Merge branch 'next' of ssh://gitolite@git.openpilot.org/OpenPilot.git into MikeL_ConfigVehicle

Makefile

@@ -518,6 +518,7 @@ uavobjects_clean:
 
 # $(1) = Canonical board name all in lower case (e.g. coptercontrol)
 # $(2) = Name of board used in source tree (e.g. CopterControl)
+# $(3) = Short name for board (e.g CC)
 define FW_TEMPLATE
 .PHONY: $(1) fw_$(1)
 $(1): fw_$(1)_opfw
@@ -528,6 +529,8 @@ fw_$(1)_%: uavobjects_flight
 	$(V1) cd $(ROOT_DIR)/flight/$(2) && \
 		$$(MAKE) -r --no-print-directory \
 		BOARD_NAME=$(1) \
+		BOARD_SHORT_NAME=$(3) \
+		BUILD_TYPE=fw \
 		TCHAIN_PREFIX="$(ARM_SDK_PREFIX)" \
 		REMOVE_CMD="$(RM)" OOCD_EXE="$(OPENOCD)" \
 		$$*
@@ -551,6 +554,8 @@ bl_$(1)_%:
 	$(V1) cd $(ROOT_DIR)/flight/Bootloaders/$(2) && \
 		$$(MAKE) -r --no-print-directory \
 		BOARD_NAME=$(1) \
+		BOARD_SHORT_NAME=$(3) \
+		BUILD_TYPE=bl \
 		TCHAIN_PREFIX="$(ARM_SDK_PREFIX)" \
 		REMOVE_CMD="$(RM)" OOCD_EXE="$(OPENOCD)" \
 		$$*
@@ -585,6 +590,8 @@ bu_$(1)_%: bl_$(1)_bino
 	$(V1) cd $(ROOT_DIR)/flight/Bootloaders/BootloaderUpdater && \
 		$$(MAKE) -r --no-print-directory \
 		BOARD_NAME=$(1) \
+		BOARD_SHORT_NAME=$(3) \
+		BUILD_TYPE=bu \
 		TCHAIN_PREFIX="$(ARM_SDK_PREFIX)" \
 		REMOVE_CMD="$(RM)" OOCD_EXE="$(OPENOCD)" \
 		$$*
@@ -600,11 +607,13 @@ define EF_TEMPLATE
 .PHONY: ef_$(1)
 ef_$(1): ef_$(1)_bin
 
-ef_$(1)_%: bl_$(1)_bin fw_$(1)_bin
+ef_$(1)_%: bl_$(1)_bin fw_$(1)_opfw
 	$(V1) mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)/ef_$(1)/dep
 	$(V1) cd $(ROOT_DIR)/flight/EntireFlash && \
 		$$(MAKE) -r --no-print-directory \
 		BOARD_NAME=$(1) \
+		BOARD_SHORT_NAME=$(3) \
+		BUILD_TYPE=ef \
 		TCHAIN_PREFIX="$(ARM_SDK_PREFIX)" \
 		DFU_CMD="$(DFUUTIL_DIR)/bin/dfu-util" \
 		$$*
@@ -615,6 +624,19 @@ ef_$(1)_clean:
 	$(V1) $(RM) -fr $(BUILD_DIR)/ef_$(1)
 endef
 
+# When building any of the "all_*" targets, tell all sub makefiles to display
+# additional details on each line of output to describe which build and target
+# that each line applies to.
+ifneq ($(strip $(filter all_%,$(MAKECMDGOALS))),)
+export ENABLE_MSG_EXTRA := yes
+endif
+
+# When building more than one goal in a single make invocation, also
+# enable the extra context for each output line
+ifneq ($(word 2,$(MAKECMDGOALS)),)
+export ENABLE_MSG_EXTRA := yes
+endif
+
 # $(1) = Canonical board name all in lower case (e.g. coptercontrol)
 define BOARD_PHONY_TEMPLATE
 .PHONY: all_$(1)
@@ -632,6 +654,12 @@ endef
 
 ALL_BOARDS := coptercontrol pipxtreme simposix
 
+# SimPosix only builds on Linux so drop it from the list for
+# all other platforms.
+ifneq ($(UNAME), Linux)
+ALL_BOARDS  := $(filter-out simposix, $(ALL_BOARDS))
+endif
+
 # Friendly names of each board (used to find source tree)
 coptercontrol_friendly := CopterControl
 pipxtreme_friendly     := PipXtreme
@@ -644,6 +672,13 @@ ifneq ($(UNAME), Linux)
 ALL_BOARDS  := $(filter-out simposix, $(ALL_BOARDS))
 endif
 
+# Short hames of each board (used to display board name in parallel builds)
+coptercontrol_short    := 'cc  '
+pipxtreme_short        := 'pipx'
+revolution_short       := 'revo'
+simposix_short         := 'posx'
+osd_short              := 'osd '
+
 # Start out assuming that we'll build fw, bl and bu for all boards
 FW_BOARDS  := $(ALL_BOARDS)
 BL_BOARDS  := $(ALL_BOARDS)
@@ -655,6 +690,12 @@ EF_BOARDS  := $(ALL_BOARDS)
 BL_BOARDS  := $(filter-out ins, $(BL_BOARDS))
 BU_BOARDS  := $(filter-out ins, $(BU_BOARDS))
 
+# SimPosix doesn't have a BL, BU or EF target so we need to
+# filter them out to prevent errors on the all_flight target.
+BL_BOARDS  := $(filter-out simposix, $(BL_BOARDS))
+BU_BOARDS  := $(filter-out simposix, $(BU_BOARDS))
+EF_BOARDS  := $(filter-out simposix, $(EF_BOARDS))
+
 # Generate the targets for whatever boards are left in each list
 FW_TARGETS := $(addprefix fw_, $(FW_BOARDS))
 BL_TARGETS := $(addprefix bl_, $(BL_BOARDS))
@@ -674,7 +715,7 @@ all_bu:        $(addsuffix _opfw,  $(BU_TARGETS))
 all_bu_clean:  $(addsuffix _clean, $(BU_TARGETS))
 
 .PHONY: all_ef all_ef_clean
-all_ef:        $(EF_TARGETS))
+all_ef:        $(EF_TARGETS)
 all_ef_clean:  $(addsuffix _clean, $(EF_TARGETS))
 
 .PHONY: all_flight all_flight_clean
@@ -685,16 +726,16 @@ all_flight_clean: all_fw_clean all_bl_clean all_bu_clean all_ef_clean
 $(foreach board, $(ALL_BOARDS), $(eval $(call BOARD_PHONY_TEMPLATE,$(board))))
 
 # Expand the bootloader updater rules
-$(foreach board, $(ALL_BOARDS), $(eval $(call BU_TEMPLATE,$(board),$($(board)_friendly))))
+$(foreach board, $(ALL_BOARDS), $(eval $(call BU_TEMPLATE,$(board),$($(board)_friendly),$($(board)_short))))
 
 # Expand the firmware rules
-$(foreach board, $(ALL_BOARDS), $(eval $(call FW_TEMPLATE,$(board),$($(board)_friendly))))
+$(foreach board, $(ALL_BOARDS), $(eval $(call FW_TEMPLATE,$(board),$($(board)_friendly),$($(board)_short))))
 
 # Expand the bootloader rules
-$(foreach board, $(ALL_BOARDS), $(eval $(call BL_TEMPLATE,$(board),$($(board)_friendly))))
+$(foreach board, $(ALL_BOARDS), $(eval $(call BL_TEMPLATE,$(board),$($(board)_friendly),$($(board)_short))))
 
 # Expand the entire-flash rules
-$(foreach board, $(ALL_BOARDS), $(eval $(call EF_TEMPLATE,$(board),$($(board)_friendly))))
+$(foreach board, $(ALL_BOARDS), $(eval $(call EF_TEMPLATE,$(board),$($(board)_friendly),$($(board)_short))))
 
 .PHONY: sim_win32
 sim_win32: sim_win32_exe

flight/EntireFlash/Makefile

@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ bin: $(OUTDIR)/$(TARGET).bin
 
 FW_PAD = $(shell echo $$[$(FW_BANK_BASE)-$(BL_BANK_BASE)-$(BL_BANK_SIZE)])
 $(OUTDIR)/$(TARGET).pad:
-	$(V0) @echo " PADDING    $@"
+	$(V0) @echo $(MSG_PADDING) $@
 	$(V1) dd status=noxfer if=/dev/zero count=$(FW_PAD) bs=1 2>/dev/null | tr '\000' '\377' > $@
 
 BL_BIN = $(TOP)/build/bl_$(BOARD_NAME)/bl_$(BOARD_NAME).bin
 FW_BIN = $(TOP)/build/fw_$(BOARD_NAME)/fw_$(BOARD_NAME).bin
 $(OUTDIR)/$(TARGET).bin: $(BL_BIN) $(FW_BIN) $(OUTDIR)/$(TARGET).pad
-	$(V0) @echo " FLASH IMG  $@"
+	$(V0) @echo $(MSG_FLASH_IMG) $@
 	$(V1) cat $(BL_BIN) $(OUTDIR)/$(TARGET).pad $(FW_BIN) > $@
 
 .PHONY: dfu

flight/Modules/Actuator/actuator.c

@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ static xTaskHandle taskHandle;
 static float lastResult[MAX_MIX_ACTUATORS]={0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0};
 static float lastFilteredResult[MAX_MIX_ACTUATORS]={0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0};
 static float filterAccumulator[MAX_MIX_ACTUATORS]={0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0};
-
+// used to inform the actuator thread that actuator update rate is changed
+static uint8_t updateRateChanged = 0;
 
 // Private functions
 static void actuatorTask(void* parameters);
@@ -76,10 +77,12 @@ static int16_t scaleChannel(float value, int16_t max, int16_t min, int16_t neutr
 static void setFailsafe();
 static float MixerCurve(const float throttle, const float* curve, uint8_t elements);
 static bool set_channel(uint8_t mixer_channel, uint16_t value);
+static void change_update_rate();
 float ProcessMixer(const int index, const float curve1, const float curve2,
 		   MixerSettingsData* mixerSettings, ActuatorDesiredData* desired,
 		   const float period);
 
+static uint16_t lastChannelUpdateFreq[ACTUATORSETTINGS_CHANNELUPDATEFREQ_NUMELEM] = {0,0,0,0};
 //this structure is equivalent to the UAVObjects for one mixer.
 typedef struct {
 	uint8_t type;
@@ -157,9 +160,8 @@ static void actuatorTask(void* parameters)
 	int16_t ChannelMax[ACTUATORCOMMAND_CHANNEL_NUMELEM];
 	int16_t ChannelMin[ACTUATORCOMMAND_CHANNEL_NUMELEM];
 	int16_t ChannelNeutral[ACTUATORCOMMAND_CHANNEL_NUMELEM];
-	uint16_t ChannelUpdateFreq[ACTUATORSETTINGS_CHANNELUPDATEFREQ_NUMELEM];
+
-	ActuatorSettingsChannelUpdateFreqGet(ChannelUpdateFreq);
+	change_update_rate();
-	PIOS_Servo_SetHz(&ChannelUpdateFreq[0], ACTUATORSETTINGS_CHANNELUPDATEFREQ_NUMELEM);
 	
 	float * status = (float *)&mixerStatus; //access status objects as an array of floats
 
@@ -179,6 +181,12 @@ static void actuatorTask(void* parameters)
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		if(updateRateChanged!=0)
+		{
+			change_update_rate();
+			updateRateChanged=0;
+		}
+		
 		// Check how long since last update
 		thisSysTime = xTaskGetTickCount();
 		if(thisSysTime > lastSysTime) // reuse dt in case of wraparound
@@ -547,10 +555,27 @@ static void setFailsafe()
 static void actuator_update_rate(UAVObjEvent * ev)
 {
 	uint16_t ChannelUpdateFreq[ACTUATORSETTINGS_CHANNELUPDATEFREQ_NUMELEM];
-	if ( ev->obj == ActuatorSettingsHandle() ) {
+	// ActuatoSettings are not changed 
+	if ( ev->obj != ActuatorSettingsHandle() )
+		return;
+	
 	ActuatorSettingsChannelUpdateFreqGet(ChannelUpdateFreq);
+	// check if the any rate setting is changed 	
+	if (lastChannelUpdateFreq[0]!=0 && memcmp(&lastChannelUpdateFreq[0], &ChannelUpdateFreq[0], sizeof(int16_t) * ACTUATORSETTINGS_CHANNELUPDATEFREQ_NUMELEM) ==0)
+		return;
+		// signal to the actuator task that ChannelUpdateFreq are changed 
+	updateRateChanged = 1;	
+}
+/**
+ * @brief Change the update rates according to the ActuatorSettingsChannelUpdateFreq.
+ */
+static void change_update_rate()
+{
+	uint16_t ChannelUpdateFreq[ACTUATORSETTINGS_CHANNELUPDATEFREQ_NUMELEM];
+	// save the new rates 
+	ActuatorSettingsChannelUpdateFreqGet(ChannelUpdateFreq);
+	memcpy(lastChannelUpdateFreq, ChannelUpdateFreq, sizeof(int16_t) * ACTUATORSETTINGS_CHANNELUPDATEFREQ_NUMELEM);
 	PIOS_Servo_SetHz(&ChannelUpdateFreq[0], ACTUATORSETTINGS_CHANNELUPDATEFREQ_NUMELEM);
-	}
 }
 
 #if defined(ARCH_POSIX) || defined(ARCH_WIN32)

flight/PiOS/Common/pios_flash_jedec.c

@@ -331,10 +331,10 @@ int32_t PIOS_Flash_Jedec_EraseChip()
 	// Keep polling when bus is busy too
 	int i = 0;
 	while(PIOS_Flash_Jedec_Busy() != 0) {
-#if defined(PIOS_INCLUDE_FREERTOS)
+#if defined(FLASH_FREERTOS)
 		vTaskDelay(1);
 #endif
-		if ((i++) % 100 == 0)
+		if ((i++) % 10000 == 0)
 			PIOS_LED_Toggle(PIOS_LED_HEARTBEAT);
 	
 }

ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/hitlv2/hitlv2.pro

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 TEMPLATE = lib
-TARGET = HITLV2
+TARGET = HITLv2
 QT += network
 include(../../openpilotgcsplugin.pri)
 include(hitlv2_dependencies.pri)

ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/serialconnection/serialplugin.cpp

@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ QList <Core::IConnection::device> SerialConnection::availableDevices()
         foreach( QextPortInfo port, ports ) {
            device d;
            d.displayName=port.friendName;
-           d.name=port.friendName;
+           d.name=port.physName;
            list.append(d);
         }
     }
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ QIODevice *SerialConnection::openDevice(const QString &deviceName)
     }
     QList<QextPortInfo> ports = QextSerialEnumerator::getPorts();
     foreach( QextPortInfo port, ports ) {
-           if(port.friendName == deviceName)
+           if(port.physName == deviceName)
             {
             //we need to handle port settings here...
             PortSettings set;

ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/uavobjectbrowser/treeitem.cpp

@@ -27,6 +27,77 @@
 
 #include "treeitem.h"
 
+/* Constructor */
+HighLightManager::HighLightManager(long checkingInterval)
+{
+    // Start the timer and connect it to the callback
+    m_expirationTimer.start(checkingInterval);
+    connect(&m_expirationTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(checkItemsExpired()));
+}
+
+/*
+ * Called to add item to list. Item is only added if absent.
+ * Returns true if item was added, otherwise false.
+ */
+bool HighLightManager::add(TreeItem *itemToAdd)
+{
+    // Lock to ensure thread safety
+    QMutexLocker locker(&m_listMutex);
+
+    // Check so that the item isn't already in the list
+    if(!m_itemsList.contains(itemToAdd))
+    {
+        m_itemsList.append(itemToAdd);
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Called to remove item from list.
+ * Returns true if item was removed, otherwise false.
+ */
+bool HighLightManager::remove(TreeItem *itemToRemove)
+{
+    // Lock to ensure thread safety
+    QMutexLocker locker(&m_listMutex);
+
+    // Remove item and return result
+    return m_itemsList.removeOne(itemToRemove);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Callback called periodically by the timer.
+ * This method checks for expired highlights and
+ * removes them if they are expired.
+ * Expired highlights are restored.
+ */
+void HighLightManager::checkItemsExpired()
+{
+    // Lock to ensure thread safety
+    QMutexLocker locker(&m_listMutex);
+
+    // Get a mutable iterator for the list
+    QMutableLinkedListIterator<TreeItem*> iter(m_itemsList);
+
+    // This is the timestamp to compare with
+    QTime now = QTime::currentTime();
+
+    // Loop over all items, check if they expired.
+    while(iter.hasNext())
+    {
+        TreeItem* item = iter.next();
+        if(item->getHiglightExpires() < now)
+        {
+            // If expired, call removeHighlight
+            item->removeHighlight();
+
+            // Remove from list since it is restored.
+            iter.remove();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 int TreeItem::m_highlightTimeMs = 500;
 
 TreeItem::TreeItem(const QList<QVariant> &data, TreeItem *parent) :
@@ -36,7 +107,6 @@ TreeItem::TreeItem(const QList<QVariant> &data, TreeItem *parent) :
         m_highlight(false),
         m_changed(false)
 {
-    connect(&m_timer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(removeHighlight()));
 }
 
 TreeItem::TreeItem(const QVariant &data, TreeItem *parent) :
@@ -46,7 +116,6 @@ TreeItem::TreeItem(const QVariant &data, TreeItem *parent) :
         m_changed(false)
 {
     m_data << data << "" << "";
-    connect(&m_timer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(removeHighlight()));
 }
 
 TreeItem::~TreeItem()
@@ -108,21 +177,50 @@ void TreeItem::apply() {
         child->apply();
 }
 
+/*
+ * Called after a value has changed to trigger highlightning of tree item.
+ */
 void TreeItem::setHighlight(bool highlight) {
     m_highlight = highlight;
     m_changed = false;
     if (highlight) {
-        if (m_timer.isActive()) {
+        // Update the expires timestamp
-            m_timer.stop();
+        m_highlightExpires = QTime::currentTime().addMSecs(m_highlightTimeMs);
-        }
+
-        m_timer.setSingleShot(true);
+        // Add to highlightmanager
-        m_timer.start(m_highlightTimeMs);
+        if(m_highlightManager->add(this))
-    }
+        {
+            // Only emit signal if it was added
             emit updateHighlight(this);
+        }
+    }
+    else if(m_highlightManager->remove(this))
+    {
+        // Only emit signal if it was removed
+        emit updateHighlight(this);
+    }
+
+    // If we have a parent, call recursively to update highlight status of parents.
+    // This will ensure that the root of a leaf that is changed also is highlighted.
+    // Only updates that really changes values will trigger highlight of parents.
+    if(m_parent)
+    {
+        m_parent->setHighlight(highlight);
+    }
 }
 
 void TreeItem::removeHighlight() {
     m_highlight = false;
-    update();
+    //update();
     emit updateHighlight(this);
 }
+
+void TreeItem::setHighlightManager(HighLightManager *mgr)
+{
+    m_highlightManager = mgr;
+}
+
+QTime TreeItem::getHiglightExpires()
+{
+    return m_highlightExpires;
+}

ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/uavobjectbrowser/treeitem.h

@@ -32,10 +32,58 @@
 #include "uavmetaobject.h"
 #include "uavobjectfield.h"
 #include <QtCore/QList>
+#include <QtCore/QLinkedList>
 #include <QtCore/QVariant>
+#include <QtCore/QTime>
 #include <QtCore/QTimer>
 #include <QtCore/QObject>
+#include <QtCore/QDebug>
 
+class TreeItem;
+
+/*
+* Small utility class that handles the higlighting of
+* tree grid items.
+* Basicly it maintains all items due to be restored to
+* non highlighted state in a linked list.
+* A timer traverses this list periodically to find out
+* if any of the items should be restored. All items are
+* updated withan expiration timestamp when they expires.
+* An item that is beeing restored is removed from the
+* list and its removeHighlight() method is called. Items
+* that are not expired are left in the list til next time.
+* Items that are updated during the expiration time are
+* left untouched in the list. This reduces unwanted emits
+* of signals to the repaint/update function.
+*/
+class HighLightManager : public QObject
+{
+Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    // Constructor taking the checking interval in ms.
+    HighLightManager(long checkingInterval);
+
+    // This is called when an item has been set to
+    // highlighted = true.
+    bool add(TreeItem* itemToAdd);
+
+    //This is called when an item is set to highlighted = false;
+    bool remove(TreeItem* itemToRemove);
+
+private slots:
+    // Timer callback method.
+    void checkItemsExpired();
+
+private:
+    // The timer checking highlight expiration.
+    QTimer m_expirationTimer;
+
+    // The list holding all items due to be updated.
+    QLinkedList<TreeItem*> m_itemsList;
+
+    //Mutex to lock when accessing list.
+    QMutex m_listMutex;
+};
 
 class TreeItem : public QObject
 {
@@ -77,11 +125,16 @@ public:
     inline bool changed() { return m_changed; }
     inline void setChanged(bool changed) { m_changed = changed; }
 
+    virtual void setHighlightManager(HighLightManager* mgr);
+
+    QTime getHiglightExpires();
+
+    virtual void removeHighlight();
+
 signals:
     void updateHighlight(TreeItem*);
 
 private slots:
-    void removeHighlight();
 
 private:
     QList<TreeItem*> m_children;
@@ -91,7 +144,8 @@ private:
     TreeItem *m_parent;
     bool m_highlight;
     bool m_changed;
-    QTimer m_timer;
+    QTime m_highlightExpires;
+    HighLightManager* m_highlightManager;
 public:
     static const int dataColumn = 1;
 private:

ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/uavobjectbrowser/uavobjecttreemodel.cpp

@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ UAVObjectTreeModel::UAVObjectTreeModel(QObject *parent) :
     ExtensionSystem::PluginManager *pm = ExtensionSystem::PluginManager::instance();
     UAVObjectManager *objManager = pm->getObject<UAVObjectManager>();
 
+    // Create highlight manager, let it run every 300 ms.
+    m_highlightManager = new HighLightManager(300);
     connect(objManager, SIGNAL(newObject(UAVObject*)), this, SLOT(newObject(UAVObject*)));
     connect(objManager, SIGNAL(newInstance(UAVObject*)), this, SLOT(newObject(UAVObject*)));
 
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ UAVObjectTreeModel::UAVObjectTreeModel(QObject *parent) :
 
 UAVObjectTreeModel::~UAVObjectTreeModel()
 {
+    delete m_highlightManager;
     delete m_rootItem;
 }
 
@@ -67,9 +70,12 @@ void UAVObjectTreeModel::setupModelData(UAVObjectManager *objManager)
     m_rootItem = new TreeItem(rootData);
 
     m_settingsTree = new TopTreeItem(tr("Settings"), m_rootItem);
+    m_settingsTree->setHighlightManager(m_highlightManager);
     m_rootItem->appendChild(m_settingsTree);
     m_nonSettingsTree = new TopTreeItem(tr("Data Objects"), m_rootItem);
+    m_nonSettingsTree->setHighlightManager(m_highlightManager);
     m_rootItem->appendChild(m_nonSettingsTree);
+    m_rootItem->setHighlightManager(m_highlightManager);
     connect(m_settingsTree, SIGNAL(updateHighlight(TreeItem*)), this, SLOT(updateHighlight(TreeItem*)));
     connect(m_nonSettingsTree, SIGNAL(updateHighlight(TreeItem*)), this, SLOT(updateHighlight(TreeItem*)));
 
@@ -96,6 +102,7 @@ void UAVObjectTreeModel::addDataObject(UAVDataObject *obj)
         addInstance(obj, root->child(index));
     } else {
         DataObjectTreeItem *data = new DataObjectTreeItem(obj->getName() + " (" + QString::number(obj->getNumBytes()) + " bytes)");
+        data->setHighlightManager(m_highlightManager);
         connect(data, SIGNAL(updateHighlight(TreeItem*)), this, SLOT(updateHighlight(TreeItem*)));
         int index = root->nameIndex(obj->getName());
         root->insert(index, data);
@@ -110,6 +117,7 @@ void UAVObjectTreeModel::addMetaObject(UAVMetaObject *obj, TreeItem *parent)
 {
     connect(obj, SIGNAL(objectUpdated(UAVObject*)), this, SLOT(highlightUpdatedObject(UAVObject*)));
     MetaObjectTreeItem *meta = new MetaObjectTreeItem(obj, tr("Meta Data"));
+    meta->setHighlightManager(m_highlightManager);
     connect(meta, SIGNAL(updateHighlight(TreeItem*)), this, SLOT(updateHighlight(TreeItem*)));
     foreach (UAVObjectField *field, obj->getFields()) {
         if (field->getNumElements() > 1) {
@@ -132,6 +140,7 @@ void UAVObjectTreeModel::addInstance(UAVObject *obj, TreeItem *parent)
     } else {
         QString name = tr("Instance") +  " " + QString::number(obj->getInstID());
         item = new InstanceTreeItem(obj, name);
+        item->setHighlightManager(m_highlightManager);
         connect(item, SIGNAL(updateHighlight(TreeItem*)), this, SLOT(updateHighlight(TreeItem*)));
         parent->appendChild(item);
     }
@@ -148,6 +157,7 @@ void UAVObjectTreeModel::addInstance(UAVObject *obj, TreeItem *parent)
 void UAVObjectTreeModel::addArrayField(UAVObjectField *field, TreeItem *parent)
 {
     TreeItem *item = new ArrayFieldTreeItem(field->getName());
+    item->setHighlightManager(m_highlightManager);
     connect(item, SIGNAL(updateHighlight(TreeItem*)), this, SLOT(updateHighlight(TreeItem*)));
     for (uint i = 0; i < field->getNumElements(); ++i) {
         addSingleField(i, field, item);
@@ -192,6 +202,7 @@ void UAVObjectTreeModel::addSingleField(int index, UAVObjectField *field, TreeIt
     default:
         Q_ASSERT(false);
     }
+    item->setHighlightManager(m_highlightManager);
     connect(item, SIGNAL(updateHighlight(TreeItem*)), this, SLOT(updateHighlight(TreeItem*)));
     parent->appendChild(item);
 }
@@ -352,7 +363,6 @@ void UAVObjectTreeModel::highlightUpdatedObject(UAVObject *obj)
     Q_ASSERT(obj);
     ObjectTreeItem *item = findObjectTreeItem(obj);
     Q_ASSERT(item);
-    item->setHighlight(true);
     item->update();
     QModelIndex itemIndex = index(item);
     Q_ASSERT(itemIndex != QModelIndex());

ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/uavobjectbrowser/uavobjecttreemodel.h

@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ private:
     int m_recentlyUpdatedTimeout;
     QColor m_recentlyUpdatedColor;
     QColor m_manuallyChangedColor;
+
+    // Highlight manager to handle highlighting of tree items.
+    HighLightManager *m_highlightManager;
 };
 
 #endif // UAVOBJECTTREEMODEL_H

make/firmware-defs.mk

@@ -23,32 +23,41 @@ else
 	quote =
 endif
 
+# Add a board designator to the terse message text
+ifeq ($(ENABLE_MSG_EXTRA),yes)
+	MSG_EXTRA := [$(BUILD_TYPE)|$(BOARD_SHORT_NAME)]
+else
+	MSG_BOARD :=
+endif
+
 # Define Messages
 # English
-MSG_FORMATERROR      := ${quote} Can not handle output-format${quote}
+MSG_FORMATERROR      = ${quote} Can not handle output-format${quote}
-MSG_MODINIT          := ${quote} MODINIT   ${quote}
+MSG_MODINIT          = ${quote} MODINIT   $(MSG_EXTRA) ${quote}
-MSG_SIZE             := ${quote} SIZE      ${quote}
+MSG_SIZE             = ${quote} SIZE      $(MSG_EXTRA) ${quote}
-MSG_LOAD_FILE        := ${quote} BIN/HEX   ${quote}
+MSG_LOAD_FILE        = ${quote} BIN/HEX   $(MSG_EXTRA) ${quote}
-MSG_BIN_OBJ          := ${quote} BINO      ${quote}
+MSG_BIN_OBJ          = ${quote} BINO      $(MSG_EXTRA) ${quote}
-MSG_STRIP_FILE       := ${quote} STRIP     ${quote}
+MSG_STRIP_FILE       = ${quote} STRIP     $(MSG_EXTRA) ${quote}
-MSG_EXTENDED_LISTING := ${quote} LIS       ${quote}
+MSG_EXTENDED_LISTING = ${quote} LIS       $(MSG_EXTRA) ${quote}
-MSG_SYMBOL_TABLE     := ${quote} NM        ${quote}
+MSG_SYMBOL_TABLE     = ${quote} NM        $(MSG_EXTRA) ${quote}
-MSG_LINKING          := ${quote} LD        ${quote}
+MSG_LINKING          = ${quote} LD        $(MSG_EXTRA) ${quote}
-MSG_COMPILING        := ${quote} CC        ${quote}
+MSG_COMPILING        = ${quote} CC        ${MSG_EXTRA} ${quote}
-MSG_COMPILING_ARM    := ${quote} CC-ARM    ${quote}
+MSG_COMPILING_ARM    = ${quote} CC-ARM    $(MSG_EXTRA) ${quote}
-MSG_COMPILINGCPP     := ${quote} CXX       ${quote}
+MSG_COMPILINGCPP     = ${quote} CXX       $(MSG_EXTRA) ${quote}
-MSG_COMPILINGCPP_ARM := ${quote} CXX-ARM   ${quote}
+MSG_COMPILINGCPP_ARM = ${quote} CXX-ARM   $(MSG_EXTRA) ${quote}
-MSG_ASSEMBLING       := ${quote} AS        ${quote}
+MSG_ASSEMBLING       = ${quote} AS        $(MSG_EXTRA) ${quote}
-MSG_ASSEMBLING_ARM   := ${quote} AS-ARM    ${quote}
+MSG_ASSEMBLING_ARM   = ${quote} AS-ARM    $(MSG_EXTRA) ${quote}
-MSG_CLEANING         := ${quote} CLEAN     ${quote}
+MSG_CLEANING         = ${quote} CLEAN     $(MSG_EXTRA) ${quote}
-MSG_ASMFROMC         := ${quote} AS(C)     ${quote}
+MSG_ASMFROMC         = ${quote} AS(C)     $(MSG_EXTRA) ${quote}
-MSG_ASMFROMC_ARM     := ${quote} AS(C)-ARM ${quote}
+MSG_ASMFROMC_ARM     = ${quote} AS(C)-ARM $(MSG_EXTRA) ${quote}
-MSG_PYMITEINIT       := ${quote} PY        ${quote}
+MSG_PYMITEINIT       = ${quote} PY        $(MSG_EXTRA) ${quote}
-MSG_INSTALLING       := ${quote} INSTALL   ${quote}
+MSG_INSTALLING       = ${quote} INSTALL   $(MSG_EXTRA) ${quote}
-MSG_OPFIRMWARE       := ${quote} OPFW      ${quote}
+MSG_OPFIRMWARE       = ${quote} OPFW      $(MSG_EXTRA) ${quote}
-MSG_FWINFO           := ${quote} FWINFO    ${quote}
+MSG_FWINFO           = ${quote} FWINFO    $(MSG_EXTRA) ${quote}
-MSG_JTAG_PROGRAM     := ${quote} JTAG-PGM  ${quote}
+MSG_JTAG_PROGRAM     = ${quote} JTAG-PGM  $(MSG_EXTRA) ${quote}
-MSG_JTAG_WIPE        := ${quote} JTAG-WIPE ${quote}
+MSG_JTAG_WIPE        = ${quote} JTAG-WIPE $(MSG_EXTRA) ${quote}
+MSG_PADDING          = ${quote} PADDING   $(MSG_EXTRA) ${quote}
+MSG_FLASH_IMG        = ${quote} FLASH_IMG $(MSG_EXTRA) ${quote}
 
 toprel = $(subst $(realpath $(TOP))/,,$(abspath $(1)))
 

package/winx86/openpilotgcs.nsi

@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ Section "Shortcuts" InSecShortcuts
   CreateDirectory "$SMPROGRAMS\OpenPilot"
   CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\OpenPilot\OpenPilot GCS.lnk" "$INSTDIR\bin\openpilotgcs.exe" \
 	"" "$INSTDIR\bin\openpilotgcs.exe" 0 "" "" "${PRODUCT_NAME} ${PRODUCT_VERSION}. ${BUILD_DESCRIPTION}"
+  CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\OpenPilot\OpenPilot GCS (clean configuration).lnk" "$INSTDIR\bin\openpilotgcs.exe" \
+	"-clean-config" "$INSTDIR\bin\openpilotgcs.exe" 0 "" "" "${PRODUCT_NAME} ${PRODUCT_VERSION}. ${BUILD_DESCRIPTION}"
   CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\OpenPilot\OpenPilot ChangeLog.lnk" "$INSTDIR\HISTORY.txt" \
 	"" "$INSTDIR\bin\openpilotgcs.exe" 0
   CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\OpenPilot\OpenPilot Website.lnk" "http://www.openpilot.org" \