Removing the unused Output_filter block from the gnss_sdr flowgraph

2025-10-30 23:03:05 +00:00 · 2016-04-06 16:12:06 +02:00
parent 203e998efc
commit b4e8966691
65 changed files with 4 additions and 807 deletions
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1180,19 +1180,6 @@ $ gnss-sdr --RTCM_Port=12345 --RTCM_Ref_Station_ID=10

 In order to get well-formatted GeoJSON, KML and RINEX files, always terminate ```gnss-sdr``` execution by pressing key ```q``` and then key ```ENTER```. Those files will be automatically deleted if no position fix have been obtained during the execution of the software receiver.

-#### Output filter
-
-Implements a sink for the signal stream.
-
-~~~~~~ 
-;######### OUTPUT_FILTER CONFIG ############
-OutputFilter.implementation=Null_Sink_Output_Filter
-OutputFilter.filename=data/gnss-sdr.dat
-OutputFilter.item_type=gr_complex
-~~~~~~ 
-
-   
-

 About the software license
 ==========================
--- a/conf/gnss-sdr.conf
+++ b/conf/gnss-sdr.conf
@@ -313,8 +313,3 @@ PVT.rtcm_dump_devname=/dev/pts/1
 ;#dump: Enable or disable the PVT internal binary data file logging [true] or [false]
 PVT.dump=false

-;######### OUTPUT_FILTER CONFIG ############
-;# Receiver output filter: Leave this block disabled in this version
-OutputFilter.implementation=Null_Sink_Output_Filter
-OutputFilter.filename=data/gnss-sdr.dat
-OutputFilter.item_type=gr_complex
--- a/conf/gnss-sdr_GPS_L1_GN3S_realtime.conf
+++ b/conf/gnss-sdr_GPS_L1_GN3S_realtime.conf
@@ -113,6 +113,3 @@ PVT.flag_rtcm_server=false
 PVT.flag_rtcm_tty_port=false
 PVT.rtcm_dump_devname=/dev/pts/1

-;######### OUTPUT_FILTER CONFIG ############
-OutputFilter.implementation=Null_Sink_Output_Filter
-OutputFilter.item_type=gr_complex
--- a/conf/gnss-sdr_GPS_L1_SPIR.conf
+++ b/conf/gnss-sdr_GPS_L1_SPIR.conf
@@ -316,8 +316,3 @@ PVT.nmea_dump_devname=/dev/pts/4
 ;#dump: Enable or disable the PVT internal binary data file logging [true] or [false]
 PVT.dump=false

-;######### OUTPUT_FILTER CONFIG ############
-;# Receiver output filter: Leave this block disabled in this version
-OutputFilter.implementation=Null_Sink_Output_Filter
-OutputFilter.filename=data/gnss-sdr.dat
-OutputFilter.item_type=gr_complex
--- a/conf/gnss-sdr_GPS_L1_USRP_X300_realtime.conf
+++ b/conf/gnss-sdr_GPS_L1_USRP_X300_realtime.conf
@@ -382,8 +382,3 @@ PVT.rtcm_dump_devname=/dev/pts/1
 ;#dump: Enable or disable the PVT internal binary data file logging [true] or [false]
 PVT.dump=false

-;######### OUTPUT_FILTER CONFIG ############
-;# Receiver output filter: Leave this block disabled in this version
-OutputFilter.implementation=Null_Sink_Output_Filter
-OutputFilter.filename=data/gnss-sdr.dat
-OutputFilter.item_type=gr_complex
--- a/conf/gnss-sdr_GPS_L1_USRP_X300_realtime_new.conf
+++ b/conf/gnss-sdr_GPS_L1_USRP_X300_realtime_new.conf
@@ -398,8 +398,3 @@ PVT.rtcm_dump_devname=/dev/pts/1
 ;#dump: Enable or disable the PVT internal binary data file logging [true] or [false]
 PVT.dump=false

-;######### OUTPUT_FILTER CONFIG ############
-;# Receiver output filter: Leave this block disabled in this version
-OutputFilter.implementation=Null_Sink_Output_Filter
-OutputFilter.filename=data/gnss-sdr.dat
-OutputFilter.item_type=gr_complex
--- a/conf/gnss-sdr_GPS_L1_USRP_realtime.conf
+++ b/conf/gnss-sdr_GPS_L1_USRP_realtime.conf
@@ -383,8 +383,3 @@ PVT.rtcm_dump_devname=/dev/pts/1
 ;#dump: Enable or disable the PVT internal binary data file logging [true] or [false]
 PVT.dump=false

-;######### OUTPUT_FILTER CONFIG ############
-;# Receiver output filter: Leave this block disabled in this version
-OutputFilter.implementation=Null_Sink_Output_Filter
-OutputFilter.filename=data/gnss-sdr.dat
-OutputFilter.item_type=gr_complex
--- a/conf/gnss-sdr_GPS_L1_acq_QuickSync.conf
+++ b/conf/gnss-sdr_GPS_L1_acq_QuickSync.conf
@@ -300,8 +300,3 @@ PVT.flag_rtcm_server=false
 PVT.flag_rtcm_tty_port=false
 PVT.rtcm_dump_devname=/dev/pts/1

-;######### OUTPUT_FILTER CONFIG ############
-;# Receiver output filter: Leave this block disabled in this version
-OutputFilter.implementation=Null_Sink_Output_Filter
-OutputFilter.filename=data/gnss-sdr.dat
-OutputFilter.item_type=gr_complex
--- a/conf/gnss-sdr_GPS_L1_gr_complex.conf
+++ b/conf/gnss-sdr_GPS_L1_gr_complex.conf
@@ -82,6 +82,3 @@ PVT.flag_rtcm_tty_port=false
 PVT.rtcm_dump_devname=/dev/pts/1
 PVT.dump=false

-;######### OUTPUT_FILTER CONFIG ############
-OutputFilter.implementation=Null_Sink_Output_Filter
-OutputFilter.item_type=gr_complex
--- a/conf/gnss-sdr_GPS_L1_gr_complex_gpu.conf
+++ b/conf/gnss-sdr_GPS_L1_gr_complex_gpu.conf
@@ -295,8 +295,3 @@ PVT.rtcm_dump_devname=/dev/pts/1
 ;#dump: Enable or disable the PVT internal binary data file logging [true] or [false]
 PVT.dump=false

-;######### OUTPUT_FILTER CONFIG ############
-;# Receiver output filter: Leave this block disabled in this version
-OutputFilter.implementation=Null_Sink_Output_Filter
-OutputFilter.filename=data/gnss-sdr.dat
-OutputFilter.item_type=gr_complex
--- a/conf/gnss-sdr_GPS_L1_ishort.conf
+++ b/conf/gnss-sdr_GPS_L1_ishort.conf
@@ -82,6 +82,3 @@ PVT.flag_rtcm_tty_port=false
 PVT.rtcm_dump_devname=/dev/pts/1
 PVT.dump=false

-;######### OUTPUT_FILTER CONFIG ############
-OutputFilter.implementation=Null_Sink_Output_Filter
-OutputFilter.item_type=gr_complex
--- a/conf/gnss-sdr_GPS_L1_nsr.conf
+++ b/conf/gnss-sdr_GPS_L1_nsr.conf
@@ -135,6 +135,3 @@ PVT.flag_rtcm_tty_port=false
 PVT.rtcm_dump_devname=/dev/pts/1
 PVT.dump=true

-;######### OUTPUT_FILTER CONFIG ############
-OutputFilter.implementation=Null_Sink_Output_Filter
-OutputFilter.item_type=gr_complex
--- a/conf/gnss-sdr_GPS_L1_nsr_twobit_packed.conf
+++ b/conf/gnss-sdr_GPS_L1_nsr_twobit_packed.conf
@@ -150,6 +150,3 @@ PVT.flag_rtcm_tty_port=false
 PVT.rtcm_dump_devname=/dev/pts/1
 PVT.dump=true

-;######### OUTPUT_FILTER CONFIG ############
-OutputFilter.implementation=Null_Sink_Output_Filter
-OutputFilter.item_type=gr_complex
--- a/conf/gnss-sdr_GPS_L1_rtl_tcp_realtime.conf
+++ b/conf/gnss-sdr_GPS_L1_rtl_tcp_realtime.conf
@@ -293,9 +293,3 @@ PVT.rtcm_dump_devname=/dev/pts/1

 ;#dump: Enable or disable the PVT internal binary data file logging [true] or [false]
 PVT.dump=true
-
-;######### OUTPUT_FILTER CONFIG ############
-;# Receiver output filter: Leave this block disabled in this version
-OutputFilter.implementation=Null_Sink_Output_Filter
-OutputFilter.filename=data/gnss-sdr.dat
-OutputFilter.item_type=gr_complex
--- a/conf/gnss-sdr_GPS_L1_rtlsdr_realtime.conf
+++ b/conf/gnss-sdr_GPS_L1_rtlsdr_realtime.conf
@@ -146,7 +146,3 @@ PVT.flag_rtcm_server=false
 PVT.flag_rtcm_tty_port=false
 PVT.rtcm_dump_devname=/dev/pts/1

-;######### OUTPUT_FILTER CONFIG ############
-;# Receiver output filter: Leave this block disabled in this version
-OutputFilter.implementation=Null_Sink_Output_Filter
-OutputFilter.item_type=gr_complex
--- a/conf/gnss-sdr_GPS_L1_two_bits_cpx.conf
+++ b/conf/gnss-sdr_GPS_L1_two_bits_cpx.conf
@@ -134,6 +134,3 @@ PVT.flag_rtcm_tty_port=false
 PVT.rtcm_dump_devname=/dev/pts/1
 PVT.dump=false

-;######### OUTPUT_FILTER CONFIG ############
-OutputFilter.implementation=Null_Sink_Output_Filter
-OutputFilter.item_type=gr_complex
--- a/conf/gnss-sdr_GPS_L2C_USRP1_realtime.conf
+++ b/conf/gnss-sdr_GPS_L2C_USRP1_realtime.conf
@@ -204,8 +204,3 @@ PVT.flag_rtcm_tty_port=false
 PVT.rtcm_dump_devname=/dev/pts/1
 PVT.dump=false

-;######### OUTPUT_FILTER CONFIG ############
-;# Receiver output filter: Leave this block disabled in this version
-OutputFilter.implementation=Null_Sink_Output_Filter
-OutputFilter.filename=data/gnss-sdr.dat
-OutputFilter.item_type=gr_complex
--- a/conf/gnss-sdr_GPS_L2C_USRP_X300_realtime.conf
+++ b/conf/gnss-sdr_GPS_L2C_USRP_X300_realtime.conf
@@ -161,8 +161,3 @@ PVT.flag_rtcm_tty_port=false
 PVT.rtcm_dump_devname=/dev/pts/1
 PVT.dump=false

-;######### OUTPUT_FILTER CONFIG ############
-;# Receiver output filter: Leave this block disabled in this version
-OutputFilter.implementation=Null_Sink_Output_Filter
-OutputFilter.filename=data/gnss-sdr.dat
-OutputFilter.item_type=gr_complex
--- a/conf/gnss-sdr_Galileo_E1_USRP_X300_realtime.conf
+++ b/conf/gnss-sdr_Galileo_E1_USRP_X300_realtime.conf
@@ -84,6 +84,3 @@ PVT.flag_rtcm_server=true
 PVT.flag_rtcm_tty_port=false
 PVT.rtcm_dump_devname=/dev/pts/1

-;######### OUTPUT_FILTER CONFIG ############
-OutputFilter.implementation=Null_Sink_Output_Filter
-OutputFilter.item_type=gr_complex
--- a/conf/gnss-sdr_Galileo_E1_acq_QuickSync.conf
+++ b/conf/gnss-sdr_Galileo_E1_acq_QuickSync.conf
@@ -299,8 +299,3 @@ PVT.flag_rtcm_tty_port=false;
 ;#rtcm_dump_devname: serial device descriptor for RTCM logging
 PVT.rtcm_dump_devname=/dev/pts/1

-;######### OUTPUT_FILTER CONFIG ############
-;# Receiver output filter: Leave this block disabled in this version
-OutputFilter.implementation=Null_Sink_Output_Filter
-OutputFilter.filename=data/gnss-sdr.dat
-OutputFilter.item_type=gr_complex
--- a/conf/gnss-sdr_Galileo_E1_nsr.conf
+++ b/conf/gnss-sdr_Galileo_E1_nsr.conf
@@ -129,6 +129,3 @@ PVT.flag_rtcm_server=false
 PVT.flag_rtcm_tty_port=false
 PVT.rtcm_dump_devname=/dev/pts/1

-;######### OUTPUT_FILTER CONFIG ############
-OutputFilter.implementation=Null_Sink_Output_Filter
-OutputFilter.item_type=gr_complex
--- a/conf/gnss-sdr_Galileo_E1_short.conf
+++ b/conf/gnss-sdr_Galileo_E1_short.conf
@@ -294,8 +294,3 @@ PVT.flag_rtcm_tty_port=false;
 ;#rtcm_dump_devname: serial device descriptor for RTCM logging
 PVT.rtcm_dump_devname=/dev/pts/1

-;######### OUTPUT_FILTER CONFIG ############
-;# Receiver output filter: Leave this block disabled in this version
-OutputFilter.implementation=Null_Sink_Output_Filter
-OutputFilter.filename=data/gnss-sdr.dat
-OutputFilter.item_type=gr_complex
--- a/conf/gnss-sdr_Galileo_E5a.conf
+++ b/conf/gnss-sdr_Galileo_E5a.conf
@@ -344,8 +344,3 @@ PVT.rtcm_dump_devname=/dev/pts/1
 ;#dump: Enable or disable the PVT internal binary data file logging [true] or [false]
 PVT.dump=false

-;######### OUTPUT_FILTER CONFIG ############
-;# Receiver output filter: Leave this block disabled in this version
-OutputFilter.implementation=Null_Sink_Output_Filter
-OutputFilter.filename=data/gnss-sdr.dat
-OutputFilter.item_type=gr_complex
--- a/conf/gnss-sdr_Galileo_E5a_IFEN_CTTC.conf
+++ b/conf/gnss-sdr_Galileo_E5a_IFEN_CTTC.conf
@@ -154,7 +154,3 @@ PVT.flag_rtcm_server=true
 PVT.flag_rtcm_tty_port=false
 PVT.rtcm_dump_devname=/dev/pts/1

-;######### OUTPUT_FILTER CONFIG ############
-;# Receiver output filter: Leave this block disabled in this version
-OutputFilter.implementation=Null_Sink_Output_Filter
-OutputFilter.item_type=gr_complex
--- a/conf/gnss-sdr_Hybrid_byte.conf
+++ b/conf/gnss-sdr_Hybrid_byte.conf
@@ -343,8 +343,3 @@ PVT.rtcm_dump_devname=/dev/pts/1
 ;#dump_filename: Log path and filename without extension. Notice that PVT will add ".dat" to the binary dump and ".kml" to GoogleEarth dump.
 PVT.dump_filename=./PVT

-;######### OUTPUT_FILTER CONFIG ############
-;# Receiver output filter: Leave this block disabled in this version
-OutputFilter.implementation=Null_Sink_Output_Filter
-OutputFilter.filename=data/gnss-sdr.dat
-OutputFilter.item_type=gr_complex
--- a/conf/gnss-sdr_Hybrid_byte_sim.conf
+++ b/conf/gnss-sdr_Hybrid_byte_sim.conf
@@ -353,8 +353,3 @@ PVT.rtcm_dump_devname=/dev/pts/1
 ;#dump_filename: Log path and filename without extension. Notice that PVT will add ".dat" to the binary dump and ".kml" to GoogleEarth dump.
 PVT.dump_filename=./PVT

-;######### OUTPUT_FILTER CONFIG ############
-;# Receiver output filter: Leave this block disabled in this version
-OutputFilter.implementation=Null_Sink_Output_Filter
-OutputFilter.filename=data/gnss-sdr.dat
-OutputFilter.item_type=gr_complex
--- a/conf/gnss-sdr_Hybrid_gr_complex.conf
+++ b/conf/gnss-sdr_Hybrid_gr_complex.conf
@@ -346,8 +346,3 @@ PVT.rtcm_dump_devname=/dev/pts/1
 ;#dump_filename: Log path and filename without extension. Notice that PVT will add ".dat" to the binary dump and ".kml" to GoogleEarth dump.
 PVT.dump_filename=./PVT

-;######### OUTPUT_FILTER CONFIG ############
-;# Receiver output filter: Leave this block disabled in this version
-OutputFilter.implementation=Null_Sink_Output_Filter
-OutputFilter.filename=data/gnss-sdr.dat
-OutputFilter.item_type=gr_complex
--- a/conf/gnss-sdr_Hybrid_nsr.conf
+++ b/conf/gnss-sdr_Hybrid_nsr.conf
@@ -348,8 +348,3 @@ PVT.rtcm_dump_devname=/dev/pts/1
 ;#dump_filename: Log path and filename without extension. Notice that PVT will add ".dat" to the binary dump and ".kml" to GoogleEarth dump.
 PVT.dump_filename=./PVT

-;######### OUTPUT_FILTER CONFIG ############
-;# Receiver output filter: Leave this block disabled in this version
-OutputFilter.implementation=Null_Sink_Output_Filter
-OutputFilter.filename=data/gnss-sdr.dat
-OutputFilter.item_type=gr_complex
--- a/conf/gnss-sdr_Hybrid_short.conf
+++ b/conf/gnss-sdr_Hybrid_short.conf
@@ -354,8 +354,3 @@ PVT.rtcm_dump_devname=/dev/pts/1
 ;#dump_filename: Log path and filename without extension. Notice that PVT will add ".dat" to the binary dump and ".kml" to GoogleEarth dump.
 PVT.dump_filename=./PVT

-;######### OUTPUT_FILTER CONFIG ############
-;# Receiver output filter: Leave this block disabled in this version
-OutputFilter.implementation=Null_Sink_Output_Filter
-OutputFilter.filename=data/gnss-sdr.dat
-OutputFilter.item_type=gr_complex
--- a/conf/gnss-sdr_multichannel_GPS_L1_Flexiband_bin_file_III_1a.conf
+++ b/conf/gnss-sdr_multichannel_GPS_L1_Flexiband_bin_file_III_1a.conf
@@ -342,8 +342,3 @@ PVT.rtcm_dump_devname=/dev/pts/1
 ;#dump: Enable or disable the PVT internal binary data file logging [true] or [false]
 PVT.dump=false

-;######### OUTPUT_FILTER CONFIG ############
-;# Receiver output filter: Leave this block disabled in this version
-OutputFilter.implementation=Null_Sink_Output_Filter
-OutputFilter.filename=data/gnss-sdr.dat
-OutputFilter.item_type=gr_complex
--- a/conf/gnss-sdr_multichannel_GPS_L1_Flexiband_realtime_III_1a.conf
+++ b/conf/gnss-sdr_multichannel_GPS_L1_Flexiband_realtime_III_1a.conf
@@ -350,8 +350,3 @@ PVT.rtcm_dump_devname=/dev/pts/1
 ;#dump: Enable or disable the PVT internal binary data file logging [true] or [false]
 PVT.dump=false

-;######### OUTPUT_FILTER CONFIG ############
-;# Receiver output filter: Leave this block disabled in this version
-OutputFilter.implementation=Null_Sink_Output_Filter
-OutputFilter.filename=data/gnss-sdr.dat
-OutputFilter.item_type=gr_complex
--- a/conf/gnss-sdr_multichannel_GPS_L1_Flexiband_realtime_III_1b.conf
+++ b/conf/gnss-sdr_multichannel_GPS_L1_Flexiband_realtime_III_1b.conf
@@ -348,8 +348,3 @@ PVT.rtcm_dump_devname=/dev/pts/1
 ;#dump: Enable or disable the PVT internal binary data file logging [true] or [false]
 PVT.dump=false

-;######### OUTPUT_FILTER CONFIG ############
-;# Receiver output filter: Leave this block disabled in this version
-OutputFilter.implementation=Null_Sink_Output_Filter
-OutputFilter.filename=data/gnss-sdr.dat
-OutputFilter.item_type=gr_complex
--- a/conf/gnss-sdr_multichannel_GPS_L1_Flexiband_realtime_II_3b.conf
+++ b/conf/gnss-sdr_multichannel_GPS_L1_Flexiband_realtime_II_3b.conf
@@ -349,8 +349,3 @@ PVT.rtcm_dump_devname=/dev/pts/1
 ;#dump: Enable or disable the PVT internal binary data file logging [true] or [false]
 PVT.dump=false

-;######### OUTPUT_FILTER CONFIG ############
-;# Receiver output filter: Leave this block disabled in this version
-OutputFilter.implementation=Null_Sink_Output_Filter
-OutputFilter.filename=data/gnss-sdr.dat
-OutputFilter.item_type=gr_complex
--- a/conf/gnss-sdr_multichannel_GPS_L1_Flexiband_realtime_I_1b.conf
+++ b/conf/gnss-sdr_multichannel_GPS_L1_Flexiband_realtime_I_1b.conf
@@ -344,8 +344,3 @@ PVT.rtcm_dump_devname=/dev/pts/1
 ;#dump: Enable or disable the PVT internal binary data file logging [true] or [false]
 PVT.dump=false

-;######### OUTPUT_FILTER CONFIG ############
-;# Receiver output filter: Leave this block disabled in this version
-OutputFilter.implementation=Null_Sink_Output_Filter
-OutputFilter.filename=data/gnss-sdr.dat
-OutputFilter.item_type=gr_complex
--- a/conf/gnss-sdr_multichannel_GPS_L1_L2_Flexiband_realtime_III_1b.conf
+++ b/conf/gnss-sdr_multichannel_GPS_L1_L2_Flexiband_realtime_III_1b.conf
@@ -494,8 +494,3 @@ PVT.rtcm_dump_devname=/dev/pts/1
 ;#dump: Enable or disable the PVT internal binary data file logging [true] or [false]
 PVT.dump=false

-;######### OUTPUT_FILTER CONFIG ############
-;# Receiver output filter: Leave this block disabled in this version
-OutputFilter.implementation=Null_Sink_Output_Filter
-OutputFilter.filename=data/gnss-sdr.dat
-OutputFilter.item_type=gr_complex
--- a/conf/gnss-sdr_multichannel_GPS_L1_L2_Galileo_E1B_Flexiband_realtime_III_1b.conf
+++ b/conf/gnss-sdr_multichannel_GPS_L1_L2_Galileo_E1B_Flexiband_realtime_III_1b.conf
@@ -540,8 +540,3 @@ PVT.rtcm_dump_devname=/dev/pts/1
 ;#dump: Enable or disable the PVT internal binary data file logging [true] or [false]
 PVT.dump=false

-;######### OUTPUT_FILTER CONFIG ############
-;# Receiver output filter: Leave this block disabled in this version
-OutputFilter.implementation=Null_Sink_Output_Filter
-OutputFilter.filename=data/gnss-sdr.dat
-OutputFilter.item_type=gr_complex
--- a/conf/gnss-sdr_multichannel_GPS_L1_USRP_X300_realtime.conf
+++ b/conf/gnss-sdr_multichannel_GPS_L1_USRP_X300_realtime.conf
@@ -418,8 +418,3 @@ PVT.rtcm_dump_devname=/dev/pts/1
 ;#dump: Enable or disable the PVT internal binary data file logging [true] or [false]
 PVT.dump=false

-;######### OUTPUT_FILTER CONFIG ############
-;# Receiver output filter: Leave this block disabled in this version
-OutputFilter.implementation=Null_Sink_Output_Filter
-OutputFilter.filename=data/gnss-sdr.dat
-OutputFilter.item_type=gr_complex
--- a/conf/gnss-sdr_multichannel_GPS_L2_M_Flexiband_bin_file_III_1a.conf
+++ b/conf/gnss-sdr_multichannel_GPS_L2_M_Flexiband_bin_file_III_1a.conf
@@ -441,8 +441,3 @@ PVT.rtcm_dump_devname=/dev/pts/1
 ;#dump: Enable or disable the PVT internal binary data file logging [true] or [false]
 PVT.dump=false

-;######### OUTPUT_FILTER CONFIG ############
-;# Receiver output filter: Leave this block disabled in this version
-OutputFilter.implementation=Null_Sink_Output_Filter
-OutputFilter.filename=data/gnss-sdr.dat
-OutputFilter.item_type=gr_complex
--- a/conf/gnss-sdr_multichannel_GPS_L2_M_Flexiband_bin_file_III_1b.conf
+++ b/conf/gnss-sdr_multichannel_GPS_L2_M_Flexiband_bin_file_III_1b.conf
@@ -655,8 +655,3 @@ PVT.rtcm_dump_devname=/dev/pts/1
 ;#dump: Enable or disable the PVT internal binary data file logging [true] or [false]
 PVT.dump=false

-;######### OUTPUT_FILTER CONFIG ############
-;# Receiver output filter: Leave this block disabled in this version
-OutputFilter.implementation=Null_Sink_Output_Filter
-OutputFilter.filename=data/gnss-sdr.dat
-OutputFilter.item_type=gr_complex
--- a/conf/gnss-sdr_multisource_Hybrid_nsr.conf
+++ b/conf/gnss-sdr_multisource_Hybrid_nsr.conf
@@ -490,8 +490,3 @@ PVT.rtcm_dump_devname=/dev/pts/1
 ;#dump_filename: Log path and filename without extension. Notice that PVT will add ".dat" to the binary dump and ".kml" to GoogleEarth dump.
 PVT.dump_filename=./PVT

-;######### OUTPUT_FILTER CONFIG ############
-;# Receiver output filter: Leave this block disabled in this version
-OutputFilter.implementation=Null_Sink_Output_Filter
-OutputFilter.filename=data/gnss-sdr.dat
-OutputFilter.item_type=gr_complex
--- a/conf/gnss-sdr_multisource_Hybrid_short.conf
+++ b/conf/gnss-sdr_multisource_Hybrid_short.conf
@@ -476,8 +476,3 @@ PVT.rtcm_dump_devname=/dev/pts/1
 ;#dump_filename: Log path and filename without extension. Notice that PVT will add ".dat" to the binary dump and ".kml" to GoogleEarth dump.
 PVT.dump_filename=./PVT

-;######### OUTPUT_FILTER CONFIG ############
-;# Receiver output filter: Leave this block disabled in this version
-OutputFilter.implementation=Null_Sink_Output_Filter
-OutputFilter.filename=data/gnss-sdr.dat
-OutputFilter.item_type=gr_complex
--- a/docs/doxygen/other/main_page.dox
+++ b/docs/doxygen/other/main_page.dox
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ More details on GNSS-SDR signal processing blocks:
    </ul>
 \li \ref observables
 \li \ref pvt
-\li \ref output_filter


 \section overview Overview
@@ -125,7 +124,6 @@ This will create a folder named gnss-sdr with the following structure:
 |-------input_filter
 |-------libs
 |-------observables
- |-------output_filter
 |-------resampler
 |-------signal_source
 |-------telemetry_decoder
@@ -585,9 +583,6 @@ PVT.dump=false ; Enable or disable the PVT internal binary data file logging [tr
 PVT.dump_filename=./PVT ; Log path and filename without extension.
 \endverbatim

-\subsection output_filter Output filter
-
-(To be completed)

 \section license About the software license
 GNSS-SDR is released under the <a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html" target="_blank">General Public License (GPL) v3</a>, thus securing practical usability, inspection, 
--- a/src/algorithms/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/algorithms/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ add_subdirectory(conditioner)
 add_subdirectory(data_type_adapter)
 add_subdirectory(observables)
 add_subdirectory(telemetry_decoder)
-add_subdirectory(output_filter)
 add_subdirectory(resampler)
 add_subdirectory(signal_generator)
 add_subdirectory(signal_source)
--- a/src/algorithms/PVT/gnuradio_blocks/galileo_e1_pvt_cc.cc
+++ b/src/algorithms/PVT/gnuradio_blocks/galileo_e1_pvt_cc.cc
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ galileo_e1_make_pvt_cc(unsigned int nchannels, boost::shared_ptr<gr::msg_queue>

 galileo_e1_pvt_cc::galileo_e1_pvt_cc(unsigned int nchannels, boost::shared_ptr<gr::msg_queue> queue, bool dump, std::string dump_filename, int averaging_depth, bool flag_averaging, int output_rate_ms, int display_rate_ms, bool flag_nmea_tty_port, std::string nmea_dump_filename, std::string nmea_dump_devname, bool flag_rtcm_server, bool flag_rtcm_tty_port, std::string rtcm_dump_devname) :
 		                		                gr::block("galileo_e1_pvt_cc", gr::io_signature::make(nchannels, nchannels,  sizeof(Gnss_Synchro)),
-		                		                        gr::io_signature::make(1, 1, sizeof(gr_complex)))
+		                		                        gr::io_signature::make(0, 0, sizeof(gr_complex)))
 {

    d_output_rate_ms = output_rate_ms;
--- a/src/algorithms/PVT/gnuradio_blocks/gps_l1_ca_pvt_cc.cc
+++ b/src/algorithms/PVT/gnuradio_blocks/gps_l1_ca_pvt_cc.cc
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ gps_l1_ca_pvt_cc::gps_l1_ca_pvt_cc(unsigned int nchannels,
        bool flag_rtcm_tty_port,
        std::string rtcm_dump_devname) :
             gr::block("gps_l1_ca_pvt_cc", gr::io_signature::make(nchannels, nchannels,  sizeof(Gnss_Synchro)),
-             gr::io_signature::make(1, 1, sizeof(gr_complex)) )
+             gr::io_signature::make(0, 0, sizeof(gr_complex)) )
 {
    d_output_rate_ms = output_rate_ms;
    d_display_rate_ms = display_rate_ms;
--- a/src/algorithms/PVT/gnuradio_blocks/hybrid_pvt_cc.cc
+++ b/src/algorithms/PVT/gnuradio_blocks/hybrid_pvt_cc.cc
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ hybrid_make_pvt_cc(unsigned int nchannels, boost::shared_ptr<gr::msg_queue> queu

 hybrid_pvt_cc::hybrid_pvt_cc(unsigned int nchannels, boost::shared_ptr<gr::msg_queue> queue, bool dump, std::string dump_filename, int averaging_depth, bool flag_averaging, int output_rate_ms, int display_rate_ms, bool flag_nmea_tty_port, std::string nmea_dump_filename, std::string nmea_dump_devname, bool flag_rtcm_server, bool flag_rtcm_tty_port, std::string rtcm_dump_devname) :
 		                		                        gr::block("hybrid_pvt_cc", gr::io_signature::make(nchannels, nchannels,  sizeof(Gnss_Synchro)),
-		                		                        gr::io_signature::make(1, 1, sizeof(gr_complex)))
+		                		                        gr::io_signature::make(0, 0, sizeof(gr_complex)))
 {

    d_output_rate_ms = output_rate_ms;
--- a/src/algorithms/output_filter/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/algorithms/output_filter/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2012-2015  (see AUTHORS file for a list of contributors)
-#
-# This file is part of GNSS-SDR.
-#
-# GNSS-SDR is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# GNSS-SDR is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with GNSS-SDR. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-#
-
-add_subdirectory(adapters)
--- a/src/algorithms/output_filter/adapters/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/algorithms/output_filter/adapters/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2012-2015  (see AUTHORS file for a list of contributors)
-#
-# This file is part of GNSS-SDR.
-#
-# GNSS-SDR is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# GNSS-SDR is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with GNSS-SDR. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-#
-
-set(OUTPUTFILTER_ADAPTER_SOURCES 
-     file_output_filter.cc 
-     null_sink_output_filter.cc 
-)
-
-include_directories(
-     $(CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR)
-     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/core/interfaces
-     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/core/receiver
-     ${GLOG_INCLUDE_DIRS}
-     ${GFlags_INCLUDE_DIRS}
-     ${GNURADIO_RUNTIME_INCLUDE_DIRS}
-)
-
-file(GLOB OUTPUTFILTER_ADAPTER_HEADERS "*.h")
-add_library(out_adapters ${OUTPUTFILTER_ADAPTER_SOURCES} ${OUTPUTFILTER_ADAPTER_HEADERS})
-source_group(Headers FILES ${OUTPUTFILTER_ADAPTER_HEADERS})
-add_dependencies(out_adapters glog-${glog_RELEASE})
-target_link_libraries(out_adapters ${GNURADIO_RUNTIME_LIBRARIES} ${GNURADIO_BLOCKS_LIBRARIES})
--- a/src/algorithms/output_filter/adapters/file_output_filter.cc
+++ b/src/algorithms/output_filter/adapters/file_output_filter.cc
@@ -1,105 +0,0 @@
-/*!
- * \file file_output_filter.cc
- * \brief Implementation of an adapter of a file output filter block
- * to an OutputFilterInterface
- * \author Carlos Aviles, 2010. carlos.avilesr(at)googlemail.com
- *
- * -------------------------------------------------------------------------
- *
- * 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.
- *
- * GNSS-SDR is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * GNSS-SDR is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with GNSS-SDR. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- *
- * -------------------------------------------------------------------------
- */
-
-#include "file_output_filter.h"
-#include <glog/logging.h>
-#include <gnuradio/io_signature.h>
-#include "configuration_interface.h"
-
-using google::LogMessage;
-
-FileOutputFilter::FileOutputFilter(ConfigurationInterface* configuration,
-        std::string role,
-        unsigned int in_streams,
-        unsigned int out_streams) :
-        role_(role),
-        in_streams_(in_streams),
-        out_streams_(out_streams)
-{
-    std::string default_filename = "./output.dat";
-    std::string default_item_type = "short";
-    filename_ = configuration->property(role + ".filename", default_filename);
-    item_type_ = configuration->property(role + ".item_type", default_item_type);
-    if(item_type_.compare("gr_complex") == 0)
-        {
-            item_size_ = sizeof(gr_complex);
-        }
-    else if(item_type_.compare("float") == 0)
-        {
-            item_size_ = sizeof(float);
-        }
-    else if(item_type_.compare("short") == 0)
-        {
-            item_size_ = sizeof(short);
-        }
-    else
-        {
-            LOG(WARNING) << item_type_ << " Unrecognized item type. Using short.";
-            item_size_ = sizeof(short);
-        }
-    file_sink_ = gr::blocks::file_sink::make(item_size_, filename_.c_str());
-    DLOG(INFO) << "file sink(" << file_sink_->unique_id() << ")";
-}
-
-
-
-FileOutputFilter::~FileOutputFilter()
-{}
-
-
-
-void FileOutputFilter::connect(gr::top_block_sptr top_block)
-{
-	if(top_block) { /* top_block is not null */};
-	DLOG(INFO) << "nothing to connect internally";
-}
-
-
-void FileOutputFilter::disconnect(gr::top_block_sptr top_block)
-{
-	if(top_block) { /* top_block is not null */};
-	// Nothing to disconnect internally
-}
-
-
-
-gr::basic_block_sptr FileOutputFilter::get_left_block()
-{
-    return file_sink_;
-}
-
-
-
-gr::basic_block_sptr FileOutputFilter::get_right_block()
-{
-    //return file_sink_;//gr_block_sptr();
-    return gr::blocks::file_sink::sptr();
-}
--- a/src/algorithms/output_filter/adapters/file_output_filter.h
+++ b/src/algorithms/output_filter/adapters/file_output_filter.h
@@ -1,83 +0,0 @@
-/*!
- * \file file_output_filter.h
- * \brief Interface of an adapter of a file output filter block to an
- * OutputFilterInterface
- * \author Carlos Aviles, 2010. carlos.avilesr(at)googlemail.com
- *
- *
- * -------------------------------------------------------------------------
- *
- * 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.
- *
- * GNSS-SDR is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * GNSS-SDR is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with GNSS-SDR. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- *
- * -------------------------------------------------------------------------
- */
-
-#ifndef GNSS_SDR_FILE_OUTPUT_FILTER_H_
-#define GNSS_SDR_FILE_OUTPUT_FILTER_H_
-
-#include <string>
-#include <gnuradio/blocks/file_sink.h>
-#include "gnss_block_interface.h"
-
-
-class ConfigurationInterface;
-
-/*!
- * \brief An output filter that sends its output
- *  to a file without any change in the data format.
- */
-class FileOutputFilter : public GNSSBlockInterface
-{
-public:
-    FileOutputFilter(ConfigurationInterface* configuration,
-                     std::string role,
-                     unsigned int in_streams,
-                     unsigned int out_streams);
-
-    virtual ~FileOutputFilter();
-    std::string role()
-    {
-        return role_;
-    }
-    std::string implementation()
-    {
-        return "File_Output_Filter";
-    }
-    size_t item_size()
-    {
-        return item_size_;
-    }
-    void connect(gr::top_block_sptr top_block);
-    void disconnect(gr::top_block_sptr top_block);
-    gr::basic_block_sptr get_left_block();
-    gr::basic_block_sptr get_right_block();
-
-private:
-    gr::blocks::file_sink::sptr file_sink_;
-    size_t item_size_;
-    std::string filename_;
-    std::string item_type_;
-    std::string role_;
-    unsigned int in_streams_;
-    unsigned int out_streams_;
-};
-
-#endif /*GNSS_SDR_FILE_OUTPUT_FILTER_H_*/
--- a/src/algorithms/output_filter/adapters/null_sink_output_filter.cc
+++ b/src/algorithms/output_filter/adapters/null_sink_output_filter.cc
@@ -1,105 +0,0 @@
-/*!
- * \file null_sink_output_filter.cc
- * \brief  Implementation of an adapter of a null sink output filter block to an
- * OutputFilterInterface
- * \author Carlos Aviles, 2010. carlos.avilesr(at)googlemail.com
- *
- * -------------------------------------------------------------------------
- *
- * 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.
- *
- * GNSS-SDR is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * GNSS-SDR is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with GNSS-SDR. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- *
- * -------------------------------------------------------------------------
- */
-
-#include "null_sink_output_filter.h"
-#include <glog/logging.h>
-#include <gnuradio/io_signature.h>
-#include "configuration_interface.h"
-
-using google::LogMessage;
-
-NullSinkOutputFilter::NullSinkOutputFilter(ConfigurationInterface* configuration,
-        std::string role,
-        unsigned int in_streams,
-        unsigned int out_streams) :
-                role_(role),
-                in_streams_(in_streams),
-                out_streams_(out_streams)
-{
-    std::string default_item_type = "short";
-    item_type_ = configuration->property(role + ".item_type", default_item_type);
-    if(item_type_.compare("gr_complex") == 0)
-        {
-            item_size_ = sizeof(gr_complex);
-        }
-    else if(item_type_.compare("short") == 0)
-        {
-            item_size_ = sizeof(short);
-        }
-    else if(item_type_.compare("float") == 0)
-        {
-            item_size_ = sizeof(float);
-        }
-    else
-        {
-            LOG(WARNING) << item_type_ << " unrecognized item type. Using float";
-            item_size_ = sizeof(float);
-        }
-    sink_ = gr::blocks::null_sink::make(item_size_);
-    DLOG(INFO) << "null_sink(" << sink_->unique_id() << ")";
-}
-
-
-
-NullSinkOutputFilter::~NullSinkOutputFilter()
-{}
-
-
-
-void NullSinkOutputFilter::connect(gr::top_block_sptr top_block)
-{
-	if(top_block) { /* top_block is not null */};
-	DLOG(INFO) << "nothing to connect internally";
-}
-
-
-
-void NullSinkOutputFilter::disconnect(gr::top_block_sptr top_block)
-{
-	if(top_block) { /* top_block is not null */};
-	// Nothing to connect
-}
-
-
-
-gr::basic_block_sptr NullSinkOutputFilter::get_left_block()
-{
-    return sink_;
-}
-
-
-
-gr::basic_block_sptr NullSinkOutputFilter::get_right_block()
-{
-    LOG(WARNING) << "Right block of a signal sink should not be retrieved";
-    //return gr::blocks::sptr::make();
-    return sink_;
-}
--- a/src/algorithms/output_filter/adapters/null_sink_output_filter.h
+++ b/src/algorithms/output_filter/adapters/null_sink_output_filter.h
@@ -1,88 +0,0 @@
-/*!
- * \file null_sink_output_filter.h
- * \brief Interface of an adapter of a null sink output filter block to an
- * OutputFilterInterface
- * \author Carlos Aviles, 2010. carlos.avilesr(at)googlemail.com
- *
- * This class represents an implementation of an output filter that
- * sends its input to a null sink.
- *
- * -------------------------------------------------------------------------
- *
- * 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.
- *
- * GNSS-SDR is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * GNSS-SDR is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with GNSS-SDR. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- *
- * -------------------------------------------------------------------------
- */
-
-#ifndef GNSS_SDR_NULL_SINK_OUTPUT_FILTER_H_
-#define GNSS_SDR_NULL_SINK_OUTPUT_FILTER_H_
-
-#include <string>
-#include <gnuradio/blocks/null_sink.h>
-#include "gnss_block_interface.h"
-
-
-class ConfigurationInterface;
-
-/*!
- * \brief This class implements a null sink output filter
- */
-class NullSinkOutputFilter : public GNSSBlockInterface
-{
-public:
-    NullSinkOutputFilter(ConfigurationInterface* configuration,
-            std::string role,
-            unsigned int in_streams,
-            unsigned int out_streams);
-
-    virtual ~NullSinkOutputFilter();
-    std::string item_type()
-    {
-        return item_type_;
-    }
-    std::string role()
-    {
-        return role_;
-    }
-    //!  Returns "Null_Sink_Output_Filter"
-    std::string implementation()
-    {
-        return "Null_Sink_Output_Filter";
-    }
-    size_t item_size()
-    {
-        return item_size_;
-    }
-    void connect(gr::top_block_sptr top_block);
-    void disconnect(gr::top_block_sptr top_block);
-    gr::basic_block_sptr get_left_block();
-    gr::basic_block_sptr get_right_block();
-
-private:
-    gr::blocks::null_sink::sptr sink_;
-    size_t item_size_;
-    std::string item_type_;
-    std::string role_;
-    unsigned int in_streams_;
-    unsigned int out_streams_;
-};
-
-#endif /*GNSS_SDR_NULL_SINK_OUTPUT_FILTER_H_*/
--- a/src/algorithms/signal_source/adapters/gen_signal_source.h
+++ b/src/algorithms/signal_source/adapters/gen_signal_source.h
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ public:
    size_t item_size(){ return 0; }

    GNSSBlockInterface *signal_generator(){ return signal_generator_; }
-    GNSSBlockInterface *output_filter(){ return filter_; }

 private:
    GNSSBlockInterface *signal_generator_;
--- a/src/algorithms/tracking/gnuradio_blocks/galileo_e5a_dll_pll_tracking_cc.cc
+++ b/src/algorithms/tracking/gnuradio_blocks/galileo_e5a_dll_pll_tracking_cc.cc
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ Galileo_E5a_Dll_Pll_Tracking_cc::Galileo_E5a_Dll_Pll_Tracking_cc(
            d_correlator_outs[n] = gr_complex(0,0);
        }

-    std::cout<<"1"<<std::endl;
    // map memory pointers of correlator outputs
    d_Single_Early = &d_correlator_outs[0];
    d_Single_Prompt = &d_correlator_outs[1];
@@ -162,7 +161,6 @@ Galileo_E5a_Dll_Pll_Tracking_cc::Galileo_E5a_Dll_Pll_Tracking_cc(

    multicorrelator_cpu_Q.init(2 * d_vector_length, d_n_correlator_taps);

-    std::cout<<"1"<<std::endl;
    // correlator I single output for data (scalar)
    d_Single_Prompt_data=static_cast<gr_complex*>(volk_malloc(sizeof(gr_complex), volk_get_alignment()));
    *d_Single_Prompt_data = gr_complex(0,0);
@@ -212,8 +210,6 @@ Galileo_E5a_Dll_Pll_Tracking_cc::Galileo_E5a_Dll_Pll_Tracking_cc(
    d_state = 0;

    systemName["E"] = std::string("Galileo");
-
-    std::cout<<"end constructor"<<std::endl;
 }


@@ -318,7 +314,6 @@ void Galileo_E5a_Dll_Pll_Tracking_cc::start_tracking()
            << " Code Phase correction [samples]=" << delay_correction_samples
            << " PULL-IN Code Phase [samples]=" << d_acq_code_phase_samples;

-    std::cout<<"end start trk"<<std::endl;
 }


--- a/src/core/receiver/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/core/receiver/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ include_directories(
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/algorithms/signal_source/libs
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/algorithms/signal_source/adapters
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/algorithms/signal_source/gnuradio_blocks
-     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/algorithms/output_filter/adapters
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/algorithms/channel/adapters
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/algorithms/channel/libs
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/algorithms/conditioner/adapters
@@ -144,6 +143,5 @@ target_link_libraries(gnss_rx ${Boost_LIBRARIES}
                              obs_adapters
                              pvt_adapters
                              pvt_lib
-                              out_adapters
                              rx_core_lib
 )
--- a/src/core/receiver/gnss_block_factory.cc
+++ b/src/core/receiver/gnss_block_factory.cc
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@
 #include "spir_file_signal_source.h"
 #include "rtl_tcp_signal_source.h"
 #include "two_bit_packed_file_signal_source.h"
-#include "null_sink_output_filter.h"
-#include "file_output_filter.h"
 #include "channel.h"

 #include "signal_conditioner.h"
@@ -269,15 +267,6 @@ std::unique_ptr<GNSSBlockInterface> GNSSBlockFactory::GetPVT(std::shared_ptr<Con



-std::unique_ptr<GNSSBlockInterface> GNSSBlockFactory::GetOutputFilter(std::shared_ptr<ConfigurationInterface> configuration,
-        boost::shared_ptr<gr::msg_queue> queue)
-{
-    std::string default_implementation = "Null_Sink_Output_Filter";
-    std::string implementation = configuration->property("OutputFilter.implementation", default_implementation);
-    LOG(INFO) << "Getting OutputFilter with implementation " << implementation;
-    return GetBlock(configuration, "OutputFilter", implementation, 1, 0, queue);
-}
-
 //********* GPS CHANNEL *****************
 std::unique_ptr<GNSSBlockInterface> GNSSBlockFactory::GetChannel_GPS(
        std::shared_ptr<ConfigurationInterface> configuration,
@@ -1418,19 +1407,6 @@ std::unique_ptr<GNSSBlockInterface> GNSSBlockFactory::GetBlock(
                    out_streams, queue));
            block = std::move(block_);
        }
-    // OUTPUT FILTERS --------------------------------------------------------------
-    else if (implementation.compare("Null_Sink_Output_Filter") == 0)
-        {
-            std::unique_ptr<GNSSBlockInterface> block_(new NullSinkOutputFilter(configuration.get(), role, in_streams,
-                    out_streams));
-            block = std::move(block_);
-        }
-    else if (implementation.compare("File_Output_Filter") == 0)
-        {
-            std::unique_ptr<GNSSBlockInterface> block_(new FileOutputFilter(configuration.get(), role, in_streams,
-                    out_streams));
-            block = std::move(block_);
-        }
    else
        {
            // Log fatal. This causes execution to stop.
--- a/src/core/receiver/gnss_flowgraph.cc
+++ b/src/core/receiver/gnss_flowgraph.cc
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ void GNSSFlowgraph::connect()
 {
    /* Connects the blocks in the flowgraph
     *
-     * Signal Source > Signal conditioner >> Channels >> Observables >> PVT > Output filter
+     * Signal Source > Signal conditioner >> Channels >> Observables >> PVT
     */
    LOG(INFO) << "Connecting flowgraph";
    if (connected_)
@@ -185,19 +185,6 @@ void GNSSFlowgraph::connect()
            return;
    }

-    // Signal Source > Signal conditioner >> Channels >> Observables > PVT > Output Filter
-    try
-    {
-            output_filter_->connect(top_block_);
-    }
-    catch (std::exception& e)
-    {
-            LOG(WARNING) << "Can't connect output filter block internally";
-            LOG(ERROR) << e.what();
-            top_block_->disconnect_all();
-            return;
-    }
-
    DLOG(INFO) << "blocks connected internally";

    // Signal Source (i) >  Signal conditioner (i) >
@@ -348,19 +335,6 @@ void GNSSFlowgraph::connect()
            return;
    }

-    try
-    {
-            top_block_->connect(pvt_->get_right_block(), 0, output_filter_->get_left_block(), 0);
-    }
-    catch (std::exception& e)
-    {
-            LOG(WARNING) << "Can't connect PVT to output filter";
-            LOG(ERROR) << e.what();
-            top_block_->disconnect_all();
-            return;
-    }
-
-    DLOG(INFO) << "PVT connected to output filter";
    connected_ = true;
    LOG(INFO) << "Flowgraph connected";
    top_block_->dump();
@@ -546,7 +520,6 @@ void GNSSFlowgraph::init()

    observables_ = block_factory_->GetObservables(configuration_, queue_);
    pvt_ = block_factory_->GetPVT(configuration_, queue_);
-    output_filter_ = block_factory_->GetOutputFilter(configuration_, queue_);

    std::shared_ptr<std::vector<std::unique_ptr<GNSSBlockInterface>>> channels = block_factory_->GetChannels(configuration_, queue_);

--- a/src/core/receiver/gnss_flowgraph.h
+++ b/src/core/receiver/gnss_flowgraph.h
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ private:

    std::shared_ptr<GNSSBlockInterface> observables_;
    std::shared_ptr<GNSSBlockInterface> pvt_;
-    std::shared_ptr<GNSSBlockInterface> output_filter_;

    std::vector<std::shared_ptr<ChannelInterface>> channels_;
    gr::top_block_sptr top_block_;
--- a/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ include_directories(
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/algorithms/input_filter/gnuradio_blocks
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/algorithms/acquisition/adapters
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/algorithms/acquisition/gnuradio_blocks
-     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/algorithms/output_filter/adapters
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/algorithms/PVT/libs
     ${GLOG_INCLUDE_DIRS}
     ${GFlags_INCLUDE_DIRS}
@@ -178,7 +177,6 @@ target_link_libraries(run_tests ${CLANG_FLAGS}
                                gnss_system_parameters  
                                signal_generator_blocks
                                signal_generator_adapters
-                                out_adapters
                                pvt_gr_blocks
                                ${VOLK_GNSSSDR_LIBRARIES} ${ORC_LIBRARIES}
                                ${GNSS_SDR_TEST_OPTIONAL_LIBS}
@@ -250,7 +248,6 @@ add_executable(gnss_block_test
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/gnss_block/file_signal_source_test.cc
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/gnss_block/fir_filter_test.cc
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/flowgraph/pass_through_test.cc
-     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/gnss_block/file_output_filter_test.cc
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/gnss_block/gnss_block_factory_test.cc   
 )
 if(NOT ${ENABLE_PACKAGING})
@@ -269,7 +266,6 @@ target_link_libraries(gnss_block_test ${Boost_LIBRARIES}
                                      gnss_rx
                                      gnss_system_parameters
                                      # signal_generator_blocks
-                                      out_adapters
                                      ${VOLK_GNSSSDR_LIBRARIES} ${ORC_LIBRARIES}
                                      )

@@ -300,7 +296,6 @@ target_link_libraries(gnuradio_block_test ${Boost_LIBRARIES}
                                      gnss_rx
                                      gnss_system_parameters
                                      # signal_generator_blocks
-                                      out_adapters
                                      ${VOLK_GNSSSDR_LIBRARIES} ${ORC_LIBRARIES}
                                      )

@@ -329,7 +324,6 @@ endif(NOT ${GTEST_DIR_LOCAL})
 #                                gnss_rx
 #                                gnss_system_parameters
 #                                signal_generator_blocks
-#                                out_adapters
 #                                ${VOLK_GNSSSDR_LIBRARIES} ${ORC_LIBRARIES}
 #                                )                                     
 # add_test(acq_test acq_test)
@@ -355,7 +349,6 @@ target_link_libraries(trk_test ${Boost_LIBRARIES}
                               gnss_rx
                               gnss_system_parameters
                               signal_generator_blocks
-                               out_adapters
                               ${VOLK_GNSSSDR_LIBRARIES} ${ORC_LIBRARIES}
                               )
                                      
--- a/src/tests/control_thread/control_thread_test.cc
+++ b/src/tests/control_thread/control_thread_test.cc
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@ TEST(Control_Thread_Test, InstantiateRunControlMessages)
    config->set_property("Observables.item_type", "gr_complex");
    config->set_property("PVT.implementation", "GPS_L1_CA_PVT");
    config->set_property("PVT.item_type", "gr_complex");
-    config->set_property("OutputFilter.implementation", "Null_Sink_Output_Filter");
-    config->set_property("OutputFilter.item_type", "gr_complex");

    std::shared_ptr<ControlThread> control_thread = std::make_shared<ControlThread>(config);

@@ -146,8 +144,6 @@ TEST(Control_Thread_Test, InstantiateRunControlMessages2)
    config->set_property("Observables.item_type", "gr_complex");
    config->set_property("PVT.implementation", "GPS_L1_CA_PVT");
    config->set_property("PVT.item_type", "gr_complex");
-    config->set_property("OutputFilter.implementation", "Null_Sink_Output_Filter");
-    config->set_property("OutputFilter.item_type", "gr_complex");

    std::unique_ptr<ControlThread> control_thread2(new ControlThread(config));

--- a/src/tests/flowgraph/gnss_flowgraph_test.cc
+++ b/src/tests/flowgraph/gnss_flowgraph_test.cc
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 #include "acquisition_interface.h"
 #include "tracking_interface.h"
 #include "channel_interface.h"
-#include "null_sink_output_filter.h"
 #include "pass_through.h"
 #include "file_signal_source.h"

@@ -69,8 +68,6 @@ TEST(GNSSFlowgraph, InstantiateConnectStartStopOldNotation)
    config->set_property("TelemetryDecoder_GPS.implementation", "GPS_L1_CA_Telemetry_Decoder");
    config->set_property("Observables.implementation", "GPS_L1_CA_Observables");
    config->set_property("PVT.implementation", "GPS_L1_CA_PVT");
-    config->set_property("OutputFilter.implementation", "Null_Sink_Output_Filter");
-    config->set_property("OutputFilter.item_type", "gr_complex");

    std::shared_ptr<GNSSFlowgraph> flowgraph = std::make_shared<GNSSFlowgraph>(config, gr::msg_queue::make(0));

@@ -106,8 +103,6 @@ TEST(GNSSFlowgraph, InstantiateConnectStartStop)
    config->set_property("TelemetryDecoder_1C.implementation", "GPS_L1_CA_Telemetry_Decoder");
    config->set_property("Observables.implementation", "GPS_L1_CA_Observables");
    config->set_property("PVT.implementation", "GPS_L1_CA_PVT");
-    config->set_property("OutputFilter.implementation", "Null_Sink_Output_Filter");
-    config->set_property("OutputFilter.item_type", "gr_complex");

    std::shared_ptr<GNSSFlowgraph> flowgraph = std::make_shared<GNSSFlowgraph>(config, gr::msg_queue::make(0));

@@ -142,8 +137,6 @@ TEST(GNSSFlowgraph, InstantiateConnectStartStopGalileoE1B)
    config->set_property("TelemetryDecoder_1B.implementation", "Galileo_E1B_Telemetry_Decoder");
    config->set_property("Observables.implementation", "Galileo_E1B_Observables");
    config->set_property("PVT.implementation", "GALILEO_E1_PVT");
-    config->set_property("OutputFilter.implementation", "Null_Sink_Output_Filter");
-    config->set_property("OutputFilter.item_type", "gr_complex");

    std::shared_ptr<GNSSFlowgraph> flowgraph = std::make_shared<GNSSFlowgraph>(config, gr::msg_queue::make(0));

@@ -292,8 +285,6 @@ TEST(GNSSFlowgraph, InstantiateConnectStartStopHybrid)

    config->set_property("Observables.implementation", "Hybrid_Observables");
    config->set_property("PVT.implementation", "Hybrid_PVT");
-    config->set_property("OutputFilter.implementation", "Null_Sink_Output_Filter");
-    config->set_property("OutputFilter.item_type", "gr_complex");

    std::shared_ptr<GNSSFlowgraph> flowgraph = std::make_shared<GNSSFlowgraph>(config, gr::msg_queue::make(0));

--- a/src/tests/gnss_block/file_output_filter_test.cc
+++ b/src/tests/gnss_block/file_output_filter_test.cc
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-/*!
- * \file file_output_filter_test.cc
- * \brief  This class implements a Unit Test for the class FileOutputFilter.
- * \author Carlos Aviles, 2010. carlos.avilesr(at)googlemail.com
- *
- *
- * -------------------------------------------------------------------------
- *
- * 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.
- *
- * GNSS-SDR is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * GNSS-SDR is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with GNSS-SDR. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- *
- * -------------------------------------------------------------------------
- */
-
-#include <gtest/gtest.h>
-#include "file_output_filter.h"
-#include "in_memory_configuration.h"
-
-TEST(FileOutputFilter, Instantiate)
-{
-    std::shared_ptr<InMemoryConfiguration> config = std::make_shared<InMemoryConfiguration>();
-    std::string path = std::string(TEST_PATH);
-    std::string file = path + "data/output.dat";
-    config->set_property("Test.filename", file);
-    config->set_property("Test.item_type", "float");
-    std::unique_ptr<FileOutputFilter> output_filter(new FileOutputFilter(config.get(), "Test", 1, 0));
-    int res = 0;
-    if (output_filter) res = 1;
-    ASSERT_EQ(1, res);
-}
--- a/src/tests/gnss_block/galileo_e5a_pcps_acquisition_gsoc2014_gensource_test.cc
+++ b/src/tests/gnss_block/galileo_e5a_pcps_acquisition_gsoc2014_gensource_test.cc
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
 #include "gen_signal_source.h"
 #include "gnss_sdr_valve.h"
 #include "pass_through.h"
-#include "file_output_filter.h"

 #include "gnss_block_factory.h"

--- a/src/tests/gnss_block/gnss_block_factory_test.cc
+++ b/src/tests/gnss_block/gnss_block_factory_test.cc
@@ -363,38 +363,3 @@ TEST(GNSS_Block_Factory_Test, InstantiateWrongPvt)
    EXPECT_EQ(nullptr, pvt);
 }

-
-
-TEST(GNSS_Block_Factory_Test, InstantiateNullSinkOutputFilter)
-{
-    std::shared_ptr<InMemoryConfiguration> configuration = std::make_shared<InMemoryConfiguration>();
-    configuration->set_property("OutputFilter.implementation", "Null_Sink_Output_Filter");
-    gr::msg_queue::sptr queue = gr::msg_queue::make(0);
-    std::unique_ptr<GNSSBlockFactory> factory;
-    std::unique_ptr<GNSSBlockInterface> output_filter = factory->GetOutputFilter(configuration, queue);
-    EXPECT_STREQ("OutputFilter", output_filter->role().c_str());
-    EXPECT_STREQ("Null_Sink_Output_Filter", output_filter->implementation().c_str());
-}
-
-
-TEST(GNSS_Block_Factory_Test, InstantiateFileOutputFilter)
-{
-    std::shared_ptr<InMemoryConfiguration> configuration = std::make_shared<InMemoryConfiguration>();
-    configuration->set_property("OutputFilter.implementation", "File_Output_Filter");
-    gr::msg_queue::sptr queue = gr::msg_queue::make(0);
-    std::unique_ptr<GNSSBlockFactory> factory;
-    std::unique_ptr<GNSSBlockInterface> output_filter = factory->GetOutputFilter(configuration, queue);
-    EXPECT_STREQ("OutputFilter", output_filter->role().c_str());
-    EXPECT_STREQ("File_Output_Filter", output_filter->implementation().c_str());
-}
-
-
-TEST(GNSS_Block_Factory_Test, InstantiateWrongOutputFilter)
-{
-    std::shared_ptr<InMemoryConfiguration> configuration = std::make_shared<InMemoryConfiguration>();
-    configuration->set_property("OutputFilter.implementation", "Pepito");
-    gr::msg_queue::sptr queue = gr::msg_queue::make(0);
-    std::unique_ptr<GNSSBlockFactory> factory;
-    std::unique_ptr<GNSSBlockInterface> output_filter = factory->GetOutputFilter(configuration, queue);
-    EXPECT_EQ(nullptr, output_filter);
-}
--- a/src/tests/test_main.cc
+++ b/src/tests/test_main.cc
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ DECLARE_string(log_dir);
 #include "formats/rtcm_test.cc"
 #include "gnss_block/gnss_block_factory_test.cc"
 #include "gnss_block/rtcm_printer_test.cc"
-#include "gnss_block/file_output_filter_test.cc"
 #include "gnss_block/file_signal_source_test.cc"
 #include "gnss_block/fir_filter_test.cc"
 #include "gnss_block/gps_l1_ca_pcps_acquisition_test.cc"