correlate_and_sync_cc.h

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#ifndef INCLUDED_DIGITAL_CORRELATE_AND_SYNC_CC_H
#define INCLUDED_DIGITAL_CORRELATE_AND_SYNC_CC_H

#include <gnuradio/digital/api.h>
#include <gnuradio/sync_block.h>

namespace gr {
  namespace digital {

    /*!
     * \brief Correlate to a preamble and send time/phase sync info
     * \ingroup synchronizers_blk
     *
     * \details
     * Input:
     * \li Stream of complex samples.
     *
     * Output:
     * \li Output stream that just passes the input complex samples
     * \li tag 'phase_est': estimate of phase offset
     * \li tag 'timing_est': estimate of symbol timing offset
     * \li tag 'corr_est': the correlation value of the estimates
     *
     * This block is designed to search for a preamble by correlation
     * and uses the results of the correlation to get a time and phase
     * offset estimate. These estimates are passed downstream as
     * stream tags for use by follow-on synchronization blocks.
     *
     * The preamble is provided as a set of symbols along with a
     * baseband matched filter which we use to create the filtered and
     * upsampled symbol that we will receive over-the-air.
     *
     * The phase_est tag is used to adjust the phase estimation of any
     * downstream synchronization blocks and is currently used by the
     * gr::digital::costas_loop_cc block.
     *
     * The time_est tag is used to adjust the sampling timing
     * estimation of any downstream synchronization blocks and is
     * currently used by the gr::digital::pfb_clock_sync_ccf block.
     */
    class DIGITAL_API correlate_and_sync_cc : virtual public sync_block
    {
     public:
      typedef boost::shared_ptr<correlate_and_sync_cc> sptr;

      /*!
       * Make a block that correlates against the \p symbols vector
       * and outputs a phase and symbol timing estimate.
       *
       * \param symbols Set of symbols to correlate against (e.g., a
       *                preamble).
       * \param filter  Baseband matched filter (e.g., RRC)
       * \param sps     Samples per symbol
       * \param nfilts  Number of filters in the internal PFB
       */
      static sptr make(const std::vector<gr_complex> &symbols,
                       const std::vector<float> &filter,
                       unsigned int sps, unsigned int nfilts=32);

      virtual std::vector<gr_complex> symbols() const = 0;
      virtual void set_symbols(const std::vector<gr_complex> &symbols) = 0;
    };

  } // namespace digital
} // namespace gr

#endif /* INCLUDED_DIGITAL_CORRELATE_AND_SYNC_CC_H */