message
Maximum error vertical position since last message
Air temperature from airspeed sensor
Maximum climb rate magnitude since last message
Battery level (-1 if field not provided).
Current waypoint number
Bitmap of failure flags.
Field for custom payload.
Field for custom payload.
Field for custom payload.
Vibration levels and accelerometer clipping
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
Vibration levels on X-axis
Vibration levels on Y-axis
Vibration levels on Z-axis
first accelerometer clipping count
second accelerometer clipping count
third accelerometer clipping count
Contains the home position.
The home position is the default position that the system will return to and land on.
The position must be set automatically by the system during the takeoff, and may also be explicitly set using MAV_CMD_DO_SET_HOME.
The global and local positions encode the position in the respective coordinate frames, while the q parameter encodes the orientation of the surface.
Under normal conditions it describes the heading and terrain slope, which can be used by the aircraft to adjust the approach.
The approach 3D vector describes the point to which the system should fly in normal flight mode and then perform a landing sequence along the vector.
Note: this message can be requested by sending the MAV_CMD_REQUEST_MESSAGE with param1=242 (or the deprecated MAV_CMD_GET_HOME_POSITION command).
Latitude (WGS84)
Longitude (WGS84)
Altitude (MSL). Positive for up.
Local X position of this position in the local coordinate frame (NED)
Local Y position of this position in the local coordinate frame (NED)
Local Z position of this position in the local coordinate frame (NED: positive "down")
World to surface normal and heading transformation of the takeoff position. Used to indicate the heading and slope of the ground
Local X position of the end of the approach vector. Multicopters should set this position based on their takeoff path. Grass-landing fixed wing aircraft should set it the same way as multicopters. Runway-landing fixed wing aircraft should set it to the opposite direction of the takeoff, assuming the takeoff happened from the threshold / touchdown zone.
Local Y position of the end of the approach vector. Multicopters should set this position based on their takeoff path. Grass-landing fixed wing aircraft should set it the same way as multicopters. Runway-landing fixed wing aircraft should set it to the opposite direction of the takeoff, assuming the takeoff happened from the threshold / touchdown zone.
Local Z position of the end of the approach vector. Multicopters should set this position based on their takeoff path. Grass-landing fixed wing aircraft should set it the same way as multicopters. Runway-landing fixed wing aircraft should set it to the opposite direction of the takeoff, assuming the takeoff happened from the threshold / touchdown zone.
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
The command protocol version (MAV_CMD_DO_SET_HOME) allows a GCS to detect when setting the home position has failed.
Sets the home position.
The home position is the default position that the system will return to and land on.
The position is set automatically by the system during the takeoff (and may also be set using this message).
The global and local positions encode the position in the respective coordinate frames, while the q parameter encodes the orientation of the surface.
Under normal conditions it describes the heading and terrain slope, which can be used by the aircraft to adjust the approach.
The approach 3D vector describes the point to which the system should fly in normal flight mode and then perform a landing sequence along the vector.
Note: the current home position may be emitted in a HOME_POSITION message on request (using MAV_CMD_REQUEST_MESSAGE with param1=242).
System ID.
Latitude (WGS84)
Longitude (WGS84)
Altitude (MSL). Positive for up.
Local X position of this position in the local coordinate frame (NED)
Local Y position of this position in the local coordinate frame (NED)
Local Z position of this position in the local coordinate frame (NED: positive "down")
World to surface normal and heading transformation of the takeoff position. Used to indicate the heading and slope of the ground
Local X position of the end of the approach vector. Multicopters should set this position based on their takeoff path. Grass-landing fixed wing aircraft should set it the same way as multicopters. Runway-landing fixed wing aircraft should set it to the opposite direction of the takeoff, assuming the takeoff happened from the threshold / touchdown zone.
Local Y position of the end of the approach vector. Multicopters should set this position based on their takeoff path. Grass-landing fixed wing aircraft should set it the same way as multicopters. Runway-landing fixed wing aircraft should set it to the opposite direction of the takeoff, assuming the takeoff happened from the threshold / touchdown zone.
Local Z position of the end of the approach vector. Multicopters should set this position based on their takeoff path. Grass-landing fixed wing aircraft should set it the same way as multicopters. Runway-landing fixed wing aircraft should set it to the opposite direction of the takeoff, assuming the takeoff happened from the threshold / touchdown zone.
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
The interval between messages for a particular MAVLink message ID.
This message is sent in response to the MAV_CMD_REQUEST_MESSAGE command with param1=244 (this message) and param2=message_id (the id of the message for which the interval is required).
It may also be sent in response to MAV_CMD_GET_MESSAGE_INTERVAL.
This interface replaces DATA_STREAM.
The ID of the requested MAVLink message. v1.0 is limited to 254 messages.
The interval between two messages. A value of -1 indicates this stream is disabled, 0 indicates it is not available, > 0 indicates the interval at which it is sent.
Provides state for additional features
The VTOL state if applicable. Is set to MAV_VTOL_STATE_UNDEFINED if UAV is not in VTOL configuration.
The landed state. Is set to MAV_LANDED_STATE_UNDEFINED if landed state is unknown.
The location and information of an ADSB vehicle
ICAO address
Latitude
Longitude
ADSB altitude type.
Altitude(ASL)
Course over ground
The horizontal velocity
The vertical velocity. Positive is up
The callsign, 8+null
ADSB emitter type.
Time since last communication in seconds
Bitmap to indicate various statuses including valid data fields
Squawk code
Information about a potential collision
Collision data source
Unique identifier, domain based on src field
Action that is being taken to avoid this collision
How concerned the aircraft is about this collision
Estimated time until collision occurs
Closest vertical distance between vehicle and object
Closest horizontal distance between vehicle and object
Message implementing parts of the V2 payload specs in V1 frames for transitional support.
Network ID (0 for broadcast)
System ID (0 for broadcast)
Component ID (0 for broadcast)
A code that identifies the software component that understands this message (analogous to USB device classes or mime type strings). If this code is less than 32768, it is considered a 'registered' protocol extension and the corresponding entry should be added to https://github.com/mavlink/mavlink/definition_files/extension_message_ids.xml. Software creators can register blocks of message IDs as needed (useful for GCS specific metadata, etc...). Message_types greater than 32767 are considered local experiments and should not be checked in to any widely distributed codebase.
Variable length payload. The length must be encoded in the payload as part of the message_type protocol, e.g. by including the length as payload data, or by terminating the payload data with a non-zero marker. This is required in order to reconstruct zero-terminated payloads that are (or otherwise would be) trimmed by MAVLink 2 empty-byte truncation. The entire content of the payload block is opaque unless you understand the encoding message_type. The particular encoding used can be extension specific and might not always be documented as part of the MAVLink specification.
Send raw controller memory. The use of this message is discouraged for normal packets, but a quite efficient way for testing new messages and getting experimental debug output.
Starting address of the debug variables
Version code of the type variable. 0=unknown, type ignored and assumed int16_t. 1=as below
Type code of the memory variables. for ver = 1: 0=16 x int16_t, 1=16 x uint16_t, 2=16 x Q15, 3=16 x 1Q14
Memory contents at specified address
To debug something using a named 3D vector.
Name
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
x
y
z
Send a key-value pair as float. The use of this message is discouraged for normal packets, but a quite efficient way for testing new messages and getting experimental debug output.
Timestamp (time since system boot).
Name of the debug variable
Floating point value
Send a key-value pair as integer. The use of this message is discouraged for normal packets, but a quite efficient way for testing new messages and getting experimental debug output.
Timestamp (time since system boot).
Name of the debug variable
Signed integer value
Status text message. These messages are printed in yellow in the COMM console of QGroundControl. WARNING: They consume quite some bandwidth, so use only for important status and error messages. If implemented wisely, these messages are buffered on the MCU and sent only at a limited rate (e.g. 10 Hz).
Severity of status. Relies on the definitions within RFC-5424.
Status text message, without null termination character
Unique (opaque) identifier for this statustext message. May be used to reassemble a logical long-statustext message from a sequence of chunks. A value of zero indicates this is the only chunk in the sequence and the message can be emitted immediately.
This chunk's sequence number; indexing is from zero. Any null character in the text field is taken to mean this was the last chunk.
Send a debug value. The index is used to discriminate between values. These values show up in the plot of QGroundControl as DEBUG N.
Timestamp (time since system boot).
index of debug variable
DEBUG value
Setup a MAVLink2 signing key. If called with secret_key of all zero and zero initial_timestamp will disable signing
system id of the target
component ID of the target
signing key
initial timestamp
Report button state change.
Timestamp (time since system boot).
Time of last change of button state.
Bitmap for state of buttons.
New version explicitly defines format. More interoperable.
Control vehicle tone generation (buzzer).
System ID
Component ID
tune in board specific format
tune extension (appended to tune)
Information about a camera. Can be requested with a MAV_CMD_REQUEST_MESSAGE command.
Timestamp (time since system boot).
Name of the camera vendor
Name of the camera model
Version of the camera firmware, encoded as: (Dev & 0xff) << 24 | (Patch & 0xff) << 16 | (Minor & 0xff) << 8 | (Major & 0xff)
Focal length
Image sensor size horizontal
Image sensor size vertical
Horizontal image resolution
Vertical image resolution
Reserved for a lens ID
Bitmap of camera capability flags.
Camera definition version (iteration)
Camera definition URI (if any, otherwise only basic functions will be available). HTTP- (http://) and MAVLink FTP- (mavlinkftp://) formatted URIs are allowed (and both must be supported by any GCS that implements the Camera Protocol). The definition file may be xz compressed, which will be indicated by the file extension .xml.xz (a GCS that implements the protocol must support decompressing the file). The string needs to be zero terminated.
Settings of a camera. Can be requested with a MAV_CMD_REQUEST_MESSAGE command.
Timestamp (time since system boot).
Camera mode
Current zoom level as a percentage of the full range (0.0 to 100.0, NaN if not known)
Current focus level as a percentage of the full range (0.0 to 100.0, NaN if not known)
Information about a storage medium. This message is sent in response to a request with MAV_CMD_REQUEST_MESSAGE and whenever the status of the storage changes (STORAGE_STATUS). Use MAV_CMD_REQUEST_MESSAGE.param2 to indicate the index/id of requested storage: 0 for all, 1 for first, 2 for second, etc.
Timestamp (time since system boot).
Storage ID (1 for first, 2 for second, etc.)
Number of storage devices
Status of storage
Total capacity. If storage is not ready (STORAGE_STATUS_READY) value will be ignored.
Used capacity. If storage is not ready (STORAGE_STATUS_READY) value will be ignored.
Available storage capacity. If storage is not ready (STORAGE_STATUS_READY) value will be ignored.
Read speed.
Write speed.
Type of storage
Textual storage name to be used in UI (microSD 1, Internal Memory, etc.) This is a NULL terminated string. If it is exactly 32 characters long, add a terminating NULL. If this string is empty, the generic type is shown to the user.
Flags indicating whether this instance is preferred storage for photos, videos, etc.
Note: Implementations should initially set the flags on the system-default storage id used for saving media (if possible/supported).
This setting can then be overridden using MAV_CMD_SET_STORAGE_USAGE.
If the media usage flags are not set, a GCS may assume storage ID 1 is the default storage for all media types.
Information about the status of a capture. Can be requested with a MAV_CMD_REQUEST_MESSAGE command.
Timestamp (time since system boot).
Current status of image capturing (0: idle, 1: capture in progress, 2: interval set but idle, 3: interval set and capture in progress)
Current status of video capturing (0: idle, 1: capture in progress)
Image capture interval
Elapsed time since recording started (0: Not supported/available). A GCS should compute recording time and use non-zero values of this field to correct any discrepancy.
Available storage capacity.
Total number of images captured ('forever', or until reset using MAV_CMD_STORAGE_FORMAT).
Information about a captured image. This is emitted every time a message is captured.
MAV_CMD_REQUEST_MESSAGE can be used to (re)request this message for a specific sequence number or range of sequence numbers:
MAV_CMD_REQUEST_MESSAGE.param2 indicates the sequence number the first image to send, or set to -1 to send the message for all sequence numbers.
MAV_CMD_REQUEST_MESSAGE.param3 is used to specify a range of messages to send:
set to 0 (default) to send just the the message for the sequence number in param 2,
set to -1 to send the message for the sequence number in param 2 and all the following sequence numbers,
set to the sequence number of the final message in the range.
Timestamp (time since system boot).
Timestamp (time since UNIX epoch) in UTC. 0 for unknown.
Deprecated/unused. Component IDs are used to differentiate multiple cameras.
Latitude where image was taken
Longitude where capture was taken
Altitude (MSL) where image was taken
Altitude above ground
Quaternion of camera orientation (w, x, y, z order, zero-rotation is 1, 0, 0, 0)
Zero based index of this image (i.e. a new image will have index CAMERA_CAPTURE_STATUS.image count -1)
Boolean indicating success (1) or failure (0) while capturing this image.
URL of image taken. Either local storage or http://foo.jpg if camera provides an HTTP interface.
Information about flight since last arming.
This can be requested using MAV_CMD_REQUEST_MESSAGE.
Timestamp (time since system boot).
Timestamp at arming (time since UNIX epoch) in UTC, 0 for unknown
Timestamp at takeoff (time since UNIX epoch) in UTC, 0 for unknown
Universally unique identifier (UUID) of flight, should correspond to name of log files
This message is being superseded by MAV_CMD_DO_GIMBAL_MANAGER_PITCHYAW. The message can still be used to communicate with legacy gimbals implementing it.
Orientation of a mount
Timestamp (time since system boot).
Roll in global frame (set to NaN for invalid).
Pitch in global frame (set to NaN for invalid).
Yaw relative to vehicle (set to NaN for invalid).
Yaw in absolute frame relative to Earth's North, north is 0 (set to NaN for invalid).
A message containing logged data (see also MAV_CMD_LOGGING_START)
system ID of the target
component ID of the target
sequence number (can wrap)
data length
offset into data where first message starts. This can be used for recovery, when a previous message got lost (set to UINT8_MAX if no start exists).
logged data
A message containing logged data which requires a LOGGING_ACK to be sent back
system ID of the target
component ID of the target
sequence number (can wrap)
data length
offset into data where first message starts. This can be used for recovery, when a previous message got lost (set to UINT8_MAX if no start exists).
logged data
An ack for a LOGGING_DATA_ACKED message
system ID of the target
component ID of the target
sequence number (must match the one in LOGGING_DATA_ACKED)
Information about video stream. It may be requested using MAV_CMD_REQUEST_MESSAGE, where param2 indicates the video stream id: 0 for all streams, 1 for first, 2 for second, etc.
Video Stream ID (1 for first, 2 for second, etc.)
Number of streams available.
Type of stream.
Bitmap of stream status flags.
Frame rate.
Horizontal resolution.
Vertical resolution.
Bit rate.
Video image rotation clockwise.
Horizontal Field of view.
Stream name.
Video stream URI (TCP or RTSP URI ground station should connect to) or port number (UDP port ground station should listen to).
Information about the status of a video stream. It may be requested using MAV_CMD_REQUEST_MESSAGE.
Video Stream ID (1 for first, 2 for second, etc.)
Bitmap of stream status flags
Frame rate
Horizontal resolution
Vertical resolution
Bit rate
Video image rotation clockwise
Horizontal Field of view
Information about the field of view of a camera. Can be requested with a MAV_CMD_REQUEST_MESSAGE command.
Timestamp (time since system boot).
Latitude of camera (INT32_MAX if unknown).
Longitude of camera (INT32_MAX if unknown).
Altitude (MSL) of camera (INT32_MAX if unknown).
Latitude of center of image (INT32_MAX if unknown, INT32_MIN if at infinity, not intersecting with horizon).
Longitude of center of image (INT32_MAX if unknown, INT32_MIN if at infinity, not intersecting with horizon).
Altitude (MSL) of center of image (INT32_MAX if unknown, INT32_MIN if at infinity, not intersecting with horizon).
Quaternion of camera orientation (w, x, y, z order, zero-rotation is 1, 0, 0, 0)
Horizontal field of view (NaN if unknown).
Vertical field of view (NaN if unknown).
Camera tracking status, sent while in active tracking. Use MAV_CMD_SET_MESSAGE_INTERVAL to define message interval.
Current tracking status
Current tracking mode
Defines location of target data
Current tracked point x value if CAMERA_TRACKING_MODE_POINT (normalized 0..1, 0 is left, 1 is right), NAN if unknown
Current tracked point y value if CAMERA_TRACKING_MODE_POINT (normalized 0..1, 0 is top, 1 is bottom), NAN if unknown
Current tracked radius if CAMERA_TRACKING_MODE_POINT (normalized 0..1, 0 is image left, 1 is image right), NAN if unknown
Current tracked rectangle top x value if CAMERA_TRACKING_MODE_RECTANGLE (normalized 0..1, 0 is left, 1 is right), NAN if unknown
Current tracked rectangle top y value if CAMERA_TRACKING_MODE_RECTANGLE (normalized 0..1, 0 is top, 1 is bottom), NAN if unknown
Current tracked rectangle bottom x value if CAMERA_TRACKING_MODE_RECTANGLE (normalized 0..1, 0 is left, 1 is right), NAN if unknown
Current tracked rectangle bottom y value if CAMERA_TRACKING_MODE_RECTANGLE (normalized 0..1, 0 is top, 1 is bottom), NAN if unknown
Camera tracking status, sent while in active tracking. Use MAV_CMD_SET_MESSAGE_INTERVAL to define message interval.
Current tracking status
Latitude of tracked object
Longitude of tracked object
Altitude of tracked object(AMSL, WGS84)
Horizontal accuracy. NAN if unknown
Vertical accuracy. NAN if unknown
North velocity of tracked object. NAN if unknown
East velocity of tracked object. NAN if unknown
Down velocity of tracked object. NAN if unknown
Velocity accuracy. NAN if unknown
Distance between camera and tracked object. NAN if unknown
Heading in radians, in NED. NAN if unknown
Accuracy of heading, in NED. NAN if unknown
Information about a high level gimbal manager. This message should be requested by a ground station using MAV_CMD_REQUEST_MESSAGE.
Timestamp (time since system boot).
Bitmap of gimbal capability flags.
Gimbal device ID that this gimbal manager is responsible for.
Minimum hardware roll angle (positive: rolling to the right, negative: rolling to the left)
Maximum hardware roll angle (positive: rolling to the right, negative: rolling to the left)
Minimum pitch angle (positive: up, negative: down)
Maximum pitch angle (positive: up, negative: down)
Minimum yaw angle (positive: to the right, negative: to the left)
Maximum yaw angle (positive: to the right, negative: to the left)
Current status about a high level gimbal manager. This message should be broadcast at a low regular rate (e.g. 5Hz).
Timestamp (time since system boot).
High level gimbal manager flags currently applied.
Gimbal device ID that this gimbal manager is responsible for.
System ID of MAVLink component with primary control, 0 for none.
Component ID of MAVLink component with primary control, 0 for none.
System ID of MAVLink component with secondary control, 0 for none.
Component ID of MAVLink component with secondary control, 0 for none.
High level message to control a gimbal's attitude. This message is to be sent to the gimbal manager (e.g. from a ground station). Angles and rates can be set to NaN according to use case.
System ID
Component ID
High level gimbal manager flags to use.
Component ID of gimbal device to address (or 1-6 for non-MAVLink gimbal), 0 for all gimbal device components. Send command multiple times for more than one gimbal (but not all gimbals).
Quaternion components, w, x, y, z (1 0 0 0 is the null-rotation, the frame is depends on whether the flag GIMBAL_MANAGER_FLAGS_YAW_LOCK is set)
X component of angular velocity, positive is rolling to the right, NaN to be ignored.
Y component of angular velocity, positive is pitching up, NaN to be ignored.
Z component of angular velocity, positive is yawing to the right, NaN to be ignored.
Information about a low level gimbal. This message should be requested by the gimbal manager or a ground station using MAV_CMD_REQUEST_MESSAGE. The maximum angles and rates are the limits by hardware. However, the limits by software used are likely different/smaller and dependent on mode/settings/etc..
Timestamp (time since system boot).
Name of the gimbal vendor.
Name of the gimbal model.
Custom name of the gimbal given to it by the user.
Version of the gimbal firmware, encoded as: (Dev & 0xff) << 24 | (Patch & 0xff) << 16 | (Minor & 0xff) << 8 | (Major & 0xff).
Version of the gimbal hardware, encoded as: (Dev & 0xff) << 24 | (Patch & 0xff) << 16 | (Minor & 0xff) << 8 | (Major & 0xff).
UID of gimbal hardware (0 if unknown).
Bitmap of gimbal capability flags.
Bitmap for use for gimbal-specific capability flags.
Minimum hardware roll angle (positive: rolling to the right, negative: rolling to the left). NAN if unknown.
Maximum hardware roll angle (positive: rolling to the right, negative: rolling to the left). NAN if unknown.
Minimum hardware pitch angle (positive: up, negative: down). NAN if unknown.
Maximum hardware pitch angle (positive: up, negative: down). NAN if unknown.
Minimum hardware yaw angle (positive: to the right, negative: to the left). NAN if unknown.
Maximum hardware yaw angle (positive: to the right, negative: to the left). NAN if unknown.
Low level message to control a gimbal device's attitude.
This message is to be sent from the gimbal manager to the gimbal device component.
The quaternion and angular velocities can be set to NaN according to use case.
For the angles encoded in the quaternion and the angular velocities holds:
If the flag GIMBAL_DEVICE_FLAGS_YAW_IN_VEHICLE_FRAME is set, then they are relative to the vehicle heading (vehicle frame).
If the flag GIMBAL_DEVICE_FLAGS_YAW_IN_EARTH_FRAME is set, then they are relative to absolute North (earth frame).
If neither of these flags are set, then (for backwards compatibility) it holds:
If the flag GIMBAL_DEVICE_FLAGS_YAW_LOCK is set, then they are relative to absolute North (earth frame),
else they are relative to the vehicle heading (vehicle frame).
Setting both GIMBAL_DEVICE_FLAGS_YAW_IN_VEHICLE_FRAME and GIMBAL_DEVICE_FLAGS_YAW_IN_EARTH_FRAME is not allowed.
These rules are to ensure backwards compatibility.
New implementations should always set either GIMBAL_DEVICE_FLAGS_YAW_IN_VEHICLE_FRAME or GIMBAL_DEVICE_FLAGS_YAW_IN_EARTH_FRAME.
System ID
Component ID
Low level gimbal flags.
Quaternion components, w, x, y, z (1 0 0 0 is the null-rotation). The frame is described in the message description. Set fields to NaN to be ignored.
X component of angular velocity (positive: rolling to the right). The frame is described in the message description. NaN to be ignored.
Y component of angular velocity (positive: pitching up). The frame is described in the message description. NaN to be ignored.
Z component of angular velocity (positive: yawing to the right). The frame is described in the message description. NaN to be ignored.
Message reporting the status of a gimbal device.
This message should be broadcast by a gimbal device component at a low regular rate (e.g. 5 Hz).
For the angles encoded in the quaternion and the angular velocities holds:
If the flag GIMBAL_DEVICE_FLAGS_YAW_IN_VEHICLE_FRAME is set, then they are relative to the vehicle heading (vehicle frame).
If the flag GIMBAL_DEVICE_FLAGS_YAW_IN_EARTH_FRAME is set, then they are relative to absolute North (earth frame).
If neither of these flags are set, then (for backwards compatibility) it holds:
If the flag GIMBAL_DEVICE_FLAGS_YAW_LOCK is set, then they are relative to absolute North (earth frame),
else they are relative to the vehicle heading (vehicle frame).
Other conditions of the flags are not allowed.
The quaternion and angular velocities in the other frame can be calculated from delta_yaw and delta_yaw_velocity as
q_earth = q_delta_yaw * q_vehicle and w_earth = w_delta_yaw_velocity + w_vehicle (if not NaN).
If neither the GIMBAL_DEVICE_FLAGS_YAW_IN_VEHICLE_FRAME nor the GIMBAL_DEVICE_FLAGS_YAW_IN_EARTH_FRAME flag is set,
then (for backwards compatibility) the data in the delta_yaw and delta_yaw_velocity fields are to be ignored.
New implementations should always set either GIMBAL_DEVICE_FLAGS_YAW_IN_VEHICLE_FRAME or GIMBAL_DEVICE_FLAGS_YAW_IN_EARTH_FRAME,
and always should set delta_yaw and delta_yaw_velocity either to the proper value or NaN.
System ID
Component ID
Timestamp (time since system boot).
Current gimbal flags set.
Quaternion components, w, x, y, z (1 0 0 0 is the null-rotation). The frame is described in the message description.
X component of angular velocity (positive: rolling to the right). The frame is described in the message description. NaN if unknown.
Y component of angular velocity (positive: pitching up). The frame is described in the message description. NaN if unknown.
Z component of angular velocity (positive: yawing to the right). The frame is described in the message description. NaN if unknown.
Failure flags (0 for no failure)
Yaw angle relating the quaternions in earth and body frames (see message description). NaN if unknown.
Yaw angular velocity relating the angular velocities in earth and body frames (see message description). NaN if unknown.
Low level message containing autopilot state relevant for a gimbal device. This message is to be sent from the autopilot to the gimbal device component. The data of this message are for the gimbal device's estimator corrections, in particular horizon compensation, as well as indicates autopilot control intentions, e.g. feed forward angular control in the z-axis.
System ID
Component ID
Timestamp (time since system boot).
Quaternion components of autopilot attitude: w, x, y, z (1 0 0 0 is the null-rotation, Hamilton convention).
Estimated delay of the attitude data. 0 if unknown.
X Speed in NED (North, East, Down). NAN if unknown.
Y Speed in NED (North, East, Down). NAN if unknown.
Z Speed in NED (North, East, Down). NAN if unknown.
Estimated delay of the speed data. 0 if unknown.
Feed forward Z component of angular velocity (positive: yawing to the right). NaN to be ignored. This is to indicate if the autopilot is actively yawing.
Bitmap indicating which estimator outputs are valid.
The landed state. Is set to MAV_LANDED_STATE_UNDEFINED if landed state is unknown.
Z component of angular velocity in NED (North, East, Down). NaN if unknown.
High level message to control a gimbal's pitch and yaw angles. This message is to be sent to the gimbal manager (e.g. from a ground station). Angles and rates can be set to NaN according to use case.
System ID
Component ID
High level gimbal manager flags to use.
Component ID of gimbal device to address (or 1-6 for non-MAVLink gimbal), 0 for all gimbal device components. Send command multiple times for more than one gimbal (but not all gimbals).
Pitch angle (positive: up, negative: down, NaN to be ignored).
Yaw angle (positive: to the right, negative: to the left, NaN to be ignored).
Pitch angular rate (positive: up, negative: down, NaN to be ignored).
Yaw angular rate (positive: to the right, negative: to the left, NaN to be ignored).
High level message to control a gimbal manually. The angles or angular rates are unitless; the actual rates will depend on internal gimbal manager settings/configuration (e.g. set by parameters). This message is to be sent to the gimbal manager (e.g. from a ground station). Angles and rates can be set to NaN according to use case.
System ID
Component ID
High level gimbal manager flags.
Component ID of gimbal device to address (or 1-6 for non-MAVLink gimbal), 0 for all gimbal device components. Send command multiple times for more than one gimbal (but not all gimbals).
Pitch angle unitless (-1..1, positive: up, negative: down, NaN to be ignored).
Yaw angle unitless (-1..1, positive: to the right, negative: to the left, NaN to be ignored).
Pitch angular rate unitless (-1..1, positive: up, negative: down, NaN to be ignored).
Yaw angular rate unitless (-1..1, positive: to the right, negative: to the left, NaN to be ignored).
ESC information for lower rate streaming. Recommended streaming rate 1Hz. See ESC_STATUS for higher-rate ESC data.
Index of the first ESC in this message. minValue = 0, maxValue = 60, increment = 4.
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude the number.
Counter of data packets received.
Total number of ESCs in all messages of this type. Message fields with an index higher than this should be ignored because they contain invalid data.
Connection type protocol for all ESC.
Information regarding online/offline status of each ESC.
Bitmap of ESC failure flags.
Number of reported errors by each ESC since boot.
Temperature of each ESC. INT16_MAX: if data not supplied by ESC.
ESC information for higher rate streaming. Recommended streaming rate is ~10 Hz. Information that changes more slowly is sent in ESC_INFO. It should typically only be streamed on high-bandwidth links (i.e. to a companion computer).
Index of the first ESC in this message. minValue = 0, maxValue = 60, increment = 4.
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude the number.
Reported motor RPM from each ESC (negative for reverse rotation).
Voltage measured from each ESC.
Current measured from each ESC.
Configure WiFi AP SSID, password, and mode. This message is re-emitted as an acknowledgement by the AP. The message may also be explicitly requested using MAV_CMD_REQUEST_MESSAGE
Name of Wi-Fi network (SSID). Blank to leave it unchanged when setting. Current SSID when sent back as a response.
Password. Blank for an open AP. MD5 hash when message is sent back as a response.
WiFi Mode.
Message acceptance response (sent back to GS).
The location and information of an AIS vessel
Mobile Marine Service Identifier, 9 decimal digits
Latitude
Longitude
Course over ground
True heading
Speed over ground
Turn rate
Navigational status
Type of vessels
Distance from lat/lon location to bow
Distance from lat/lon location to stern
Distance from lat/lon location to port side
Distance from lat/lon location to starboard side
The vessel callsign
The vessel name
Time since last communication in seconds
Bitmask to indicate various statuses including valid data fields
General status information of an UAVCAN node. Please refer to the definition of the UAVCAN message "uavcan.protocol.NodeStatus" for the background information. The UAVCAN specification is available at http://uavcan.org.
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
Time since the start-up of the node.
Generalized node health status.
Generalized operating mode.
Not used currently.
Vendor-specific status information.
General information describing a particular UAVCAN node. Please refer to the definition of the UAVCAN service "uavcan.protocol.GetNodeInfo" for the background information. This message should be emitted by the system whenever a new node appears online, or an existing node reboots. Additionally, it can be emitted upon request from the other end of the MAVLink channel (see MAV_CMD_UAVCAN_GET_NODE_INFO). It is also not prohibited to emit this message unconditionally at a low frequency. The UAVCAN specification is available at http://uavcan.org.
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
Time since the start-up of the node.
Node name string. For example, "sapog.px4.io".
Hardware major version number.
Hardware minor version number.
Hardware unique 128-bit ID.
Software major version number.
Software minor version number.
Version control system (VCS) revision identifier (e.g. git short commit hash). 0 if unknown.
Request to read the value of a parameter with either the param_id string id or param_index. PARAM_EXT_VALUE should be emitted in response.
System ID
Component ID
Parameter id, terminated by NULL if the length is less than 16 human-readable chars and WITHOUT null termination (NULL) byte if the length is exactly 16 chars - applications have to provide 16+1 bytes storage if the ID is stored as string
Parameter index. Set to -1 to use the Parameter ID field as identifier (else param_id will be ignored)
Request all parameters of this component. All parameters should be emitted in response as PARAM_EXT_VALUE.
System ID
Component ID
Emit the value of a parameter. The inclusion of param_count and param_index in the message allows the recipient to keep track of received parameters and allows them to re-request missing parameters after a loss or timeout.
Parameter id, terminated by NULL if the length is less than 16 human-readable chars and WITHOUT null termination (NULL) byte if the length is exactly 16 chars - applications have to provide 16+1 bytes storage if the ID is stored as string
Parameter value
Parameter type.
Total number of parameters
Index of this parameter
Set a parameter value. In order to deal with message loss (and retransmission of PARAM_EXT_SET), when setting a parameter value and the new value is the same as the current value, you will immediately get a PARAM_ACK_ACCEPTED response. If the current state is PARAM_ACK_IN_PROGRESS, you will accordingly receive a PARAM_ACK_IN_PROGRESS in response.
System ID
Component ID
Parameter id, terminated by NULL if the length is less than 16 human-readable chars and WITHOUT null termination (NULL) byte if the length is exactly 16 chars - applications have to provide 16+1 bytes storage if the ID is stored as string
Parameter value
Parameter type.
Response from a PARAM_EXT_SET message.
Parameter id, terminated by NULL if the length is less than 16 human-readable chars and WITHOUT null termination (NULL) byte if the length is exactly 16 chars - applications have to provide 16+1 bytes storage if the ID is stored as string
Parameter value (new value if PARAM_ACK_ACCEPTED, current value otherwise)
Parameter type.
Result code.
Obstacle distances in front of the sensor, starting from the left in increment degrees to the right
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
Class id of the distance sensor type.
Distance of obstacles around the vehicle with index 0 corresponding to north + angle_offset, unless otherwise specified in the frame. A value of 0 is valid and means that the obstacle is practically touching the sensor. A value of max_distance +1 means no obstacle is present. A value of UINT16_MAX for unknown/not used. In a array element, one unit corresponds to 1cm.
Angular width in degrees of each array element. Increment direction is clockwise. This field is ignored if increment_f is non-zero.
Minimum distance the sensor can measure.
Maximum distance the sensor can measure.
Angular width in degrees of each array element as a float. If non-zero then this value is used instead of the uint8_t increment field. Positive is clockwise direction, negative is counter-clockwise.
Relative angle offset of the 0-index element in the distances array. Value of 0 corresponds to forward. Positive is clockwise direction, negative is counter-clockwise.
Coordinate frame of reference for the yaw rotation and offset of the sensor data. Defaults to MAV_FRAME_GLOBAL, which is north aligned. For body-mounted sensors use MAV_FRAME_BODY_FRD, which is vehicle front aligned.
Odometry message to communicate odometry information with an external interface. Fits ROS REP 147 standard for aerial vehicles (http://www.ros.org/reps/rep-0147.html).
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
Coordinate frame of reference for the pose data.
Coordinate frame of reference for the velocity in free space (twist) data.
X Position
Y Position
Z Position
Quaternion components, w, x, y, z (1 0 0 0 is the null-rotation)
X linear speed
Y linear speed
Z linear speed
Roll angular speed
Pitch angular speed
Yaw angular speed
Row-major representation of a 6x6 pose cross-covariance matrix upper right triangle (states: x, y, z, roll, pitch, yaw; first six entries are the first ROW, next five entries are the second ROW, etc.). If unknown, assign NaN value to first element in the array.
Row-major representation of a 6x6 velocity cross-covariance matrix upper right triangle (states: vx, vy, vz, rollspeed, pitchspeed, yawspeed; first six entries are the first ROW, next five entries are the second ROW, etc.). If unknown, assign NaN value to first element in the array.
Estimate reset counter. This should be incremented when the estimate resets in any of the dimensions (position, velocity, attitude, angular speed). This is designed to be used when e.g an external SLAM system detects a loop-closure and the estimate jumps.
Type of estimator that is providing the odometry.
Optional odometry quality metric as a percentage. -1 = odometry has failed, 0 = unknown/unset quality, 1 = worst quality, 100 = best quality
Describe a trajectory using an array of up-to 5 waypoints in the local frame (MAV_FRAME_LOCAL_NED).
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
Number of valid points (up-to 5 waypoints are possible)
X-coordinate of waypoint, set to NaN if not being used
Y-coordinate of waypoint, set to NaN if not being used
Z-coordinate of waypoint, set to NaN if not being used
X-velocity of waypoint, set to NaN if not being used
Y-velocity of waypoint, set to NaN if not being used
Z-velocity of waypoint, set to NaN if not being used
X-acceleration of waypoint, set to NaN if not being used
Y-acceleration of waypoint, set to NaN if not being used
Z-acceleration of waypoint, set to NaN if not being used
Yaw angle, set to NaN if not being used
Yaw rate, set to NaN if not being used
MAV_CMD command id of waypoint, set to UINT16_MAX if not being used.
Describe a trajectory using an array of up-to 5 bezier control points in the local frame (MAV_FRAME_LOCAL_NED).
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
Number of valid control points (up-to 5 points are possible)
X-coordinate of bezier control points. Set to NaN if not being used
Y-coordinate of bezier control points. Set to NaN if not being used
Z-coordinate of bezier control points. Set to NaN if not being used
Bezier time horizon. Set to NaN if velocity/acceleration should not be incorporated
Yaw. Set to NaN for unchanged
Report current used cellular network status
Cellular modem status
Failure reason when status in in CELLULAR_STATUS_FLAG_FAILED
Cellular network radio type: gsm, cdma, lte...
Signal quality in percent. If unknown, set to UINT8_MAX
Mobile country code. If unknown, set to UINT16_MAX
Mobile network code. If unknown, set to UINT16_MAX
Location area code. If unknown, set to 0
Status of the Iridium SBD link.
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
Timestamp of the last successful sbd session. The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
Number of failed SBD sessions.
Number of successful SBD sessions.
Signal quality equal to the number of bars displayed on the ISU signal strength indicator. Range is 0 to 5, where 0 indicates no signal and 5 indicates maximum signal strength.
1: Ring call pending, 0: No call pending.
1: Transmission session pending, 0: No transmission session pending.
1: Receiving session pending, 0: No receiving session pending.
Configure cellular modems.
This message is re-emitted as an acknowledgement by the modem.
The message may also be explicitly requested using MAV_CMD_REQUEST_MESSAGE.
Enable/disable LTE. 0: setting unchanged, 1: disabled, 2: enabled. Current setting when sent back as a response.
Enable/disable PIN on the SIM card. 0: setting unchanged, 1: disabled, 2: enabled. Current setting when sent back as a response.
PIN sent to the SIM card. Blank when PIN is disabled. Empty when message is sent back as a response.
New PIN when changing the PIN. Blank to leave it unchanged. Empty when message is sent back as a response.
Name of the cellular APN. Blank to leave it unchanged. Current APN when sent back as a response.
Required PUK code in case the user failed to authenticate 3 times with the PIN. Empty when message is sent back as a response.
Enable/disable roaming. 0: setting unchanged, 1: disabled, 2: enabled. Current setting when sent back as a response.
Message acceptance response (sent back to GS).
RPM sensor data message.
Index of this RPM sensor (0-indexed)
Indicated rate
The global position resulting from GPS and sensor fusion.
Time of applicability of position (microseconds since UNIX epoch).
Unique UAS ID.
Latitude (WGS84)
Longitude (WGS84)
Altitude (WGS84)
Altitude above ground
Ground X speed (latitude, positive north)
Ground Y speed (longitude, positive east)
Ground Z speed (altitude, positive down)
Horizontal position uncertainty (standard deviation)
Altitude uncertainty (standard deviation)
Speed uncertainty (standard deviation)
Next waypoint, latitude (WGS84)
Next waypoint, longitude (WGS84)
Next waypoint, altitude (WGS84)
Time until next update. Set to 0 if unknown or in data driven mode.
Flight state
Bitwise OR combination of the data available flags.
Large debug/prototyping array. The message uses the maximum available payload for data. The array_id and name fields are used to discriminate between messages in code and in user interfaces (respectively). Do not use in production code.
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
Name, for human-friendly display in a Ground Control Station
Unique ID used to discriminate between arrays
data
Vehicle status report that is sent out while orbit execution is in progress (see MAV_CMD_DO_ORBIT).
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
Radius of the orbit circle. Positive values orbit clockwise, negative values orbit counter-clockwise.
The coordinate system of the fields: x, y, z.
X coordinate of center point. Coordinate system depends on frame field: local = x position in meters * 1e4, global = latitude in degrees * 1e7.
Y coordinate of center point. Coordinate system depends on frame field: local = x position in meters * 1e4, global = latitude in degrees * 1e7.
Altitude of center point. Coordinate system depends on frame field.
Smart Battery information (static/infrequent update). Use for updates from: smart battery to flight stack, flight stack to GCS. Use BATTERY_STATUS for smart battery frequent updates.
Battery ID
Function of the battery
Type (chemistry) of the battery
Capacity when full according to manufacturer, -1: field not provided.
Capacity when full (accounting for battery degradation), -1: field not provided.
Charge/discharge cycle count. UINT16_MAX: field not provided.
Serial number in ASCII characters, 0 terminated. All 0: field not provided.
Static device name in ASCII characters, 0 terminated. All 0: field not provided. Encode as manufacturer name then product name separated using an underscore.
Battery weight. 0: field not provided.
Minimum per-cell voltage when discharging. If not supplied set to UINT16_MAX value.
Minimum per-cell voltage when charging. If not supplied set to UINT16_MAX value.
Minimum per-cell voltage when resting. If not supplied set to UINT16_MAX value.
Maximum per-cell voltage when charged. 0: field not provided.
Number of battery cells in series. 0: field not provided.
Maximum pack discharge current. 0: field not provided.
Maximum pack discharge burst current. 0: field not provided.
Manufacture date (DD/MM/YYYY) in ASCII characters, 0 terminated. All 0: field not provided.
Telemetry of power generation system. Alternator or mechanical generator.
Status flags.
Speed of electrical generator or alternator. UINT16_MAX: field not provided.
Current into/out of battery. Positive for out. Negative for in. NaN: field not provided.
Current going to the UAV. If battery current not available this is the DC current from the generator. Positive for out. Negative for in. NaN: field not provided
The power being generated. NaN: field not provided
Voltage of the bus seen at the generator, or battery bus if battery bus is controlled by generator and at a different voltage to main bus.
The temperature of the rectifier or power converter. INT16_MAX: field not provided.
The target battery current. Positive for out. Negative for in. NaN: field not provided
The temperature of the mechanical motor, fuel cell core or generator. INT16_MAX: field not provided.
Seconds this generator has run since it was rebooted. UINT32_MAX: field not provided.
Seconds until this generator requires maintenance. A negative value indicates maintenance is past-due. INT32_MAX: field not provided.
The raw values of the actuator outputs (e.g. on Pixhawk, from MAIN, AUX ports). This message supersedes SERVO_OUTPUT_RAW.
Timestamp (since system boot).
Active outputs
Servo / motor output array values. Zero values indicate unused channels.
Time/duration estimates for various events and actions given the current vehicle state and position.
Estimated time to complete the vehicle's configured "safe return" action from its current position (e.g. RTL, Smart RTL, etc.). -1 indicates that the vehicle is landed, or that no time estimate available.
Estimated time for vehicle to complete the LAND action from its current position. -1 indicates that the vehicle is landed, or that no time estimate available.
Estimated time for reaching/completing the currently active mission item. -1 means no time estimate available.
Estimated time for completing the current mission. -1 means no mission active and/or no estimate available.
Estimated time for completing the current commanded action (i.e. Go To, Takeoff, Land, etc.). -1 means no action active and/or no estimate available.
Message for transporting "arbitrary" variable-length data from one component to another (broadcast is not forbidden, but discouraged). The encoding of the data is usually extension specific, i.e. determined by the source, and is usually not documented as part of the MAVLink specification.
System ID (can be 0 for broadcast, but this is discouraged)
Component ID (can be 0 for broadcast, but this is discouraged)
A code that identifies the content of the payload (0 for unknown, which is the default). If this code is less than 32768, it is a 'registered' payload type and the corresponding code should be added to the MAV_TUNNEL_PAYLOAD_TYPE enum. Software creators can register blocks of types as needed. Codes greater than 32767 are considered local experiments and should not be checked in to any widely distributed codebase.
Length of the data transported in payload
Variable length payload. The payload length is defined by payload_length. The entire content of this block is opaque unless you understand the encoding specified by payload_type.
A forwarded CAN frame as requested by MAV_CMD_CAN_FORWARD.
System ID.
Component ID.
Bus number
Frame length
Frame ID
Frame data
Hardware status sent by an onboard computer.
Timestamp (UNIX Epoch time or time since system boot). The receiving end can infer timestamp format (since 1.1.1970 or since system boot) by checking for the magnitude of the number.
Time since system boot.
Type of the onboard computer: 0: Mission computer primary, 1: Mission computer backup 1, 2: Mission computer backup 2, 3: Compute node, 4-5: Compute spares, 6-9: Payload computers.
CPU usage on the component in percent (100 - idle). A value of UINT8_MAX implies the field is unused.
Combined CPU usage as the last 10 slices of 100 MS (a histogram). This allows to identify spikes in load that max out the system, but only for a short amount of time. A value of UINT8_MAX implies the field is unused.
GPU usage on the component in percent (100 - idle). A value of UINT8_MAX implies the field is unused.
Combined GPU usage as the last 10 slices of 100 MS (a histogram). This allows to identify spikes in load that max out the system, but only for a short amount of time. A value of UINT8_MAX implies the field is unused.
Temperature of the board. A value of INT8_MAX implies the field is unused.
Temperature of the CPU core. A value of INT8_MAX implies the field is unused.
Fan speeds. A value of INT16_MAX implies the field is unused.
Amount of used RAM on the component system. A value of UINT32_MAX implies the field is unused.
Total amount of RAM on the component system. A value of UINT32_MAX implies the field is unused.
Storage type: 0: HDD, 1: SSD, 2: EMMC, 3: SD card (non-removable), 4: SD card (removable). A value of UINT32_MAX implies the field is unused.
Amount of used storage space on the component system. A value of UINT32_MAX implies the field is unused.
Total amount of storage space on the component system. A value of UINT32_MAX implies the field is unused.
Link type: 0-9: UART, 10-19: Wired network, 20-29: Wifi, 30-39: Point-to-point proprietary, 40-49: Mesh proprietary
Network traffic from the component system. A value of UINT32_MAX implies the field is unused.
Network traffic to the component system. A value of UINT32_MAX implies the field is unused.
Network capacity from the component system. A value of UINT32_MAX implies the field is unused.
Network capacity to the component system. A value of UINT32_MAX implies the field is unused.
Component information message, which may be requested using MAV_CMD_REQUEST_MESSAGE.
Timestamp (time since system boot).
CRC32 of the general metadata file (general_metadata_uri).
MAVLink FTP URI for the general metadata file (COMP_METADATA_TYPE_GENERAL), which may be compressed with xz. The file contains general component metadata, and may contain URI links for additional metadata (see COMP_METADATA_TYPE). The information is static from boot, and may be generated at compile time. The string needs to be zero terminated.
CRC32 of peripherals metadata file (peripherals_metadata_uri).
(Optional) MAVLink FTP URI for the peripherals metadata file (COMP_METADATA_TYPE_PERIPHERALS), which may be compressed with xz. This contains data about "attached components" such as UAVCAN nodes. The peripherals are in a separate file because the information must be generated dynamically at runtime. The string needs to be zero terminated.
Component metadata message, which may be requested using MAV_CMD_REQUEST_MESSAGE.
This contains the MAVLink FTP URI and CRC for the component's general metadata file.
The file must be hosted on the component, and may be xz compressed.
The file CRC can be used for file caching.
The general metadata file can be read to get the locations of other metadata files (COMP_METADATA_TYPE) and translations, which may be hosted either on the vehicle or the internet.
For more information see: https://mavlink.io/en/services/component_information.html.
Note: Camera components should use CAMERA_INFORMATION instead, and autopilots may use both this message and AUTOPILOT_VERSION.
Timestamp (time since system boot).
CRC32 of the general metadata file.
MAVLink FTP URI for the general metadata file (COMP_METADATA_TYPE_GENERAL), which may be compressed with xz. The file contains general component metadata, and may contain URI links for additional metadata (see COMP_METADATA_TYPE). The information is static from boot, and may be generated at compile time. The string needs to be zero terminated.
Play vehicle tone/tune (buzzer). Supersedes message PLAY_TUNE.
System ID
Component ID
Tune format
Tune definition as a NULL-terminated string.
Tune formats supported by vehicle. This should be emitted as response to MAV_CMD_REQUEST_MESSAGE.
System ID
Component ID
Bitfield of supported tune formats.
Event message. Each new event from a particular component gets a new sequence number. The same message might be sent multiple times if (re-)requested. Most events are broadcast, some can be specific to a target component (as receivers keep track of the sequence for missed events, all events need to be broadcast. Thus we use destination_component instead of target_component).
Component ID
System ID
Event ID (as defined in the component metadata)
Timestamp (time since system boot when the event happened).
Sequence number.
Log levels: 4 bits MSB: internal (for logging purposes), 4 bits LSB: external. Levels: Emergency = 0, Alert = 1, Critical = 2, Error = 3, Warning = 4, Notice = 5, Info = 6, Debug = 7, Protocol = 8, Disabled = 9
Arguments (depend on event ID).
Regular broadcast for the current latest event sequence number for a component. This is used to check for dropped events.
Sequence number.
Flag bitset.
Request one or more events to be (re-)sent. If first_sequence==last_sequence, only a single event is requested. Note that first_sequence can be larger than last_sequence (because the sequence number can wrap). Each sequence will trigger an EVENT or EVENT_ERROR response.
System ID
Component ID
First sequence number of the requested event.
Last sequence number of the requested event.
Response to a REQUEST_EVENT in case of an error (e.g. the event is not available anymore).
System ID
Component ID
Sequence number.
Oldest Sequence number that is still available after the sequence set in REQUEST_EVENT.
Error reason.
A forwarded CANFD frame as requested by MAV_CMD_CAN_FORWARD. These are separated from CAN_FRAME as they need different handling (eg. TAO handling)
System ID.
Component ID.
bus number
Frame length
Frame ID
Frame data
Modify the filter of what CAN messages to forward over the mavlink. This can be used to make CAN forwarding work well on low bandwidth links. The filtering is applied on bits 8 to 24 of the CAN id (2nd and 3rd bytes) which corresponds to the DroneCAN message ID for DroneCAN. Filters with more than 16 IDs can be constructed by sending multiple CAN_FILTER_MODIFY messages.
System ID.
Component ID.
bus number
what operation to perform on the filter list. See CAN_FILTER_OP enum.
number of IDs in filter list
filter IDs, length num_ids
Cumulative distance traveled for each reported wheel.
Timestamp (synced to UNIX time or since system boot).
Number of wheels reported.
Distance reported by individual wheel encoders. Forward rotations increase values, reverse rotations decrease them. Not all wheels will necessarily have wheel encoders; the mapping of encoders to wheel positions must be agreed/understood by the endpoints.
Winch status.
Timestamp (synced to UNIX time or since system boot).
Length of line released. NaN if unknown
Speed line is being released or retracted. Positive values if being released, negative values if being retracted, NaN if unknown
Tension on the line. NaN if unknown
Voltage of the battery supplying the winch. NaN if unknown
Current draw from the winch. NaN if unknown
Temperature of the motor. INT16_MAX if unknown
Status flags
Data for filling the OpenDroneID Basic ID message. This and the below messages are primarily meant for feeding data to/from an OpenDroneID implementation. E.g. https://github.com/opendroneid/opendroneid-core-c. These messages are compatible with the ASTM F3411 Remote ID standard and the ASD-STAN prEN 4709-002 Direct Remote ID standard. Additional information and usage of these messages is documented at https://mavlink.io/en/services/opendroneid.html.
System ID (0 for broadcast).
Component ID (0 for broadcast).
Only used for drone ID data received from other UAs. See detailed description at https://mavlink.io/en/services/opendroneid.html.
Indicates the format for the uas_id field of this message.
Indicates the type of UA (Unmanned Aircraft).
UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System) ID following the format specified by id_type. Shall be filled with nulls in the unused portion of the field.
Data for filling the OpenDroneID Location message. The float data types are 32-bit IEEE 754. The Location message provides the location, altitude, direction and speed of the aircraft.
System ID (0 for broadcast).
Component ID (0 for broadcast).
Only used for drone ID data received from other UAs. See detailed description at https://mavlink.io/en/services/opendroneid.html.
Indicates whether the unmanned aircraft is on the ground or in the air.
Direction over ground (not heading, but direction of movement) measured clockwise from true North: 0 - 35999 centi-degrees. If unknown: 36100 centi-degrees.
Ground speed. Positive only. If unknown: 25500 cm/s. If speed is larger than 25425 cm/s, use 25425 cm/s.
The vertical speed. Up is positive. If unknown: 6300 cm/s. If speed is larger than 6200 cm/s, use 6200 cm/s. If lower than -6200 cm/s, use -6200 cm/s.
Current latitude of the unmanned aircraft. If unknown: 0 (both Lat/Lon).
Current longitude of the unmanned aircraft. If unknown: 0 (both Lat/Lon).
The altitude calculated from the barometric pressue. Reference is against 29.92inHg or 1013.2mb. If unknown: -1000 m.
The geodetic altitude as defined by WGS84. If unknown: -1000 m.
Indicates the reference point for the height field.
The current height of the unmanned aircraft above the take-off location or the ground as indicated by height_reference. If unknown: -1000 m.
The accuracy of the horizontal position.
The accuracy of the vertical position.
The accuracy of the barometric altitude.
The accuracy of the horizontal and vertical speed.
Seconds after the full hour with reference to UTC time. Typically the GPS outputs a time-of-week value in milliseconds. First convert that to UTC and then convert for this field using ((float) (time_week_ms % (60*60*1000))) / 1000. If unknown: 0xFFFF.
The accuracy of the timestamps.
Data for filling the OpenDroneID Authentication message. The Authentication Message defines a field that can provide a means of authenticity for the identity of the UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System). The Authentication message can have two different formats. For data page 0, the fields PageCount, Length and TimeStamp are present and AuthData is only 17 bytes. For data page 1 through 15, PageCount, Length and TimeStamp are not present and the size of AuthData is 23 bytes.
System ID (0 for broadcast).
Component ID (0 for broadcast).
Only used for drone ID data received from other UAs. See detailed description at https://mavlink.io/en/services/opendroneid.html.
Indicates the type of authentication.
Allowed range is 0 - 15.
This field is only present for page 0. Allowed range is 0 - 15. See the description of struct ODID_Auth_data at https://github.com/opendroneid/opendroneid-core-c/blob/master/libopendroneid/opendroneid.h.
This field is only present for page 0. Total bytes of authentication_data from all data pages. See the description of struct ODID_Auth_data at https://github.com/opendroneid/opendroneid-core-c/blob/master/libopendroneid/opendroneid.h.
This field is only present for page 0. 32 bit Unix Timestamp in seconds since 00:00:00 01/01/2019.
Opaque authentication data. For page 0, the size is only 17 bytes. For other pages, the size is 23 bytes. Shall be filled with nulls in the unused portion of the field.
Data for filling the OpenDroneID Self ID message. The Self ID Message is an opportunity for the operator to (optionally) declare their identity and purpose of the flight. This message can provide additional information that could reduce the threat profile of a UA (Unmanned Aircraft) flying in a particular area or manner. This message can also be used to provide optional additional clarification in an emergency/remote ID system failure situation.
System ID (0 for broadcast).
Component ID (0 for broadcast).
Only used for drone ID data received from other UAs. See detailed description at https://mavlink.io/en/services/opendroneid.html.
Indicates the type of the description field.
Text description or numeric value expressed as ASCII characters. Shall be filled with nulls in the unused portion of the field.
Data for filling the OpenDroneID System message. The System Message contains general system information including the operator location/altitude and possible aircraft group and/or category/class information.
System ID (0 for broadcast).
Component ID (0 for broadcast).
Only used for drone ID data received from other UAs. See detailed description at https://mavlink.io/en/services/opendroneid.html.
Specifies the operator location type.
Specifies the classification type of the UA.
Latitude of the operator. If unknown: 0 (both Lat/Lon).
Longitude of the operator. If unknown: 0 (both Lat/Lon).
Number of aircraft in the area, group or formation (default 1). Used only for swarms/multiple UA.
Radius of the cylindrical area of the group or formation (default 0). Used only for swarms/multiple UA.
Area Operations Ceiling relative to WGS84. If unknown: -1000 m. Used only for swarms/multiple UA.
Area Operations Floor relative to WGS84. If unknown: -1000 m. Used only for swarms/multiple UA.
When classification_type is MAV_ODID_CLASSIFICATION_TYPE_EU, specifies the category of the UA.
When classification_type is MAV_ODID_CLASSIFICATION_TYPE_EU, specifies the class of the UA.
Geodetic altitude of the operator relative to WGS84. If unknown: -1000 m.
32 bit Unix Timestamp in seconds since 00:00:00 01/01/2019.
Data for filling the OpenDroneID Operator ID message, which contains the CAA (Civil Aviation Authority) issued operator ID.
System ID (0 for broadcast).
Component ID (0 for broadcast).
Only used for drone ID data received from other UAs. See detailed description at https://mavlink.io/en/services/opendroneid.html.
Indicates the type of the operator_id field.
Text description or numeric value expressed as ASCII characters. Shall be filled with nulls in the unused portion of the field.
An OpenDroneID message pack is a container for multiple encoded OpenDroneID messages (i.e. not in the format given for the above message descriptions but after encoding into the compressed OpenDroneID byte format). Used e.g. when transmitting on Bluetooth 5.0 Long Range/Extended Advertising or on WiFi Neighbor Aware Networking or on WiFi Beacon.
System ID (0 for broadcast).
Component ID (0 for broadcast).
Only used for drone ID data received from other UAs. See detailed description at https://mavlink.io/en/services/opendroneid.html.
This field must currently always be equal to 25 (bytes), since all encoded OpenDroneID messages are specified to have this length.
Number of encoded messages in the pack (not the number of bytes). Allowed range is 1 - 9.
Concatenation of encoded OpenDroneID messages. Shall be filled with nulls in the unused portion of the field.
Transmitter (remote ID system) is enabled and ready to start sending location and other required information. This is streamed by transmitter. A flight controller uses it as a condition to arm.
Status level indicating if arming is allowed.
Text error message, should be empty if status is good to arm. Fill with nulls in unused portion.
Update the data in the OPEN_DRONE_ID_SYSTEM message with new location information. This can be sent to update the location information for the operator when no other information in the SYSTEM message has changed. This message allows for efficient operation on radio links which have limited uplink bandwidth while meeting requirements for update frequency of the operator location.
System ID (0 for broadcast).
Component ID (0 for broadcast).
Latitude of the operator. If unknown: 0 (both Lat/Lon).
Longitude of the operator. If unknown: 0 (both Lat/Lon).
Geodetic altitude of the operator relative to WGS84. If unknown: -1000 m.
32 bit Unix Timestamp in seconds since 00:00:00 01/01/2019.
Temperature and humidity from hygrometer.
Hygrometer ID
Temperature
Humidity