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+//
+// Copyright 2019 Ettus Research, a National Instruments Brand
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+//
+
+#ifndef INCLUDED_LIBUHD_NOC_BLOCK_BASE_HPP
+#define INCLUDED_LIBUHD_NOC_BLOCK_BASE_HPP
+
+#include <uhd/config.hpp>
+#include <uhd/rfnoc/block_id.hpp>
+#include <uhd/rfnoc/node.hpp>
+
+//! Shorthand for block constructor
+#define UHD_RFNOC_BLOCK_CONSTRUCTOR(CLASS_NAME) \
+    CLASS_NAME##_impl(make_args_ptr make_args) : noc_block_base(std::move(make_args))
+
+namespace uhd { namespace rfnoc {
+
+/*!
+ * The primary interface to a NoC block in the FPGA
+ *
+ * The block supports three types of data access:
+ * - Low-level register access
+ * - High-level property access
+ * - Action execution
+ *
+ * The main difference between this class and its parent is the direct access to
+ * registers, and the NoC&block IDs.
+ */
+class UHD_API noc_block_base : public node_t
+{
+public:
+    /*! A shared pointer to allow easy access to this class and for
+     *  automatic memory management.
+     */
+    using sptr = std::shared_ptr<noc_block_base>;
+
+    /*! The NoC ID is the unique identifier of the block type. All blocks of the
+     * same type have the same NoC ID.
+     */
+    using noc_id_t = uint32_t;
+
+    /**************************************************************************
+     * node_t API calls
+     *************************************************************************/
+    //! Unique ID for an RFNoC block is its block ID
+    std::string get_unique_id() const { return get_block_id().to_string(); }
+
+    //! Number of input ports. Note: This gets passed into this block from the
+    // information stored in the global register space.
+    size_t get_num_input_ports() const { return _num_input_ports; }
+
+    //! Number of output ports. Note: This gets passed outto this block from the
+    // information stored in the global register space.
+    size_t get_num_output_ports() const { return _num_output_ports; }
+
+    /**************************************************************************
+     * RFNoC-block specific API calls
+     *************************************************************************/
+    /*! Return the NoC ID for this block.
+     *
+     * \return noc_id The 32-bit NoC ID of this block
+     */
+    noc_id_t get_noc_id() const { return _noc_id; }
+
+    /*! Returns the unique block ID for this block.
+     *
+     * \return block_id The block ID of this block (e.g. "0/FFT#1")
+     */
+    const block_id_t& get_block_id() const { return _block_id; }
+
+private:
+    //! This block's Noc-ID
+    noc_id_t _noc_id;
+
+    //! This block's block-ID
+    //
+    // The framework will guarantee that no one else has the same block ID
+    block_id_t _block_id;
+
+    //! Number of input ports
+    size_t _num_input_ports;
+
+    //! Number of output ports
+    size_t _num_output_ports;
+}; // class noc_block_base
+
+}} /* namespace uhd::rfnoc */
+
+#endif /* INCLUDED_LIBUHD_NOC_BLOCK_BASE_HPP */
+