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# ActuatorArmed (UORB message)

**TOPICS:** actuator_armed

## Fields

| Name                    | Type     | Unit [Frame] | Range/Enum | Description                                                                     |
| ----------------------- | -------- | ------------ | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| timestamp               | `uint64` |              |            | time since system start (microseconds)                                          |
| armed                   | `bool`   |              |            | Set to true if system is armed                                                  |
| prearmed                | `bool`   |              |            | Set to true if the actuator safety is disabled but motors are not armed         |
| ready_to_arm            | `bool`   |              |            | Set to true if system is ready to be armed                                      |
| lockdown                | `bool`   |              |            | Set to true if actuators are forced to being disabled (due to emergency or HIL) |
| kill                    | `bool`   |              |            | Set to true if manual throttle kill switch is engaged                           |
| termination             | `bool`   |              |            | Send out failsafe (by default same as disarmed) output                          |
| in_esc_calibration_mode | `bool`   |              |            | IO/FMU should ignore messages from the actuator controls topics                 |

## Source Message

[Source file (GitHub)](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/blob/main/msg/ActuatorArmed.msg)

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```c
uint64 timestamp	# time since system start (microseconds)

bool armed		# Set to true if system is armed
bool prearmed		# Set to true if the actuator safety is disabled but motors are not armed
bool ready_to_arm	# Set to true if system is ready to be armed
bool lockdown		# Set to true if actuators are forced to being disabled (due to emergency or HIL)
bool kill               # Set to true if manual throttle kill switch is engaged
bool termination        # Send out failsafe (by default same as disarmed) output
bool in_esc_calibration_mode # IO/FMU should ignore messages from the actuator controls topics
```

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