MX Foundation 4
ar629_aperiodic_mode.cs
/*****************************************************************************
//
// File:
// ar629_aperiodic_mode.cs
//
// Copyright (c) MAX Technologies Inc. 1988-2019, All Rights Reserved.
// CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION WHICH IS THE
// PROPERTY OF MAX TECHNOLOGIES INC.
//
// This example demonstrates the aperiodic mode functionnality.
//
// This mode allows to transmit A629 message without a major frame.
// There is some limitation of using this mode:
// - Only first RT channel can be used
// - No major frame can be used
// - This RT channel should be the only transmitter on the bus, otherwise
// collision could happen since no A629 timers (TI, SG and TG) are used
//
// Hardware requirements:
// - MAXT FlexMulti-629.
//
*****************************************************************************/
#define TTL
//#define LOCAL
using System;
using static MAXT.MXFoundation.mxf;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Text;
using System.IO;
namespace ar629_example
{
class ar629_aperiodic_mode
{
const int MAX_RX_RECORDS_TO_RECEIVE = 1000;
const int MAX_TX_RECORDS_TO_TRANSMIT = 2;
static void Main(string[] args)
{
int RX_BUFFER_SIZE = MAX_RX_RECORDS_TO_RECEIVE * Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(MXF_A629_DATAREC));
int TX_BUFFER_SIZE = MAX_TX_RECORDS_TO_TRANSMIT * Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(MXF_A629_DATAREC));
IntPtr recPtr = IntPtr.Zero;
IntPtr hostBuffer = IntPtr.Zero;
UInt64 server = 0;
UInt64 device = 0;
var module = new UInt64[1];
UInt64 count = 0;
var rxChannel = new UInt64[1];
var txChannel = new UInt64[1];
UInt64 rxBuffer = 0;
UInt64 txBuffer = 0;
UInt32 rc;
UInt64 status, msgsCount, bytesCount;
UInt32 length;
int i;
{
data = new UInt16[258]
};
// Connects to services and initialize environment
#if LOCAL
rc = mxfServerConnect("0.0.0.0", "", "", Convert.ToUInt64(false), out server);
#else
rc = mxfServerConnect("192.168.0.1", "admin", "admin", Convert.ToUInt64(false), out server);
#endif
// Initializes MX Foundation library
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
{
Console.WriteLine("Starting ...");
rc = mxfSystemInit(server);
}
// Gets the first device handle
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
rc = mxfSystemDeviceGet(server, 0, out device);
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
rc = mxfDeviceModuleAllGet(device, MXF_MODULE_A629MRT_EH, 1, out count, module);
// Obtains the first ARINC 629 Protocol RX channel (RX logical #0)
if ((rc == MAXT_SUCCESS) && (count != 0))
rc = mxfModuleChannelAllGet(module[0], MXF_CLASS_A629, MXF_SCLASS_RX_CHANNEL, 1, out count, rxChannel);
// Obtains the first ARINC 629 Protocol TX channel (TX logical #0)
if ((rc == MAXT_SUCCESS) && (count != 0))
rc = mxfModuleChannelAllGet(module[0], MXF_CLASS_A629, MXF_SCLASS_TX_CHANNEL, 1, out count, txChannel);
// If module or channel not found, returns an error
if ((rc == MAXT_SUCCESS) && (count == 0))
rc = MAXT_ERROR_NOT_FOUND;
// Sets timebase to 64-bit nanoseconds
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
rc = mxfSystemTimeBaseSet(server, MXF_TIMEBASE_DEVICE_NSEC);
// Sets interface to SIM or TTL
#if TTL
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
rc = mxfAttributeUint64Set(module[0], KMXF_A629_MODULE_INTERFACE, VMXF_A629_MODULE_INTERFACE_TTL);
#else
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
rc = mxfAttributeUint64Set(module[0], KMXF_A629_MODULE_INTERFACE, VMXF_A629_MODULE_INTERFACE_SIM);
#endif
// Enable Aperiodic mode
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
rc = mxfAttributeUint64Set(module[0], KMXF_A629_MODULE_APERIODIC_MODE, VMXF_ENABLE);
// Allocates RX acquisition buffer
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
rc = mxfRxAcqBufferAlloc(rxChannel[0], (UInt64)RX_BUFFER_SIZE, out rxBuffer, IntPtr.Zero);
// Allocates one TX Aperiodic buffer
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
rc = mxfTxAperiodicBufferAlloc(txChannel[0], MXF_TXAPERIODIC_PRIORITY_HIGH, (UInt64)TX_BUFFER_SIZE, out txBuffer, IntPtr.Zero);
// Allocates host buffer
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
{
try
{
hostBuffer = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(Math.Max(RX_BUFFER_SIZE, TX_BUFFER_SIZE));
}
catch (OutOfMemoryException)
{
rc = MAXT_ERROR_MEM;
}
}
// Start the acquisition process
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
rc = mxfRxAcqModeSet(rxBuffer, MXF_RXACQ_MODE_LINEAR);
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
{
rc = mxfRxAcqStart(rxBuffer, MXF_RXACQ_FLAG_DEFAULT, 0, 0);
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
{
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("Acquisition started");
}
}
// Transmits one message with two wordstrings. Label and CID are set in data[0]
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
{
recPtr = hostBuffer;
//Sets the lentgh of this label/CID
length = 8; //8 bytes (label + 3 data word)
aRec629.control = MXF_A629_TX_REC_CTRL_PPSYNC | MXF_A629_TX_REC_CTRL_PSYNC; // First wordstring of message must have PPSYNC and PSYNC set
aRec629.repeatCount = 1;
aRec629.dataSize = length;
aRec629.data[0] = 0x001 | (0x2 << 12); // label 1, CID 2
aRec629.data[1] = 0x1104;
aRec629.data[2] = 0x1105;
aRec629.data[3] = 0x1106;
Marshal.StructureToPtr(aRec629, recPtr, false);
rc = mxfA629NextDataRecordPtrGet(recPtr, out recPtr);
//Set the lentgh of this label/CID
length = 120; //120 bytes (label + 59 data words)
aRec629.control = MXF_A629_TX_REC_CTRL_CRC; // MXF_A629_TX_REC_CTRL_CRC specifies to compute and send a CRC. It will be added after the last word.
aRec629.repeatCount = 1;
aRec629.dataSize = length;
aRec629.data[0] = 0x002 | (0x2 << 12); // label 1, CID 2
aRec629.data[1] = 0x0178;
for (i = 2; i < (int)length / 2; i++)
{
aRec629.data[i] = (UInt16)i;
}
Marshal.StructureToPtr(aRec629, recPtr, false);
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
rc = mxfTxAperiodicWrite(txBuffer, MXF_TXAPERIODIC_FLAG_DEFAULT, 0, 2, hostBuffer);
}
//------------------------------------------------//
//Waiting 1 second. Allows data to be transmitted.
mxfSleep(1000);
// Stop acquisition and read data
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
rc = mxfRxAcqStop(rxBuffer);
if (rc == MAXT_SUCCESS)
{
rc = mxfA629RxAcqRead(rxBuffer, 0, (UInt64)RX_BUFFER_SIZE, out status, out msgsCount, out bytesCount, hostBuffer);
DisplayDataArray(msgsCount, hostBuffer);
}
if (rc != MAXT_SUCCESS)
{
StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder(256);
if (mxfSystemErrorStringGet(server, rc, 256, buffer) != MAXT_SUCCESS)
buffer.Append(string.Format("ERROR # 0x{0:x8}", rc));
Console.WriteLine(buffer);
}
Console.WriteLine("Terminating ...");
// Free all buffers and terminate
if (rxBuffer != 0)
mxfRxAcqBufferFree(rxBuffer);
if (txBuffer != 0)
if (hostBuffer != IntPtr.Zero)
Marshal.FreeHGlobal(hostBuffer);
// Unloads MX Foundation library
// Disconnects from MX Foundation library
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("Press a key to terminate");
Console.Read();
return;
}
private static void DisplayDataArray(UInt64 recNum, IntPtr rec)
{
UInt64 iRec,
iData;
IntPtr p = rec;
{
data = new UInt16[258]
};
Console.WriteLine();
for (iRec = 0; iRec < recNum; iRec++)
{
rec629 = (MXF_A629_DATAREC)Marshal.PtrToStructure(p, typeof(MXF_A629_DATAREC));
Console.Write("{0:D3} {1:D10} {2:D2} ", iRec, rec629.timeTag, rec629.dataSize);
if ((rec629.control & MXF_A629_RX_REC_CTRL_STRING_CRC_ERROR) == MXF_A629_RX_REC_CTRL_STRING_CRC_ERROR)
Console.Write(" CRC error");
if ((rec629.control & MXF_A629_RX_REC_CTRL_STRING_DATA_SYNC_ERROR) == MXF_A629_RX_REC_CTRL_STRING_DATA_SYNC_ERROR)
Console.Write(" Data sync error");
if (((rec629.control & (MXF_A629_RX_REC_CTRL_STRING_LABEL_MANCHESTER_ERROR)) == (MXF_A629_RX_REC_CTRL_STRING_LABEL_MANCHESTER_ERROR)) ||
((rec629.control & (MXF_A629_RX_REC_CTRL_STRING_DATA_MANCHESTER_ERROR)) == (MXF_A629_RX_REC_CTRL_STRING_DATA_MANCHESTER_ERROR)))
Console.Write(" Manchester error ");
if (((rec629.control & (MXF_A629_RX_REC_CTRL_STRING_LABEL_PARITY_ERROR)) == (MXF_A629_RX_REC_CTRL_STRING_LABEL_PARITY_ERROR)) ||
((rec629.control & (MXF_A629_RX_REC_CTRL_STRING_DATA_PARITY_ERROR)) == (MXF_A629_RX_REC_CTRL_STRING_DATA_PARITY_ERROR)))
Console.Write(" Parity error ");
if ((rec629.control & MXF_A629_RX_REC_CTRL_STRING_EOS_ERROR) == MXF_A629_RX_REC_CTRL_STRING_EOS_ERROR)
Console.Write(" End of String error");
for (iData = 0; iData < rec629.dataSize / 2; iData++)
{
Console.Write("{0:x4} ", rec629.data[iData]);
if ((((iData + 1) % 8) == 0) && (iData + 1 < rec629.dataSize / 2))
Console.Write("\n ");
}
Console.WriteLine();
}
}
}
}
Updated 10/23/2023