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+#
+# Copyright 2005,2006,2011,2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#
+# This file is part of GNU Radio
+#
+# GNU Radio is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option)
+# any later version.
+#
+# GNU Radio is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with GNU Radio; see the file COPYING. If not, write to
+# the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street,
+# Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+#
+
+"""
+QAM modulation and demodulation.
+"""
+
+from math import pi, sqrt, log
+
+from gnuradio import gr
+from generic_mod_demod import generic_mod, generic_demod
+from generic_mod_demod import shared_mod_args, shared_demod_args
+from utils.gray_code import gray_code
+from utils import mod_codes
+import modulation_utils
+import digital_swig as digital
+
+# Default number of points in constellation.
+_def_constellation_points = 16
+# Whether the quadrant bits are coded differentially.
+_def_differential = True
+# Whether gray coding is used. If differential is True then gray
+# coding is used within but not between each quadrant.
+_def_mod_code = mod_codes.NO_CODE
+
+def is_power_of_four(x):
+ v = log(x)/log(4)
+ return int(v) == v
+
+def get_bit(x, n):
+ """ Get the n'th bit of integer x (from little end)."""
+ return (x&(0x01 << n)) >> n
+
+def get_bits(x, n, k):
+ """ Get the k bits of integer x starting at bit n(from little end)."""
+ # Remove the n smallest bits
+ v = x >> n
+ # Remove all bits bigger than n+k-1
+ return v % pow(2, k)
+
+def make_differential_constellation(m, gray_coded):
+ """
+ Create a constellation with m possible symbols where m must be
+ a power of 4.
+
+ Points are laid out in a square grid.
+
+ Bits referring to the quadrant are differentilly encoded,
+ remaining bits are gray coded.
+
+ """
+ sqrtm = pow(m, 0.5)
+ if (not isinstance(m, int) or m < 4 or not is_power_of_four(m)):
+ raise ValueError("m must be a power of 4 integer.")
+ # Each symbol holds k bits.
+ k = int(log(m) / log(2.0))
+ # First create a constellation for one quadrant containing m/4 points.
+ # The quadrant has 'side' points along each side of a quadrant.
+ side = int(sqrtm/2)
+ if gray_coded:
+ # Number rows and columns using gray codes.
+ gcs = gray_code(side)
+ # Get inverse gray codes.
+ i_gcs = dict([(v, key) for key, v in enumerate(gcs)])
+ else:
+ i_gcs = dict([(i, i) for i in range(0, side)])
+ # The distance between points is found.
+ step = 1/(side-0.5)
+
+ gc_to_x = [(i_gcs[gc]+0.5)*step for gc in range(0, side)]
+
+ # Takes the (x, y) location of the point with the quadrant along
+ # with the quadrant number. (x, y) are integers referring to which
+ # point within the quadrant it is.
+ # A complex number representing this location of this point is returned.
+ def get_c(gc_x, gc_y, quad):
+ if quad == 0:
+ return complex(gc_to_x[gc_x], gc_to_x[gc_y])
+ if quad == 1:
+ return complex(-gc_to_x[gc_y], gc_to_x[gc_x])
+ if quad == 2:
+ return complex(-gc_to_x[gc_x], -gc_to_x[gc_y])
+ if quad == 3:
+ return complex(gc_to_x[gc_y], -gc_to_x[gc_x])
+ raise StandardError("Impossible!")
+
+ # First two bits determine quadrant.
+ # Next (k-2)/2 bits determine x position.
+ # Following (k-2)/2 bits determine y position.
+ # How x and y relate to real and imag depends on quadrant (see get_c function).
+ const_map = []
+ for i in range(m):
+ y = get_bits(i, 0, (k-2)/2)
+ x = get_bits(i, (k-2)/2, (k-2)/2)
+ quad = get_bits(i, k-2, 2)
+ const_map.append(get_c(x, y, quad))
+
+ return const_map
+
+def make_non_differential_constellation(m, gray_coded):
+ side = int(pow(m, 0.5))
+ if (not isinstance(m, int) or m < 4 or not is_power_of_four(m)):
+ raise ValueError("m must be a power of 4 integer.")
+ # Each symbol holds k bits.
+ k = int(log(m) / log(2.0))
+ if gray_coded:
+ # Number rows and columns using gray codes.
+ gcs = gray_code(side)
+ # Get inverse gray codes.
+ i_gcs = mod_codes.invert_code(gcs)
+ else:
+ i_gcs = range(0, side)
+ # The distance between points is found.
+ step = 2.0/(side-1)
+
+ gc_to_x = [-1 + i_gcs[gc]*step for gc in range(0, side)]
+ # First k/2 bits determine x position.
+ # Following k/2 bits determine y position.
+ const_map = []
+ for i in range(m):
+ y = gc_to_x[get_bits(i, 0, k/2)]
+ x = gc_to_x[get_bits(i, k/2, k/2)]
+ const_map.append(complex(x,y))
+ return const_map
+
+# /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+# QAM constellation
+# /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+def qam_constellation(constellation_points=_def_constellation_points,
+ differential=_def_differential,
+ mod_code=_def_mod_code,
+ large_ampls_to_corners=False):
+ """
+ Creates a QAM constellation object.
+
+ If large_ampls_to_corners=True then sectors that are probably
+ occupied due to a phase offset, are not mapped to the closest
+ constellation point. Rather we take into account the fact that a
+ phase offset is probably the problem and map them to the closest
+ corner point. It's a bit hackish but it seems to improve
+ frequency locking.
+ """
+ if mod_code == mod_codes.GRAY_CODE:
+ gray_coded = True
+ elif mod_code == mod_codes.NO_CODE:
+ gray_coded = False
+ else:
+ raise ValueError("Mod code is not implemented for QAM")
+ if differential:
+ points = make_differential_constellation(constellation_points, gray_coded=False)
+ else:
+ points = make_non_differential_constellation(constellation_points, gray_coded)
+ side = int(sqrt(constellation_points))
+ width = 2.0/(side-1)
+
+ # No pre-diff code
+ # Should add one so that we can gray-code the quadrant bits too.
+ pre_diff_code = []
+ if not large_ampls_to_corners:
+ constellation = digital.constellation_rect(points, pre_diff_code, 4,
+ side, side, width, width)
+ else:
+ sector_values = large_ampls_to_corners_mapping(side, points, width)
+ constellation = digital.constellation_expl_rect(
+ points, pre_diff_code, 4, side, side, width, width, sector_values)
+
+ return constellation
+
+def find_closest_point(p, qs):
+ """
+ Return in index of the closest point in 'qs' to 'p'.
+ """
+ min_dist = None
+ min_i = None
+ for i, q in enumerate(qs):
+ dist = abs(q-p)
+ if min_dist is None or dist < min_dist:
+ min_dist = dist
+ min_i = i
+ return min_i
+
+def large_ampls_to_corners_mapping(side, points, width):
+ """
+ We have a grid that we use for decision making. One additional row/column
+ is placed on each side of the grid. Points in these additional rows/columns
+ are mapped to the corners rather than the closest constellation points.
+
+ Args:
+ side: The number of rows/columns in the grid that we use to do
+ decision making.
+ points: The list of constellation points.
+ width: The width of the rows/columns.
+
+ Returns:
+ sector_values maps the sector index to the constellation
+ point index.
+ """
+ # First find the indices of the corner points.
+ # Assume the corner points are the 4 points with the largest magnitudes.
+ corner_indices = []
+ corner_points = []
+ max_mag = 0
+ for i, p in enumerate(points):
+ if abs(p) > max_mag:
+ corner_indices = [i]
+ corner_points = [p]
+ max_mag = abs(p)
+ elif abs(p) == max_mag:
+ corner_indices.append(i)
+ corner_points.append(p)
+ if len(corner_indices) != 4:
+ raise ValueError("Found {0} corner indices. Expected 4."
+ .format(len(corner_indices)))
+ # We want an additional layer around the constellation
+ # Value in this extra layer will be mapped to the closest corner rather
+ # than the closest constellation point.
+ extra_layers = 1
+ side = side + extra_layers*2
+ # Calculate sector values
+ sector_values = []
+ for real_x in range(side):
+ for imag_x in range(side):
+ sector = real_x * side + imag_x
+ # If this sector is a normal constellation sector then
+ # use the center point.
+ c = ((real_x-side/2.0+0.5)*width +
+ (imag_x-side/2.0+0.5)*width*1j)
+ if (real_x >= extra_layers and real_x < side-extra_layers
+ and imag_x >= extra_layers and imag_x < side-extra_layers):
+ # This is not an edge row/column. Find closest point.
+ index = find_closest_point(c, points)
+ else:
+ # This is an edge. Find closest corner point.
+ index = corner_indices[find_closest_point(c, corner_points)]
+ sector_values.append(index)
+ return sector_values
+
+
+# /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+# QAM modulator
+# /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+class qam_mod(generic_mod):
+ """
+ Hierarchical block for RRC-filtered QAM modulation.
+
+ The input is a byte stream (unsigned char) and the
+ output is the complex modulated signal at baseband.
+
+ Args:
+ constellation_points: Number of constellation points (must be a power of four) (integer).
+ mod_code: Whether to use a gray_code (digital.mod_codes.GRAY_CODE) or not (digital.mod_codes.NO_CODE).
+ differential: Whether to use differential encoding (boolean).
+ """
+ # See generic_mod for additional arguments
+ __doc__ += shared_mod_args
+
+ def __init__(self, constellation_points=_def_constellation_points,
+ differential=_def_differential,
+ mod_code=_def_mod_code,
+ *args, **kwargs):
+
+ """
+ Hierarchical block for RRC-filtered QAM modulation.
+
+ The input is a byte stream (unsigned char) and the
+ output is the complex modulated signal at baseband.
+
+ Args:
+ constellation_points: Number of constellation points.
+ Must be a power of 4.
+ mod_code: Specifies an encoding to use (typically used to indicated
+ if we want gray coding, see digital.utils.mod_codes)
+
+ See generic_mod block for list of additional parameters.
+ """
+
+ constellation = qam_constellation(constellation_points, differential,
+ mod_code)
+ # We take care of the gray coding in the constellation
+ # generation so it doesn't need to be done in the block.
+ super(qam_mod, self).__init__(constellation, differential=differential,
+ *args, **kwargs)
+
+# /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+# QAM demodulator
+#
+# /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+class qam_demod(generic_demod):
+ """
+ Hierarchical block for RRC-filtered QAM modulation.
+
+ The input is a byte stream (unsigned char) and the
+ output is the complex modulated signal at baseband.
+
+ Args:
+ constellation_points: Number of constellation points (must be a power of four) (integer).
+ mod_code: Whether to use a gray_code (digital.mod_codes.GRAY_CODE) or not (digital.mod_codes.NO_CODE).
+ differential: Whether to use differential encoding (boolean).
+ """
+ # See generic_demod for additional arguments
+ __doc__ += shared_mod_args
+
+ def __init__(self, constellation_points=_def_constellation_points,
+ differential=_def_differential,
+ mod_code=_def_mod_code,
+ large_ampls_to_corner = False,
+ *args, **kwargs):
+ """
+ Hierarchical block for RRC-filtered QAM modulation.
+
+ The input is a byte stream (unsigned char) and the
+ output is the complex modulated signal at baseband.
+
+ Args:
+ constellation_points: Number of constellation points.
+ Must be a power of 4.
+ mod_code: Specifies an encoding to use (typically used to indicated
+ if we want gray coding, see digital.utils.mod_codes)
+ large_ampls_to_corners: If this is set to True then when the
+ constellation is making decisions, points that are far outside
+ the constellation are mapped to the closest corner rather than
+ the closet constellation point. This can help with phase
+ locking.
+
+ See generic_demod block for list of additional parameters.
+ """
+ constellation = qam_constellation(constellation_points, differential,
+ mod_code)
+ # We take care of the gray coding in the constellation
+ # generation so it doesn't need to be done in the block.
+ super(qam_demod, self).__init__(constellation, differential=differential,
+ *args, **kwargs)
+
+#
+# Add these to the mod/demod registry
+#
+modulation_utils.add_type_1_mod('qam', qam_mod)
+modulation_utils.add_type_1_demod('qam', qam_demod)
+modulation_utils.add_type_1_constellation('qam', qam_constellation)