usrp_block.h

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#ifndef INCLUDED_GR_UHD_USRP_BLOCK_H
#define INCLUDED_GR_UHD_USRP_BLOCK_H

#include <gnuradio/uhd/api.h>
#include <gnuradio/sync_block.h>
#include <uhd/usrp/multi_usrp.hpp>

namespace gr {
  namespace uhd {

    /*! Base class for USRP blocks.
     * \ingroup uhd_blk
     *
     * Note that many of the functions defined here differ between
     * Rx and Tx configurations. As an example, set_center_freq()
     * will set the Rx frequency for a usrp_source object, and the
     * Tx frequency on a usrp_sink object.
     */
    class GR_UHD_API usrp_block : public gr::sync_block
    {
     protected:
      usrp_block() {}; // For virtual sub-classing
      usrp_block(const std::string &name,
                 gr::io_signature::sptr input_signature,
                 gr::io_signature::sptr output_signature);
     public:

      /*!
       * Set the frontend specification.
       *
       * \param spec the subdev spec markup string
       * \param mboard the motherboard index 0 to M-1
       */
      virtual void set_subdev_spec(const std::string &spec, size_t mboard = 0) = 0;

      /*!
       * Get the frontend specification.
       *
       * \param mboard the motherboard index 0 to M-1
       * \return the frontend specification in use
       */
      virtual std::string get_subdev_spec(size_t mboard = 0) = 0;

      /*!
       * Return the number of motherboards in this configuration.
       */
      virtual size_t get_num_mboards() = 0;

      /*!
       * Set the sample rate for this connection to the USRP.
       *
       * \param rate a new rate in Sps
       */
      virtual void set_samp_rate(double rate) = 0;

      /*!
       * Get the sample rate for this connection to the USRP.
       * This is the actual sample rate and may differ from the rate set.
       *
       * \return the actual rate in Sps
       */
      virtual double get_samp_rate(void) = 0;

      /*!
       * Get the possible sample rates for this connection.
       *
       * \return a range of rates in Sps
       */
      virtual ::uhd::meta_range_t get_samp_rates(void) = 0;

      /*!
       * Tune the selected channel to the desired center frequency.
       *
       * \param tune_request the tune request instructions
       * \param chan the channel index 0 to N-1
       * \return a tune result with the actual frequencies
       */
      virtual ::uhd::tune_result_t set_center_freq(
          const ::uhd::tune_request_t tune_request,
          size_t chan = 0
      ) = 0;

      /*!
       * Tune the the selected channel to the desired center frequency.
       *
       * This is a wrapper around set_center_freq() so that in this case,
       * the user can pass a single frequency in the call instead of
       * having to generate a tune_request_t object.
       *
       * \param freq the desired frequency in Hz
       * \param chan the channel index 0 to N-1
       * \return a tune result with the actual frequencies
       */
      ::uhd::tune_result_t set_center_freq(double freq, size_t chan = 0)
      {
        return set_center_freq(::uhd::tune_request_t(freq), chan);
      }

      /*!
       * Get the center frequency.
       *
       * \param chan the channel index 0 to N-1
       * \return the frequency in Hz
       */
      virtual double get_center_freq(size_t chan = 0) = 0;

      /*!
       * Get the tunable frequency range.
       *
       * \param chan the channel index 0 to N-1
       * \return the frequency range in Hz
       */
      virtual ::uhd::freq_range_t get_freq_range(size_t chan = 0) = 0;

      /*!
       * Set the gain for the selected channel.
       *
       * \param gain the gain in dB
       * \param chan the channel index 0 to N-1
       */
      virtual void set_gain(double gain, size_t chan = 0) = 0;

      /*!
       * Set the named gain on the dboard.
       *
       * \param gain the gain in dB
       * \param name the name of the gain stage
       * \param chan the channel index 0 to N-1
       */
      virtual void set_gain(double gain,
                            const std::string &name,
                            size_t chan = 0) = 0;

      /*!
       * Set the normalized gain.
       *
       * The normalized gain is always in [0, 1], regardless of the device.
       * 0 corresponds to minimum gain (usually 0 dB, but make sure to read the device
       * notes in the UHD manual) and 1 corresponds to maximum gain.
       * This will work for any UHD device. Use get_gain() to see which dB value
       * the normalized gain value corresponds to.
       *
       * Note that it is not possible to specify a gain name for this function.
       *
       * \throws A runtime_error if \p norm_gain is not within the valid range.
       *
       * \param norm_gain the gain in fractions of the gain range (must be 0 <= norm_gain <= 1)
       * \param chan the channel index 0 to N-1
       */
      virtual void set_normalized_gain(double norm_gain, size_t chan = 0) = 0;

      /*!
       * Get the actual dboard gain setting.
       *
       * \param chan the channel index 0 to N-1
       * \return the actual gain in dB
       */
      virtual double get_gain(size_t chan = 0) = 0;

      /*!
       * Get the actual dboard gain setting of named stage.
       *
       * \param name the name of the gain stage
       * \param chan the channel index 0 to N-1
       * \return the actual gain in dB
       */
      virtual double get_gain(const std::string &name,
                              size_t chan = 0) = 0;

      /*!
       * Returns the normalized gain.
       *
       * The normalized gain is always in [0, 1], regardless of the device.
       * See also set_normalized_gain().
       *
       * Note that it is not possible to specify a gain name for
       * this function, the result is over the entire gain chain.
       *
       * \param chan the channel index 0 to N-1
       */
      virtual double get_normalized_gain(size_t chan = 0) = 0;

      /*!
       * Get the actual dboard gain setting of named stage.
       *
       * \param chan the channel index 0 to N-1
       * \return the actual gain in dB
       */
      virtual std::vector<std::string> get_gain_names(size_t chan = 0) = 0;

      /*!
       * Get the settable gain range.
       *
       * \param chan the channel index 0 to N-1
       * \return the gain range in dB
       */
      virtual ::uhd::gain_range_t get_gain_range(size_t chan = 0) = 0;

      /*!
       * Get the settable gain range.
       *
       * \param name the name of the gain stage
       * \param chan the channel index 0 to N-1
       * \return the gain range in dB
       */
      virtual ::uhd::gain_range_t get_gain_range(const std::string &name,
                                                 size_t chan = 0) = 0;

      /*!
       * Set the antenna to use for a given channel.
       *
       * \param ant the antenna string
       * \param chan the channel index 0 to N-1
       */
      virtual void set_antenna(const std::string &ant,
                               size_t chan = 0) = 0;

      /*!
       * Get the antenna in use.
       *
       * \param chan the channel index 0 to N-1
       * \return the antenna string
       */
      virtual std::string get_antenna(size_t chan = 0) = 0;

      /*!
       * Get a list of possible antennas on a given channel.
       *
       * \param chan the channel index 0 to N-1
       * \return a vector of antenna strings
       */
      virtual std::vector<std::string> get_antennas(size_t chan = 0) = 0;

      /*!
       * Set the bandpass filter on the RF frontend.
       *
       * \param bandwidth the filter bandwidth in Hz
       * \param chan the channel index 0 to N-1
       */
      virtual void set_bandwidth(double bandwidth, size_t chan = 0) = 0;

      /*!
       * Get the bandpass filter setting on the RF frontend.
       *
       * \param chan the channel index 0 to N-1
       * \return bandwidth of the filter in Hz
       */
      virtual double get_bandwidth(size_t chan = 0) = 0;

      /*!
       * Get the bandpass filter range of the RF frontend.
       *
       * \param chan the channel index 0 to N-1
       * \return the range of the filter bandwidth in Hz
       */
      virtual ::uhd::freq_range_t get_bandwidth_range(size_t chan = 0) = 0;

      /*!
       * Get an RF frontend sensor value.
       * \param name the name of the sensor
       * \param chan the channel index 0 to N-1
       * \return a sensor value object
       */
      virtual ::uhd::sensor_value_t get_sensor(const std::string &name,
                                               size_t chan = 0) = 0;

      /*!
       * Get a list of possible RF frontend sensor names.
       * \param chan the channel index 0 to N-1
       * \return a vector of sensor names
       */
      virtual std::vector<std::string> get_sensor_names(size_t chan = 0) = 0;

      //! DEPRECATED use get_sensor
      ::uhd::sensor_value_t get_dboard_sensor(const std::string &name,
                                              size_t chan = 0)
      {
        return this->get_sensor(name, chan);
      }

      //! DEPRECATED use get_sensor_names
      std::vector<std::string> get_dboard_sensor_names(size_t chan = 0)
      {
        return this->get_sensor_names(chan);
      }

      /*!
       * Get a motherboard sensor value.
       *
       * \param name the name of the sensor
       * \param mboard the motherboard index 0 to M-1
       * \return a sensor value object
       */
      virtual ::uhd::sensor_value_t get_mboard_sensor(const std::string &name,
                                                      size_t mboard = 0) = 0;

      /*!
       * Get a list of possible motherboard sensor names.
       *
       * \param mboard the motherboard index 0 to M-1
       * \return a vector of sensor names
       */
      virtual std::vector<std::string> get_mboard_sensor_names(size_t mboard = 0) = 0;

      /*!
       * Get the currently set time source.
       *
       * \param mboard which motherboard to get the config
       * \return the string representing the time source
       */
      virtual std::string get_time_source(const size_t mboard) = 0;

      /*!
       * Get a list of possible time sources.
       *
       * \param mboard which motherboard to get the list
       * \return a vector of strings for possible settings
       */
      virtual std::vector<std::string> get_time_sources(const size_t mboard) = 0;

      /*!
       * Set the clock source for the usrp device.
       *
       * This sets the source for a 10 MHz reference clock.
       * Typical options for source: internal, external, MIMO.
       *
       * \param source a string representing the clock source
       * \param mboard which motherboard to set the config
       */
      virtual void set_clock_source(const std::string &source,
                                    const size_t mboard = 0) = 0;

      /*!
       * Get the currently set clock source.
       *
       * \param mboard which motherboard to get the config
       * \return the string representing the clock source
       */
      virtual std::string get_clock_source(const size_t mboard) = 0;

      /*!
       * Get a list of possible clock sources.
       *
       * \param mboard which motherboard to get the list
       * \return a vector of strings for possible settings
       */
      virtual std::vector<std::string> get_clock_sources(const size_t mboard) = 0;

      /*!
       * Get the master clock rate.
       *
       * \param mboard the motherboard index 0 to M-1
       * \return the clock rate in Hz
       */
      virtual double get_clock_rate(size_t mboard = 0) = 0;

      /*!
       * Set the master clock rate.
       *
       * \param rate the new rate in Hz
       * \param mboard the motherboard index 0 to M-1
       */
      virtual void set_clock_rate(double rate, size_t mboard = 0) = 0;

      /*!
       * Get the current time registers.
       *
       * \param mboard the motherboard index 0 to M-1
       * \return the current usrp time
       */
      virtual ::uhd::time_spec_t get_time_now(size_t mboard = 0) = 0;

      /*!
       * Get the time when the last pps pulse occured.
       * \param mboard the motherboard index 0 to M-1
       * \return the current usrp time
       */
      virtual ::uhd::time_spec_t get_time_last_pps(size_t mboard = 0) = 0;

      /*!
       * Sets the time registers immediately.
       * \param time_spec the new time
       * \param mboard the motherboard index 0 to M-1
       */
      virtual void set_time_now(const ::uhd::time_spec_t &time_spec, size_t mboard = 0) = 0;

      /*!
       * Set the time registers at the next pps.
       * \param time_spec the new time
       */
      virtual void set_time_next_pps(const ::uhd::time_spec_t &time_spec) = 0;

      /*!
       * Sync the time registers with an unknown pps edge.
       * \param time_spec the new time
       */
      virtual void set_time_unknown_pps(const ::uhd::time_spec_t &time_spec) = 0;

      /*!
       * Set the time at which the control commands will take effect.
       *
       * A timed command will back-pressure all subsequent timed commands,
       * assuming that the subsequent commands occur within the time-window.
       * If the time spec is late, the command will be activated upon arrival.
       *
       * \param time_spec the time at which the next command will activate
       * \param mboard which motherboard to set the config
       */
      virtual void set_command_time(const ::uhd::time_spec_t &time_spec,
                                    size_t mboard = 0) = 0;

      /*!
       * Clear the command time so future commands are sent ASAP.
       *
       * \param mboard which motherboard to set the config
       */
      virtual void clear_command_time(size_t mboard = 0) = 0;

      /*!
       * Get access to the underlying uhd dboard iface object.
       *
       * \return the dboard_iface object
       */
      virtual ::uhd::usrp::dboard_iface::sptr get_dboard_iface(size_t chan = 0) = 0;

      /*!
       * Get access to the underlying uhd device object.
       *
       * NOTE: This function is only available in C++.
       * \return the multi usrp device object
       */
      virtual ::uhd::usrp::multi_usrp::sptr get_device(void) = 0;

      /*!
       * Perform write on the user configuration register bus. These
       * only exist if the user has implemented custom setting
       * registers in the device FPGA.
       *
       * \param addr 8-bit register address
       * \param data 32-bit register value
       * \param mboard which motherboard to set the user register
       */
      virtual void set_user_register(const uint8_t addr,
                                     const uint32_t data,
                                     size_t mboard = 0) = 0;

      /*!
       * Set the clock configuration.
       *
       * DEPRECATED for set_time/clock_source.
       * \param clock_config the new configuration
       * \param mboard the motherboard index 0 to M-1
       */
      virtual void set_clock_config(const ::uhd::clock_config_t &clock_config,
                                    size_t mboard = 0) = 0;

      /*!
       * Set the time source for the USRP device.
       *
       * This sets the method of time synchronization,
       * typically a pulse per second or an encoded time.
       * Typical options for source: external, MIMO.
       * \param source a string representing the time source
       * \param mboard which motherboard to set the config
       */
      virtual void set_time_source(const std::string &source,
                                   const size_t mboard = 0) = 0;

      /*!
       * Update the stream args for this device.
       *
       * This update will only take effect after a restart of the
       * streaming, or before streaming and after construction.
       * This will also delete the current streamer.
       * Note you cannot change the I/O signature of this block using
       * this function, or it will throw.
       *
       * It is possible to leave the 'channels' fields of \p stream_args
       * unset. In this case, the previous channels field is used.
       *
       * \param stream_args New stream args.
       * \throws std::runtime_error if new settings are invalid.
       */
      virtual void set_stream_args(const ::uhd::stream_args_t &stream_args) = 0;

      /*******************************************************************
       * GPIO methods
       ******************************************************************/
      /*!
       * Enumerate GPIO banks on the current device.
       * \param mboard the motherboard index 0 to M-1
       * \return a list of string for each bank name
       */
      virtual std::vector<std::string> get_gpio_banks(const size_t mboard) = 0;

      /*!
       * Set a GPIO attribute on a particular GPIO bank.
       * Possible attribute names:
       *  - CTRL - 1 for ATR mode 0 for GPIO mode
       *  - DDR - 1 for output 0 for input
       *  - OUT - GPIO output level (not ATR mode)
       *  - ATR_0X - ATR idle state
       *  - ATR_RX - ATR receive only state
       *  - ATR_TX - ATR transmit only state
       *  - ATR_XX - ATR full duplex state
       * \param bank the name of a GPIO bank
       * \param attr the name of a GPIO attribute
       * \param value the new value for this GPIO bank
       * \param mask the bit mask to effect which pins are changed
       * \param mboard the motherboard index 0 to M-1
       */
      virtual void set_gpio_attr(
          const std::string &bank,
          const std::string &attr,
          const boost::uint32_t value,
          const boost::uint32_t mask = 0xffffffff,
          const size_t mboard = 0
      ) = 0;

      /*!
       * Get a GPIO attribute on a particular GPIO bank.
       * Possible attribute names:
       *  - CTRL - 1 for ATR mode 0 for GPIO mode
       *  - DDR - 1 for output 0 for input
       *  - OUT - GPIO output level (not ATR mode)
       *  - ATR_0X - ATR idle state
       *  - ATR_RX - ATR receive only state
       *  - ATR_TX - ATR transmit only state
       *  - ATR_XX - ATR full duplex state
       *  - READBACK - readback input GPIOs
       * \param bank the name of a GPIO bank
       * \param attr the name of a GPIO attribute
       * \param mboard the motherboard index 0 to M-1
       * \return the value set for this attribute
       */
      virtual boost::uint32_t get_gpio_attr(
          const std::string &bank,
          const std::string &attr,
          const size_t mboard = 0
      ) = 0;

    };

  } /* namespace uhd */
} /* namespace gr */

#endif /* INCLUDED_GR_UHD_USRP_BLOCK_H */