Send MAVLink command with MATLAB

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Paolo - 2023-01-16T10:35:44+00:00
Question: Send MAVLink command with MATLAB

 Hello, I'm searching if there is a way for interact and send commands to my quadcopter with MATLAB, instead of a Ground Control Station. I tried with MATMAV but seems not working. I also tried with MAVLink Support and also this seems not working for send command to my quadcopter. This is my code:     dialect = mavlinkdialect('common.xml'); mavlink = mavlinkio(dialect); connect(mavlink, 'UDP', 'LocalPort', 14550); %% client = mavlinkclient(mavlink, 1, 1) % specify client (1 client = 1 drone) connectionList = listConnections(mavlink) clientsList = listClients(mavlink) topicsList = listTopics(mavlink) %% message_num = 400; cmdMsg = createcmd(dialect, 'int', message_num) cmdMsg num2enum(dialect,"MAV_CMD", message_num) %% sendudpmsg(mavlink, cmdMsg, '0.0.0.0', 14550) There are other approaches to send commands to quadcopter through MATLAB?  

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    Profile picture of Kshitij Singh Kshitij Singh answered . 2025-11-20

    First the mavlink message needs to be refined:
     
    For arm UAV:
     
    cmd = dialect.createcmd("LONG", "MAV_CMD_COMPONENT_ARM_DISARM");
    cmd.Payload.target_component(:) = 1;
    cmd.Payload.target_system(:) = 1;
    cmd.Payload.param1(:) = 1;
    For disarm UAV
    cmd = dialect.createcmd("LONG", "MAV_CMD_COMPONENT_ARM_DISARM");
    cmd.Payload.target_component(:) = 1;
    cmd.Payload.target_system(:) = 1;
    cmd.Payload.param1(:) = 0;
    Also since you are emulating a ground control station in MATLAB, you will need to keep sending out heartbeat from MATLAB to help the UAV find it:
    heartbeat = createmsg(dialect,"HEARTBEAT");
    heartbeat.Payload.type(:) = enum2num(obj.Dialect,'MAV_TYPE', 'MAV_TYPE_GCS');
    heartbeat.Payload.autopilot(:) = enum2num(obj.Dialect,'MAV_AUTOPILOT', 'MAV_AUTOPILOT_INVALID');
    heartbeat.Payload.system_status(:) = enum2num(obj.Dialect,'MAV_STATE',"MAV_STATE_STANDBY");
     
    heartbeatTimer = timer;
    heartbeatTimer.ExecutionMode = 'fixedRate';
    heartbeatTimer.TimerFcn = @(~,~)sendmsg(obj.IO,heartbeat);
    start(heartbeatTimer);
     
     
    If UAV is also broadcasting its heartbeat, your listClient call should show UAV client as well, then you can send message to the uav client:
     
     
     sendmsg(mavlink, client);

     


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