Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] "Variable" bit rate output block

[Eric Blossom]

On Tue, Jun 06, 2006 at 10:10:40PM -0700, Johnathan Corgan wrote:
> Johnathan Corgan wrote:
> 
> > What I have in mind is something like gr.simple_squelch_cc, but instead
> > of outputting zeros when the average power is below the threshold,
> > doesn't output anything at all.
> 
> After further reading, it seems like the strategy here would be to have
> the general_work() method the block:
> 
> 1) Only copy data from input to output when the power threshold is met.
> 
> 2) When the power threshold is not met, skip over the input items but
> don't advance the output index.
> 
> 2) Call consume() for the entire input buffer.
> 
> 3) Return from general_work() with the actual number of items copied,
> which will always be equal or less than the input buffer size.
> 
> Would this work?

In general, yes.

Eric