Parameter xml metadata in .px4

Tools/px_mkfw.py

@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ parser.add_argument("--version",	action="store", help="set a version string")
 parser.add_argument("--summary",	action="store", help="set a brief description")
 parser.add_argument("--description",	action="store", help="set a longer description")
 parser.add_argument("--git_identity",	action="store", help="the working directory to check for git identity")
+parser.add_argument("--parameter_xml",	action="store", help="the parameters.xml file")
 parser.add_argument("--image",		action="store", help="the firmware image")
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
@@ -101,6 +102,10 @@ if args.git_identity != None:
 	p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE).stdout
 	desc['git_identity']	= str(p.read().strip())
 	p.close()
+if args.parameter_xml != None:
+	f = open(args.parameter_xml, "rb")
+	bytes = f.read()
+	desc['parameter_xml'] = base64.b64encode(zlib.compress(bytes,9)).decode('utf-8')
 if args.image != None:
 	f = open(args.image, "rb")
 	bytes = f.read()

makefiles/config_px4fmu-v1_default.mk

@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ MODULES		+= lib/launchdetection
 # Hardware test
 #MODULES			+= examples/hwtest
 
+# Generate parameter XML file
+GEN_PARAM_XML = 1
+
 #
 # Transitional support - add commands from the NuttX export archive.
 #

makefiles/config_px4fmu-v2_default.mk

@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ MODULES		+= modules/bottle_drop
 # Hardware test
 #MODULES			+= examples/hwtest
 
+# Generate parameter XML file
+GEN_PARAM_XML = 1
+
 #
 # Transitional support - add commands from the NuttX export archive.
 #

makefiles/firmware.mk

@@ -467,6 +467,7 @@ endif
 PRODUCT_BUNDLE		 = $(WORK_DIR)firmware.px4
 PRODUCT_BIN		 = $(WORK_DIR)firmware.bin
 PRODUCT_ELF		 = $(WORK_DIR)firmware.elf
+PRODUCT_PARAMXML = $(WORK_DIR)/parameters.xml
 
 .PHONY:			firmware
 firmware:		$(PRODUCT_BUNDLE)
@@ -497,9 +498,17 @@ $(filter %.S.o,$(OBJS)): $(WORK_DIR)%.S.o: %.S $(GLOBAL_DEPS)
 
 $(PRODUCT_BUNDLE):	$(PRODUCT_BIN)
 	@$(ECHO) %% Generating $@
+ifdef GEN_PARAM_XML
+	python $(PX4_BASE)/Tools/px_process_params.py --src-path $(PX4_BASE)/src --xml
 	$(Q) $(MKFW) --prototype $(IMAGE_DIR)/$(BOARD).prototype \
 		--git_identity $(PX4_BASE) \
+		--parameter_xml $(PRODUCT_PARAMXML) \
 		--image $< > $@
+else
+	$(Q) $(MKFW) --prototype $(IMAGE_DIR)/$(BOARD).prototype \
+		--git_identity $(PX4_BASE) \
+		--image $< > $@
+endif
 
 $(PRODUCT_BIN):		$(PRODUCT_ELF)
 	$(call SYM_TO_BIN,$<,$@)