Added io type and otw type for describing types.

3 files changed, 70 insertions, 37 deletions

diff --git a/host/lib/types.cpp b/host/lib/types.cpp
index 3fde40596..bf9f8b895 100644
--- a/host/lib/types.cpp
+++ b/host/lib/types.cpp
@@ -23,10 +23,14 @@
 #include <uhd/types/time_spec.hpp>
 #include <uhd/types/device_addr.hpp>
 #include <uhd/types/mac_addr.hpp>
+#include <uhd/types/otw_type.hpp>
+#include <uhd/types/io_type.hpp>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
 #include <boost/foreach.hpp>
 #include <boost/format.hpp>
+#include <boost/cstdint.hpp>
 #include <stdexcept>
+#include <complex>
 
 using namespace uhd;
 
@@ -210,3 +214,34 @@ std::string mac_addr_t::to_string(void) const{
         % int(to_bytes()[3]) % int(to_bytes()[4]) % int(to_bytes()[5])
     );
 }
+
+/***********************************************************************
+ * otw type
+ **********************************************************************/
+otw_type_t::otw_type_t(void){
+    width = 0;
+    shift = 0;
+    byteorder = BO_NATIVE;
+}
+
+/***********************************************************************
+ * io type
+ **********************************************************************/
+static size_t tid_to_size(io_type_t::tid_t tid){
+    switch(tid){
+    case io_type_t::COMPLEX_FLOAT32: return sizeof(std::complex<float>);
+    case io_type_t::COMPLEX_INT16:   return sizeof(std::complex<boost::int16_t>);
+    case io_type_t::COMPLEX_INT8:    return sizeof(std::complex<boost::int8_t>);
+    default: throw std::runtime_error("unknown io type tid");
+    }
+}
+
+io_type_t::io_type_t(tid_t tid)
+: size(tid_to_size(tid)), tid(tid){
+    /* NOP */
+}
+
+io_type_t::io_type_t(size_t size)
+: size(size), tid(CUSTOM_TYPE){
+    /* NOP */
+}
diff --git a/host/lib/usrp/usrp2/io_impl.cpp b/host/lib/usrp/usrp2/io_impl.cpp
index 280f124d2..c87884ebb 100644
--- a/host/lib/usrp/usrp2/io_impl.cpp
+++ b/host/lib/usrp/usrp2/io_impl.cpp
@@ -172,46 +172,43 @@ void usrp2_impl::recv_raw(rx_metadata_t &metadata){
 size_t usrp2_impl::send(
     const asio::const_buffer &buff,
     const tx_metadata_t &metadata,
-    const std::string &type
+    const io_type_t &io_type
 ){
     boost::uint32_t tx_mem[_mtu/sizeof(boost::uint32_t)];
-    boost::uint32_t *items = tx_mem + vrt::max_header_words32; //offset for data
-    size_t num_samps = _max_tx_samples_per_packet;
-
-    //calculate the number of samples to be copied
-    //and copy the samples into the send buffer
-    if (type == "32fc"){
-        num_samps = std::min(asio::buffer_size(buff)/sizeof(fc32_t), num_samps);
-        host_floats_to_usrp2_items(items, asio::buffer_cast<const fc32_t*>(buff), num_samps);
-    }
-    else if (type == "16sc"){
-        num_samps = std::min(asio::buffer_size(buff)/sizeof(sc16_t), num_samps);
-        host_items_to_usrp2_items(items, asio::buffer_cast<const boost::uint32_t*>(buff), num_samps);
-    }
-    else{
-        throw std::runtime_error(str(boost::format("usrp2 send: cannot handle type \"%s\"") % type));
-    }
+    size_t num_samps = std::min(
+        asio::buffer_size(buff)/io_type.size,
+        size_t(_max_tx_samples_per_packet)
+    );
 
-    boost::uint32_t vrt_hdr[vrt::max_header_words32];
     size_t num_header_words32, num_packet_words32;
     size_t packet_count = _tx_stream_id_to_packet_seq[metadata.stream_id]++;
 
     //pack metadata into a vrt header
     vrt::pack(
         metadata,            //input
-        vrt_hdr,             //output
+        tx_mem,              //output
         num_header_words32,  //output
         num_samps,           //input
         num_packet_words32,  //output
         packet_count         //input
     );
 
-    //copy in the vrt header (yes we left space)
-    items -= num_header_words32;
-    std::memcpy(items, vrt_hdr, num_header_words32*sizeof(boost::uint32_t));
+    boost::uint32_t *items = tx_mem + num_header_words32; //offset for data
+
+    //copy the samples into the send buffer
+    switch(io_type.tid){
+    case io_type_t::COMPLEX_FLOAT32:
+        host_floats_to_usrp2_items(items, asio::buffer_cast<const fc32_t*>(buff), num_samps);
+        break;
+    case io_type_t::COMPLEX_INT16:
+        host_items_to_usrp2_items(items, asio::buffer_cast<const boost::uint32_t*>(buff), num_samps);
+        break;
+    default:
+        throw std::runtime_error(str(boost::format("usrp2 send: cannot handle type \"%c\"") % io_type.tid));
+    }
 
     //send and return number of samples
-    _data_transport->send(asio::buffer(items, num_packet_words32*sizeof(boost::uint32_t)));
+    _data_transport->send(asio::buffer(tx_mem, num_packet_words32*sizeof(boost::uint32_t)));
     return num_samps;
 }
 
@@ -221,7 +218,7 @@ size_t usrp2_impl::send(
 size_t usrp2_impl::recv(
     const asio::mutable_buffer &buff,
     rx_metadata_t &metadata,
-    const std::string &type
+    const io_type_t &io_type
 ){
     //perform a receive if no rx data is waiting to be copied
     if (asio::buffer_size(_rx_copy_buff) == 0){
@@ -237,21 +234,22 @@ size_t usrp2_impl::recv(
     //and a pointer into the usrp2 received items memory
     size_t bytes_to_copy = asio::buffer_size(_rx_copy_buff);
     if (bytes_to_copy == 0) return 0; //nothing to receive
-    size_t num_samps = bytes_to_copy/sizeof(boost::uint32_t);
+    size_t num_samps = std::min(
+        asio::buffer_size(buff)/io_type.size,
+        bytes_to_copy/sizeof(boost::uint32_t)
+    );
     const boost::uint32_t *items = asio::buffer_cast<const boost::uint32_t*>(_rx_copy_buff);
 
-    //calculate the number of samples to be copied
-    //and copy the samples from the recv buffer
-    if (type == "32fc"){
-        num_samps = std::min(asio::buffer_size(buff)/sizeof(fc32_t), num_samps);
+    //copy the samples from the recv buffer
+    switch(io_type.tid){
+    case io_type_t::COMPLEX_FLOAT32:
         usrp2_items_to_host_floats(asio::buffer_cast<fc32_t*>(buff), items, num_samps);
-    }
-    else if (type == "16sc"){
-        num_samps = std::min(asio::buffer_size(buff)/sizeof(sc16_t), num_samps);
+        break;
+    case io_type_t::COMPLEX_INT16:
         usrp2_items_to_host_items(asio::buffer_cast<boost::uint32_t*>(buff), items, num_samps);
-    }
-    else{
-        throw std::runtime_error(str(boost::format("usrp2 recv: cannot handle type \"%s\"") % type));
+        break;
+    default:
+        throw std::runtime_error(str(boost::format("usrp2 recv: cannot handle type \"%c\"") % io_type.tid));
     }
 
     //update the rx copy buffer to reflect the bytes copied
diff --git a/host/lib/usrp/usrp2/usrp2_impl.hpp b/host/lib/usrp/usrp2/usrp2_impl.hpp
index 6535e7049..3468a0cf1 100644
--- a/host/lib/usrp/usrp2/usrp2_impl.hpp
+++ b/host/lib/usrp/usrp2/usrp2_impl.hpp
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ public:
     double get_master_clock_freq(void);
 
     //the io interface
-    size_t send(const boost::asio::const_buffer &, const uhd::tx_metadata_t &, const std::string &);
-    size_t recv(const boost::asio::mutable_buffer &, uhd::rx_metadata_t &, const std::string &);
+    size_t send(const boost::asio::const_buffer &, const uhd::tx_metadata_t &, const uhd::io_type_t &);
+    size_t recv(const boost::asio::mutable_buffer &, uhd::rx_metadata_t &, const uhd::io_type_t &);
 
 private:
     //device properties interface