Hi Daniel, Thank you very much! You are correct that the file is packed. I was suspecting something like this but I clearly never used the right search terms.
Big fan of your blog! -Mason ________________________________ From: discuss-gnuradio-bounces+mstarr32=gatech....@gnu.org on behalf of Daniel Estévez Sent: Friday, April 11, 2025 2:49 PM To: discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org Subject: Re: Differential decoding block and PN15 code Hi Mason, There is something odd about your flowgraph: the Constellation Modulator expects the input to be packed as 8 bits/byte. On the other hand, the Differential Encoder requires the data to be unpacked (1 bits/byte). You don't say whether your new_prn15.bin file is packed or unpacked, but since you say that things work without the Differential Encoder, then I imagine that the file is packed. So it looks like your problem is that you're missing to convert back and forth between packed and unpacked for the Differential Encoder. Best, Daniel. On 10/04/2025 19:12, Starr, Mason S wrote: > Thank you, Marcus! Attached is the flowgraph. The top segment reads the > file, which is confirmed to be a PN15 sequence. Well, 8 back-to-back > PN15 sequences, as each is 4096*8-1 bits long and the file needs to be a > whole number of bytes. > > When differential decoder and CC encoder are bypassed, everything works > well. The receiver hooked up to the USRP tracks the PN15. As soon as I > enable differential decoding, no luck. Perhaps I am misunderstanding how > bytes move from block to block; my assumption has been that it is a > continuous stream of bits. As far as I can tell, the differential > decoder block is the same as an NRZ-L to NRZ-M conversion. > > Thank you, > > Mason > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* discuss-gnuradio-bounces+mstarr32=gatech....@gnu.org <discuss- > gnuradio-bounces+mstarr32=gatech....@gnu.org> on behalf of Marcus Müller > <mmuel...@gnuradio.org> > *Sent:* Thursday, April 10, 2025 12:44 PM > *To:* discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org <discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org> > *Subject:* Re: Differential decoding block and PN15 code > [You don't often get email from mmuel...@gnuradio.org. Learn why this is > important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification <https:// > aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification> ] > > Hi Mason, > yes, you can attach images and files! Keep it (solidly) under 4 MB, and > when taking a > screenshot, use your operating system's screenshot functionality, and > not a camera :) > > Best, > Marcus > > On 4/9/25 7:51 PM, Starr, Mason S wrote: >> Hello all, >> >> I have a file source that loops through a file containing eight PN15 >> sequences, which then >> goes into a differential decoder with M=2. PN15 has the property that after >> differential >> decoding it should still be a PN15 sequence, but that is not what I'm >> seeing. I'm brand >> new so I'm unclear on if I can attach images or files to this listserve, but >> if I can, I >> will provide some supporting information. Has anyone faced a similar issue? >> >> Thank you, >> Mason > >
