[Paparazzi-devel] More software

[Pascal]

Hi,

The paparazzi distribution now includes a "software in the loop" 
simulator which allows to
run the autopilot code (sensors acquisition, stabilization, navigation, 
downlink, ...) on your
desktop computer, without any hardware, while staying close to the 
fireplace (it's raining today in Toulouse :-).
The code is in sw/simulator links an approximative (please do not laugh 
!) aircraft model with the actual autopilote code.

To use it:
 - configure (conf.xml, ground_segment.xml), choose an aircraft and and 
a flight plan. The available
example is the easiest first try.
 - compile successively in fly_by_wire/, autopilot/ and simulator/ 
directories. The simplest other way is to clean and recompile everything 
(make clean; make) from the top directory.
 - run the control panel (supervision/paparazzi.pl) and ... follow the 
instructions given at the end of the
main README
 - ... ask for help if something goes wrong.

Something else for Debian users (others should consider a migration to 
this wonderful Linux
distribution :-) : Paparazzi required packages are now available from 
the following source

   deb http://www.recherche.enac.fr/paparazzi/debian unstable main

Install the  "paparazzi" meta-package and you should then be able to 
compile the whole Paparazzi
distribution !

Have fun.

--Pascal