impload

README

impload - iNav Mission Plan uploader

Introduction

impload is a cross-platform command line application to upload missions in a number of formats to an iNav flight controller. Supported formats include:

• MW XML mission files (as used by mwp, ezgui, mission planner for inav)
• apmplanner / qgroundcontrol mission files
• GPX waypoint files
• Plain, simple CSV files

Please see the wiki user guide for more information and CSV format

$ ./impload --help
Usage of ./impload [options] command [files ...]
  -a int
    	Default altitude (m) (default 20)
  -b int
    	Baud rate (default 115200)
  -d string
    	Serial Device
  -force-land
    	Adds RTH / Land for 'external' formats
  -force-rth
    	Adds RTH for 'external' formats
  -s int
    	Default speed (m/s)
  command
	Action required (upload|download|store|restore|convert|test)

Use Cases

• Plan missions in apm / qpc, upload (& save) to iNav
• Plan missions an any GPX creating GIS tool
• Backup missions made in the configurator (as MW XML mission files)

Install

From source: go get github.com/stronnag/impload, binaries endup in go/bin, source in go/src/github.com/stronnag/impload. Requires go and git.

Binaries in the Release area (linux ia32/x86_64/arm7, Win32) if you don't want it build it locally.

Examples

# Linux, detect serial device, test communications
# Linux tries /dev/ttyACM0 and /dev/ttyUSB0 (in that order)
$ ./impload test
2018/05/24 18:08:11 Using device /dev/ttyUSB0 115200
INAV v2.0.0 SPRACINGF3 (e7ca7944) API 2.2 "vtail"
Waypoints: 0 of 60, valid 0

# Linux, detect serial device and upload a qpc /apm mission file
$ ./impload upload samples/qpc_0.txt
2018/05/24 18:09:10 Using device /dev/ttyUSB0 115200
INAV v2.0.0 SPRACINGF3 (e7ca7944) API 2.2 "vtail"
Waypoints: 0 of 60, valid 0
upload 12, save false
Waypoints: 12 of 60, valid 1

#
# Convert a GPX file for tracks (trkpt) to waypoints, and upload
# The converted GPX output is piped into impload
$ gpsbabel -i gpx -f samples/qpc_1_trk.gpx -x transform,wpt=trk -o gpx -F-  | ./impload store -
2018/05/24 18:34:49 Using device /dev/ttyUSB0 115200
INAV v2.0.0 SPRACINGF3 (e7ca7944) API 2.2 "vtail"
Waypoints: 11 of 60, valid 1
upload 11, save true
Saved mission
Waypoints: 11 of 60, valid 1

> REM  Windows, needs a named device to be given
> impload -d COM17 upload qpc_0.txt

Postscript

The author knows how to spell "implode".