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Recommend a hello world workflow for first Lua script #6591

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common: Use hello world to demonstrate initial LUA tutorial
Signed-off-by: Ryan Friedman <[email protected]>
Ryanf55 committed Feb 1, 2025
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29 changes: 22 additions & 7 deletions common/source/docs/common-scripting-step-by-step.rst
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Script Setup and Use Examples
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Testing a Script in SITL
Running a Script in SITL
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In Linux:

#. Assuming you have setup the build and simulation environment, run the simulation. See :ref:`using-sitl-for-ardupilot-testing`. For example:
#. Assuming you have setup the build and SITL environment, run SITL. See :ref:`using-sitl-for-ardupilot-testing`. For example:

.. code::
.. code-block:: bash

sim_vehicle.py -v plane -f quadplane
cd /path/to/ardupilot
./Tools/autotest/sim_vehicle.py -v plane --console
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probably need to talk about pwd...the above and following assumes you are starting SITL from the ardupilot clone directory

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You got it. I added some details in the initial SITL tutorial too where that was introduced. The wiki was making an assuming that Tools/autotest was on PATH.


Mavproxy ground control station will automatically be started. You can also start QGC (using the QGroundControl.AppImage) and/or Mission Planner (using WISE to run under Linux). Any or all three can be used simultaneously.

#. From your GCS, enable scripting by setting the :ref:`SCR_ENABLE<SCR_ENABLE>` parameter to "1". Restart the simulation.
#. A "scripts" sub-directory will be created in the directory you started the simulation, if it did not already exist. Place the script you downloaded into this directory. Again, restart the simulation.
#. If you get a "Scripting: out of memory" GCS message then you will need to increase :ref:`SCR_HEAP_SIZE<SCR_HEAP_SIZE>` parameter and try to restart the simulation.
#. From your GCS, enable scripting by setting the :ref:`SCR_ENABLE<SCR_ENABLE>` parameter to "1". Restart the simulation, or in MAVProxy, type ``reboot``.
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we say "restart the simulation" but never explain how, ie CRTL-C, re-enter run SITL command (up arrow on some systems)

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That should be covered in the SITL docs, but it doesn't look like it is yet.

#. A "scripts" sub-directory will be created in the directory you started the simulation, if it did not already exist. You should expect to see a line similar to the following: ``Lua: State memory usage: 4824 + 9263``. This shows that scripting is now enabled.
#. Now, create your first script in the ``scripts`` folder. If it's your first time, try the hello world script

.. code-block:: bash

cp libraries/AP_Scripting/examples/hello_world.lua scripts/

#. Again, restart the simulation.
#. You should now observe the following in console.

.. image:: ../../../images/LuaHelloWorld.png
:target: ../_images/LuaHelloWorld.png

#. Now, you can try changing the script to say something else and saving the Lua script.
#. In MAVProxy, once you you save changes to your Lua script, you can just restart the scripting engine with ``scripting restart``. This allows to you keep SITL running and quickly change your script.
#. If you get a "Scripting: out of memory" GCS message then you will need to increase :ref:`SCR_HEAP_SIZE<SCR_HEAP_SIZE>` parameter and try to restart the simulation. The hello world script has enough memory.

In Mission Planner (Windows):

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