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+-- Control MiniCheetah motor driver over CAN
+-- https://os.mbed.com/users/benkatz/code/HKC_MiniCheetah/docs/tip/CAN__com_8cpp_source.html
+
+-- Load CAN driver with a buffer size of 20
+local driver = CAN.get_device(20)
+
+local target_ID = uint32_t(1)
+
+local pos_max = 12.5
+local vel_max = 65
+local Kp_min = 0
+local Kp_max = 500
+local Kd_min = 0
+local kd_max = 5
+local torque_max = 18
+
+local position_des = 0
+local position_inc = 0.01
+
+-- convert decimal to int within given range and width
+function to_uint(val, min, max, bits)
+  local range = max - min
+  local int_range = 0
+  for i = 0, bits - 1 do
+    int_range = int_range | (1 << i)
+  end
+  return math.floor((((val - min)/range) * int_range) + 0.5)
+end
+
+-- convert int to decimal within given range and width
+function from_uint(val, min, max, bits)
+  local range = max - min
+  local int_range = 0
+  for i = 0, bits - 1 do
+    int_range = int_range | (1 << i)
+  end
+  return ((val / int_range) * range) + min
+end
+
+-- send a motor command
+function send(position, velocity, Kp, Kd, torque)
+
+  -- 16 bit position command, between -4*pi and 4*pi
+  -- 12 bit velocity command, between -30 and + 30 rad/s
+  -- 12 bit kp, between 0 and 500 N-m/rad
+  -- 12 bit kd, between 0 and 100 N-m*s/rad
+  -- 12 bit feed forward torque, between -18 and 18 N-m
+
+  -- range check
+  assert(math.abs(position) <= pos_max, "position out of range")
+  assert(math.abs(velocity) <= vel_max, "velocity out of range")
+  assert((Kp >= Kp_min) and (Kp <= Kp_max), "Kp out of range")
+  assert((Kd >= Kd_min) and (Kd <= kd_max), "Kd out of range")
+  assert(math.abs(torque) <= torque_max, "torque out of range")
+
+  -- convert from decimal to integer
+  position = to_uint(position, -pos_max,    pos_max,    16)
+  velocity = to_uint(velocity, -vel_max,    vel_max,    12)
+  Kp       = to_uint(Kp,        Kp_min,     Kp_max,     12)
+  Kd       = to_uint(Kd,        Kd_min,     kd_max,     12)
+  torque   = to_uint(torque,   -torque_max, torque_max, 12)
+
+  msg = CANFrame()
+  msg:id(target_ID)
+
+  -- 0: [position[15-8]]
+  msg:data(0, position >> 8)
+
+  -- 1: [position[7-0]] 
+  msg:data(1, position & 0xFF)
+
+  -- 2: [velocity[11-4]]
+  msg:data(2, velocity >> 4)
+
+  -- 3: [velocity[3-0], kp[11-8]]
+  msg:data(3, ((velocity << 4) | (Kp >> 8)) & 0xFF)
+
+  -- 4: [kp[7-0]]
+  msg:data(4, Kp & 0xFF)
+
+  -- 5: [kd[11-4]]
+  msg:data(5, Kd >> 4)
+
+  -- 6: [kd[3-0], torque[11-8]]
+  msg:data(6, ((Kd << 4) | (torque >> 8)) & 0xFF)
+
+  -- 7: [torque[7-0]]
+  msg:data(7, torque & 0xFF)
+
+  -- sending 8 bytes of data
+  msg:dlc(8)
+
+  -- write the frame with a 10000us timeout
+  driver:write_frame(msg, 10000)
+
+end
+
+-- send command to enable motor
+function enable()
+  msg = CANFrame()
+
+  msg:id(target_ID)
+
+  msg:data(0, 0xFF)
+  msg:data(1, 0xFF)
+  msg:data(2, 0xFF)
+  msg:data(3, 0xFF)
+  msg:data(4, 0xFF)
+  msg:data(5, 0xFF)
+  msg:data(6, 0xFF)
+  msg:data(7, 0xFC)
+
+  msg:dlc(8)
+
+  driver:write_frame(msg, 10000)
+end
+
+-- send command to disable motor
+function disable()
+  msg = CANFrame()
+
+  msg:id(target_ID)
+
+  msg:data(0, 0xFF)
+  msg:data(1, 0xFF)
+  msg:data(2, 0xFF)
+  msg:data(3, 0xFF)
+  msg:data(4, 0xFF)
+  msg:data(5, 0xFF)
+  msg:data(6, 0xFF)
+  msg:data(7, 0xFD)
+
+  msg:dlc(8)
+
+  driver:write_frame(msg, 10000)
+end
+
+-- send command to zero motor
+function zero()
+  msg = CANFrame()
+
+  msg:id(target_ID)
+
+  msg:data(0, 0xFF)
+  msg:data(1, 0xFF)
+  msg:data(2, 0xFF)
+  msg:data(3, 0xFF)
+  msg:data(4, 0xFF)
+  msg:data(5, 0xFF)
+  msg:data(6, 0xFF)
+  msg:data(7, 0xFE)
+
+  msg:dlc(8)
+
+  driver:write_frame(msg, 10000)
+end
+
+-- receive data from motor
+function receive()
+
+    -- Read a message from the buffer
+    frame = driver:read_frame()
+
+    -- noting waiting, return early
+    if not frame then
+      return
+    end
+
+  -- 8 bit ID
+  -- 16 bit position, between -4*pi and 4*pi
+  -- 12 bit velocity, between -30 and + 30 rad/s
+  -- 12 bit current, between -40 and 40;
+
+  -- 0: [ID[7-0]]
+  -- 1: [position[15-8]]
+  -- 2: [position[7-0]]
+  -- 3: [velocity[11-4]]
+  -- 4: [velocity[3-0], current[11-8]]
+  -- 5: [current[7-0]]
+
+  local ID = frame:data(0)
+  local position = (frame:data(1) << 8) | frame:data(2)
+  local velocity = (frame:data(3) << 4) | (frame:data(4) >> 4)
+  local current = ( (frame:data(4) << 8) | frame:data(5)) & 0xFFF
+
+  -- from integer to decimal
+  position = from_uint(position, -pos_max,    pos_max,    16)
+  velocity = from_uint(velocity, -vel_max,    vel_max,    12)
+  current  = from_uint(current,  -torque_max, torque_max, 12)
+
+  return ID, position, velocity, current
+
+end
+
+function update()
+
+  send(position_des, 0, 100, 1, 0)
+
+  local ID, position, velocity, current = receive()
+  if ID then
+    gcs:send_named_float('POS',position)
+    gcs:send_named_float('VEL',velocity)
+    gcs:send_named_float('CUR',current)
+  end
+
+  position_des = position_des + position_inc
+
+  if position_des > pos_max then
+    position_inc = -math.abs(position_inc)
+    position_des = pos_max
+  end
+  if position_des < -pos_max then
+    position_inc = math.abs(position_inc)
+    position_des = -pos_max
+  end
+
+  return update, 10
+
+end
+
+function init()
+  enable()
+  return update, 100
+end
+
+return init, 1000