test_motor (UORB message)

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uint64 timestamp                # time since system start (microseconds)
uint8 NUM_MOTOR_OUTPUTS = 8

uint8 ACTION_STOP = 0               # stop all motors (disable motor test mode)
uint8 ACTION_RUN = 1                # run motor(s) (enable motor test mode)

uint8 action                    # one of ACTION_* (applies to all motors)
uint32 motor_number             # number of motor to spin [0..N-1]
float32 value                   # output power, range [0..1], -1 to stop individual motor
uint32 timeout_ms               # timeout in ms after which to exit test mode (if 0, do not time out)

uint8 driver_instance               # select output driver (for boards with multiple outputs, like IO+FMU)

uint8 ORB_QUEUE_LENGTH = 4