Tylerqud/battery status forwarding test

dev/listen_battery_test.py

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import mavcore.mav_device as mav_device
+import mavcore.messages as messages
+import mavcore.protocols as protocols
+import time
+
+device = mav_device.MAVDevice(device_address = "udp:127.0.0.1:14551", source_system = 255, source_component = 10)
+
+# add a listener for the batter status message
+
+bs_msg = messages.BatteryStatus()
+device.add_listener(bs_msg)
+
+while True:
+    print(f"temp: {bs_msg.temp}")
+    time.sleep(1.0)

dev/send_battery_test.py

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import mavcore.mav_device as mav_device
+import mavcore.messages as messages
+import mavcore.protocols as protocols
+import time
+
+device = mav_device.MAVDevice(device_address = "udp:127.0.0.1:14550", source_system = 1, source_component = 10)
+
+
+#create device and send a battery status message protocol
+
+battery_msg = messages.BatteryStatus()
+battery_msg.temp = -12345
+send_battery_status = protocols.UpdateBatteryProtocol(battery_msg)
+
+
+while True:
+    device.run_protocol(send_battery_status)
+    time.sleep(1.0)

messages/battery_status_msg.py

@@ -30,15 +30,15 @@ class BatteryStatus(MAVMessage):
 
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__("BATTERY_STATUS")
-        self.bat_id = -1
-        self.bat_func = BatteryFunction(-1)
-        self.bat_type = BatteryType(-1)
-        self.temp = -1  # degrees in celcius
+        self.bat_id = 0
+        self.bat_func = BatteryFunction(0)
+        self.bat_type = BatteryType(0)
+        self.temp = 0  # degrees in celcius
         self.voltages = [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]  # in mV
-        self.current = -1  # in centiAmps
-        self.current_consumed = -1  # in mAh
-        self.energy_consumed = -1  # in hJ
-        self.soc = -1  # state of charge in percent
+        self.current = 0  # in centiAmps
+        self.current_consumed = 0  # in mAh
+        self.energy_consumed = 0  # in hJ
+        self.soc = 0  # state of charge in percent
 
     def decode(self, msg):
         self.bat_id = msg.id