Tools __TOC__ The server (in sw/ground_segment/tmtc/) is an agent that logs, distributes, and preprocesses messages for the [[GCS]] and other agents as described in the [[Overview#System_Architecture|system overview]]. See [[DevGuide/Server_GCS_com]] for the communication between the ''server'' and the ''[[GCS]]''. == Options == -b Bus Default is 127.255.255.255:2010 -http Send http: URLs (default is file:) -hostname Set the address for the http server -port Set http port for serving XML and KML files (default is 8889) -kml Enable KML file updating -kml_no_http KML without web server (local files only) -n Disable log -timestamp Bind on timestamped messages -no_md5_check Disable safety matching of live and current configurations -replay_old_log Enable aircraft registering on PPRZ_MODE messages -help Display this list of options --help Display this list of options == Running server and GCS on different hosts == Upon startup the [[GCS]] requests the CONFIG message from the server, which contains the URLs to the aircraft configuration files.
Normally these are sent as file URLs, e.g. ''file:///home/user/paparazzi/conf/airframes/your_airframe.xml''. Which implies that you need the exact same configuration files on the computer where you start the GCS. === Serving XML files via http === Usually the nicer solution is to serve the XML files (flight plan, settings, etc) via http from the host running the server. To do that, start server with the -http option and set the hostname/ip with -hostname host, e.g. server -http -hostname 192.168.0.100 and start a http server that serves the contents of the paparazzi directory (Http Server from the Tools menu in Paparazzi Center), or: cd ~/paparazzi/ python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8889 to check if it works, you can open [http://192.168.0.100:8889 http://192.168.0.100:8889] in your webbrowser where you should see the contents of the paparazzi directory. Or use netstat to see if 8889 port is opened for listening: netstat -l|grep 8889 == Export KML to Google Maps == It is useful to export Flight information to Google Map. you can show basic flight information in google map cross platform through IP network. You will need a webserver runing in the GCS computer, see above. Then in Paparazzi center, execute a session. Pass some parameters to server agent: ''server -kml -hostname 192.168.0.100(replace with you paparazzi center IP address)'' It's done. Now in any computer in the network, open browser to access http://192.168.0.100:8889/var/aircrafts/(you AC name)/ you will see FollowMe.kml file, open it with Google earth. you will be able to see the real time flight information. the information updated are: 1. AC lat, lon, alt 2. Flight Plan 3. current route [[File:Kml_export.png]] ---- [[Category:Tools]] [[Category:User_Documentation]]