::printf() and gcs_sendtext() debugging questions

Hello,

I am new in Ardupilot’s source code and I am using a Pixhawk4 with the latest Arduplane master branch, currently trying to understand the debugging mechanisms. I connect to my PC using a USB.

  1. Following this guide I was able to print debug messages in Mission Planner like seen below.
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    However I could not get the messages from ::printf(). Are they printed anywhere else?

  2. Following this guide I uploaded UART_test.cpp in a Pixhawk4 running the latest Arduplane firmware but now I can not connect to Mission Planner. I even tried commenting out all UART writes and ::printf(), so it is just a dummy code. I thought maybe something disrupted usb communication.Still can not connect to Mission Planner though. Below I attach the UART_test.cpp code for your reference.

/*
  simple test of UART interfaces
 */

#include <AP_HAL/AP_HAL.h>

#include <stdio.h>

void setup();
void loop();

const AP_HAL::HAL& hal = AP_HAL::get_HAL();

/*
  setup one UART at 57600
 */
static void setup_uart(AP_HAL::UARTDriver *uart, const char *name)
{
    if (uart == nullptr) {
        // that UART doesn't exist on this platform
        return;
    }
    uart->begin(57600);
}


void setup(void)
{
    /*
      start all UARTs at 57600 with default buffer sizes
    */

    hal.scheduler->delay(1000); //Ensure that hal.serial(n) can be initialized

    setup_uart(hal.serial(0), "SERIAL0");  // console
    setup_uart(hal.serial(1), "SERIAL1");  // telemetry 1
    setup_uart(hal.serial(2), "SERIAL2");  // telemetry 2
    setup_uart(hal.serial(3), "SERIAL3");  // 1st GPS
    setup_uart(hal.serial(4), "SERIAL4");  // 2nd GPS
}

static void test_uart(AP_HAL::UARTDriver *uart, const char *name)
{
    if (uart == nullptr) {
        // that UART doesn't exist on this platform
        return;
    }
    uart->printf("Hello on UART %s at %.3f seconds\r\n",
                 name, (double)(AP_HAL::millis() * 0.001f));
}

void loop(void)
{
    test_uart(hal.serial(0), "SERIAL0");
    test_uart(hal.serial(1), "SERIAL1");
    test_uart(hal.serial(2), "SERIAL2");
    test_uart(hal.serial(3), "SERIAL3");
    test_uart(hal.serial(4), "SERIAL4");

    // also do a raw printf() on some platforms, which prints to the
    // debug console
    ::printf("Hello on debug console at %.3f seconds\r\n", (double)(AP_HAL::millis() * 0.001f));

    hal.scheduler->delay(1000);
}

AP_HAL_MAIN();

EDIT

Extra info regarding 2.
Even though I can not connect to Mission Planner, connecting in a serial terminal (eg Tera Term) shows the message “hello on debug console at %.3f seconds\r\n” correctly.