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- Moved HardwareErrorStatusBitInfo and ErrorCodeInfo structures along with their corresponding tables and functions from dynamixel_hardware_interface.hpp to dynamixel.hpp for better organization.
- Updated the Dynamixel class to utilize the new error handling structures and provide detailed error reporting for hardware status and error codes.
Hardware error handling for Dynamixel Y series
@Woojin-Crive Woojin-Crive added the bump Increase the version number to release label Sep 18, 2025
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This pull request significantly improves the diagnostic capabilities for Dynamixel Y series motors by implementing a more granular approach to hardware error detection and reporting. It introduces comprehensive definitions for various hardware error statuses and error codes, allowing the system to provide more specific feedback when issues arise during communication or operation. This enhancement aims to make troubleshooting more efficient and precise by detailing the exact nature of hardware failures.

Highlights

  • Enhanced Hardware Error Handling: Introduced detailed support for hardware error handling specifically for Dynamixel Y series motors, providing more granular diagnostic information.
  • New Error Definitions: Added new C++ structures and lookup tables for HardwareErrorStatusBitInfo and ErrorCodeInfo to define and interpret various hardware error statuses and error codes.
  • Code Refactoring: Moved hardware error status and error code definitions from dynamixel_hardware_interface.hpp to dynamixel.hpp for better modularity and organization.
  • Version Bump: Updated the package version from 1.4.14 to 1.4.15 in package.xml and CHANGELOG.rst.
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This pull request introduces valuable improvements to hardware error handling. The refactoring of error definitions into dynamixel.hpp centralizes related code, and the enhanced error reporting in InitDxlComm provides much clearer diagnostics, which is a great enhancement for debugging. The handling of the ALERT bit in ReadItem is also a solid addition for more robust communication. I have a couple of suggestions to further improve code clarity and maintainability. Overall, this is a quality update.

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if (bit_info) {
error_string += bit_info->label;
error_string += " (" + std::string(bit_info->description) + ")/ ";
} else {
error_string += "Unknown Error Bit " + std::to_string(bit) + "/ ";
}
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The else block here appears to be unreachable. The get_hardware_error_status_bit_info function is called with bit values from 0 to 7, and the HardwareErrorStatusTable in dynamixel.hpp defines entries for all of these bits. As a result, bit_info will never be nullptr. You can simplify the code by removing the if-else construct.

            error_string += bit_info->label;
            error_string += " (" + std::string(bit_info->description) + ")/ ";

return DxlError::ITEM_READ_FAIL;
}
} else if (dxl_error != 0) {
bool is_alert = dxl_error & 0x80;
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Using the magic number 0x80 for the alert bit mask reduces code readability and maintainability. It's a good practice to define a named constant for such values to make the code's intent self-documenting. Please consider defining a constant like DXL_ALERT_BIT_MASK with the value 0x80 in dynamixel.hpp and using it here.

@robotpilot robotpilot merged commit 9b07aa9 into humble Sep 18, 2025
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