[fix](trx-wspr): rewrite decoder with soft-decision Fano from WSJT-X reference

Replace broken hard-decision pipeline with proper soft-decision decoding
matching the WSJT-X wsprd reference implementation. Key fixes: soft-symbol
demodulation using amplitude differences, soft-decision Fano decoder with
Es/No=6dB metric table and delta=60 threshold, deinterleave preserving soft
values instead of extracting hard bits, convolutional tail constraint, and
normalized sync correlation scoring.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Signed-off-by: Stan Grams <sjg@haxx.space>
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2026-03-20 08:16:33 +01:00
parent 11097a5133
commit 3877de3c4f
2 changed files with 480 additions and 143 deletions
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@@ -18,22 +18,24 @@ const BASE_SEARCH_MAX_HZ: f32 = 1800.0;
const BASE_SEARCH_STEP_HZ: f32 = 2.0;
const FINE_SEARCH_STEP_HZ: f32 = 0.25;
// Timing offset search: search ±2s in 0.5s steps (4800 samples at 12 kHz)
// Timing offset search: search ±2s in 0.5s steps (6000 samples at 12 kHz)
const DT_SEARCH_RANGE_SAMPLES: isize = 2 * WSPR_SAMPLE_RATE as isize;
const DT_SEARCH_STEP_SAMPLES: isize = (WSPR_SAMPLE_RATE as isize) / 2;
// Number of top frequency candidates to try full decode on
const MAX_FREQ_CANDIDATES: usize = 8;
// Minimum sync correlation score to attempt a full decode. Candidates below
// this threshold are almost certainly noise and skipping them avoids expensive
// Fano decode attempts that would produce false positives.
const MIN_SYNC_SCORE: f32 = 10.0;
// Minimum normalized sync correlation score to attempt decode.
// Matches reference wsprd minsync1=0.10.
const MIN_SYNC_SCORE: f32 = 0.10;
// Soft-symbol normalization factor (reference wsprd: symfac=50)
const SYMFAC: f32 = 50.0;
/// WSPR sync vector (162 bits). symbol = sync[i] + 2*data[i].
/// The LSB of each received symbol should match this pattern.
#[rustfmt::skip]
const SYNC_VECTOR: [u8; 162] = [
pub(crate) const SYNC_VECTOR: [u8; 162] = [
1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,1,0,0,1,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,
0,0,0,0,1,0,0,1,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,1,1,0,0,1,1,0,1,0,0,0,1,
1,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,1,0,1,0,1,0,1,0,0,1,0,0,1,0,1,1,0,0,0,1,
@@ -54,6 +56,11 @@ pub struct WsprDecoder {
min_rms: f32,
}
struct DemodOutput {
soft_symbols: [u8; WSPR_SYMBOL_COUNT],
snr_db: f32,
}
impl WsprDecoder {
pub fn new() -> Result<Self, String> {
Ok(Self { min_rms: 0.0005 })
@@ -128,15 +135,18 @@ impl WsprDecoder {
let mut results = Vec::new();
let mut seen_messages = std::collections::HashSet::new();
for &(freq, dt_samples, score) in candidates.iter().take(MAX_FREQ_CANDIDATES) {
if score < MIN_SYNC_SCORE {
break; // candidates are sorted by score, no point continuing
}
for &(freq, dt_samples, _score) in candidates.iter().take(MAX_FREQ_CANDIDATES) {
let start = (EXPECTED_SIGNAL_START_SAMPLES as isize + dt_samples) as usize;
let signal = &samples[start..start + WSPR_SIGNAL_SAMPLES];
let demod = demodulate_symbols(signal, freq);
if let Some(decoded) = protocol::decode_symbols(&demod.symbols) {
// Use normalized sync score for threshold check
let norm_score = sync_correlation_score_normalized(signal, freq);
if norm_score < MIN_SYNC_SCORE {
continue;
}
let demod = demodulate_soft_symbols(signal, freq);
if let Some(decoded) = protocol::decode_symbols(&demod.soft_symbols) {
if seen_messages.insert(decoded.message.clone()) {
let dt_s = dt_samples as f32 / WSPR_SAMPLE_RATE as f32;
results.push(WsprDecodeResult {
@@ -153,49 +163,81 @@ impl WsprDecoder {
}
}
#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
struct DemodOutput {
symbols: Vec<u8>,
snr_db: f32,
}
/// Score a candidate base frequency by correlating detected symbol LSBs with
/// the known WSPR sync vector. Higher score = better match.
/// Score a candidate base frequency by correlating detected tone amplitudes
/// with the known WSPR sync vector. Uses amplitude (sqrt of power) and
/// normalizes by total power, matching the reference wsprd implementation.
/// Higher score = better match. Range approximately [0.0, 1.0].
fn sync_correlation_score(signal: &[f32], base_hz: f32) -> f32 {
let nsyms = WSPR_SYMBOL_COUNT.min(signal.len() / WSPR_SYMBOL_SAMPLES);
let mut score = 0.0_f32;
let mut ss = 0.0_f32;
let sr = WSPR_SAMPLE_RATE as f32;
for (sym, &sync_bit) in SYNC_VECTOR.iter().enumerate().take(nsyms) {
let off = sym * WSPR_SYMBOL_SAMPLES;
let frame = &signal[off..off + WSPR_SYMBOL_SAMPLES];
// Sum power in even tones (0,2) vs odd tones (1,3)
let p0 = goertzel_power(frame, base_hz, WSPR_SAMPLE_RATE as f32);
let p2 = goertzel_power(
frame,
base_hz + 2.0 * TONE_SPACING_HZ,
WSPR_SAMPLE_RATE as f32,
);
let p1 = goertzel_power(frame, base_hz + TONE_SPACING_HZ, WSPR_SAMPLE_RATE as f32);
let p3 = goertzel_power(
frame,
base_hz + 3.0 * TONE_SPACING_HZ,
WSPR_SAMPLE_RATE as f32,
);
let even_power = p0 + p2; // tones with LSB=0
let odd_power = p1 + p3; // tones with LSB=1
// Compute amplitude (sqrt of power) at each of the 4 FSK tones
let p0 = goertzel_power(frame, base_hz, sr).sqrt();
let p1 = goertzel_power(frame, base_hz + TONE_SPACING_HZ, sr).sqrt();
let p2 = goertzel_power(frame, base_hz + 2.0 * TONE_SPACING_HZ, sr).sqrt();
let p3 = goertzel_power(frame, base_hz + 3.0 * TONE_SPACING_HZ, sr).sqrt();
// Correlate with sync vector: sync=1 means odd tone expected
// Correlate with sync vector: (p1+p3)-(p0+p2) weighted by (2*sync-1)
let cmet = (p1 + p3) - (p0 + p2);
if sync_bit == 1 {
score += odd_power - even_power;
ss += cmet;
} else {
score += even_power - odd_power;
ss -= cmet;
}
}
score
// Raw (unnormalized) score for candidate ranking. At frequencies with no
// signal, amplitude differences are near zero so raw score is naturally low.
// Normalized threshold check is applied separately in decode_slot.
ss
}
fn demodulate_symbols(signal: &[f32], base_hz: f32) -> DemodOutput {
let mut symbols = Vec::with_capacity(WSPR_SYMBOL_COUNT);
/// Compute the normalized sync score (ss/totp) for threshold comparison.
fn sync_correlation_score_normalized(signal: &[f32], base_hz: f32) -> f32 {
let nsyms = WSPR_SYMBOL_COUNT.min(signal.len() / WSPR_SYMBOL_SAMPLES);
let mut ss = 0.0_f32;
let mut totp = 0.0_f32;
let sr = WSPR_SAMPLE_RATE as f32;
for (sym, &sync_bit) in SYNC_VECTOR.iter().enumerate().take(nsyms) {
let off = sym * WSPR_SYMBOL_SAMPLES;
let frame = &signal[off..off + WSPR_SYMBOL_SAMPLES];
let p0 = goertzel_power(frame, base_hz, sr).sqrt();
let p1 = goertzel_power(frame, base_hz + TONE_SPACING_HZ, sr).sqrt();
let p2 = goertzel_power(frame, base_hz + 2.0 * TONE_SPACING_HZ, sr).sqrt();
let p3 = goertzel_power(frame, base_hz + 3.0 * TONE_SPACING_HZ, sr).sqrt();
let cmet = (p1 + p3) - (p0 + p2);
if sync_bit == 1 {
ss += cmet;
} else {
ss -= cmet;
}
totp += p0 + p1 + p2 + p3;
}
if totp > 0.0 {
ss / totp
} else {
0.0
}
}
/// Produce soft-decision symbols from a signal slice.
///
/// Each soft symbol is an unsigned byte (0-255) where 128 = no confidence,
/// values above 128 mean data bit is likely 1, below 128 means likely 0.
///
/// This matches the reference wsprd `sync_and_demodulate` mode=2 output.
fn demodulate_soft_symbols(signal: &[f32], base_hz: f32) -> DemodOutput {
let sr = WSPR_SAMPLE_RATE as f32;
let mut fsymb = [0.0_f32; WSPR_SYMBOL_COUNT];
let mut signal_sum = 0.0_f32;
let mut noise_sum = 0.0_f32;
@@ -203,44 +245,56 @@ fn demodulate_symbols(signal: &[f32], base_hz: f32) -> DemodOutput {
let off = sym * WSPR_SYMBOL_SAMPLES;
let frame = &signal[off..off + WSPR_SYMBOL_SAMPLES];
let mut tone_power = [0.0_f32; 4];
for (i, power) in tone_power.iter_mut().enumerate() {
let hz = base_hz + i as f32 * TONE_SPACING_HZ;
*power = goertzel_power(frame, hz, WSPR_SAMPLE_RATE as f32);
// Compute amplitude (sqrt of power) at each tone — matches reference
let p0 = goertzel_power(frame, base_hz, sr).sqrt();
let p1 = goertzel_power(frame, base_hz + TONE_SPACING_HZ, sr).sqrt();
let p2 = goertzel_power(frame, base_hz + 2.0 * TONE_SPACING_HZ, sr).sqrt();
let p3 = goertzel_power(frame, base_hz + 3.0 * TONE_SPACING_HZ, sr).sqrt();
// Soft metric for the data bit:
// sync=1 → data bit selects tone 1 (data=0) vs tone 3 (data=1)
// sync=0 → data bit selects tone 0 (data=0) vs tone 2 (data=1)
// Positive fsymb means data_bit=1 is more likely.
if SYNC_VECTOR[sym] == 1 {
fsymb[sym] = p3 - p1;
} else {
fsymb[sym] = p2 - p0;
}
let mut best_idx = 0_u8;
let mut best_pow = tone_power[0];
for (idx, p) in tone_power.iter().enumerate().skip(1) {
if *p > best_pow {
best_pow = *p;
best_idx = idx as u8;
}
}
// SNR estimation: signal = best tone power, noise = out-of-band
let best_amp = p0.max(p1).max(p2).max(p3);
signal_sum += best_amp * best_amp;
symbols.push(best_idx);
signal_sum += best_pow;
let noise_a = goertzel_power(
frame,
base_hz - 8.0 * TONE_SPACING_HZ,
WSPR_SAMPLE_RATE as f32,
);
let noise_b = goertzel_power(
frame,
base_hz + 12.0 * TONE_SPACING_HZ,
WSPR_SAMPLE_RATE as f32,
);
let noise_a = goertzel_power(frame, base_hz - 8.0 * TONE_SPACING_HZ, sr);
let noise_b = goertzel_power(frame, base_hz + 12.0 * TONE_SPACING_HZ, sr);
noise_sum += (noise_a + noise_b) * 0.5;
}
let signal_avg = signal_sum / WSPR_SYMBOL_COUNT as f32;
let noise_avg = (noise_sum / WSPR_SYMBOL_COUNT as f32).max(1e-12);
// Normalize: zero-mean, scale by symfac/stddev, clip to [-128,127], bias to [0,255]
let n = WSPR_SYMBOL_COUNT as f32;
let mean = fsymb.iter().sum::<f32>() / n;
let var = fsymb.iter().map(|&x| (x - mean) * (x - mean)).sum::<f32>() / n;
let fac = var.sqrt().max(1e-12);
let mut soft_symbols = [128u8; WSPR_SYMBOL_COUNT];
for i in 0..WSPR_SYMBOL_COUNT {
let v = SYMFAC * fsymb[i] / fac;
let v = v.clamp(-128.0, 127.0);
soft_symbols[i] = (v + 128.0) as u8;
}
// SNR estimate
let signal_avg = signal_sum / n;
let noise_avg = (noise_sum / n).max(1e-12);
let snr_db = 10.0 * (signal_avg / noise_avg).max(1e-12).log10();
DemodOutput { symbols, snr_db }
DemodOutput {
soft_symbols,
snr_db,
}
}
/// Goertzel algorithm: compute power at a specific frequency in a windowed frame.
fn goertzel_power(frame: &[f32], target_hz: f32, sample_rate: f32) -> f32 {
let n = frame.len() as f32;
let k = (0.5 + (n * target_hz / sample_rate)).floor();
@@ -373,4 +427,36 @@ mod tests {
"correct={correct_score}, wrong={wrong_score}"
);
}
#[test]
fn normalized_sync_score_is_bounded() {
let base_hz = 1500.0_f32;
// Generate a perfect synthetic WSPR signal
let mut signal = vec![0.0_f32; WSPR_SIGNAL_SAMPLES];
for (sym, sync_tone) in SYNC_VECTOR
.iter()
.copied()
.enumerate()
.take(WSPR_SYMBOL_COUNT)
{
// Use sync_tone as the only varying bit to maximize sync metric
let freq = base_hz + sync_tone as f32 * TONE_SPACING_HZ;
let begin = sym * WSPR_SYMBOL_SAMPLES;
for i in 0..WSPR_SYMBOL_SAMPLES {
let t = i as f32 / WSPR_SAMPLE_RATE as f32;
signal[begin + i] = (2.0 * std::f32::consts::PI * freq * t).sin() * 0.2;
}
}
let score = sync_correlation_score_normalized(&signal, base_hz);
// Normalized score should be positive and bounded
assert!(score > 0.0, "score should be positive: {score}");
assert!(score <= 1.0, "score should be <= 1.0: {score}");
// For a signal where only sync tones are present, score should be high
assert!(
score > MIN_SYNC_SCORE,
"score {score} should exceed threshold {MIN_SYNC_SCORE}"
);
}
}
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@@ -13,6 +13,63 @@ const POLY2: u32 = 0xE4613C47;
const NBITS: usize = 81; // 50 payload bits + 31 convolutional flush bits
const NSYMS: usize = 162;
// Fano decoder parameters (matching reference wsprd)
const FANO_DELTA: i32 = 60;
const FANO_MAX_CYCLES_PER_BIT: usize = 10_000;
const FANO_BIAS: f32 = 0.45;
/// Soft-decision metric table for the Fano decoder.
/// Es/No = 6 dB log-likelihood ratio table from WSJT-X reference (metric_tables[2]).
#[allow(clippy::approx_constant)]
#[rustfmt::skip]
const METRIC_TABLE: [f32; 256] = [
0.9999, 0.9998, 0.9998, 0.9998, 0.9998, 0.9998, 0.9997, 0.9997,
0.9997, 0.9997, 0.9997, 0.9996, 0.9996, 0.9996, 0.9995, 0.9995,
0.9994, 0.9994, 0.9994, 0.9993, 0.9993, 0.9992, 0.9991, 0.9991,
0.9990, 0.9989, 0.9988, 0.9988, 0.9988, 0.9986, 0.9985, 0.9984,
0.9983, 0.9982, 0.9980, 0.9979, 0.9977, 0.9976, 0.9974, 0.9971,
0.9969, 0.9968, 0.9965, 0.9962, 0.9960, 0.9957, 0.9953, 0.9950,
0.9947, 0.9941, 0.9937, 0.9933, 0.9928, 0.9922, 0.9917, 0.9911,
0.9904, 0.9897, 0.9890, 0.9882, 0.9874, 0.9863, 0.9855, 0.9843,
0.9832, 0.9819, 0.9806, 0.9792, 0.9777, 0.9760, 0.9743, 0.9724,
0.9704, 0.9683, 0.9659, 0.9634, 0.9609, 0.9581, 0.9550, 0.9516,
0.9481, 0.9446, 0.9406, 0.9363, 0.9317, 0.9270, 0.9218, 0.9160,
0.9103, 0.9038, 0.8972, 0.8898, 0.8822, 0.8739, 0.8647, 0.8554,
0.8457, 0.8357, 0.8231, 0.8115, 0.7984, 0.7854, 0.7704, 0.7556,
0.7391, 0.7210, 0.7038, 0.6840, 0.6633, 0.6408, 0.6174, 0.5939,
0.5678, 0.5410, 0.5137, 0.4836, 0.4524, 0.4193, 0.3850, 0.3482,
0.3132, 0.2733, 0.2315, 0.1891, 0.1435, 0.0980, 0.0493, 0.0000,
-0.0510, -0.1052, -0.1593, -0.2177, -0.2759, -0.3374, -0.4005, -0.4599,
-0.5266, -0.5935, -0.6626, -0.7328, -0.8051, -0.8757, -0.9498, -1.0271,
-1.1019, -1.1816, -1.2642, -1.3459, -1.4295, -1.5077, -1.5958, -1.6818,
-1.7647, -1.8548, -1.9387, -2.0295, -2.1152, -2.2154, -2.3011, -2.3904,
-2.4820, -2.5786, -2.6730, -2.7652, -2.8616, -2.9546, -3.0526, -3.1445,
-3.2445, -3.3416, -3.4357, -3.5325, -3.6324, -3.7313, -3.8225, -3.9209,
-4.0248, -4.1278, -4.2261, -4.3193, -4.4220, -4.5262, -4.6214, -4.7242,
-4.8234, -4.9245, -5.0298, -5.1250, -5.2232, -5.3267, -5.4332, -5.5342,
-5.6431, -5.7270, -5.8401, -5.9350, -6.0407, -6.1418, -6.2363, -6.3384,
-6.4536, -6.5429, -6.6582, -6.7433, -6.8438, -6.9478, -7.0789, -7.1894,
-7.2714, -7.3815, -7.4810, -7.5575, -7.6852, -7.8071, -7.8580, -7.9724,
-8.1000, -8.2207, -8.2867, -8.4017, -8.5287, -8.6347, -8.7082, -8.8319,
-8.9448, -9.0355, -9.1885, -9.2095, -9.2863, -9.4186, -9.5064, -9.6386,
-9.7207, -9.8286, -9.9453,-10.0701,-10.1735,-10.3001,-10.2858,-10.5427,
-10.5982,-10.7361,-10.7042,-10.9212,-11.0097,-11.0469,-11.1155,-11.2812,
-11.3472,-11.4988,-11.5327,-11.6692,-11.9376,-11.8606,-12.1372,-13.2539,
];
/// Build the integer metric table for the soft-decision Fano decoder.
///
/// `mettab[0][rx]` = metric when expected coded bit is 0, received symbol is `rx`
/// `mettab[1][rx]` = metric when expected coded bit is 1, received symbol is `rx`
fn build_mettab() -> [[i32; 256]; 2] {
let mut mettab = [[0i32; 256]; 2];
for i in 0..256 {
mettab[0][i] = (10.0 * (METRIC_TABLE[i] - FANO_BIAS)).round() as i32;
mettab[1][i] = (10.0 * (METRIC_TABLE[255 - i] - FANO_BIAS)).round() as i32;
}
mettab
}
/// Reverse the bits of an 8-bit value.
fn rev8(mut b: u8) -> u8 {
let mut r = 0u8;
@@ -23,99 +80,159 @@ fn rev8(mut b: u8) -> u8 {
r
}
/// Extract hard data bits from 4-FSK symbols then deinterleave.
/// Deinterleave soft symbols by permuting their order via bit-reversal of indices.
///
/// In WSPR: symbol = sync_bit + 2*data_bit, so data_bit = symbol >> 1.
/// The 162 data bits are reordered via bit-reversal of 8-bit indices.
///
/// The interleaving places coded bit p at transmitted position j = rev8(i)
/// (for each i in 0..255 where rev8(i) < 162). Deinterleaving reverses
/// this: coded[p] = transmitted[j] >> 1.
/// Unlike the old hard-decision version, this does NOT extract data bits — the
/// soft values (0-255, centered at 128) are preserved as-is. The Fano decoder
/// interprets them directly via the metric table.
fn deinterleave(symbols: &[u8]) -> [u8; NSYMS] {
let mut out = [0u8; NSYMS];
let mut out = [128u8; NSYMS]; // default to "no confidence"
let mut p = 0usize;
for i in 0u8..=255 {
let j = rev8(i) as usize;
for i in 0u16..=255 {
let j = rev8(i as u8) as usize;
if j < NSYMS {
out[p] = symbols[j] >> 1;
out[p] = if j < symbols.len() { symbols[j] } else { 128 };
p += 1;
}
}
out
}
/// Fano sequential decoder for the K=32, rate-1/2 convolutional code.
/// Compute the 2-bit convolutional encoder output for a given encoder state.
///
/// `coded[2*k]` and `coded[2*k+1]` are the two received bits for input bit k.
/// Returns the 81 decoded bits (first 50 are payload), or None if it cannot
/// converge within the iteration budget.
fn fano_decode(coded: &[u8; NSYMS]) -> Option<[u8; NBITS]> {
const MAX_CYCLES: usize = 100_000;
/// Returns a value 0-3 where:
/// bit 1 (2's place) = parity(state & POLY1)
/// bit 0 (1's place) = parity(state & POLY2)
fn encode_sym(state: u32) -> u32 {
let p1 = (state & POLY1).count_ones() & 1;
let p2 = (state & POLY2).count_ones() & 1;
(p1 << 1) | p2
}
// Hard-decision branch metric: +1 per matching bit, -1 per mismatch.
let bm = |pos: usize, state: u32, bit: u32| -> i32 {
let ns = (state << 1) | bit;
let c0 = ((ns & POLY1).count_ones() & 1) as u8;
let c1 = ((ns & POLY2).count_ones() & 1) as u8;
let r0 = coded[2 * pos];
let r1 = coded[2 * pos + 1];
(if c0 == r0 { 1 } else { -1 }) + (if c1 == r1 { 1 } else { -1 })
};
/// Soft-decision Fano sequential decoder for K=32, rate-1/2 convolutional code.
///
/// Closely follows the reference implementation from WSJT-X (fano.c by Phil Karn, KA9Q).
///
/// Input: 162 deinterleaved soft-decision symbols (0-255, 128=no confidence).
/// Symbols are read in pairs: `symbols[2k]` and `symbols[2k+1]` are the two
/// coded bits for input bit k.
///
/// Output: 81 decoded bits (first 50 are payload), or None on timeout.
fn fano_decode(symbols: &[u8; NSYMS]) -> Option<[u8; NBITS]> {
let mettab = build_mettab();
let max_cycles = FANO_MAX_CYCLES_PER_BIT * NBITS;
let tail_start = NBITS - 31; // position 50: first tail bit
let mut bits = [0u8; NBITS];
let mut states = [0u32; NBITS + 1];
let mut metrics = [0i32; NBITS + 1];
// 0 = not yet visited, 1 = tried best branch, 2 = tried both branches
let mut visit = [0u8; NBITS];
// Precompute all 4 branch metrics for each bit position.
// metrics[k][sym_pair] where sym_pair encodes (expected_bit0, expected_bit1):
// 0 = (0,0), 1 = (0,1), 2 = (1,0), 3 = (1,1)
let mut metrics = [[0i32; 4]; NBITS];
for k in 0..NBITS {
let s0 = symbols[2 * k] as usize;
let s1 = symbols[2 * k + 1] as usize;
metrics[k][0] = mettab[0][s0] + mettab[0][s1];
metrics[k][1] = mettab[0][s0] + mettab[1][s1];
metrics[k][2] = mettab[1][s0] + mettab[0][s1];
metrics[k][3] = mettab[1][s0] + mettab[1][s1];
}
// Per-node state
let mut encstate = [0u32; NBITS + 1];
let mut gamma = [0i64; NBITS + 1]; // cumulative path metric
let mut tm = [[0i32; 2]; NBITS]; // sorted branch metrics [best, second]
let mut branch_i = [0u8; NBITS]; // 0 = trying best branch, 1 = trying second
let mut pos: usize = 0;
let mut threshold: i32 = 0;
let mut t: i64 = 0; // threshold
for _ in 0..MAX_CYCLES {
if pos == NBITS {
// Initialize root node: compute and sort branch metrics
let lsym = encode_sym(encstate[0]) as usize;
let m0 = metrics[0][lsym];
let m1 = metrics[0][3 ^ lsym];
if m0 > m1 {
tm[0] = [m0, m1];
} else {
tm[0] = [m1, m0];
encstate[0] |= 1; // 1-branch is better; encode choice in LSB
}
branch_i[0] = 0;
for _cycle in 0..max_cycles {
if pos >= NBITS {
break;
}
let state = states[pos];
let base = metrics[pos];
let m0 = base + bm(pos, state, 0);
let m1 = base + bm(pos, state, 1);
// b0/mv0 = best branch; b1/mv1 = second-best
let (b0, mv0, b1, mv1) = if m0 >= m1 {
(0u8, m0, 1u8, m1)
} else {
(1u8, m1, 0u8, m0)
};
// Which branch to try at this visit count?
let chosen = match visit[pos] {
0 if mv0 >= threshold => Some((b0, mv0)),
1 if mv1 >= threshold => Some((b1, mv1)),
_ => None,
};
if let Some((b, m)) = chosen {
visit[pos] = if visit[pos] == 0 { 1 } else { 2 };
bits[pos] = b;
states[pos + 1] = (state << 1) | b as u32;
metrics[pos + 1] = m;
pos += 1;
} else {
// Both branches at this position fail the threshold: backtrack.
visit[pos] = 0;
if pos == 0 {
threshold -= 1;
} else {
pos -= 1;
// Parent node (visit[pos] == 1 or 2) will try the next branch
// on the following iteration, or backtrack further.
// Look forward: try current branch
let ngamma = gamma[pos] + tm[pos][branch_i[pos] as usize] as i64;
if ngamma >= t {
// Acceptable — tighten threshold if this is a first visit
if gamma[pos] < t + FANO_DELTA as i64 {
while ngamma >= t + FANO_DELTA as i64 {
t += FANO_DELTA as i64;
}
}
// Move forward
gamma[pos + 1] = ngamma;
encstate[pos + 1] = encstate[pos] << 1;
pos += 1;
if pos >= NBITS {
break; // Done!
}
// Compute and sort metrics at the new position
let lsym = encode_sym(encstate[pos]) as usize;
if pos >= tail_start {
// Tail must be all zeros — only consider 0-branch
tm[pos] = [metrics[pos][lsym], i32::MIN];
} else {
let m0 = metrics[pos][lsym];
let m1 = metrics[pos][3 ^ lsym];
if m0 > m1 {
tm[pos] = [m0, m1];
} else {
tm[pos] = [m1, m0];
encstate[pos] |= 1; // mark 1-branch as better
}
}
branch_i[pos] = 0;
continue;
}
// Threshold violated — look backward
loop {
if pos == 0 || gamma[pos - 1] < t {
// Can't back up (at root, or parent's metric below threshold).
// Relax threshold and reset to best branch at current position.
t -= FANO_DELTA as i64;
if branch_i[pos] != 0 {
branch_i[pos] = 0;
encstate[pos] ^= 1;
}
break;
}
// Back up to parent
pos -= 1;
if pos < tail_start && branch_i[pos] != 1 {
// Try second branch at this position
branch_i[pos] = 1;
encstate[pos] ^= 1;
break;
}
// Already tried both branches (or in tail) — keep backing up
}
}
if pos < NBITS {
return None;
return None; // Timeout
}
// Extract decoded bits from encoder states.
// At each position k, the LSB of encstate[k] is the chosen input bit.
let mut bits = [0u8; NBITS];
for k in 0..NBITS {
bits[k] = (encstate[k] & 1) as u8;
}
Some(bits)
}
@@ -226,7 +343,12 @@ fn unpack_message(bits: &[u8; NBITS]) -> Option<String> {
Some(format!("{} {} {}", callsign, grid, power_dbm))
}
/// Attempt protocol-level decode from 162 4-FSK symbols.
/// Attempt protocol-level decode from 162 soft-decision symbols.
///
/// Input: 162 bytes where each value is a soft-decision symbol (0-255):
/// 0 = high confidence that data bit is 0
/// 128 = no confidence
/// 255 = high confidence that data bit is 1
pub fn decode_symbols(symbols: &[u8]) -> Option<WsprProtocolMessage> {
if symbols.len() < NSYMS {
return None;
@@ -240,6 +362,7 @@ pub fn decode_symbols(symbols: &[u8]) -> Option<WsprProtocolMessage> {
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
use super::*;
use crate::decoder::SYNC_VECTOR;
/// Encode a WSPR callsign+grid+power into N1/M1/power_code, then round-trip
/// through `unpack_message` to verify the pack/unpack formulas are inverse.
@@ -254,9 +377,6 @@ mod tests {
let idx37 = |c: u8| cs37.iter().position(|&x| x == c).unwrap() as u32;
let idx27 = |c: u8| cs27.iter().position(|&x| x == c).unwrap() as u32;
// "K1JT " → c0='K'=21, c1='1'=2, c2='J'-no, wait: position 2 must be digit
// Standard WSPR normalises so that position 2 is the digit.
// "K1JT " has digit at position 1, not 2 → needs prefix space: " K1JT "
// " K1JT ": c0=' '=0, c1='K'=21, c2='1', c3='J'=10, c4='T'=20, c5=' '=0
let c0 = idx37(b' ');
let c1 = idx37(b'K');
@@ -295,4 +415,135 @@ mod tests {
assert!(msg.contains("FN20"), "grid not found in '{}'", msg);
assert!(msg.contains("37"), "power not found in '{}'", msg);
}
/// Convolutionally encode 81 bits → 162 coded bits (for testing).
fn convolutional_encode(input: &[u8; NBITS]) -> [u8; NSYMS] {
let mut coded = [0u8; NSYMS];
let mut encstate: u32 = 0;
for k in 0..NBITS {
encstate = (encstate << 1) | input[k] as u32;
coded[2 * k] = ((encstate & POLY1).count_ones() & 1) as u8;
coded[2 * k + 1] = ((encstate & POLY2).count_ones() & 1) as u8;
}
coded
}
/// Interleave coded bits (inverse of deinterleave).
fn interleave(coded: &[u8; NSYMS]) -> [u8; NSYMS] {
let mut out = [0u8; NSYMS];
let mut p = 0usize;
for i in 0u16..=255 {
let j = rev8(i as u8) as usize;
if j < NSYMS {
out[j] = coded[p];
p += 1;
}
}
out
}
/// End-to-end test: encode K1JT FN20 37, produce perfect soft symbols,
/// and verify round-trip decode.
#[test]
fn roundtrip_encode_decode() {
let cs37 = b" 0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";
let cs27 = b" ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";
let idx37 = |c: u8| cs37.iter().position(|&x| x == c).unwrap() as u32;
let idx27 = |c: u8| cs27.iter().position(|&x| x == c).unwrap() as u32;
let c0 = idx37(b' ');
let c1 = idx37(b'K');
let c2 = 1u32;
let c3 = idx27(b'J');
let c4 = idx27(b'T');
let c5 = idx27(b' ');
let n1 = ((c0 * 36 + c1) * 10 + c2) * 27u32.pow(3) + c3 * 27u32.pow(2) + c4 * 27 + c5;
let m1 = (179 - 10 * 5 - 2) * 180 + 10 * 13 + 0; // FN20
let power_code = 37u32;
let mut input_bits = [0u8; NBITS];
for i in (0..28).rev() {
input_bits[27 - i] = ((n1 >> i) & 1) as u8;
}
for i in (0..15).rev() {
input_bits[42 - i] = ((m1 >> i) & 1) as u8;
}
for i in (0..7).rev() {
input_bits[49 - i] = ((power_code >> i) & 1) as u8;
}
// bits 50..80 are tail (zeros), already set
// Convolutional encode
let coded = convolutional_encode(&input_bits);
// Interleave
let interleaved = interleave(&coded);
// Create channel symbols: symbol[i] = sync[i] + 2*data_bit[i]
let channel_syms: Vec<u8> = (0..NSYMS)
.map(|i| SYNC_VECTOR[i] + 2 * interleaved[i])
.collect();
// Create perfect soft symbols from channel symbols.
// data_bit = channel_sym >> 1. Soft: 0 if data=0, 255 if data=1.
let soft: Vec<u8> = channel_syms
.iter()
.map(|&cs| if cs >> 1 == 1 { 255u8 } else { 0u8 })
.collect();
// Decode
let result = decode_symbols(&soft);
assert!(result.is_some(), "decode_symbols should succeed");
let msg = result.unwrap().message;
assert!(msg.contains("K1JT"), "callsign not found in '{msg}'");
assert!(msg.contains("FN20"), "grid not found in '{msg}'");
assert!(msg.contains("37"), "power not found in '{msg}'");
}
/// Verify deinterleave is the inverse of interleave.
#[test]
fn interleave_deinterleave_roundtrip() {
// Create a sequence of distinguishable values
let mut original = [0u8; NSYMS];
for i in 0..NSYMS {
original[i] = (i % 256) as u8;
}
let interleaved = interleave(&original);
let recovered = deinterleave(&interleaved);
assert_eq!(original, recovered, "deinterleave should invert interleave");
}
/// Verify that the Fano decoder can decode a convolutionally-encoded message
/// with perfect soft symbols (0 and 255).
#[test]
fn fano_decode_perfect_soft_symbols() {
// Create a simple 81-bit message (50 payload + 31 tail zeros)
let mut input_bits = [0u8; NBITS];
// Set some payload bits to a recognizable pattern
input_bits[0] = 1;
input_bits[5] = 1;
input_bits[10] = 1;
input_bits[15] = 1;
input_bits[20] = 1;
// Encode
let coded = convolutional_encode(&input_bits);
// Convert to perfect soft symbols: coded_bit=0 → 0, coded_bit=1 → 255
let mut soft = [0u8; NSYMS];
for i in 0..NSYMS {
soft[i] = if coded[i] == 1 { 255 } else { 0 };
}
// Fano decode (already in coded order, no interleaving needed)
let decoded = fano_decode(&soft);
assert!(decoded.is_some(), "Fano decoder should succeed");
let decoded = decoded.unwrap();
assert_eq!(
&decoded[..NBITS],
&input_bits[..NBITS],
"Decoded bits should match input"
);
}
}