Overdrivr / Telemetry-arduino

Arduino interface for Telemetry - a library for data visualization and communication with embedded devices

Telemetry-arduino

Drag-n-drop C++ Arduino wrapper of the Telemetry library.

Telemetry lets you exchange data between an Arduino board and a computer, often through a serial or bluetooth connection, using a convenient interface.

Any exchanged data carries a label, called topic. Topics are used to identify data, and act as a named communication channel.

• Sending data from the Arduino is called publishing.

#include <Telemetry.h>
int32_t i;

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600); // Do not forget to initialize serial
  i = 0;
}

void loop() {
  // Send counter value under topic `foo`
  Telemetry.pub_i32("foo", i);   i++;
}

• Receiving data on the Arduino is done by attaching a variable to a topic. When new data is received under the topic, the attached variable is updated.

#include <Telemetry.h>
float thr;

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
  Telemetry.attach_f32_to("throttle", &thr);
}

void loop() {
  // thr is updated here, if new data is received under `throttle`
  Telemetry.update();
}

Installation

1. Dowload Telemetry-arduino.zip from the latest release
2. Unzip into your Arduino library folder
3. Start Arduino IDE, go into Sketch->Include Library->Telemetry

On the computer

As soon as a device publishes data, it is possible to leverage the power of the Pytelemetry Command Line Interface .

This terminal application lets you interact with the device, using simple commands.

Opening a live plot is as simple as

:> plot someTopic

Central documentation

• TODO : API Reference
• Overview of the library
• Protocol description
• A non-exhaustive list of all the awesome features

All the information can be found from the Wiki Home.