Modified SerialLink.cc so that it follows the same cross-platform restrictions as the QSerialPort library it relies on.
Windows compilation was broken during 94e91013, which is what prompted this refactoring.

Introduced persistence in RGBDview, needs debugging, fixed a bug in param reading in the simulator, pushed message sender a bit forward, not working yet

Refactored part of MAVLinkProtocol::receiveBytes() as I was trying to debug within it. Nothing major, though I did remove an unnecessary loop.

Code changes to reflect new header information (sysid, compid, timestamp) in protobuf messages. Added protobuf message timeout; old messages will not be visualized. Fixed getParameterValue in ParamManager; the method can segfault if the component id or parameter id is not valid.

Enabled visualization of point cloud data via Protocol Buffers serialization and extended_mavlink_message.

Minor cleanup, fixed a bug where the serial port would not connect on first application launch on Linux

Fixed roll angle in Google earth, still not smooth. Fixed a number of threading issues. Fixed all custom widget related bugs. Improved MAVLink decoder. Reduced CPU usage substantially across all views

Set the remote address of the xbee via the xbeeconfiguration window and save last address in a txt file. Xbeelink ist still hardcoded to work with series2 xbees