4 files changed, 35 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/lib/usrp/dboard/Makefile.am b/lib/usrp/dboard/Makefile.am
index 20d28c9ed..3d14fc115 100644
--- a/lib/usrp/dboard/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/usrp/dboard/Makefile.am
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ dboard_sources = \
 lib_la_SOURCES = \
 	$(dboard_sources) \
 	base.cpp \
+	id.cpp \
 	interface.cpp \
 	manager.cpp
 
diff --git a/lib/usrp/dboard/id.cpp b/lib/usrp/dboard/id.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0aee3439e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/usrp/dboard/id.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+//
+// Copyright 2010 Ettus Research LLC
+//
+
+#include <usrp_uhd/usrp/dboard/id.hpp>
+#include <boost/assign/list_of.hpp>
+#include <boost/format.hpp>
+#include <map>
+
+using namespace usrp_uhd::usrp::dboard;
+
+std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream &os, const dboard_id_t &id){
+    //map the dboard ids to string representations
+    std::map<dboard_id_t, std::string> id_to_str = boost::assign::map_list_of
+        (ID_BASIC_TX, "basic tx")
+        (ID_BASIC_RX, "basic rx")
+    ;
+
+    //get the string representation
+    if (id_to_str.count(id) != 0){
+        os << id_to_str[id];
+    }
+    else{
+        os << boost::format("dboard id %u") % unsigned(id);
+    }
+    return os;
+}
diff --git a/lib/usrp/dboard/manager.cpp b/lib/usrp/dboard/manager.cpp
index e9d973cb5..43152a064 100644
--- a/lib/usrp/dboard/manager.cpp
+++ b/lib/usrp/dboard/manager.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 using namespace usrp_uhd;
 using namespace usrp_uhd::usrp::dboard;
+using namespace boost::assign;
 
 /***********************************************************************
  * register internal dboards
@@ -28,16 +29,16 @@ static void register_internal_dboards(void){
     //ensure that this function can only be called once per instance
     static bool called = false;
     if (called) return; called = true;
-    //register the known dboards (dboard id, constructor, num subdevs)
-    manager::register_subdevs(0x0000, &basic_tx::make, boost::assign::list_of(""));
-    manager::register_subdevs(0x0001, &basic_rx::make, boost::assign::list_of("a")("b")("ab"));
+    //register the known dboards (dboard id, constructor, subdev names)
+    manager::register_subdevs(ID_BASIC_TX, &basic_tx::make, list_of(""));
+    manager::register_subdevs(ID_BASIC_RX, &basic_rx::make, list_of("a")("b")("ab"));
 }
 
 /***********************************************************************
  * storage and registering for dboards
  **********************************************************************/
 //map a dboard id to a dboard constructor
-static std::map<manager::dboard_id_t, manager::dboard_ctor_t> id_to_ctor_map;
+static std::map<dboard_id_t, manager::dboard_ctor_t> id_to_ctor_map;
 
 //map a dboard constructor to subdevice names
 static std::map<manager::dboard_ctor_t, prop_names_t> ctor_to_names_map;
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ private:
  * dboard manager methods
  **********************************************************************/
 static manager::dboard_ctor_t const& get_dboard_ctor(
-    manager::dboard_id_t dboard_id,
+    dboard_id_t dboard_id,
     std::string const& xx_type
 ){
     //verify that there is a registered constructor for this id
diff --git a/lib/usrp/mboard/test.cpp b/lib/usrp/mboard/test.cpp
index 321ec0855..f3bcca670 100644
--- a/lib/usrp/mboard/test.cpp
+++ b/lib/usrp/mboard/test.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ test::test(const device_addr_t &device_addr){
     for (size_t i = 0; i < device_addr.virtual_args.num_dboards; i++){
         dboard::interface::sptr ifc(new dummy_interface());
         _dboard_managers[boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(i)] = dboard::manager::sptr(
-            new dboard::manager(0x0001, 0x0000, ifc)
+            new dboard::manager(dboard::ID_BASIC_RX, dboard::ID_BASIC_TX, ifc)
         );
     }
 }