Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] doubts on the GRC block PSK_Demod

[Ben Reynwar]

You are correct that the digital_constellation_receiver_cb does not do
any symbol timing recovery and that the documentation is incorrect.

Thanks for pointing this out, and sorry for the confusion.

Ben

On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 1:54 AM, luca <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I've some doubts on the GRC block PSK_Demod.
> I tried to analyze the inner functions called in the /psk_demod block/ in
> order to understand the algorithms approachs implemented for synchronism
> recovery.
>
> /psk_demod/ derives from /generic_demod/ and the latter can be found in
> /generic_mod_demod.py/.
> Here, I can find the FLL performed by a band-Edge filters method through the
> functions  /self.freq_recov =
> digital.fll_band_edge_cc(self._samples_per_symbol, self._excess_bw,
> fll_ntaps, self._freq_bw)./
>
> Furthermore, I can find the timing recovery by polyphase filterbanks
> approach, through /self.time_recov =
> digital.pfb_clock_sync_ccf(self._samples_per_symbol,self._timing_bw,
> taps,nfilts, nfilts//2, self._timing_max_dev) /
>
> Then, in generic_mod_demod.py, I find the call /self.receiver =
> digital.constellation_receiver_cb(
>             self._constellation, self._phase_bw,
>             fmin, fmax)./
> My understanding is that this function performs just a Costas loop in order
> to recover the phase and the remaining frequency error.
>
> Is it correct ?
>
> My doubts derive from the fact that in
> /digital_constellation_receiver_cb.h/, the function
> digital.constellation_receiver_cb is described also in term of timing
> recovery by a Mueller&Muller algorithm.
> In my opinion, the clock recovery, as above indicated, is performed by the
> digital.pfb_clock_sync_ccf.
>
> Thank you
>
> Luca
>
>
>
>
> --
> View this message in context: 
> http://gnuradio.4.n7.nabble.com/doubts-on-the-GRC-block-PSK-Demod-tp38915.html
> Sent from the GnuRadio mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
>
> _______________________________________________
> Discuss-gnuradio mailing list
> address@hidden
> https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio