gnss-sdr/src/algorithms/input_filter/gnuradio_blocks/byte_x2_to_complex_byte.cc

/*!
 * \file byte_x2_to_complex_byte.cc
 * \brief Adapts two signed char streams into a std::complex<signed char> stream
 * \author Carles Fernandez Prades, cfernandez(at)cttc.es
 *
 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2010-2015  (see AUTHORS file for a list of contributors)
 *
 * GNSS-SDR is a software defined Global Navigation
 *          Satellite Systems receiver
 *
 * This file is part of GNSS-SDR.
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 */


#include "byte_x2_to_complex_byte.h"
#include <gnuradio/io_signature.h>
#include <volk/volk.h>


byte_x2_to_complex_byte_sptr make_byte_x2_to_complex_byte()
{
    return byte_x2_to_complex_byte_sptr(new byte_x2_to_complex_byte());
}



byte_x2_to_complex_byte::byte_x2_to_complex_byte() : sync_block("byte_x2_to_complex_byte",
                        gr::io_signature::make (2, 2, sizeof(char)),
                        gr::io_signature::make (1, 1, sizeof(lv_8sc_t))) // lv_8sc_t is a Volk's typedef for std::complex<signed char>
{
    const int alignment_multiple = volk_get_alignment() / sizeof(lv_8sc_t);
    set_alignment(std::max(1, alignment_multiple));
}


int byte_x2_to_complex_byte::work(int noutput_items,
        gr_vector_const_void_star &input_items,
        gr_vector_void_star &output_items)
{
    const char *in0 = (const char *) input_items[0];
    const char *in1 = (const char *) input_items[1];
    lv_8sc_t *out = (lv_8sc_t *) output_items[0];
    // This could be put into a volk kernel
    signed char real_part;
    signed char imag_part;
    for(int number = 0; number < noutput_items; number++)
        {
            // lv_cmake(r, i) defined at volk/volk_complex.h
            real_part = *in0++;
            imag_part = *in1++;
            *out++ = lv_cmake(real_part, imag_part);
        }

    return noutput_items;
}