# Mavgen.py to translate, but how? **URL:** \ **Category:** Blue Robotics Software\ **Created:** [February 6, 2018, 10:30am UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/mavgen-py-to-translate-but-how/2126 "2018-02-06T10:30:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![patrickelectric](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.bluerobotics.com/patrickelectric/32/2162_2.png) [@patrickelectric](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/patrickelectric)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2018, 12:24pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/mavgen-py-to-translate-but-how/2126/2 "2018-02-06T12:24:12Z")
> [@swagsquad](#): > > Then i get a lot of random characters as shown in the picture. You are receiving this _random characters_ because a second process is using the serial port, probably is the companion mavproxy that creates a bridge between /dev/ACM0 to udp:192.168.2.1:14550 for QGC. > [@swagsquad](#): > > I read that you had to use the mavgen.py to use the data of random characters, but how do I do that? If you want to get information from the mavlink protocol, you can use the QGC .tlog files, usually they are in `Documents/QGroundControl/Telemetry`. An example of how to use the .tlog files to get an accessible information: ```auto mavlogdump.py 2018-01-02\ 22-48-02.tlog --format csv --types ATTITUDE ``` For any further questions check the [mavproxy](https://gitter.im/ArduPilot/MAVProxy) and [pymavlink](https://gitter.im/ArduPilot/pymavlink) gitter channels. --- _[View the full topic](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/mavgen-py-to-translate-but-how/2126)._