Conf.xml

The conf/conf.xml file associates the flight plan and various hardware/software configuration files with a partticular aircraft, identified by name and ac_id. This file is handled by the Paparazzi Center so it is usually not needed to edit it by hand.

Syntax

 <aircraft 
   name="Plaster"
   ac_id="7"
   airframe="airframes/plaster1.xml" 
   radio="radios/cockpitMM.xml" 
   flight_plan="flight_plans/generic.xml"
   telemetry="telemetry/default.xml"
   settings="settings/basic.xml"
   gui_color="red"
 />

where:

• name is the name of the aircraft which will appear in different places in the GCS
• ac_id is a unique integer (between 1 and 255) identifying the aircraft (especially needed in the communication messages)
• airframe is the file name containing the parameters of the aircraft
• radio is the file name containing the description of the RC transmitter
• flight_plan is the sequence of actions and waypoints describing the desired trajectory
• telemetry is the file name containing the set of messages sent over the telemetry link
• settings is the file name containing the set of parameters that can be configured through the telemetry link
• gui_color is the color assigned to this aircraft in the GCS

All these attributes are required except the last two (settings and gui_color) which are optional.

The following sections describe these xml documents:

• Radio Control
• Airframe
• Flight plans
• Telemetry
• Settings