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X-Plane UDP data parser
=======================
+
+
+
+Examples
+--------
+
+### Receive data packet
+
+```erlang
+{ok, Socket} = gen_udp:open(Port, [binary, {active, false}]),
+{ok, {_, _, <<XPlaneDataPacket/binary>>}} = gen_udp:recv(Socket, 0),
+```
+
+### Parse data packet
+
+```erlang
+{ok, {64=Index, GroupsRaw}=DataRaw} = x_plane_data_raw:of_bin(XPlaneDataPacket),
+```
+
+### Access parsed data
+
+#### Raw
+
+At this stage, only the structure of the packet was parsed. No attempts at
+interpreting the values have been made:
+
+```erlang
+% Speeds are in group 3
+{3, Speeds} = lists:keyfind(3, 1, GroupsRaw),
+{ VindKias
+, VindKeas
+, VtrueKtas
+, VtrueKtgs
+, _
+, VindMph
+, VtrueMphas
+, VtrueMphgs
+} = Speeds,
+
+% Pitch roll and headings values are in group 17
+{17, PitchRollHeadings} = lists:keyfind(17, 1, GroupsRaw),
+{ PitchDeg
+, RollDeg
+, HdingTrue
+, HdingMag
+, _
+, _
+, _
+, _
+} = PitchRollHeadings,
+```
+
+#### Named
+
+Here we identify what each of the numbered groups mean in a given X-Plane
+version. Right now only X-Plane 10 (packet index 64) is supported and I only
+identified 3 groups so far:
+
+| packet index | group index | group name |
+|--------------|-------------|----------------------|
+| 64 | 3 | `speeds` |
+| 64 | 17 | `pitch_roll_heading` |
+| 64 | 20 | `lat_lon_alt` |
+
+Unidentified groups (with index other than what is listed above) will be
+absent from the list of named groups (think of `x_plane_data_named:of_raw/1` as
+a filter), so you'll have to access their raw version, if needed.
+
+##### Identify
+```erlang
+{ok, {x_plane_data_v10, GroupsNamed}} = x_plane_data_named:of_raw(DataRaw),
+```
+
+##### Access
+```erlang
+-include_lib("x_plane_data/include/x_plane_data_group_speeds.hrl").
+{speeds, #x_plane_data_group_speeds
+ { vind_kias = VindKias
+ , vind_keas = VindKeas
+ , vtrue_ktas = VtrueKtas
+ , vtrue_ktgs = VtrueKtgs
+ , vind_mph = VindMph
+ , vtrue_mphas = VtrueMphas
+ , vtrue_mphgs = VtrueMphgs
+ }
+} = lists:keyfind(speeds, 1, GroupsNamed),
+
+...
+
+-include_lib("x_plane_data/include/x_plane_data_group_pitch_roll_heading.hrl").
+{pitch_roll_heading, #x_plane_data_group_pitch_roll_heading
+ { pitch_deg = PitchDeg
+ , roll_deg = RollDeg
+ , hding_true = HdingTrue
+ , hding_mag = HdingMag
+ }
+} = lists:keyfind(pitch_roll_heading, 1, GroupsNamed),
+
+...
+
+-include_lib("x_plane_data/include/x_plane_data_group_lat_lon_alt.hrl").
+{lat_lon_alt, #x_plane_data_group_lat_lon_alt
+ { lat_deg = LatDeg
+ , lon_deg = LonDeg
+ , alt_ftmsl = AltFtmsl
+ , alt_ftagl = AltFtagl
+ , on_runwy = OnRunwy
+ , alt_ind = AltInd
+ , lat_south = LatSouth
+ , lon_west = LonWest
+ }
+} = lists:keyfind(lat_lon_alt, 1, GroupsNamed),
+```
+
+Packet structure
+----------------
+
+```erlang
+<<"DATA", PacketIndex:8/integer, Groups/binary>>,
+<< GroupIndex:32/little-integer
+ , GroupValue1:32/little-float
+ , GroupValue2:32/little-float
+ , GroupValue3:32/little-float
+ , GroupValue4:32/little-float
+ , GroupValue5:32/little-float
+ , GroupValue6:32/little-float
+ , GroupValue7:32/little-float
+ , GroupValue8:32/little-float
+ , GroupsRest/binary
+>> = Groups,
+```
+
+Where `PacketIndex` indicates something like a schema version, i.e. what each
+of the numbered groups means. For example, in X-Plane 10, packet index is 64
+(character `"@"`) and group 3 contains speed data, in which the 8 group values
+are:
+
+| Location | Label | Description |
+|----------|---------------|-------------|
+| 1 | `vind_kias` | Velocity indicated, in knots indicated airspeed. |
+| 2 | `vind_keas` | Velocity indicated, in knots equivalent airspeed (the calibrated airspeed corrected for adiabatic compressible flow at the craft's current altitude). |
+| 3 | `vtrue_ktas` | Velocity true (the speed of the craft relative to undisturbed air), in knots true airspeed. |
+| 4 | `vtrue_ktgs` | Velocity true, in knots true ground speed. |
+| 5 | | Unused. Contains a dummy value. |
+| 6 | `vind_mph` | Velocity indicated, in miles per hour. |
+| 7 | `vtrue_mphas` | Velocity true, in miles per hour airspeed. |
+| 8 | `vtrue_mphgs` | Velocity true, in miles per hour ground speed. |
+
+
+References
+----------
+
+- `X-Plane_10_manual.pdf` (distributed with X-Plane 10)
+- http://b58.svglobe.com/data.html
+- http://www.nuclearprojects.com/xplane/xplaneref.html
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