Show user friendly port name in Serial Settings combo box.

src/comm/SerialLink.cc

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ SerialLink::~SerialLink()
 
 bool SerialLink::_isBootloader()
 {
-    QList<QSerialPortInfo> portList =  QSerialPortInfo::availablePorts();
+    QList<QSerialPortInfo> portList = QSerialPortInfo::availablePorts();
     if( portList.count() == 0){
         return false;
     }
@@ -581,14 +581,3 @@ void SerialConfiguration::loadSettings(QSettings& settings, const QString& root)
     if(settings.contains("portName"))    _portName     = settings.value("portName").toString();
     settings.endGroup();
 }
-
-QList<QString> SerialConfiguration::getCurrentPorts()
-{
-    QList<QString> ports;
-    QList<QSerialPortInfo> portList =  QSerialPortInfo::availablePorts();
-    foreach (const QSerialPortInfo &info, portList)
-    {
-        ports.append(info.systemLocation());
-    }
-    return ports;
-}

src/comm/SerialLink.h

@@ -81,9 +81,6 @@ public:
     void saveSettings(QSettings& settings, const QString& root);
     void updateSettings();
 
-    /*! @brief Get a list of the currently available ports */
-    static QList<QString> getCurrentPorts();
-
 private:
     int _baud;
     int _dataBits;

src/ui/QGCLinkConfiguration.cc

@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ void QGCLinkConfiguration::_fixUnnamed(LinkConfiguration* config)
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN32
                 tname.replace("\\\\.\\", "");
 #else
+                tname.replace("/dev/cu.", "");
                 tname.replace("/dev/", "");
 #endif
                 config->setName(QString("Serial Device on %1").arg(tname));

src/ui/SerialConfigurationWindow.cc

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ This file is part of the QGROUNDCONTROL project
 #include <QSettings>
 #include <QFileInfoList>
 #include <QDebug>
+#include <QSerialPortInfo>
 
 #include <SerialConfigurationWindow.h>
 #include <SerialLink.h>
@@ -42,7 +43,6 @@ This file is part of the QGROUNDCONTROL project
 
 SerialConfigurationWindow::SerialConfigurationWindow(SerialConfiguration *config, QWidget *parent, Qt::WindowFlags flags)
     : QWidget(parent, flags)
-    , _userConfigured(false)
 {
     _ui.setupUi(this);
     Q_ASSERT(config != NULL);
@@ -112,16 +112,15 @@ SerialConfigurationWindow::SerialConfigurationWindow(SerialConfiguration *config
     }
 
     // Connect the individual user interface inputs
-    connect(_ui.portName,           SIGNAL(editTextChanged(QString)), this,      SLOT(setPortName(QString)));
-    connect(_ui.portName,           SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(QString)), this,  SLOT(setPortName(QString)));
-    connect(_ui.baudRate,           SIGNAL(activated(int)), this,                SLOT(setBaudRate(int)));
-    connect(_ui.flowControlCheckBox,SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this,                 SLOT(enableFlowControl(bool)));
-    connect(_ui.parNone,            SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this,                 SLOT(setParityNone(bool)));
-    connect(_ui.parOdd,             SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this,                 SLOT(setParityOdd(bool)));
-    connect(_ui.parEven,            SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this,                 SLOT(setParityEven(bool)));
-    connect(_ui.dataBitsSpinBox,    SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), this,             SLOT(setDataBits(int)));
-    connect(_ui.stopBitsSpinBox,    SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), this,             SLOT(setStopBits(int)));
-    connect(_ui.advCheckBox,        SIGNAL(clicked(bool)), _ui.advGroupBox,      SLOT(setVisible(bool)));
+    connect(_ui.portName,           SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), this,  SLOT(setPortName(int)));
+    connect(_ui.baudRate,           SIGNAL(activated(int)), this,            SLOT(setBaudRate(int)));
+    connect(_ui.flowControlCheckBox,SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this,             SLOT(enableFlowControl(bool)));
+    connect(_ui.parNone,            SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this,             SLOT(setParityNone(bool)));
+    connect(_ui.parOdd,             SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this,             SLOT(setParityOdd(bool)));
+    connect(_ui.parEven,            SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this,             SLOT(setParityEven(bool)));
+    connect(_ui.dataBitsSpinBox,    SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), this,         SLOT(setDataBits(int)));
+    connect(_ui.stopBitsSpinBox,    SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), this,         SLOT(setStopBits(int)));
+    connect(_ui.advCheckBox,        SIGNAL(clicked(bool)), _ui.advGroupBox,  SLOT(setVisible(bool)));
 
     _ui.advCheckBox->setCheckable(true);
     _ui.advCheckBox->setChecked(false);
@@ -179,26 +178,38 @@ void SerialConfigurationWindow::hideEvent(QHideEvent* event)
 
 bool SerialConfigurationWindow::setupPortList()
 {
-    // Get the ports available on this system
-    QList<QString> ports = SerialConfiguration::getCurrentPorts();
-    QString storedName = _config->portName();
-    bool storedFound = false;
-    // Add the ports in reverse order, because we prepend them to the list
-    for (int i = ports.count() - 1; i >= 0; --i)
+    bool changed = false;
+    // Iterate found ports
+    QList<QSerialPortInfo> portList = QSerialPortInfo::availablePorts();
+    foreach (const QSerialPortInfo &info, portList)
     {
-        // Prepend newly found port to the list
-        if (_ui.portName->findText(ports[i]) < 0)
+        QString name = info.portName();
+        // Append newly found port to the list
+        if (_ui.portName->findText(name) < 0)
         {
-            _ui.portName->insertItem(0, ports[i]);
-            if (!_userConfigured) _ui.portName->setEditText(ports[i]);
+            // We show the user the "short name" but store the full port name
+            _ui.portName->addItem(name, QVariant(info.systemLocation()));
+            changed = true;
         }
-        // Check if the stored link name is still present
-        if (ports[i].contains(storedName) || storedName.contains(ports[i]))
-            storedFound = true;
     }
-    if (storedFound)
-        _ui.portName->setEditText(storedName);
-    return (ports.count() > 0);
+    // See if configured port (if any) is present
+    if(changed) {
+        int idx = _ui.portName->count() - 1;
+        if(!_config->portName().isEmpty()) {
+            idx = _ui.portName->findData(QVariant(_config->portName()));
+            if(idx < 0) {
+                idx = 0;
+            }
+        }
+        _ui.portName->setCurrentIndex(idx);
+        if(_ui.portName->count() > 0) {
+            _ui.portName->setEditText(_ui.portName->itemText(idx));
+        }
+        if(_config->portName().isEmpty()) {
+            setPortName(idx);
+        }
+    }
+    return (_ui.portName->count() > 0);
 }
 
 void SerialConfigurationWindow::enableFlowControl(bool flow)
@@ -221,16 +232,13 @@ void SerialConfigurationWindow::setParityEven(bool accept)
     if (accept) _config->setParity(QSerialPort::EvenParity);
 }
 
-void SerialConfigurationWindow::setPortName(QString port)
+void SerialConfigurationWindow::setPortName(int index)
 {
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-    port = port.split("-").first();
-#endif
-    port = port.trimmed();
-    if (_config->portName() != port) {
-        _config->setPortName(port);
+    // Get the full port name and store it in the config
+    QString pname = _ui.portName->itemData(index).toString();
+    if (_config->portName() != pname) {
+        _config->setPortName(pname);
     }
-    userConfigured = true;
 }
 
 void SerialConfigurationWindow::setBaudRate(int index)

src/ui/SerialConfigurationWindow.h

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public slots:
     void setParityNone(bool accept);
     void setParityOdd(bool accept);
     void setParityEven(bool accept);
-    void setPortName(QString port);
+    void setPortName(int index);
     void setBaudRate(int index);
     void setDataBits(int bits);
     void setStopBits(int bits);
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ protected:
     bool userConfigured; ///< Switch to detect if current values are user-selected and shouldn't be overriden
 
 private:
-
-    bool                  _userConfigured;
     Ui::serialSettings    _ui;
     SerialConfiguration*  _config;
     QTimer*               _portCheckTimer;

src/ui/SerialSettings.ui

@@ -32,16 +32,19 @@
         </size>
        </property>
        <property name="toolTip">
-        <string>The serial port to which the system is connected. All ports listed here should work.</string>
+        <string>The serial port to which the system is connected.</string>
        </property>
        <property name="statusTip">
-        <string>The serial port to which the system is connected. All ports listed here should work.</string>
+        <string>The serial port to which the system is connected.</string>
        </property>
        <property name="whatsThis">
-        <string>The serial port to which the system is connected. All ports listed here should work.</string>
+        <string>The serial port to which the system is connected.</string>
        </property>
        <property name="editable">
-        <bool>true</bool>
+        <bool>false</bool>
+       </property>
+       <property name="maxCount">
+        <number>100</number>
        </property>
        <property name="sizeAdjustPolicy">
         <enum>QComboBox::AdjustToContents</enum>