Dronecode Foundation · Schema
Dronecode Mavlink Component Metadata Parameter.Schema
Schema for COMP_METADATA_TYPE_PARAMETER
DronesUAVRoboticsMAVLinkPX4AutopilotAerial RoboticsgRPCOpen SourceLinux Foundation
Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| version | integer | Version number for the format of this file. |
| translation | object | This needs to match exactly with the content of parameter.translation.json |
| parameters | array |
JSON Schema
{
"$id": "https://mavlink.io/comp_version.schema.json",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema",
"description": "Schema for COMP_METADATA_TYPE_PARAMETER",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"version": {
"description": "Version number for the format of this file.",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 3
},
"translation": {
"type": "object",
"description": "This needs to match exactly with the content of parameter.translation.json"
},
"parameters": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {
"description": "Parameter Name.",
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^[\\.\\-a-zA-Z0-9_\\{\\}]{1,16}$",
"comment": "FOO{n}_BAR for name will match actual name of FOO1_BAR, FOO3_BAR and so forth."
},
"type": {
"description": "Parameter type.",
"type": "string",
"enum": [ "Uint8", "Int8", "Uint16", "Int16", "Uint32", "Int32", "Float" ]
},
"shortDesc": {
"description": "Short user facing description/name for parameter. Used in UI instead of internal parameter name.",
"type": "string",
"default": "",
"comment": "{n} index tagging will be replaced by name index. Example: 'FOO3_BAR': 'Description for foo element {n}' will turn into 'Description for foo element 1'."
},
"longDesc": {
"description": "Long user facing documentation of how the parameters works.",
"type": "string",
"default": "",
"comment": "{n} index tagging will be replaced by name index. Example: 'FOO3_BAR': 'Description for foo element {n}' will turn into 'Description for foo element 1'."
},
"units": {
"description": "Units for parameter value.",
"type": "string",
"default": "",
"comment": "A 'Known Unit' allows a GCS to convert between units like meters to feet as needed. Known Units are: 'm/meter/meter', 'vertical m' - vertical distance, 'cm/px', 'm/s', 'C' - celsius, 'm^2', 'g' - grams, 'centi-degrees', 'radians', 'norm'."
},
"default": {
"description": "Default value for parameter.",
"type": "number",
"comment": "If a defaultValue is not specified, there is no default for the parameter available at all. A GCS should not provide an option to reset this parameter to default."
},
"decimalPlaces": {
"description": "Number of decimal places to show for user facing display.",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"default": 7
},
"min": {
"description": "Minimum valid value",
"type": "number",
"comment": "If 'min' is not specified the minimum value is the minimum numeric value which can be represented by the type."
},
"max": {
"description": "Maximum valid value",
"type": "number",
"comment": "If 'max' is not specified the minimum value is the maximum numeric value which can be represented by the type."
},
"increment": {
"description": "Increment to use for user facing UI which increments a value",
"type": "number"
},
"rebootRequired": {
"description": "true: Vehicle must be rebooted if this value is changed",
"type": "boolean",
"default": false
},
"group": {
"description": "User readable name for a group of parameters which are commonly modified together. For example a GCS can shows params in a hierarchical display based on group ",
"type": "string",
"default": ""
},
"category": {
"description": "User readable name for a 'type' of parameter. For example 'Developer', 'System', or 'Advanced'.",
"type": "string",
"default": ""
},
"volatile": {
"description": "true: value is volatile. Should not be included in creation of a CRC over param values for example.",
"type": "boolean",
"default": false
},
"values": {
"description": "Array of values and textual descriptions for use by GCS ui.",
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"value": {
"type": "number"
},
"description": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
},
"bitmask": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"index": {
"type": "integer"
},
"description": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
},
"readOnly": {
"description": "true: value is read only and should not be changed by user.",
"type": "boolean",
"default": false
}
},
"required": [ "name" ],
"additionalProperties": false
}
}
},
"required": [ "version", "parameters" ],
"additionalProperties": false
}
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