Example #1
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/***********************************************************************
 * transmit_worker function
 * A function to be used as a boost::thread_group thread for transmitting
 **********************************************************************/
void transmit_worker(
    std::vector<std::complex<float> > buff,
    wave_table_class wave_table,
    uhd::tx_streamer::sptr tx_streamer,
    uhd::tx_metadata_t metadata,
    size_t step,
    size_t index,
    int num_channels
){
    std::vector<std::complex<float> *> buffs(num_channels, &buff.front());

    //send data until the signal handler gets called
    while(not stop_signal_called){
        //fill the buffer with the waveform
        for (size_t n = 0; n < buff.size(); n++){
            buff[n] = wave_table(index += step);
        }

        //send the entire contents of the buffer
        tx_streamer->send(buffs, buff.size(), metadata);

        metadata.start_of_burst = false;
        metadata.has_time_spec = false;
    }

    //send a mini EOB packet
    metadata.end_of_burst = true;
    tx_streamer->send("", 0, metadata);
}
/***********************************************************************
 * Transmit thread
 **********************************************************************/
static void tx_thread(uhd::usrp::multi_usrp::sptr usrp,
    uhd::tx_streamer::sptr tx_stream,
    const double tx_wave_freq,
    const double tx_wave_ampl)
{
    uhd::set_thread_priority_safe();

    // set max TX gain
    usrp->set_tx_gain(usrp->get_tx_gain_range().stop());

    // setup variables and allocate buffer
    uhd::tx_metadata_t md;
    md.has_time_spec = false;
    std::vector<samp_type> buff(tx_stream->get_max_num_samps() * 10);

    // values for the wave table lookup
    size_t index         = 0;
    const double tx_rate = usrp->get_tx_rate();
    const size_t step    = boost::math::iround(wave_table_len * tx_wave_freq / tx_rate);
    wave_table table(tx_wave_ampl);

    // fill buff and send until interrupted
    while (not boost::this_thread::interruption_requested()) {
        for (size_t i = 0; i < buff.size(); i++)
            buff[i] = table(index += step);
        tx_stream->send(&buff.front(), buff.size(), md);
    }

    // send a mini EOB packet
    md.end_of_burst = true;
    tx_stream->send("", 0, md);
}
/***********************************************************************
 * tx_worker function
 * A function to be used in its own thread for transmitting.  Push all
 * tx values into the USRP buffer as USRP buffer space is available,
 * but allow other actions to occur concurrently.
 **********************************************************************/
void tx_worker(
    unsigned int bufflen,
    uhd::tx_streamer::sptr tx_stream,
    uhd::time_spec_t start_time,
    std::complex<int16_t>* vec_ptr,
    int end
){
    unsigned int acc_samps = 0;

    uhd::tx_metadata_t md;
    md.start_of_burst = true;
    md.has_time_spec = true;
    md.time_spec = start_time;

    size_t spb = tx_stream->get_max_num_samps();
    if (spb > bufflen) spb = bufflen;

	while(acc_samps < bufflen-spb){
            size_t nsamples = tx_stream->send(vec_ptr, spb, md);
            vec_ptr += spb;
            acc_samps += nsamples;
            //std::cout << acc_samps <<std::endl;
            md.start_of_burst = false;
            md.has_time_spec = false;
    }
    // Now on the last packet
    if (end) md.end_of_burst = true;
    spb = bufflen - acc_samps;
    size_t nsamples = tx_stream->send(vec_ptr, spb, md);
}
Example #4
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/***********************************************************************
 * TX Hammer
 **********************************************************************/
void tx_hammer(uhd::usrp::multi_usrp::sptr usrp, const std::string &tx_cpu, uhd::tx_streamer::sptr tx_stream){
    uhd::set_thread_priority_safe();

    uhd::tx_metadata_t md;
    const size_t max_samps_per_packet = tx_stream->get_max_num_samps();
    std::vector<char> buff(max_samps_per_packet*uhd::convert::get_bytes_per_item(tx_cpu));
    std::vector<void *> buffs;
    for (size_t ch = 0; ch < tx_stream->get_num_channels(); ch++)
        buffs.push_back(&buff.front()); //same buffer for each channel

    //print pre-test summary
    std::cout << boost::format(
        "Testing transmit rate %f Msps"
    ) % (usrp->get_tx_rate()/1e6) << std::endl;

    //setup variables and allocate buffer
    std::srand( time(NULL) );
    while(not boost::this_thread::interruption_requested()){
        size_t total_num_samps = rand() % 100000;
        size_t num_acc_samps = 0;
        float timeout = 1;

        usrp->set_time_now(uhd::time_spec_t(0.0));
        while(num_acc_samps < total_num_samps){

            //send a single packet
            num_tx_samps += tx_stream->send(buffs, max_samps_per_packet, md, timeout);

            num_acc_samps += std::min(total_num_samps-num_acc_samps, tx_stream->get_max_num_samps());
        }
        //send a mini EOB packet
        md.end_of_burst = true;
        tx_stream->send("", 0, md);
    }
}
Example #5
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/***********************************************************************
 * Benchmark TX Rate
 **********************************************************************/
void benchmark_tx_rate(
        uhd::usrp::multi_usrp::sptr usrp,
        const std::string &tx_cpu,
        uhd::tx_streamer::sptr tx_stream,
        std::atomic<bool>& burst_timer_elapsed,
        const boost::posix_time::ptime &start_time,
        bool random_nsamps=false
) {
    uhd::set_thread_priority_safe();

    //print pre-test summary
    std::cout << boost::format(
        "[%s] Testing transmit rate %f Msps on %u channels"
    ) % NOW() % (usrp->get_tx_rate()/1e6) % tx_stream->get_num_channels() << std::endl;

    //setup variables and allocate buffer
    uhd::tx_metadata_t md;
    md.time_spec = usrp->get_time_now() + uhd::time_spec_t(INIT_DELAY);
    md.has_time_spec = (tx_stream->get_num_channels() > 1);
    const size_t max_samps_per_packet = tx_stream->get_max_num_samps();
    std::vector<char> buff(max_samps_per_packet*uhd::convert::get_bytes_per_item(tx_cpu));
    std::vector<const void *> buffs;
    for (size_t ch = 0; ch < tx_stream->get_num_channels(); ch++)
        buffs.push_back(&buff.front()); //same buffer for each channel
    md.has_time_spec = (buffs.size() != 1);

    if (random_nsamps) {
        std::srand((unsigned int)time(NULL));
        while (not burst_timer_elapsed) {
            size_t total_num_samps = rand() % max_samps_per_packet;
            size_t num_acc_samps = 0;
            const float timeout = 1;

            usrp->set_time_now(uhd::time_spec_t(0.0));
            while(num_acc_samps < total_num_samps){
                //send a single packet
                num_tx_samps += tx_stream->send(buffs, max_samps_per_packet, md, timeout)*tx_stream->get_num_channels();
                num_acc_samps += std::min(total_num_samps-num_acc_samps, tx_stream->get_max_num_samps());
            }
        }
    } else {
        while (not burst_timer_elapsed) {
            const size_t num_tx_samps_sent_now = tx_stream->send(buffs, max_samps_per_packet, md)*tx_stream->get_num_channels();
            num_tx_samps += num_tx_samps_sent_now;
            if (num_tx_samps_sent_now == 0) {
                num_timeouts_tx++;
                if ((num_timeouts_tx % 10000) == 1) {
                    std::cerr << "[" << NOW() << "] Tx timeouts: " << num_timeouts_tx << std::endl;
                }
            }
            md.has_time_spec = false;
        }
    }

    //send a mini EOB packet
    md.end_of_burst = true;
    tx_stream->send(buffs, 0, md);
}
Example #6
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/*!
 * Test the underflow message:
 *    Send a start of burst packet with no following end of burst.
 *    We expect to get an underflow(within a burst) async message.
 */
bool test_underflow_message(uhd::usrp::multi_usrp::sptr, uhd::rx_streamer::sptr, uhd::tx_streamer::sptr tx_stream){
    std::cout << "Test underflow message... " << std::flush;

    uhd::tx_metadata_t md;
    md.start_of_burst = true;
    md.end_of_burst   = false;
    md.has_time_spec  = false;

    tx_stream->send("", 0, md);

    uhd::async_metadata_t async_md;
    if (not tx_stream->recv_async_msg(async_md, 1)){
        std::cout << boost::format(
            "failed:\n"
            "    Async message recv timed out.\n"
        ) << std::endl;
        return false;
    }

    switch(async_md.event_code){
    case uhd::async_metadata_t::EVENT_CODE_UNDERFLOW:
        std::cout << boost::format(
            "success:\n"
            "    Got event code underflow message.\n"
        ) << std::endl;
        return true;

    default:
        std::cout << boost::format(
            "failed:\n"
            "    Got unexpected event code 0x%x.\n"
        ) % async_md.event_code << std::endl;
        return false;
    }
}
Example #7
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int uhd_device::writeSamples(short *buf, int len, bool *underrun,
			unsigned long long timestamp,bool isControl)
{
	uhd::tx_metadata_t metadata;
	metadata.has_time_spec = true;
	metadata.start_of_burst = false;
	metadata.end_of_burst = false;
	metadata.time_spec = convert_time(timestamp, tx_rate);

	*underrun = false;

	// No control packets
	if (isControl) {
		LOG(ERR) << "Control packets not supported";
		return 0;
	}

	// Drop a fixed number of packets (magic value)
	if (!aligned) {
		drop_cnt++;

		if (drop_cnt == 1) {
			LOG(DEBUG) << "Aligning transmitter: stop burst";
			*underrun = true;
			metadata.end_of_burst = true;
		} else if (drop_cnt < 30) {
			LOG(DEBUG) << "Aligning transmitter: packet advance";
			return len;
		} else {
			LOG(DEBUG) << "Aligning transmitter: start burst";
			metadata.start_of_burst = true;
			aligned = true;
			drop_cnt = 0;
		}
	}

	size_t num_smpls = tx_stream->send(buf, len, metadata);

	if (num_smpls != (unsigned) len) {
		LOG(ALERT) << "UHD: Device send timed out";
		LOG(ALERT) << "UHD: Version " << uhd::get_version_string();
		LOG(ALERT) << "UHD: Unrecoverable error, exiting...";
		exit(-1);
	}

	return num_smpls;
}
Example #8
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/*!
 * Test the burst ack message:
 *    Send a burst of many samples that will fragment internally.
 *    We expect to get an burst ack async message.
 */
bool test_burst_ack_message(uhd::usrp::multi_usrp::sptr, uhd::rx_streamer::sptr, uhd::tx_streamer::sptr tx_stream){
    std::cout << "Test burst ack message... " << std::flush;

    uhd::tx_metadata_t md;
    md.start_of_burst = true;
    md.end_of_burst   = true;
    md.has_time_spec  = false;

    //3 times max-sps guarantees a SOB, no burst, and EOB packet
    std::vector<std::complex<float> > buff(tx_stream->get_max_num_samps()*3);

    tx_stream->send(
        &buff.front(), buff.size(), md
    );

    uhd::async_metadata_t async_md;
    if (not tx_stream->recv_async_msg(async_md)){
        std::cout << boost::format(
            "failed:\n"
            "    Async message recv timed out.\n"
        ) << std::endl;
        return false;
    }

    switch(async_md.event_code){
    case uhd::async_metadata_t::EVENT_CODE_BURST_ACK:
        std::cout << boost::format(
            "success:\n"
            "    Got event code burst ack message.\n"
        ) << std::endl;
        return true;

    default:
        std::cout << boost::format(
            "failed:\n"
            "    Got unexpected event code 0x%x.\n"
        ) % async_md.event_code << std::endl;
        return false;
    }
}
Example #9
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/*!
 * Test the time error message:
 *    Send a burst packet that occurs at a time in the past.
 *    We expect to get a time error async message.
 */
bool test_time_error_message(uhd::usrp::multi_usrp::sptr usrp, uhd::rx_streamer::sptr, uhd::tx_streamer::sptr tx_stream){
    std::cout << "Test time error message... " << std::flush;

    uhd::tx_metadata_t md;
    md.start_of_burst = true;
    md.end_of_burst   = true;
    md.has_time_spec  = true;
    md.time_spec      = uhd::time_spec_t(100.0); //send at 100s

    usrp->set_time_now(uhd::time_spec_t(200.0)); //time at 200s

    tx_stream->send("", 0, md);

    uhd::async_metadata_t async_md;
    if (not tx_stream->recv_async_msg(async_md)){
        std::cout << boost::format(
            "failed:\n"
            "    Async message recv timed out.\n"
        ) << std::endl;
        return false;
    }

    switch(async_md.event_code){
    case uhd::async_metadata_t::EVENT_CODE_TIME_ERROR:
        std::cout << boost::format(
            "success:\n"
            "    Got event code time error message.\n"
        ) << std::endl;
        return true;

    default:
        std::cout << boost::format(
            "failed:\n"
            "    Got unexpected event code 0x%x.\n"
        ) % async_md.event_code << std::endl;
        return false;
    }
}
Example #10
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void thread_startTx(){
    num_tx_samps = tx_stream->send(&small_tx_buff.front(), small_tx_buff.size(), tx_md);
}