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Oleg Semyonov 8f977a4411 Final step: lot of small fixes, last commit in this commit series
This is the first cleanup pass through makefiles and pios.
Probably it is difficult to track changes due to the nature of them.
I would recommend to look at resulting files and compiled code instead.

NOTE: original branch was rebased and lot of conflicts were fixed on
the way. So do not expect that every commit in this series will be
buildable (unlike original branch). Only final result was tested.

The main goal was to remove as much duplication of code (and copy/paste
errors) as possible, moving common parts out of Makefiles. It still is
not perfect, and mostly no code changes made - Makefiles and #ifdefs only.
But please while testing make sure that all code works as before, and no
modules/options are missed by accident.

Brief list of changes:
- Moved common parts of Makefiles into the set of *.mk files.
- Changed method of passing common vars from top Makefile to lower ones.
- Some pios cleanup, mostly #ifdefs, and all pios_config.h files.
- Many obsolete files removed (for instance, AHRS files, op_config.h).
- Many obsolete or unused macros removed or fixed/renamed (ALL_DIGNOSTICS).
- Unified pios_config.h template. Please don't remove lines for board
  configs, only comment/uncomment them. Adding new PIOS options, please
  propagate them to all board files keeping the same order.
- Some formatting, spacing, indentation (no line endings change yet).
- Some cosmetic fixes (no more C:\X\Y\filename.c printings on Windows).
- Added some library.mk files to move libs into AR achives later.
- EntireFlash target now uses cross-platform python script to generate bin
  files. So it works on all supported platforms: Linux, OSX, Windows.
- Top level packaging is completely rewritten. Now it is a part of top
  Makefile. As such, all dependencies are checked and accounted, no
  more 'make -j' problems should occur.
- Default GCS_BUILD_CONF is release now, may be changed if necessary
  using 'make GCS_BUILD_CONF=debug gcs'.
- GCS build paths are separated into debug and release, so no more obj
  file clashes. Packaging system supports only release builds.
- New target is introduced: 'clean_package'. Now 'make package' does not
  clean build directory. Use clean_package instead for distributable builds.
- Targets like 'all', 'opfw_resource', etc now will print extra contex
  in parallel builds too.
- If any of 'package', 'clean_package', 'opfw_resource' targets are given
  on command line, GCS build will depend on the resource, so all fw_*.opfw
  targets will be built and embedded into GCS. By default GCS does not
  depend on resource, and will be built w/o firmware (unless the resource
  files already exist and the Qt resource file is generated).
- fw_simposix (ELF executable) is now packaged for linux. Run'n'play!
- Make help is refined and is now up to date.

Still broken:
- UnitTests, should be fixed
- SimPosix: buildable, but should be reworked.

Next planned passes to do:
- toolchain bootstrapping and packaging (including windows - WIP)
- CMSIS/StdPeriph lib cleanup
- more PIOS cleanup
- move libs into AR archives to save build time
- sim targets refactir and cleanup
- move android-related directories under <top>/android
- unit test targets fix
- source code line ending changes (there are many different, were not changed)
- coding style

Merging this, please use --no-ff git option to make it the real commit point

Conflicts:
	A lot of... :-)
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Short summary of changes. For a complete list see the git log.
2012-11-17
Advanced camera stabilization features.
They include optional manual control input filtering (moved from camera
stabilization to manual control input and now available also for main controls),
optional airframe attitude filtering used by camera stabilization, and optional
camera actuator feed forward to improve gimbal response.
--- RELEASE-12.10.2 --- Mayan Apocalypse Release ---
List of issues resolved in this maintenance release:
http://progress.openpilot.org/issues/?filter=10361
OP-459, OP-545, OP-674, OP-679, OP-685, OP-686, OP-687, OP-690, OP-691,
OP-702, OP-703, OP-714, OP-715, OP-716, OP-721, OP-728, OP-746, OP-748,
OP-749, OP-750, OP-758, OP-759, OP-760
2012-11-12
Implemented smoothing filter for accelerometer data.
Added support for Mode 3 and Mode 4 to the TX Configuration Wizard.
--- RELEASE-12.10.1 ---
2012-10-26
Temporary disabled AutoTune GCS GUI. It was listed as an experimental
feature in the previous release, there were however a few cases where
it did not behave as expected.
--- RELEASE-12.10 ---
2012-10-06
Receiver port can now be configured as PPM *and* PWM inputs.
Pin 1 is PPM, other pins are PWM inputs.
2012-07-27
Added the ability to load stylesheets from external file according to operating system:
macos.qss, linux.qss, windows.qss
Files should be placed inside the app folder.
2012-07-27
Several UI changes.
MixerCurveWidget refactoring, now as a simple and advanced view.
2012-07-27
Added "advanced mode" option to general settings. Right now it only shows the hidden apply buttons.
To enable go to tools->options->General and click one of the checkboxes to give focus to the form,
then press F7
2012-07-27
Made the flight mode switch and accessory pots move according to user input on the input wizard.
2012-07-27
Changed the board pictures on the uploader widget
2012-07-27
Add more verbose debug output on the UAVOBJECTS saving code.
2012-08-11
CopterControl can now emulate an 8-channel USB HID joystick. Primarily,
this lets you use any RC transmitter with flight simulators on your PC.
2012-07-20
AeroSimRC simulator plugin is now included into the Windows distribution
(will be installed into .../OpenPilot/misc/AeroSIM-RC directory). Still
being an experimental development tool, it could be used to play with
HITL version 2. Other platforms include udp_test utility which can be
used to check the connectivity with AeroSimRC plugin running on Windows
machine.
2012-07-10
On Windows the installation mode was changed from per-user to per-machine
(for all users) installation. It is recommended to completely uninstall
previous version before installing new one to remove per-user installed
files. Per-machine installation requires elevated (administrator) previleges
during install. But since the same rights are now required to install
optional CDC driver (virtual communication port), it was deemed acceptable.
2012-06-04
AeroSimRC support merged into next
2012-05-26
VirtualFlybar which allows a more aggressive flight mode than rate mode
support. Also PiroCompensation added.
2012-05-26
Revert some UI changes that didn't work consistently between OSX and Windows.
2012-05-24
Merged the updated firmware for the PipXtreme, thanks to Brian for a lot of
work on this.
2012-05-04
Support for CC3D. This involved changes to various things such as the sensors
being split from AttitudeRaw to Accels,Gyros,Magnetometer. A single firmware
image fw_coptercontrol will run on both CC and CC3D. When compiling the
bootloader one must set the HW_REVISION to the appropriate value. 0x01 is for
CC and 0x02 is for CC3D. If the wrong bootloader is installed the firmware
will not run.
2012-05-02
Reduction in the memory usage due to the UAVObject metadata. Now the update
periods are using a smaller data type and the various flags relating to access
controls and update modes are stored in a bitfield. The UAVObjectBrowser has
not been updated to allow these modes to be easily changed.
2012-03-31
Support for ground vehicle configuration has been added to the the GCS.
2012-02-14
New QML based system to allow more flexible UI. Upgraded stabilization
configuration.
2012-01-02
CC FW now supports USB Virtual Com Port (VCP/CDC) in addition to the original HID interface
New ComUsbBridge module can bridge any serial port to the USB CDC port
CC FW now detects repeated faults during init and boots with default hwsettings
2012-01-02
Added new camera stabilization features: AxisLock mode and LPF.
2011-12-10
Merged a change that sorts the UAVO fields based on size. Because this changes
all of the objects, erase all existing flash files based on this.
2011-11-04
New Spektrum/JR satellite receiver driver implementation.
It now provides explicit selection of DSM2 (and DSMJ), DSMX (10bit) and
DSMX (11bit) serial protocol variations to better serve different frame
and resolution modes. The protocol name used now is DSM instead of
previously used Spektrum to make it less ambiguous when used with JR
2.4GHz radios.
2011-10-20
Inputs can be remapped to outputs to allow up to 10 channels of control. The
receiver inputs remap as follows:
Receiver 3 because output channel 7
Receiver 4 because output channel 8
Receiver 5 because output channel 9
Receiver 6 because output channel 10
2011-10-11
Fix for the Mac telemetry rates and specifically how long enumeration took.
2011-10-08
Make the flash chip need to be have bad magic for a full second before erasing
settings. Should avoid random lost settings.
2011-09-12
Max rate now ONLY applies to attitude and axis lock mode. Manual rate is the
only term that limits the rate mode now (and in axis lock when you push stick
only manual rate applies). Also integrals are reset when unused.
2011-09-09
Some large updates to the input system. Now multiple receivers can be
connected at once. A wizard was added for configuring the input channels. A
specific collective pitch channel was added.
2011-09-04
Improvements to the failsafe handling code for inputs. PWM power off is now
detected properly. Powering on transmitter for Spektrum Satellite no longer
causes a glitch on servos.
2011-08-10
Added Camera Stabilization and a gui to configure this. This is a software
selectable module from the GUI. However, a restart is required to make it
active. The GUI does not currently expose the configuration for using the
transmitter to change the view angle but this is supported by the hardware.
2011-08-10
By default a lot of diagnostic objects that were enabled by default are now
disabled in the build. This include TaskInfo (and all the FreeRTOS options
that provide that debugging information). Also MixerStatus, I2CStatus,
WatchdogStatus and RateDesired. These can be reenabled for debugging with
-DDIAG_ALL.
2011-08-04
Fixed packaging aesthetic issues. Also avoid runtime issues on OSX Lion by
disabling the ModelView and Notify plugins for now (sorry).
2011-07-29
Added support for PPM receivers from James W. Now all 4 interfaces (R/C
standard PWM, combined PPM (MK), Spektrum satellite, Futaba S.Bus) are
supported and configurable through the GCS hardware configuration tab.
2011-07-17
Updated module initialization from Mathieu which separates the initialization
from the task startup. Also implements a method to reclaim unused ram from
initialization and end of memory for the FreeRTOS heap.
2011-07-12
Improvements to the stabilization code. Included a LPF on the gyros to smooth
out noise in high vibration environments. Also two new modes: axis-lock and
weak leveling. Axis-lock will try and hold an axis at a fixed position and
reject any disturbances. This is like heading-hold on a heli for the tail but
can be useful for other axes. Weak leveling is rate mode with a weak
correction to self level the craft - good for easier rate mode flying.
2011-07-07
Dynamic hardware configuration from Stac. The input type is now
selected from ManualControlSettings.InputMode and the aircraft must be rebooted
after changing this. Also for CopterControl the HwSettings object must
indicate which modules are connected to which ports. PPM currently not
working.