Link Management¶
The link module allows the user to add, remove and monitor the status of communications links to the APM. This can be done at any time.
It is useful for UAV systems that have multiple communications links. MAVProxy will automatically read the data from both links, no user intervention is necessary for link failover.
A link menu is available on the GUI console.
For ease of management, links can have labels.
link add¶
Add an additional communications link. This can be either a network
address or serial port. For a serial port, the default baud rate is
57600. Use set baudrate xxx to change baud rate for any subsequent
link add’s.
To add a label to a link, use :{"label":"LinkName"} after the link
details. Note the link label must not have any spaces in it.
link add 127.0.0.1:14550
link add tcp:127.0.0.1:14550
link add tcp:127.0.0.1:14550:{"label":"3GMobile"}
set baudrate 115200
link add COM17
See the startup section for full details on link types
link remove¶
Remove a communications link. The ID or label of the link is used to identify the link to remove.
link remove 2
link remove 3GMobile
link dataratelogging¶
Start or stop datarate statistic logging. If active, the statistics are saved in “dataratelog.csv” in the same folder as the tlog.
The statistics are useful for profiling and testing low-bandwidth datalinks.