Context
The OpenMower LowLevel firmware supports the stock/custom CoverUI board over a second serial link. This firmware currently defines PIN_UI_TX and PIN_UI_RX, but does not implement Cover board communication.
Upstream Reference Behavior
OpenMower LowLevel CoverUI protocol supports:
- Version request/response.
- Button events.
- Emergency state events from stock CoverUI.
- Rain value events from stock CoverUI.
- Topic subscriptions from CoverUI.
- LED matrix updates.
- CRC validation and COBS framing through
PacketSerial.
Acceptance Criteria
- Initialize the UI serial port on
PIN_UI_TX and PIN_UI_RX for HW 0.13.x.
- Implement packet framing and CRC validation compatible with OpenMower CoverUI protocol.
- Detect UI board availability using version request/response.
- Publish CoverUI button events to ROS 2.
- Accept CoverUI emergency states and feed them into firmware emergency handling.
- Accept CoverUI rain values and feed them into rain detection.
- Send useful LED status updates to the CoverUI board.
- Expose UI board availability in board status telemetry.
Notes
This is separate from onboard NeoPixel LED status. The protocol structs in upstream ui_board.h are a useful compatibility reference.
Context
The OpenMower LowLevel firmware supports the stock/custom CoverUI board over a second serial link. This firmware currently defines
PIN_UI_TXandPIN_UI_RX, but does not implement Cover board communication.Upstream Reference Behavior
OpenMower LowLevel CoverUI protocol supports:
PacketSerial.Acceptance Criteria
PIN_UI_TXandPIN_UI_RXfor HW 0.13.x.Notes
This is separate from onboard NeoPixel LED status. The protocol structs in upstream
ui_board.hare a useful compatibility reference.