link: add option to suppress printing of ACKs from other systems

Author: peterbarker

MAVProxy/mavproxy.py

@@ -283,6 +283,8 @@ def __init__(self):
 
               MPSetting('vehicle_name', str, '', 'Vehicle Name', tab='Vehicle'),
 
+              MPSetting('all_command_acks', bool, True, 'Show COMMAND_ACKs even if they are targetted at other vehicles'),
+
               MPSetting('sys_status_error_warn_interval', int, 30, 'interval to warn of autopilot software failure'),
 
               MPSetting('inhibit_screensaver_when_armed', bool, False, 'inhibit screensaver while vehicle armed'),

MAVProxy/modules/mavproxy_link.py

@@ -538,6 +538,34 @@ def emit_accumulated_statustext(self, key, id, pending):
             self.status.last_apm_msg_time = time.time()
         del self.status.statustexts_by_sysidcompid[key][id]
 
+    def should_show_command_ack(self, m):
+        '''returns true if we should display some text on the console for m'''
+        if m.target_component in [mavutil.mavlink.MAV_COMP_ID_MAVCAN]:
+            # too noisy?
+            return False
+
+        if m.command in [mavutil.mavlink.MAV_CMD_GET_HOME_POSITION]:
+            # too noisy?
+            return False
+
+        if self.settings.all_command_acks:
+            # we're showing everything
+            return True
+
+        if m.target_system == 0:
+            return True
+
+        if m.target_system != self.settings.source_system:
+            return False
+
+        if m.target_component == 0:
+            return True
+
+        if m.target_component != self.settings.source_component:
+            return False
+
+        return True
+
     def master_msg_handling(self, m, master):
         '''link message handling for an upstream link'''
         if self.settings.target_system != 0 and m.get_srcSystem() != self.settings.target_system:
@@ -744,10 +772,9 @@ def accumulated_statustext(self):
                 cmd = cmd[8:]
                 res = mavutil.mavlink.enums["MAV_RESULT"][m.result].name
                 res = res[11:]
-                if (m.target_component not in [mavutil.mavlink.MAV_COMP_ID_MAVCAN] and
-                    m.command not in [mavutil.mavlink.MAV_CMD_GET_HOME_POSITION]):
+                if self.should_show_command_ack(m):
                     self.mpstate.console.writeln("Got COMMAND_ACK: %s: %s" % (cmd, res))
-            except Exception:
+            except KeyError as e:
                 self.mpstate.console.writeln("Got MAVLink msg: %s" % m)
 
             if m.command == mavutil.mavlink.MAV_CMD_PREFLIGHT_CALIBRATION: