MX Foundation 4
ar429_rx_acquisition_trigger.cs
/*******************************************************************************
//
// File:
// ar429_rx_acquisition_trigger.cs
//
// Copyright (c) MAX Technologies Inc. 1988-2019, All Rights Reserved.
// CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION WHICH IS THE
// PROPERTY OF MAX TECHNOLOGIES INC.
//
// This demo illustrates how to use the trigger functionality
// to start acquisition on a receive channel.
//
// The program first starts a basic periodic transmission using the periodic
// scheduling service. The acquisition process is then started and waits for
// bit 10 value of label 07 to be 1.
//
// Hardware Requirements:
// - MAXT Flex with loopback between first TX and RX ARINC 429 Enhanced channels.
//
*******************************************************************************/
//#define LOOPBACK
//#define LOCAL
using System;
using static MAXT.MXFoundation.mxf;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Text;
namespace ar429_example
{
class ar429_rx_acquisition_trigger
{
const int BUFFER_SIZE = 1 * 1024 * 1024; // 1 MiB
const int LABEL = 7;
const int SDI = 0;
/***************************************************************************************************************/
// Main
/***************************************************************************************************************/
static void Main(string[] args)
{
UInt32 rc;
UInt64 server;
UInt64 device = 0;
var module = new UInt64[1];
UInt64 count = 0;
UInt64 rxChannel = 0, txChannel = 0;
UInt64 rxBuffer = 0;
UInt64 txBuffer = 0;
IntPtr rec429 = IntPtr.Zero;
UInt64 dev, mod, port;
UInt64 condList = 0;
// Connect to services local or remote
#if LOCAL
rc = mxfServerConnect("0.0.0.0", "", "", Convert.ToUInt32(false), out server);
#else
rc = mxfServerConnect("192.168.0.1", "admin", "admin", 0, out server);
#endif
if (rc != MAXT_SUCCESS)
{
Console.Write("Failed to connect; rc=0x{0:x8}", rc);
Console.Write("\nPress a key to terminate\n");
Console.ReadKey();
return;
}
// Initialize the server
Console.Write("\nStarting\n");
rc = mxfSystemInit(server);
// Get the first device handle
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
rc = mxfSystemDeviceGet(server, 0, out device);
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
rc = mxfDeviceModuleAllGet(device, MXF_MODULE_A429_EH, 1, out count, module);
//Obtain the first A429 Rx and Tx channels
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
rc = mxfChannelGet(server, MXF_CLASS_A429, MXF_SCLASS_RX_CHANNEL, MXF_MODULE_A429_EH, 0, out rxChannel);
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
rc = mxfChannelGet(server, MXF_CLASS_A429, MXF_SCLASS_TX_CHANNEL, MXF_MODULE_A429_EH, 0, out txChannel);
// If module or channel not found, return an error
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS && count == 0)
rc = MAXT_ERROR_NOT_FOUND;
// Set timebase to computer time 64-bit microseconds
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
rc = mxfSystemTimeBaseSet(server, MXF_TIMEBASE_COMPUTER_USEC);
// Get the physical port location
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
{
rc = mxfChannelLocationGet(rxChannel, out dev, out mod, out port);
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
Console.Write("Acquisition Channel (RX) location={0}.{1}.{2}\n", dev, mod, port);
}
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
{
rc = mxfChannelLocationGet(txChannel, out dev, out mod, out port);
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
Console.Write("Transmitter Channel (TX) location={0}.{1}.{2}\n", dev, mod, port);
}
//Activate loopback before transmission and reception
#if LOOPBACK
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
rc = mxfAttributeUint64Set(rxChannel, KMXF_A429_TX_RX_TEST_LB, VMXF_ENABLE);
#endif
// Allocate RX acquisition buffer
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
rc = mxfRxAcqBufferAlloc(rxChannel, BUFFER_SIZE, out rxBuffer, IntPtr.Zero);
// Allocate TX Periodic Update buffer (1MiB)
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
rc = mxfTxPeriodicUpdateMsgBufferAlloc(txChannel, LABEL, BUFFER_SIZE, out txBuffer, IntPtr.Zero);
// Allocate host buffer
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
{
try
{
rec429 = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(BUFFER_SIZE);
}
catch (OutOfMemoryException)
{
rc = MAXT_ERROR_MEM;
}
}
// Configure trigger
// Create the condition list
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
rc = mxfRxAcqTrigConditionListAlloc(server, out condList);
// The condition will be triggered on bit 10 value of LABEL/SDI
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
{
condParam.mask = 0x000007ff;
condParam.data = (1 << 10) | (SDI << 8) | LABEL;
condParam.offset = 0;
condParam.options = MXF_RXACQ_TRIG_COND_RDATA_OPTIONS_EQUAL;
rc = mxfRxAcqTrigConditionAdd(condList, MXF_RXACQ_TRIG_COND_ID_RDATA_DW, ref condParam);
}
// Set the trigger with a pretrig count of 3 which allows some records to be read before the condition was triggered.
// For the A429 protocol this number is rounded to the closest internal acquisition buffer size.
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
rc = mxfRxAcqTrigSet(rxBuffer, condList, 3);
// Start the acquisition process
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
rc = mxfRxAcqModeSet(rxBuffer, MXF_RXACQ_MODE_CIRCULAR);
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
{
rc = mxfRxAcqStart(rxBuffer, MXF_RXACQ_FLAG_DEFAULT, 0, 0);
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
Console.Write("\nAcquisition started\n\r");
}
// Start 429 data transmission
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
rc = TX429PeriodicScheduling(txChannel, txBuffer, rec429);
// Read 429 data in acquisition buffer
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
rc = RX429ReadAcquisitionData(rxBuffer, rec429);
// Stop and flush unread data
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
rc = mxfRxAcqStop(rxBuffer);
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
{
rc = mxfRxAcqClear(rxBuffer);
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
Console.Write("\nAcquisition stopped\n\r");
}
// Free trigger condition list
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
// Catch any previous error
if (rc != MAXT_SUCCESS)
{
StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder(256);
if (mxfSystemErrorStringGet(server, rc, (UInt32)buffer.Capacity, buffer) != MAXT_SUCCESS)
{
buffer.Clear();
buffer.Append(string.Format("ERROR # 0x{0:x8}", rc));
}
Console.Write(buffer + "\n\r");
}
Console.Write("\nTerminating\n");
// Free all buffers and terminate
if (txBuffer > 0)
if (rxBuffer > 0)
mxfRxAcqBufferFree(rxBuffer);
if (rec429 != IntPtr.Zero)
Marshal.FreeHGlobal(rec429);
Console.Write("\nPress enter to terminate\n");
Console.ReadKey();
return;
}
/***************************************************************************************************************/
// TX429PeriodicScheduling
/***************************************************************************************************************/
private static UInt32 TX429PeriodicScheduling(UInt64 txChannel, UInt64 txBuffer, IntPtr recPtr)
{
var rec429 = new MXF_A429_DATAREC();
UInt64 schedule;
UInt64 msg = 0;
UInt64 data = 0, ssm = 1, parity = VMXF_A429_PARITY_ODD;
UInt32 rc;
// Set the A429 records and create the schedule
// Create the periodic scheduler
rc = mxfTxPeriodicScheduleNew(txChannel, out schedule);
// Set scheduling values: Rate=10 ms (.1sec), Phase=0 us
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
rc = mxfTxPeriodicScheduleMsgAdd(schedule, 10000, 0, out msg);
// Define the number of buffer for the list and link to it
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
rc = mxfTxPeriodicScheduleBufferListAdd(msg, 1, 0, new UInt64[] { txBuffer });
// Set record for the buffer: ARINC 429 LABEL=05, SDI=0
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
{
rec429.timeTag = 0;
rec429.control = 0;
rec429.repeatCount = 1;
rec429.reserved = 0;
rc = mxfA429ArwCompose(LABEL, SDI, data, ssm, parity, out rec429.data);
Marshal.StructureToPtr(rec429, recPtr, false);
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
rc = mxfTxPeriodicUpdateMsgWrite(txBuffer, 1, recPtr);
}
// Run the scheduler, update records
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
{
Console.Write("Running periodic transmission, please wait...\n\r");
// Run the schedule now
rc = mxfTxPeriodicScheduleRun(schedule);
}
// Wait 0.5 second
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
{
mxfSleep(500);
// fire trigger
rec429.control = 0;
data = 1;
rc = mxfA429ArwCompose(LABEL, SDI, data, ssm, parity, out rec429.data);
Marshal.StructureToPtr(rec429, recPtr, true);
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
rc = mxfTxPeriodicUpdateMsgWrite(txBuffer, 1, recPtr);
}
// Wait 0.5 second
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
{
mxfSleep(500);
rc = mxfTxPeriodicScheduleFree(schedule);
}
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
Console.Write("\n\rTransmission stopped\n\r");
return rc;
}
/***************************************************************************************************************/
// RX429ReadAcquisitionData
/***************************************************************************************************************/
private static UInt32 RX429ReadAcquisitionData(UInt64 rxBuffer, IntPtr rec429)
{
IntPtr recPtr = IntPtr.Zero;
UInt64 status, msgsCount, bytesCount, pendingBytes, freeBytes;
UInt64 label, sdi, data, ssm, parity;
UInt64 j, trigTime = 0;
UInt32 rc;
UInt64 usec;
var offset = TimeZoneInfo.Local.GetUtcOffset(DateTime.UtcNow);
var time = new DateTime(1970, 1, 1).AddTicks(offset.Ticks); //create a time object set to jan 01 1970 in current timezone
// Check trigger happened
rc = mxfRxAcqBufferStatusGet(rxBuffer, out status, out msgsCount, out pendingBytes, out freeBytes);
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
{
if ((status & MXF_RXACQ_STATUS_TRIG_OCCURRED) > 0)
{
// Display the acquisition trigger time
rc = mxfRxAcqTrigTimeGet(rxBuffer, out trigTime);
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
{
time = time.AddMilliseconds(trigTime / 1000);
usec = trigTime % 1000;
Console.WriteLine("Event triggered at {0}:{1:000}", time.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss:fff"), usec);
}
}
else
Console.Write("Trigger not fired\n");
}
// Read and display records
recPtr = rec429;
rc = mxfA429RxAcqRead(rxBuffer, 0, BUFFER_SIZE, out status, out msgsCount, out bytesCount, rec429);
for (j = 0; j < msgsCount && rc == MAXT_SUCCESS; j++)
{
rec = (MXF_A429_DATAREC)Marshal.PtrToStructure(recPtr, typeof(MXF_A429_DATAREC));
mxfA429ArwDecompose(rec.data, out label, out sdi, out data, out ssm, out parity);
Console.Write("{0:00}: Timetag {1} - ARINC word=[{2},{3},{4:X5},{5},{6:000}] {7}\n",
j, rec.timeTag, parity, ssm, data, sdi, label, trigTime == rec.timeTag ? "*" : "");
mxfNextRecordPtrGet(MXF_CLASS_A429, MXF_RECTYPE_DATAREC, recPtr, out recPtr);
}
return rc;
}
}
}
Updated 10/23/2023