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-rw-r--r--host/examples/tx_waveforms.cpp111
1 files changed, 57 insertions, 54 deletions
diff --git a/host/examples/tx_waveforms.cpp b/host/examples/tx_waveforms.cpp
index b9b24f516..f9c42b1c9 100644
--- a/host/examples/tx_waveforms.cpp
+++ b/host/examples/tx_waveforms.cpp
@@ -22,19 +22,39 @@
#include <boost/thread/thread_time.hpp> //system time
#include <boost/math/special_functions/round.hpp>
#include <boost/format.hpp>
+#include <boost/function.hpp>
#include <iostream>
#include <complex>
#include <cmath>
namespace po = boost::program_options;
+/***********************************************************************
+ * Waveform generators
+ **********************************************************************/
+float gen_const(float){
+ return 1;
+}
+
+float gen_square(float x){
+ return (std::fmod(x, 1) < float(0.5))? 0 : 1;
+}
+
+float gen_ramp(float x){
+ return std::fmod(x, 1)*2 - 1;
+}
+
+float gen_sine(float x){
+ return std::sin(x*2*M_PI);
+}
+
int UHD_SAFE_MAIN(int argc, char *argv[]){
uhd::set_thread_priority_safe();
//variables to be set by po
std::string args, wave_type;
- size_t total_duration, mspb;
- double rate, freq, wave_freq, aepb;
+ size_t total_duration, spb;
+ double rate, freq, wave_freq;
float ampl, gain;
//setup the program options
@@ -43,8 +63,7 @@ int UHD_SAFE_MAIN(int argc, char *argv[]){
("help", "help message")
("args", po::value<std::string>(&args)->default_value(""), "simple uhd device address args")
("duration", po::value<size_t>(&total_duration)->default_value(3), "number of seconds to transmit")
- ("mspb", po::value<size_t>(&mspb)->default_value(10000), "mimimum samples per buffer")
- ("aepb", po::value<double>(&aepb)->default_value(1e-5), "allowed error per buffer")
+ ("spb", po::value<size_t>(&spb)->default_value(10000), "samples per buffer")
("rate", po::value<double>(&rate)->default_value(100e6/16), "rate of outgoing samples")
("freq", po::value<double>(&freq)->default_value(0), "rf center frequency in Hz")
("ampl", po::value<float>(&ampl)->default_value(float(0.3)), "amplitude of the waveform")
@@ -90,57 +109,25 @@ int UHD_SAFE_MAIN(int argc, char *argv[]){
}
//error when the waveform is not possible to generate
- if (std::abs(wave_freq)/sdev->get_tx_rate() < 0.5/mspb){
- throw std::runtime_error("wave freq/tx rate too small");
- }
if (std::abs(wave_freq) > sdev->get_tx_rate()/2){
throw std::runtime_error("wave freq out of Nyquist zone");
}
- //how many periods should we have per buffer to mimimize error
- double samps_per_period = sdev->get_tx_rate()/std::abs(wave_freq);
- std::cout << boost::format("Samples per waveform period: %d") % samps_per_period << std::endl;
- size_t periods_per_buff = std::max<size_t>(1, mspb/samps_per_period);
- while (true){
- double num_samps_per_buff = periods_per_buff*samps_per_period;
- double sample_error = num_samps_per_buff - boost::math::round(num_samps_per_buff);
- if (std::abs(sample_error) <= aepb) break;
- periods_per_buff++;
- }
-
- //allocate data to send (fill with several periods worth of IQ samples)
- std::vector<std::complex<float> > buff(samps_per_period*periods_per_buff);
- const double i_ahead = (wave_freq > 0)? samps_per_period/4 : 0;
- const double q_ahead = (wave_freq < 0)? samps_per_period/4 : 0;
- std::cout << boost::format("Samples per send buffer: %d") % buff.size() << std::endl;
- if (wave_type == "CONST"){
- for (size_t n = 0; n < buff.size(); n++){
- buff[n] = std::complex<float>(ampl, ampl);
- }
- }
- else if (wave_type == "SQUARE"){
- for (size_t n = 0; n < buff.size(); n++){
- float I = (std::fmod(n+i_ahead, samps_per_period) > samps_per_period/2)? ampl : 0;
- float Q = (std::fmod(n+q_ahead, samps_per_period) > samps_per_period/2)? ampl : 0;
- buff[n] = std::complex<float>(I, Q);
- }
- }
- else if (wave_type == "RAMP"){
- for (size_t n = 0; n < buff.size(); n++){
- float I = float(std::fmod(n+i_ahead, samps_per_period)/samps_per_period * 2*ampl - ampl);
- float Q = float(std::fmod(n+q_ahead, samps_per_period)/samps_per_period * 2*ampl - ampl);
- buff[n] = std::complex<float>(I, Q);
- }
- }
- else if (wave_type == "SINE"){
- for (size_t n = 0; n < buff.size(); n++){
- float I = float(ampl*std::sin(2*M_PI*(n+i_ahead)/samps_per_period));
- float Q = float(ampl*std::sin(2*M_PI*(n+q_ahead)/samps_per_period));
- buff[n] = std::complex<float>(I, Q);
- }
- }
+ //store the generator function for the selected waveform
+ boost::function<float(float)> wave_gen;
+ if (wave_type == "CONST") wave_gen = &gen_const;
+ else if (wave_type == "SQUARE") wave_gen = &gen_square;
+ else if (wave_type == "RAMP") wave_gen = &gen_ramp;
+ else if (wave_type == "SINE") wave_gen = &gen_sine;
else throw std::runtime_error("unknown waveform type: " + wave_type);
+ //allocate the buffer and precalculate values
+ std::vector<std::complex<float> > buff(spb);
+ const float cps = wave_freq/sdev->get_tx_rate();
+ const float i_off = (wave_freq > 0)? float(0.25) : 0;
+ const float q_off = (wave_freq < 0)? float(0.25) : 0;
+ float theta = 0;
+
//setup the metadata flags
uhd::tx_metadata_t md;
md.start_of_burst = true; //always SOB (good for continuous streaming)
@@ -148,11 +135,27 @@ int UHD_SAFE_MAIN(int argc, char *argv[]){
//send the data in multiple packets
boost::system_time end_time(boost::get_system_time() + boost::posix_time::seconds(total_duration));
- while(end_time > boost::get_system_time()) dev->send(
- &buff.front(), buff.size(), md,
- uhd::io_type_t::COMPLEX_FLOAT32,
- uhd::device::SEND_MODE_FULL_BUFF
- );
+ while(end_time > boost::get_system_time()){
+
+ //fill the buffer with the waveform
+ for (size_t n = 0; n < buff.size(); n++){
+ buff[n] = std::complex<float>(
+ ampl*wave_gen(i_off + theta),
+ ampl*wave_gen(q_off + theta)
+ );
+ theta += cps;
+ }
+
+ //bring the theta back into range [0, 1)
+ theta = std::fmod(theta, 1);
+
+ //send the entire contents of the buffer
+ dev->send(
+ &buff.front(), buff.size(), md,
+ uhd::io_type_t::COMPLEX_FLOAT32,
+ uhd::device::SEND_MODE_FULL_BUFF
+ );
+ }
//send a mini EOB packet
md.start_of_burst = false;