6 Commits

Author SHA1 Message Date
ryleu
b388275bba clean stuff up a bit to prep for CAN 2026-02-15 17:23:18 -06:00
ryleu
5c0194c543 remove KNOWN_USBS from anchor_node.py 2026-02-15 01:05:37 -06:00
ryleu
809ca71208 remove nested for loops 2026-02-15 01:04:43 -06:00
SHC-ASTRA
225700bb86 tested it on testbed and had to change things 2026-02-15 00:47:20 -06:00
ryleu
4459886fc1 add a mock mode and fix a logic error 2026-02-14 23:16:34 -06:00
ryleu
18fce2c19b worth a shot to see if it works 2026-02-14 21:39:32 -06:00
6 changed files with 316 additions and 274 deletions

1
.envrc
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use flake
[[ -d install ]] && source install/setup.$(echo $0 | grep -oE '[^/]+$')

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(python313.withPackages (
p: with p; [
pyserial
python-can
pygame
scipy
crccheck

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import rclpy
from rclpy.node import Node
from rclpy.executors import ExternalShutdownException
from std_srvs.srv import Empty
from rcl_interfaces.msg import ParameterDescriptor, ParameterType
import signal
import time
import atexit
import serial
import serial.tools.list_ports
import os
from .connector import (
Connector,
MockConnector,
SerialConnector,
CANConnector,
NoValidDeviceException,
NoWorkingDeviceException,
)
from .convert import string_to_viccan
import sys
import threading
import glob
from std_msgs.msg import String, Header
from astra_msgs.msg import VicCAN
KNOWN_USBS = [
(0x2E8A, 0x00C0), # Raspberry Pi Pico
(0x1A86, 0x55D4), # Adafruit Feather ESP32 V2
(0x10C4, 0xEA60), # DOIT ESP32 Devkit V1
(0x1A86, 0x55D3), # ESP32 S3 Development Board
]
class Anchor(Node):
"""
@@ -42,132 +39,61 @@ class Anchor(Node):
- For testing without an actual MCU, publish strings here as if they came from an MCU
* /anchor/to_vic/relay
- Core, Arm, and Bio publish VicCAN messages to this topic to send to the MCU
* /anchor/to_vic/relay_string
- Publish raw strings to this topic to send directly to the MCU for debugging
"""
connector: Connector
def __init__(self):
# Initalize node with name
super().__init__("anchor_node") # previously 'serial_publisher'
super().__init__("anchor_node")
self.serial_port: str | None = None # e.g., "/dev/ttyUSB0"
logger = self.get_logger()
# Serial port override
if port_override := os.getenv("PORT_OVERRIDE"):
self.serial_port = port_override
##################################################
# Serial MCU Discovery
# If there was not a port override, look for a MCU over USB for Serial.
if self.serial_port is None:
comports = serial.tools.list_ports.comports()
real_ports = list(
filter(
lambda p: p.vid is not None
and p.pid is not None
and p.device is not None,
comports,
self.declare_parameter(
"connector",
"auto",
ParameterDescriptor(
name="connector",
description="Declares which MCU connector should be used. Defaults to 'auto'.",
type=ParameterType.PARAMETER_STRING,
additional_constraints="Must be 'serial', 'can', 'mock', or 'auto'.",
),
)
)
recog_ports = list(filter(lambda p: (p.vid, p.pid) in KNOWN_USBS, comports))
if len(recog_ports) == 1: # Found singular recognized MCU
found_port = recog_ports[0]
self.get_logger().info(
f"Selecting MCU '{found_port.description}' at {found_port.device}."
# Determine which connector to use. Options are Mock, Serial, and CAN
connector_select = (
self.get_parameter("connector").get_parameter_value().string_value
)
self.serial_port = found_port.device # String, location of device file; e.g., '/dev/ttyACM0'
elif len(recog_ports) > 1: # Found multiple recognized MCUs
# Kinda jank log message
self.get_logger().error(
f"Found multiple recognized MCUs: {[p.device for p in recog_ports].__str__()}"
)
# Don't set self.serial_port; later if-statement will exit()
elif (
len(recog_ports) == 0 and len(real_ports) > 0
): # Found real ports but none recognized; i.e. maybe found an IMU or camera but not a MCU
self.get_logger().error(
f"No recognized MCUs found; instead found {[p.device for p in real_ports].__str__()}."
)
# Don't set self.serial_port; later if-statement will exit()
else: # Found jack shit
self.get_logger().error("No valid Serial ports specified or found.")
# Don't set self.serial_port; later if-statement will exit()
# We still don't have a serial port; fall back to legacy discovery (Areeb's code)
# Loop through all serial devices on the computer to check for the MCU
if self.serial_port is None:
self.get_logger().warning("Falling back to legacy MCU discovery...")
ports = Anchor.list_serial_ports()
for _ in range(4):
if self.serial_port is not None:
break
for port in ports:
match connector_select:
case "serial":
logger.info("using serial connector")
self.connector = SerialConnector(self.get_logger())
case "can":
logger.info("using CAN connector")
self.connector = CANConnector(self.get_logger())
case "mock":
logger.info("using mock connector")
self.connector = MockConnector(self.get_logger())
case "auto":
logger.info("automatically determining connector")
try:
# connect and send a ping command
ser = serial.Serial(port, 115200, timeout=1)
# (f"Checking port {port}...")
ser.write(b"ping\n")
response = ser.read_until(bytes("\n", "utf8"))
# if pong is in response, then we are talking with the MCU
if b"pong" in response:
self.serial_port = port
self.get_logger().info(f"Found MCU at {self.serial_port}!")
break
except:
pass
# If port is still None then we ain't finding no mcu
if self.serial_port is None:
self.get_logger().error("Unable to find MCU. Exiting...")
time.sleep(1)
sys.exit(1)
# Found a Serial port, try to open it; above code has not officially opened a Serial port
else:
self.get_logger().debug(
f"Attempting to open Serial port '{self.serial_port}'..."
)
try:
self.serial_interface = serial.Serial(
self.serial_port, 115200, timeout=1
logger.info("trying CAN connector")
self.connector = CANConnector(self.get_logger())
except (NoValidDeviceException, NoWorkingDeviceException, TypeError):
logger.info("CAN connector failed, trying serial connector")
self.connector = SerialConnector(self.get_logger())
case _:
self.get_logger().fatal(
f"invalid value for connector parameter: {connector_select}"
)
exit(1)
# Attempt to get name of connected MCU
self.serial_interface.write(
b"can_relay_mode,on\n"
) # can_relay_ready,[mcu]
mcu_name: str = ""
for _ in range(4):
response = self.serial_interface.read_until(bytes("\n", "utf8"))
try:
if b"can_relay_ready" in response:
args: list[str] = response.decode("utf8").strip().split(",")
if len(args) == 2:
mcu_name = args[1]
break
except UnicodeDecodeError:
pass # ignore malformed responses
self.get_logger().info(
f"MCU '{mcu_name}' is ready at '{self.serial_port}'."
)
except serial.SerialException as e:
self.get_logger().error(
f"Could not open Serial port '{self.serial_port}' for reason:"
)
self.get_logger().error(e.strerror)
time.sleep(1)
sys.exit(1)
# Close serial port on exit
# Close devices on exit
atexit.register(self.cleanup)
##################################################
# ROS2 Topic Setup
# New pub/sub with VicCAN
# Publishers
self.fromvic_debug_pub_ = self.create_publisher(
String, "/anchor/from_vic/debug", 20
)
@@ -181,163 +107,45 @@ class Anchor(Node):
VicCAN, "/anchor/from_vic/bio", 20
)
# Subscribers
self.tovic_sub_ = self.create_subscription(
VicCAN, "/anchor/to_vic/relay", self.connector.write, 20
)
self.mock_mcu_sub_ = self.create_subscription(
String, "/anchor/from_vic/mock_mcu", self.on_mock_fromvic, 20
)
self.tovic_sub_ = self.create_subscription(
VicCAN, "/anchor/to_vic/relay", self.on_relay_tovic_viccan, 20
)
self.tovic_debug_sub_ = self.create_subscription(
String, "/anchor/to_vic/relay_string", self.on_relay_tovic_string, 20
)
# Create publishers
self.arm_pub = self.create_publisher(String, "/anchor/arm/feedback", 10)
self.core_pub = self.create_publisher(String, "/anchor/core/feedback", 10)
self.bio_pub = self.create_publisher(String, "/anchor/bio/feedback", 10)
self.debug_pub = self.create_publisher(String, "/anchor/debug", 10)
# Create a subscriber
self.relay_sub = self.create_subscription(
String, "/anchor/relay", self.on_relay_tovic_string, 10
)
def cleanup(self):
self.connector.cleanup()
def read_MCU(self):
"""Check the USB serial port for new data from the MCU, and publish string to appropriate topics"""
try:
output = str(self.serial_interface.readline(), "utf8")
output = self.connector.read()
if output:
self.relay_fromvic(output)
# All output over debug temporarily
# self.get_logger().info(f"[MCU] {output}")
msg = String()
msg.data = output
self.debug_pub.publish(msg)
if output.startswith("can_relay_fromvic,core"):
self.core_pub.publish(msg)
elif output.startswith("can_relay_fromvic,arm") or output.startswith(
"can_relay_fromvic,digit"
): # digit for voltage readings
self.arm_pub.publish(msg)
if output.startswith("can_relay_fromvic,citadel") or output.startswith(
"can_relay_fromvic,digit"
): # digit for SHT sensor
self.bio_pub.publish(msg)
# msg = String()
# msg.data = output
# self.debug_pub.publish(msg)
if not output:
return
except serial.SerialException as e:
print(f"SerialException: {e}")
print("Closing serial port.")
try:
if self.serial_interface.is_open:
self.serial_interface.close()
except:
pass
exit(1)
except TypeError as e:
print(f"TypeError: {e}")
print("Closing serial port.")
try:
if self.serial_interface.is_open:
self.serial_interface.close()
except:
pass
exit(1)
except Exception as e:
print(f"Exception: {e}")
# print("Closing serial port.")
# if self.ser.is_open:
# self.ser.close()
# exit(1)
self.relay_fromvic(output)
def relay_fromvic(self, msg: VicCAN):
"""Relay a string message from the MCU to the appropriate VicCAN topic"""
msg.header = Header(stamp=self.get_clock().now().to_msg(), frame_id="from_vic")
if msg.mcu_name == "core":
self.fromvic_core_pub_.publish(msg)
elif msg.mcu_name == "arm" or msg.mcu_name == "digit":
self.fromvic_arm_pub_.publish(msg)
elif msg.mcu_name == "citadel" or msg.mcu_name == "digit":
self.fromvic_bio_pub_.publish(msg)
def on_mock_fromvic(self, msg: String):
"""For testing without an actual MCU, publish strings here as if they came from an MCU"""
# self.get_logger().info(f"Got command from mock MCU: {msg}")
self.relay_fromvic(msg.data)
def on_relay_tovic_viccan(self, msg: VicCAN):
"""Relay a VicCAN message to the MCU"""
output: str = f"can_relay_tovic,{msg.mcu_name},{msg.command_id}"
for num in msg.data:
output += f",{round(num, 7)}" # limit to 7 decimal places
output += "\n"
# self.get_logger().info(f"VicCAN relay to MCU: {output}")
self.serial_interface.write(bytes(output, "utf8"))
def relay_fromvic(self, msg: str):
"""Relay a string message from the MCU to the appropriate VicCAN topic"""
self.fromvic_debug_pub_.publish(String(data=msg))
parts = msg.strip().split(",")
if len(parts) > 0 and parts[0] != "can_relay_fromvic":
self.get_logger().debug(f"Ignoring non-VicCAN message: '{msg.strip()}'")
return
# String validation
malformed: bool = False
malformed_reason: str = ""
if len(parts) < 3 or len(parts) > 7:
malformed = True
malformed_reason = (
f"invalid argument count (expected [3,7], got {len(parts)})"
viccan = string_to_viccan(
msg.data,
"mock",
self.get_logger(),
)
elif parts[1] not in ["core", "arm", "digit", "citadel", "broadcast"]:
malformed = True
malformed_reason = f"invalid mcu_name '{parts[1]}'"
elif not (parts[2].isnumeric()) or int(parts[2]) < 0:
malformed = True
malformed_reason = f"command_id '{parts[2]}' is not a non-negative integer"
else:
for x in parts[3:]:
try:
float(x)
except ValueError:
malformed = True
malformed_reason = f"data '{x}' is not a float"
break
if malformed:
self.get_logger().warning(
f"Ignoring malformed from_vic message: '{msg.strip()}'; reason: {malformed_reason}"
)
return
# Have valid VicCAN message
output = VicCAN()
output.mcu_name = parts[1]
output.command_id = int(parts[2])
if len(parts) > 3:
output.data = [float(x) for x in parts[3:]]
output.header = Header(
stamp=self.get_clock().now().to_msg(), frame_id="from_vic"
)
# self.get_logger().info(f"Relaying from MCU: {output}")
if output.mcu_name == "core":
self.fromvic_core_pub_.publish(output)
elif output.mcu_name == "arm" or output.mcu_name == "digit":
self.fromvic_arm_pub_.publish(output)
elif output.mcu_name == "citadel" or output.mcu_name == "digit":
self.fromvic_bio_pub_.publish(output)
def on_relay_tovic_string(self, msg: String):
"""Relay a raw string message to the MCU for debugging"""
message = msg.data
# self.get_logger().info(f"Sending command to MCU: {msg}")
self.serial_interface.write(bytes(message, "utf8"))
@staticmethod
def list_serial_ports():
return glob.glob("/dev/ttyUSB*") + glob.glob("/dev/ttyACM*")
def cleanup(self):
print("Cleaning up before terminating...")
if self.serial_interface.is_open:
self.serial_interface.close()
if viccan:
self.relay_fromvic(viccan)
def main(args=None):

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from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
from astra_msgs.msg import VicCAN
from rclpy.impl.rcutils_logger import RcutilsLogger
from .convert import string_to_viccan
# CAN
import can
import can.interfaces.socketcan
# Serial
import serial
import serial.tools.list_ports
KNOWN_USBS = [
(0x2E8A, 0x00C0), # Raspberry Pi Pico
(0x1A86, 0x55D4), # Adafruit Feather ESP32 V2
(0x10C4, 0xEA60), # DOIT ESP32 Devkit V1
(0x1A86, 0x55D3), # ESP32 S3 Development Board
]
BAUD_RATE = 115200
class NoValidDeviceException(Exception):
pass
class NoWorkingDeviceException(Exception):
pass
class MultipleValidDevicesException(Exception):
pass
class DeviceClosedException(Exception):
pass
class Connector(ABC):
logger: RcutilsLogger
def __init__(self, logger: RcutilsLogger):
self.logger = logger
@abstractmethod
def read(self) -> VicCAN | None:
pass
@abstractmethod
def write(self, msg: VicCAN):
pass
def cleanup(self):
pass
class SerialConnector(Connector):
port: str
mcu_name: str
serial_interface: serial.Serial
override: bool
def __init__(self, logger: RcutilsLogger):
super().__init__(logger)
ports = self._find_ports()
if len(ports) <= 0:
raise NoValidDeviceException("no valid serial device found")
if (l := len(ports)) > 1:
raise MultipleValidDevicesException(
f"too many ({l}) valid serial devices found"
)
# check each of our ports to make sure one of them is responding
port = ports[0]
mcu_name = self._get_name(port)
if not mcu_name:
raise NoWorkingDeviceException(
f"found {port}, but it did not respond with its name"
)
self.port = port
self.mcu_name = mcu_name
# if we fail at this point, it should crash because we've already tested the port
self.serial_interface = serial.Serial(self.port, BAUD_RATE, timeout=1)
def _find_ports(self) -> list[str]:
"""
Finds all valid ports but does not test them
returns: all valid ports
"""
comports = serial.tools.list_ports.comports()
valid_ports = list(
map( # get just device strings
lambda p: p.device,
filter( # make sure we have a known device
lambda p: (p.vid, p.pid) in KNOWN_USBS and p.device is not None,
comports,
),
)
)
self.logger.info(f"found valid MCU ports: [ {', '.join(valid_ports)} ]")
return valid_ports
def _get_name(self, port: str) -> str | None:
"""
Get the name of the MCU (if it works)
returns: str name of the MCU, None if it doesn't work
"""
# attempt to open the serial port
serial_interface: serial.Serial
try:
self.logger.info(f"asking {port} for its name")
serial_interface = serial.Serial(port, BAUD_RATE, timeout=1)
serial_interface.write(b"can_relay_mode,on\n")
for i in range(4):
self.logger.debug(f"attempt {i + 1} of 4 asking {port} for its name")
response = serial_interface.read_until(bytes("\n", "utf8"))
try:
if b"can_relay_ready" in response:
args: list[str] = response.decode("utf8").strip().split(",")
if len(args) == 2:
self.logger.info(f"we are talking to {args[1]}")
return args[1]
break
except UnicodeDecodeError as e:
self.logger.info(
f"ignoring UnicodeDecodeError when asking for MCU name: {e}"
)
if serial_interface.is_open:
serial_interface.close()
except serial.SerialException as e:
self.logger.error(f"SerialException when asking for MCU name: {e}")
return None
def read(self) -> VicCAN | None:
try:
raw = str(self.serial_interface.readline(), "utf8")
if not raw:
return None
return string_to_viccan(raw, self.mcu_name, self.logger)
except serial.SerialException as e:
self.logger.error(f"SerialException: {e}")
raise DeviceClosedException(f"serial port {self.port} closed unexpectedly")
except TypeError as e:
self.logger.error(f"TypeError: {e}")
raise DeviceClosedException(f"serial port {self.port} closed unexpectedly")
except Exception:
pass # pretty much no other error matters
def write(self, msg: VicCAN):
# go from [ w, x, y, z ] -> "w,x,y,z" & round to 7 digits max
data = ",".join([str(round(x, 7)) for x in msg.data])
output = f"can_relay_tovic,{msg.mcu_name},{msg.command_id},{data}\n"
self.serial_interface.write(bytes(output, "utf8"))
def cleanup(self):
self.logger.info(f"closing serial port if open {self.port}")
try:
if self.serial_interface.is_open:
self.serial_interface.close()
except Exception as e:
self.logger.error(e)
class CANConnector(Connector):
def __init__(self, logger: RcutilsLogger):
super().__init__(logger)
class MockConnector(Connector):
def __init__(self, logger: RcutilsLogger):
super().__init__(logger)
def read(self) -> VicCAN | None:
return None
def write(self, msg: VicCAN):
print(msg)

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from astra_msgs.msg import VicCAN
from rclpy.impl.rcutils_logger import RcutilsLogger
def string_to_viccan(msg: str, mcu_name: str, logger: RcutilsLogger):
"""
Converts the serial string VicCAN format to a ROS2 VicCAN message.
Does not fill out the Header of the message.
On a failure, it will log at a debug level why it failed.
Parameters:
* msg: str
- The message in serial VicCAN format
* mcu_name: str
- The name of the MCU (e.g. core, citadel, arm)
* logger: RcutilsLogger
- A logger retrieved from node.get_logger()
Returns:
* VicCAN | None
- The VicCAN message on a success or None on a failure
"""
parts: list[str] = msg.split(",")
# don't need an extra check because len of .split output is always >= 1
if parts[0] != "can_relay_fromvic":
logger.debug(f"got non-CAN data from {mcu_name}: {msg}")
return None
elif len(parts) < 3:
logger.debug(
f"got garbage (not enough parts) CAN data from {mcu_name}: {msg}"
)
return None
elif len(parts) > 7:
logger.debug(f"got garbage (too many parts) CAN data from {mcu_name}: {msg}")
return None
return VicCAN(
mcu_name=parts[1],
command_id=int(parts[2]),
data=[float(x) for x in parts[3:]],
)

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@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@
<package format="3">
<name>anchor_pkg</name>
<version>0.0.0</version>
<description>TODO: Package description</description>
<maintainer email="tristanmcginnis26@gmail.com">tristan</maintainer>
<description>Anchor -- ROS and CAN relay node</description>
<maintainer email="rjm0037@uah.edu">Riley</maintainer>
<license>AGPL-3.0-only</license>
<depend>rclpy</depend>
<depend>common_interfaces</depend>
<depend>python3-serial</depend>
<depend>python3-can</depend>
<build_depend>black</build_depend>