costas_loop_cc.h

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#ifndef INCLUDED_DIGITAL_COSTAS_LOOP_CC_H
#define INCLUDED_DIGITAL_COSTAS_LOOP_CC_H

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

namespace gr {
  namespace digital {

    /*! 
     * \brief A Costas loop carrier recovery module.
     * \ingroup synchronizers_blk
     *
     * \details
     * The Costas loop locks to the center frequency of a signal and
     * downconverts it to baseband.
     *
     * \li When order=2: used for BPSK where the real part of the
     * output signal is the baseband BPSK signal and the imaginary
     * part is the error signal.
     *
     * \li When order=4: can be used for QPSK where both I and Q (real
     * and imaginary) are outputted.
     *
     * \li When order=8: used for 8PSK.
     *
     * More details can be found online:
     *
     * J. Feigin, "Practical Costas loop design: Designing a simple
     * and inexpensive BPSK Costas loop carrier recovery circuit," RF
     * signal processing, pp. 20-36, 2002.
     *
     * http://rfdesign.com/images/archive/0102Feigin20.pdf
     *  
     * The Costas loop can have two output streams:
     * \li stream 1 (required) is the baseband I and Q;
     * \li stream 2 (optional) is the normalized frequency of the loop
     */
    class DIGITAL_API costas_loop_cc
      : virtual public sync_block, 
        virtual public blocks::control_loop
    {
    public:
      // gr::digital::costas_loop_cc::sptr
      typedef boost::shared_ptr<costas_loop_cc> sptr;

      /*! 
       * Make a Costas loop carrier recovery block.
       *
       * \param loop_bw  internal 2nd order loop bandwidth (~ 2pi/100)
       * \param order the loop order, either 2, 4, or 8
       */
      static sptr make(float loop_bw, int order);

      /*! 
       * Returns the current value of the loop error.
       */
      virtual float error() const = 0;
    };

  } /* namespace digital */
} /* namespace gr */

#endif /* INCLUDED_DIGITAL_COSTAS_LOOP_CC_H */