ArduPilot / ArduPilot/MAVProxy
REQUEST_AUTOPILOT_CAPABILITIES: failed because also connected with MP
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- Python
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Description
It's not a huge deal but there's a slightly distracting error message, "REQUEST_AUTOPILOT_CAPABILITIES: FAILED" which is apparently caused by MAVProxy asking Mission Planner for it's capabilities and MP doesn't respond. MP isn't an autopilot so I think the correct fix would be for MAVProxy to skip asking for capabilities from vehicle's emitting a HEARTBEAT message with "type" of MAV_TYPE_GCS (e.g. 6)

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Research direction
Search the MAVProxy code for the REQUEST_AUTOPILOT_CAPABILITIES error and the heartbeat handling that identifies MAV_TYPE_GCS. Reproduce the message while connected to Mission Planner, then verify that capability requests are skipped for GCS heartbeats without affecting autopilot connections.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100