constellation_receiver_cb.h

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#ifndef INCLUDED_DIGITAL_CONSTELLATION_RECEIVER_CB_H
#define INCLUDED_DIGITAL_CONSTELLATION_RECEIVER_CB_H

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

namespace gr {
  namespace digital {

    /*!
     * \brief This block makes hard decisions about the received
     * symbols (using a constellation object) and also fine tunes
     * phase synchronization.
     *
     * \details
     *
     * The phase and frequency synchronization are based on a Costas
     * loop that finds the error of the incoming signal point compared
     * to its nearest constellation point. The frequency and phase of
     * the NCO are updated according to this error.
     *
     * Message Ports:
     *
     * set_constellation (input):
     *    Receives a PMT any containing a new gr::digital::constellation object.
     *    The PMT is cast back to a gr::digital::constellation_sptr
     *    and passes this to set_constellation.
     *
     * rotate_phase (input):
     *    Receives a PMT double to update the phase.
     *    The phase value passed in the message is added to the
     *    current phase of the receiver.
     */
    class DIGITAL_API constellation_receiver_cb
      : virtual public block,
        virtual public blocks::control_loop
    {
    public:
      // gr::digital::constellation_receiver_cb::sptr
      typedef boost::shared_ptr<constellation_receiver_cb> sptr;

      /*!
       * \brief Constructs a constellation receiver that (phase/fine
       * freq) synchronizes and decodes constellation points specified
       * by a constellation object.
       *
       * \param constellation constellation of points for generic modulation
       * \param loop_bw Loop  bandwidth of the Costas Loop (~ 2pi/100)
       * \param fmin          minimum normalized frequency value the loop can achieve
       * \param fmax          maximum normalized frequency value the loop can achieve
       */
      static sptr make(constellation_sptr constellation,
                       float loop_bw, float fmin, float fmax);

      virtual void phase_error_tracking(float phase_error) = 0;
    };

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

#endif /* INCLUDED_DIGITAL_CONSTELLATION_RECEIVER_CB_H */