hello_drone.py

import dronekit_sitl
from dronekit import connect, VehicleMode

# Connection
try:
    print("Connecting to vehicle on '/dev/ttyACM0'")
    vehicle = connect ('/dev/ttyACM0', wait_ready = True, baud = 57600)
    sitl = False
except:
    print("Can't connect to physical vehicle.")
    print("Starting simulated vehicle.")

    sitl = dronekit_sitl.start_default()  # Simulator
    connection_string = sitl.connection_string()

    print("Connecting to vehicle on {}".format(connection_string))
    vehicle = connect(connection_string, wait_ready=True)

print("Get some vehicle attributes (state):")
print("Autopilot Firmware version: %s" % vehicle.version)
print("Autopilot capabilities (supports ftp): %s" % vehicle.capabilities.ftp)
print("Global Location: %s" % vehicle.location.global_frame)
print("Global Location (relative altitude): %s" % vehicle.location.global_relative_frame)
print("Local Location: %s" % vehicle.location.local_frame)
print("Attitude: %s" % vehicle.attitude)
print("Velocity: %s" % vehicle.velocity)
print("GPS: %s" % vehicle.gps_0)
print("Groundspeed: %s" % vehicle.groundspeed)
print("Airspeed: %s" % vehicle.airspeed)
print("Gimbal status: %s" % vehicle.gimbal)
print("Battery: %s" % vehicle.battery)
print("EKF OK?: %s" % vehicle.ekf_ok)
print("Last Heartbeat: %s" % vehicle.last_heartbeat)
print("Rangefinder: %s" % vehicle.rangefinder)
print("Rangefinder distance: %s" % vehicle.rangefinder.distance)
print("Rangefinder voltage: %s" % vehicle.rangefinder.voltage)
print("Heading: %s" % vehicle.heading)
print("Is Armable?: %s" % vehicle.is_armable)
print("System status: %s" % vehicle.system_status.state)
print("Mode: %s" % vehicle.mode.name)
print("Armed: %s" % vehicle.armed)

vehicle.close()

if sitl:
    sitl.stop()

print("Completed")