Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Architecture of *_rx_cfile.py output vector

[Sebastian Döring]

On Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:32:28 -0500
 "Marcus D. Leech" <address@hidden> wrote:
> On 28-11-2011 10:21 AM, Sebastian Döring wrote:
> > Hello List,
> >
> > just wanted to know exactly how the output vector of 
> > ..._rx_cfile.py is structured.
> > Is the first element of the complex vector v[0] the one 
> > at the desired frequency sprecified by "-f FREQ"?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Sebastian
> >
> > '
> It's just raw complex-float samples in native-binary 
> format.
>
> The first item is I the second is Q then I then Q, etc.
>
> They're time-series samples, not FFT outputs.
Uh ok -  explains a lot...
Since the data is getting recorded as 32-bit complex 
float, is "read_complex_binary()" the right octave method 
to put it into a vector I can use for further processing?
I found a gnuradio page that says "read_short_binary()" is 
supposed to be the right method, but the output vector 
does not make any sense to me...

Regards
Sebastian