No, if you don't have anything useful to output in a source block, you can (and should) block while you wait. If you have something useful, but not as much as requested, you can output only what you have. There is no need to generate filler in GNU Radio.
Matt On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 2:43 PM, David Halls <david.ha...@toshiba-trel.com> wrote: > Matt, > > In my source block I can limit the calls to the DB ok, but I will still > need to output something from the block, won't I? This will then propagate > and fill the buffers? > > Thanks, > > David > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Matt Ettus > Date:2014/10/14 19:09 (GMT+00:00) > To: Jeff Long > Cc: GNURadio > Subject: Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Source Block - Flow Control > > > Jeff, > > If there is a hardware device like a USRP in the chain, then you should > not use a throttle block. What you are seeing is the initial startup > burst. When everything starts up, all the buffers are empty, and GNU Radio > will generate data until something backs up. Once they fill up, you are > seeing the rate settle down. This is all normal. > > If you really need to rate limit what gets requested of the database > during the initial transient (which I don't recommend), you should do that > within your source block. > > Matt > > > On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 10:56 AM, Jeff Long <willco...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Should have mentioned ... set the throttle rate just slightly higher than >> what the chain would consume at steady state when all the buffers are >> filled and the USRP is transmitting. How well this works depends on what >> the rest of the chain looks like. >> >> - Jeff >> >> >> On 10/14/2014 05:52 PM, Jeff Long wrote: >> >>> Use a throttle block immediately after your source block, setting the >>> vector size to match your source. >>> >>> - Jeff >>> >>> On 10/14/2014 04:34 PM, David Halls wrote: >>> >>>> Dear All, >>>> >>>> I am wondering how to add some flow control to a source block, so that >>>> it doesn’t fire out items so quickly. >>>> >>>> Later stages of my flow graph are slowed by various bits of processing >>>> and combining, before transmission via USRP, with bursts being >>>> transmitted every few seconds. >>>> >>>> What happens is that the block fires out 1,000s of vectors, and then >>>> seems to slow down and settle into sync with the rest of the flow graph >>>> after a few seconds. As my source block is reading in from a Database, I >>>> want to slow this initial rate significantly. >>>> >>>> The block outputs vectors of bytes (v_len=144). Any ideas? >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> David >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> >>>> David Halls Ph.D. >>>> >>>> Research Engineer >>>> >>>> Toshiba Research Europe Limited >>>> >>>> 32 Queen Square, Bristol, BS1 4ND, UK >>>> >>>> Tel: +44 (0) 117 906 0790 >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> ------------ >>>> >>>> NOTE: The information in this email and any attachments may be >>>> confidential and/or legally privileged. This message may be read, copied >>>> and used only by the intended recipient. If you are not the intended >>>> recipient, please destroy this message, delete any copies held on your >>>> system and notify the sender immediately. >>>> >>>> Toshiba Research Europe Limited, registered in England and Wales >>>> (2519556). Registered Office 208 Cambridge Science Park, Milton Road, >>>> Cambridge CB4 0GZ, England. Web: www.toshiba.eu/research/trl >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> ------------ >>>> This email has been scanned for email related threats and delivered >>>> safely by Mimecast. >>>> For more information please visit http://www.mimecast.com >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> ------------ >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Discuss-gnuradio mailing list >>>> Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org >>>> https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss-gnuradio mailing list >> Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org >> https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio >> > > > ------------------------------ > > NOTE: The information in this email and any attachments may be > confidential and/or legally privileged. This message may be read, copied > and used only by the intended recipient. If you are not the intended > recipient, please destroy this message, delete any copies held on your > system and notify the sender immediately. > > Toshiba Research Europe Limited, registered in England and Wales > (2519556). Registered Office 208 Cambridge Science Park, Milton Road, > Cambridge CB4 0GZ, England. Web: www.toshiba.eu/research/trl > > > > ------------------------------ > This email has been scanned for email related threats and delivered safely > by Mimecast. > For more information please visit http://www.mimecast.com > ------------------------------ >
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