convert: added generic conversion for sc8 wire -> sc8 host

2 files changed, 23 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/host/lib/convert/convert_common.hpp b/host/lib/convert/convert_common.hpp
index cc287114a..699d6301b 100644
--- a/host/lib/convert/convert_common.hpp
+++ b/host/lib/convert/convert_common.hpp
@@ -135,6 +135,20 @@ static UHD_INLINE fc64_t item32_sc16_to_fc64(item32_t item, double scale_factor)
 }
 
 /***********************************************************************
+ * Convert items32 sc8 buffer to complex char
+ **********************************************************************/
+static UHD_INLINE void item32_sc8_to_sc8(item32_t item, sc8_t &out0, sc8_t &out1, double){
+    out0 = sc8_t(
+        boost::int8_t(item >> 8),
+        boost::int8_t(item >> 0)
+    );
+    out1 = sc8_t(
+        boost::int8_t(item >> 24),
+        boost::int8_t(item >> 16)
+    );
+}
+
+/***********************************************************************
  * Convert items32 sc8 buffer to complex short
  **********************************************************************/
 static UHD_INLINE void item32_sc8_to_sc16(item32_t item, sc16_t &out0, sc16_t &out1, double){
diff --git a/host/lib/convert/gen_convert_general.py b/host/lib/convert/gen_convert_general.py
index a1bc7aaaf..b8d64aa4b 100644
--- a/host/lib/convert/gen_convert_general.py
+++ b/host/lib/convert/gen_convert_general.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ DECLARE_CONVERTER(sc16_item32_$(end), 1, item32, 1, PRIORITY_GENERAL){
 }
 """
 
-TMPL_CONV_GEN2_COMPLEX = """
+TMPL_CONV_GEN2_SC16 = """
 DECLARE_CONVERTER($(cpu_type), 1, sc16_item32_$(end), 1, PRIORITY_GENERAL){
     const $(cpu_type)_t *input = reinterpret_cast<const $(cpu_type)_t *>(inputs[0]);
     item32_t *output = reinterpret_cast<item32_t *>(outputs[0]);
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ DECLARE_CONVERTER(sc16_item32_$(end), 1, $(cpu_type), 1, PRIORITY_GENERAL){
         output[i] = item32_sc16_to_$(cpu_type)($(to_host)(input[i]), scale_factor);
     }
 }
+"""
 
+TMPL_CONV_GEN2_SC8 = """
 DECLARE_CONVERTER(sc8_item32_$(end), 1, $(cpu_type), 1, PRIORITY_GENERAL){
     const item32_t *input = reinterpret_cast<const item32_t *>(size_t(inputs[0]) & ~0x3);
     $(cpu_type)_t *output = reinterpret_cast<$(cpu_type)_t *>(outputs[0]);
@@ -160,7 +162,12 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     ):
         for cpu_type in 'fc64', 'fc32', 'sc16':
             output += parse_tmpl(
-                TMPL_CONV_GEN2_COMPLEX,
+                TMPL_CONV_GEN2_SC16,
+                end=end, to_host=to_host, to_wire=to_wire, cpu_type=cpu_type
+            )
+        for cpu_type in 'fc64', 'fc32', 'sc16', 'sc8':
+            output += parse_tmpl(
+                TMPL_CONV_GEN2_SC8,
                 end=end, to_host=to_host, to_wire=to_wire, cpu_type=cpu_type
             )
         output += parse_tmpl(