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/*=====================================================================
QGroundControl Open Source Ground Control Station
(c) 2009, 2015 QGROUNDCONTROL PROJECT <http://www.qgroundcontrol.org>
This file is part of the QGROUNDCONTROL project
QGROUNDCONTROL is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
QGROUNDCONTROL is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with QGROUNDCONTROL. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
======================================================================*/
/// @file
/// @brief PX4 Firmware Upgrade UI
/// @author Don Gagne <don@thegagnes.com>
#include "FirmwareUpgradeController.h"
#include <QFile>
#include <QFileInfo>
#include <QStandardPaths>
#include <QJsonDocument>
#include <QJsonObject>
#include <QDir>
#include <QQmlProperty>
#include <QDebug>
#include "QGCFileDialog.h"
#include "QGCMessageBox.h"
/// @Brief Constructs a new FirmwareUpgradeController Widget. This widget is used within the PX4VehicleConfig set of screens.
FirmwareUpgradeController::FirmwareUpgradeController(void) :
_downloadManager(NULL),
_downloadNetworkReply(NULL),
_firmwareType(StableFirmware),
_upgradeButton(NULL),
_statusLog(NULL)
{
_threadController = new PX4FirmwareUpgradeThreadController(this);
Q_CHECK_PTR(_threadController);
connect(_threadController, &PX4FirmwareUpgradeThreadController::foundBoard, this, &FirmwareUpgradeController::_foundBoard);
connect(_threadController, &PX4FirmwareUpgradeThreadController::foundBootloader, this, &FirmwareUpgradeController::_foundBootloader);
connect(_threadController, &PX4FirmwareUpgradeThreadController::bootloaderSyncFailed, this, &FirmwareUpgradeController::_bootloaderSyncFailed);
connect(_threadController, &PX4FirmwareUpgradeThreadController::error, this, &FirmwareUpgradeController::_error);
connect(_threadController, &PX4FirmwareUpgradeThreadController::complete, this, &FirmwareUpgradeController::_complete);
connect(_threadController, &PX4FirmwareUpgradeThreadController::findTimeout, this, &FirmwareUpgradeController::_findTimeout);
connect(_threadController, &PX4FirmwareUpgradeThreadController::updateProgress, this, &FirmwareUpgradeController::_updateProgress);
connect(&_eraseTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &FirmwareUpgradeController::_eraseProgressTick);
}
/// @brief Cancels the current state and returns to the begin start
void FirmwareUpgradeController::_cancel(void)
{
// Bootloader may still still open, reboot to close and heopfully get back to FMU
_threadController->sendBootloaderReboot();
Q_ASSERT(_upgradeButton);
_upgradeButton->setEnabled(true);
}
/// @brief Begins the process or searching for the board
void FirmwareUpgradeController::_findBoard(void)
{
_appendStatusLog(tr("Plug your board into USB now..."));
_searchingForBoard = true;
_threadController->findBoard(_findBoardTimeoutMsec);
}
/// @brief Called when board has been found by the findBoard process
void FirmwareUpgradeController::_foundBoard(bool firstTry, const QString portName, QString portDescription)
{
if (firstTry) {
// Board is still plugged
_appendStatusLog(tr("Please unplug your board before beginning the Firmware Upgrade process."));
_appendStatusLog(tr("Click Upgrade again once the board is unplugged."));
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_cancel();
} else {
_portName = portName;
_portDescription = portDescription;
_appendStatusLog(tr("Board found:"));
_appendStatusLog(tr(" Port: %1").arg(_portName));
_appendStatusLog(tr(" Description: %1").arg(_portName));
_findBootloader();
}
}
/// @brief Begins the findBootloader process to connect to the bootloader
void FirmwareUpgradeController::_findBootloader(void)
{
_appendStatusLog(tr("Attemping to communicate with bootloader..."));
_searchingForBoard = false;
_threadController->findBootloader(_portName, _findBootloaderTimeoutMsec);
}
/// @brief Called when the bootloader is connected to by the findBootloader process. Moves the state machine
/// to the next step.
void FirmwareUpgradeController::_foundBootloader(int bootloaderVersion, int boardID, int flashSize)
{
_bootloaderVersion = bootloaderVersion;
_boardID = boardID;
_boardFlashSize = flashSize;
_appendStatusLog(tr("Connected to bootloader:"));
_appendStatusLog(tr(" Version: %1").arg(_bootloaderVersion));
_appendStatusLog(tr(" Board ID: %1").arg(_boardID));
_appendStatusLog(tr(" Flash size: %1").arg(_boardFlashSize));
_getFirmwareFile();
}
/// @brief Called when the findBootloader process is unable to sync to the bootloader. Moves the state
/// machine to the appropriate error state.
void FirmwareUpgradeController::_bootloaderSyncFailed(void)
{
_appendStatusLog(tr("Unable to sync with bootloader."));
_cancel();
}
/// @brief Called when the findBoard or findBootloader process times out. Moves the state machine to the
/// appropriate error state.
void FirmwareUpgradeController::_findTimeout(void)
{
QString msg;
if (_searchingForBoard) {
msg = tr("Unable to detect your board. If the board is currently connected via USB. Disconnect it and try Upgrade again.");
} else {
msg = tr("Unable to communicate with Bootloader. If the board is currently connected via USB. Disconnect it and try Upgrade again.");
}
_appendStatusLog(msg);
_cancel();
}
/// @brief Sets the board image into the icon label according to the board id.
void FirmwareUpgradeController::_setBoardIcon(int boardID)
{
QString imageFile;
switch (boardID) {
case _boardIDPX4FMUV1:
imageFile = ":/files/images/px4/boards/px4fmu_1.x.png";
break;
case _boardIDPX4Flow:
imageFile = ":/files/images/px4/boards/px4flow_1.x.png";
break;
case _boardIDPX4FMUV2:
imageFile = ":/files/images/px4/boards/px4fmu_2.x.png";
break;
}
if (!imageFile.isEmpty()) {
bool success = _boardIcon.load(imageFile);
Q_ASSERT(success);
Q_UNUSED(success);
/*
// FIXME: NYI
int w = _ui->icon->width();
int h = _ui->icon->height();
_ui->icon->setPixmap(_boardIcon.scaled(w, h, Qt::KeepAspectRatio));
*/
}
}
/// @brief Prompts the user to select a firmware file if needed and moves the state machine to the next state.
void FirmwareUpgradeController::_getFirmwareFile(void)
{
static const char* rgPX4FMUV1Firmware[3] =
{
"http://px4.oznet.ch/stable/px4fmu-v1_default.px4",
"http://px4.oznet.ch/beta/px4fmu-v1_default.px4",
"http://px4.oznet.ch/continuous/px4fmu-v1_default.px4"
};
static const char* rgPX4FMUV2Firmware[3] =
{
"http://px4.oznet.ch/stable/px4fmu-v2_default.px4",
"http://px4.oznet.ch/beta/px4fmu-v2_default.px4",
"http://px4.oznet.ch/continuous/px4fmu-v2_default.px4"
};
static const char* rgPX4FlowFirmware[3] =
{
"http://px4.oznet.ch/stable/px4flow.px4",
"http://px4.oznet.ch/beta/px4flow.px4",
"http://px4.oznet.ch/continuous/px4flow.px4"
};
Q_ASSERT(sizeof(rgPX4FMUV1Firmware) == sizeof(rgPX4FMUV2Firmware) && sizeof(rgPX4FMUV1Firmware) == sizeof(rgPX4FlowFirmware));
const char** prgFirmware;
switch (_boardID) {
case _boardIDPX4FMUV1:
prgFirmware = rgPX4FMUV1Firmware;
break;
case _boardIDPX4Flow:
prgFirmware = rgPX4FlowFirmware;
break;
case _boardIDPX4FMUV2:
prgFirmware = rgPX4FMUV2Firmware;
break;
default:
prgFirmware = NULL;
break;
}
if (prgFirmware == NULL && _firmwareType != CustomFirmware) {
QGCMessageBox::critical(tr("Firmware Upgrade"), tr("Attemping to flash an unknown board type, you must select 'Custom firmware file'"));
_cancel();
return;
}
if (_firmwareType == CustomFirmware) {
_firmwareFilename = QGCFileDialog::getOpenFileName(NULL, // Parent to main window
tr("Select Firmware File"), // Dialog Caption
QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::DocumentsLocation), // Initial directory
tr("Firmware Files (*.px4 *.bin)")); // File filter
} else {
_firmwareFilename = prgFirmware[_firmwareType];
}
if (_firmwareFilename.isEmpty()) {
_cancel();
} else {
_downloadFirmware();
}
}
/// @brief Begins the process of downloading the selected firmware file.
void FirmwareUpgradeController::_downloadFirmware(void)
{
Q_ASSERT(!_firmwareFilename.isEmpty());
_appendStatusLog(tr("Downloading firmware..."));
_appendStatusLog(tr(" From: %1").arg(_firmwareFilename));
// Split out filename from path
QString firmwareFilename = QFileInfo(_firmwareFilename).fileName();
Q_ASSERT(!firmwareFilename.isEmpty());
// Determine location to download file to
QString downloadFile = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::TempLocation);
if (downloadFile.isEmpty()) {
downloadFile = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::DownloadLocation);
if (downloadFile.isEmpty()) {
_appendStatusLog(tr("Unabled to find writable download location. Tried downloads and temp directory."));
_cancel();
return;
}
}
Q_ASSERT(!downloadFile.isEmpty());
downloadFile += "/" + firmwareFilename;
QUrl firmwareUrl;
if (_firmwareFilename.startsWith("http:")) {
firmwareUrl.setUrl(_firmwareFilename);
} else {
firmwareUrl = QUrl::fromLocalFile(_firmwareFilename);
}
Q_ASSERT(firmwareUrl.isValid());
QNetworkRequest networkRequest(firmwareUrl);
// Store download file location in user attribute so we can retrieve when the download finishes
networkRequest.setAttribute(QNetworkRequest::User, downloadFile);
_downloadManager = new QNetworkAccessManager(this);
Q_CHECK_PTR(_downloadManager);
_downloadNetworkReply = _downloadManager->get(networkRequest);
Q_ASSERT(_downloadNetworkReply);
connect(_downloadNetworkReply, &QNetworkReply::downloadProgress, this, &FirmwareUpgradeController::_downloadProgress);
connect(_downloadNetworkReply, &QNetworkReply::finished, this, &FirmwareUpgradeController::_downloadFinished);
// FIXME
//connect(_downloadNetworkReply, &QNetworkReply::error, this, &FirmwareUpgradeController::_downloadError);
connect(_downloadNetworkReply, SIGNAL(error(QNetworkReply::NetworkError)), this, SLOT(_downloadError(QNetworkReply::NetworkError)));
}
/// @brief Updates the progress indicator while downloading
void FirmwareUpgradeController::_downloadProgress(qint64 curr, qint64 total)
{
// Take care of cases where 0 / 0 is emitted as error return value
if (total > 0) {
_progressBar->setProperty("value", (float)curr / (float)total);
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}
}
/// @brief Called when the firmware download completes.
void FirmwareUpgradeController::_downloadFinished(void)
{
_appendStatusLog(tr("Download complete"));
QNetworkReply* reply = qobject_cast<QNetworkReply*>(QObject::sender());
Q_ASSERT(reply);
Q_ASSERT(_downloadNetworkReply == reply);
_downloadManager->deleteLater();
_downloadManager = NULL;
// When an error occurs or the user cancels the download, we still end up here. So bail out in
// those cases.
if (reply->error() != QNetworkReply::NoError) {
return;
}
// Download file location is in user attribute
QString downloadFilename = reply->request().attribute(QNetworkRequest::User).toString();
Q_ASSERT(!downloadFilename.isEmpty());
// Store downloaded file in download location
QFile file(downloadFilename);
if (!file.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly)) {
_appendStatusLog(tr("Could not save downloaded file to %1. Error: %2").arg(downloadFilename).arg(file.errorString()));
_cancel();
return;
}
file.write(reply->readAll());
file.close();
if (downloadFilename.endsWith(".px4")) {
// We need to collect information from the .px4 file as well as pull the binary image out to a seperate file.
QFile px4File(downloadFilename);
if (!px4File.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text)) {
_appendStatusLog(tr("Unable to open firmware file %1, error: %2").arg(downloadFilename).arg(px4File.errorString()));
return;
}
QByteArray bytes = px4File.readAll();
px4File.close();
QJsonDocument doc = QJsonDocument::fromJson(bytes);
if (doc.isNull()) {
_appendStatusLog(tr("Supplied file is not a valid JSON document"));
_cancel();
return;
}
QJsonObject px4Json = doc.object();
// Make sure the keys we need are available
static const char* rgJsonKeys[] = { "board_id", "image_size", "description", "git_identity" };
for (size_t i=0; i<sizeof(rgJsonKeys)/sizeof(rgJsonKeys[0]); i++) {
if (!px4Json.contains(rgJsonKeys[i])) {
_appendStatusLog(tr("Incorrectly formatted firmware file. No %1 key.").arg(rgJsonKeys[i]));
_cancel();
return;
}
}
uint32_t firmwareBoardID = (uint32_t)px4Json.value(QString("board_id")).toInt();
if (firmwareBoardID != _boardID) {
_appendStatusLog(tr("Downloaded firmware board id does not match hardware board id: %1 != %2").arg(firmwareBoardID).arg(_boardID));
_cancel();
return;
}
_imageSize = px4Json.value(QString("image_size")).toInt();
if (_imageSize == 0) {
_appendStatusLog(tr("Image size of 0 in .px4 file %1").arg(downloadFilename));
_cancel();
return;
}
qDebug() << "Image size from px4:" << _imageSize;
// Convert image from base-64 and decompress
// XXX Qt's JSON string handling is terribly broken, strings
// with some length (18K / 25K) are just weirdly cut.
// The code below works around this by manually 'parsing'
// for the image string. Since its compressed / checksummed
// this should be fine.
QStringList list = QString(bytes).split("\"image\": \"");
list = list.last().split("\"");
// Convert String to QByteArray and unzip it
QByteArray raw;
// Store image size
raw.append((unsigned char)((_imageSize >> 24) & 0xFF));
raw.append((unsigned char)((_imageSize >> 16) & 0xFF));
raw.append((unsigned char)((_imageSize >> 8) & 0xFF));
raw.append((unsigned char)((_imageSize >> 0) & 0xFF));
QByteArray raw64 = list.first().toUtf8();
raw.append(QByteArray::fromBase64(raw64));
QByteArray uncompressed = qUncompress(raw);
QByteArray b = uncompressed;
if (b.count() == 0) {
_appendStatusLog(tr("Firmware file has 0 length image"));
_cancel();
return;
}
if (b.count() != (int)_imageSize) {
_appendStatusLog(tr("Image size for decompressed image does not match stored image size: Expected(%1) Actual(%2)").arg(_imageSize).arg(b.count()));
_cancel();
return;
}
// Pad image to 4-byte boundary
while ((b.count() % 4) != 0) {
b.append(static_cast<char>(static_cast<unsigned char>(0xFF)));
}
// Store decompressed image file in same location as original download file
QDir downloadDir = QFileInfo(downloadFilename).dir();
QString decompressFilename = downloadDir.filePath("PX4FlashUpgrade.bin");
QFile decompressFile(decompressFilename);
if (!decompressFile.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Truncate)) {
_appendStatusLog(tr("Unable to open decompressed file %1 for writing, error: %2").arg(decompressFilename).arg(decompressFile.errorString()));
_cancel();
return;
}
qint64 bytesWritten = decompressFile.write(b);
if (bytesWritten != b.count()) {
_appendStatusLog(tr("Write failed for decompressed image file, error: %1").arg(decompressFile.errorString()));
_cancel();
return;
}
decompressFile.close();
_firmwareFilename = decompressFilename;
} else if (downloadFilename.endsWith(".bin")) {
uint32_t firmwareBoardID = 0;
// Take some educated guesses on board id based on firmware build system file name conventions
if (downloadFilename.toLower().contains("px4fmu-v1")) {
firmwareBoardID = _boardIDPX4FMUV2;
} else if (downloadFilename.toLower().contains("px4flow")) {
firmwareBoardID = _boardIDPX4Flow;
} else if (downloadFilename.toLower().contains("px4fmu-v1")) {
firmwareBoardID = _boardIDPX4FMUV1;
}
if (firmwareBoardID != 0 && firmwareBoardID != _boardID) {
_appendStatusLog(tr("Downloaded firmware board id does not match hardware board id: %1 != %2").arg(firmwareBoardID).arg(_boardID));
_cancel();
return;
}
_firmwareFilename = downloadFilename;
QFile binFile(_firmwareFilename);
if (!binFile.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
_appendStatusLog(tr("Unabled to open firmware file %1, %2").arg(_firmwareFilename).arg(binFile.errorString()));
_cancel();
return;
}
_imageSize = (uint32_t)binFile.size();
binFile.close();
} else {
// Standard firmware builds (stable/continuous/...) are always .bin or .px4. Select file dialog for custom
// firmware filters to .bin and .px4. So we should never get a file that ends in anything else.
Q_ASSERT(false);
}
if (_imageSize > _boardFlashSize) {
_appendStatusLog(tr("Image size of %1 is too large for board flash size %2").arg(_imageSize).arg(_boardFlashSize));
_cancel();
return;
}
_erase();
}
/// @brief Called when an error occurs during download
void FirmwareUpgradeController::_downloadError(QNetworkReply::NetworkError code)
{
if (code == QNetworkReply::OperationCanceledError) {
_appendStatusLog(tr("Download cancelled"));
} else {
_appendStatusLog(tr("Error during download. Error: %1").arg(code));
}
_cancel();
}
/// @brief Erase the board
void FirmwareUpgradeController::_erase(void)
{
_appendStatusLog(tr("Erasing previous firmware..."));
// We set up our own progress bar for erase since the erase command does not provide one
_eraseTickCount = 0;
_eraseTimer.start(_eraseTickMsec);
// Erase command
_threadController->erase();
}
/// @brief Signals completion of one of the specified bootloader commands. Moves the state machine to the
/// appropriate next step.
void FirmwareUpgradeController::_complete(const int command)
{
if (command == PX4FirmwareUpgradeThreadWorker::commandProgram) {
_appendStatusLog(tr("Verifying board programming..."));
_threadController->verify(_firmwareFilename);
} else if (command == PX4FirmwareUpgradeThreadWorker::commandVerify) {
_appendStatusLog(tr("Upgrade complete"));
QGCMessageBox::information(tr("Firmware Upgrade"), tr("Upgrade completed succesfully"));
_cancel();
} else if (command == PX4FirmwareUpgradeThreadWorker::commandErase) {
_eraseTimer.stop();
_appendStatusLog(tr("Flashing new firmware to board..."));
_threadController->program(_firmwareFilename);
} else if (command == PX4FirmwareUpgradeThreadWorker::commandCancel) {
// FIXME: This is no longer needed, no Cancel
if (_searchingForBoard) {
_appendStatusLog(tr("Board not found"));
_cancel();
} else {
_appendStatusLog(tr("Bootloader not found"));
_cancel();
}
} else {
Q_ASSERT(false);
}
}
/// @brief Signals that an error has occured with the specified bootloader commands. Moves the state machine
/// to the appropriate error state.
void FirmwareUpgradeController::_error(const int command, const QString errorString)
{
Q_UNUSED(command);
_appendStatusLog(tr("Error: %1").arg(errorString));
_cancel();
}
/// @brief Updates the progress bar from long running bootloader commands
void FirmwareUpgradeController::_updateProgress(int curr, int total)
{
// Take care of cases where 0 / 0 is emitted as error return value
if (total > 0) {
_progressBar->setProperty("value", (float)curr / (float)total);
}
}
/// @brief Resets the state machine back to the beginning
void FirmwareUpgradeController::_restart(void)
{
// FIXME: NYI
//_setupState(upgradeStateBegin);
}
/// @brief Moves the progress bar ahead on tick while erasing the board
void FirmwareUpgradeController::_eraseProgressTick(void)
{
_eraseTickCount++;
_progressBar->setProperty("value", (float)(_eraseTickCount*_eraseTickMsec) / (float)_eraseTotalMsec);
}
void FirmwareUpgradeController::doFirmwareUpgrade(void)
{
QString warningMsg;
if (_firmwareType == BetaFirmware) {
warningMsg = tr("WARNING: BETA FIRMWARE\n"
"This firmware version is ONLY intended for beta testers. "
"Although it has received FLIGHT TESTING, it represents actively changed code. Do NOT use for normal operation.\n\n"
"Are you sure you want to continue?");
} else if (_firmwareType == DeveloperFirmware) {
warningMsg = tr("WARNING: CONTINUOUS BUILD FIRMWARE\n"
"This firmware has NOT BEEN FLIGHT TESTED. "
"It is only intended for DEVELOPERS. Run bench tests without props first. "
"Do NOT fly this without addional safety precautions. Follow the mailing "
"list actively when using it.\n\n"
"Are you sure you want to continue?");
}
if (!warningMsg.isEmpty()) {
if (QGCMessageBox::warning(tr("Firmware Upgrade"), warningMsg, QGCMessageBox::Yes | QGCMessageBox::No, QGCMessageBox::No) == QGCMessageBox::No) {
return;
}
}
Q_ASSERT(_upgradeButton);
_upgradeButton->setEnabled(false);
_findBoard();
}
/// Appends the specified text to the status log area in the ui
void FirmwareUpgradeController::_appendStatusLog(const QString& text)
{
Q_ASSERT(_statusLog);
QVariant returnedValue;
QVariant varText = text;
QMetaObject::invokeMethod(_statusLog,
"append",
Q_RETURN_ARG(QVariant, returnedValue),
Q_ARG(QVariant, varText));
}