HSES Packet Analysis

Analyze HSES protocol packets and generate a markdown report.

When to Use

• Debugging moto-hses communication issues
• Verifying protocol implementation correctness
• Investigating unexpected robot controller responses
• Generating evidence for troubleshooting reports

Prerequisites

• tshark installed (sudo apt install tshark)
• hses-protocol skill: Protocol specification for interpreting packets

Output Directory

All captured data and reports are saved to an output directory for evidence retention:

• If a directory path is specified by the user, use that path
• If not specified, use logs/ directory in the workspace root (create if it doesn't exist)

Output files:

Timestamp format: YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS

Workflow

Step 1: Prepare Output Directory

Create the output directory if it doesn't exist:

mkdir -p <output_dir>

Step 2: Start Capture (Background)

Start packet capture before running the application. Use -i any to capture on all interfaces (avoids needing to know the specific network interface):

tshark -i any -w <output_dir>/hses_capture_<timestamp>.pcap -f "udp port 10040" &
sleep 2  # Wait for tshark to initialize

Step 3: Run Application

Run the application (e.g., cargo test or cargo run):

cargo test --test <test_name>
# or
cargo run -- <args>

Step 4: Stop Capture

After the application completes, stop the capture:

pkill -f "tshark.*hses_capture"

Step 5: Export

Export captured packets to text format:

tshark -r <output_dir>/hses_capture_<timestamp>.pcap -T fields -e frame.number -e frame.time_relative -e data > <output_dir>/hses_export_<timestamp>.txt

Step 6: Analyze

Read the export file and generate an analysis report following the output template below. Save the report to <outputdir>/hsesreport_<timestamp>.md.

Important: Always generate the report in English.

Input

Exported packet file (from Step 5).

Format (1 packet per line, tab-separated):

{packet_number}	{time_relative}	{hex_data}

Example:

1	0.000000	5945524320000000030100010000000039393939393939397200010000010000
2	0.000105	59455243200008000301010100000080393939393939393981000200000000004c00000040000000

Output

Generate a markdown report with the following sections:

1. Summary

2. Protocol Validation

Validate against hses-protocol specification:

Report validation errors if any check fails.

3. Communication Sequence

Mermaid diagram showing request/response flow:

sequenceDiagram
    participant C as Client
    participant R as Robot Controller

    C->>R: {Command} ({hex})
    R-->>C: {Status}

Detail table:

4. Protocol Errors (if any)

Refer to hses-protocol skill for error code definitions.

5. Packet Details

For each packet, show:

• Time
• Type (Request/Response)
• Command ID and name (per hses-protocol)
• Key fields
• Raw hex data