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## Copyright (C) 2003 David Bateman
##
## This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
## the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
## Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later
## version.
##
## This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
## ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
## FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more
## details.
##
## You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
## this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

## -*- texinfo -*-
## @deftypefn  {Function File} {} comms ("help")
## @deftypefnx {Function File} {} comms ("info")
## @deftypefnx {Function File} {} comms ("info", @var{mod})
## @deftypefnx {Function File} {} comms ("test")
## @deftypefnx {Function File} {} comms ("test", @var{mod})
##
## Manual and test code for the Octave Communications toolbox. There are
## 5 possible ways to call this function.
##
## @table @code
## @item comms ("help")
## Display this help message. Called with no arguments, this function also
## displays this help message
## @item comms ("info")
## Open the Communications toolbox manual
## @item comms ("info", @var{mod})
## Open the Communications toolbox manual at the section specified by
## @var{mod}
## @item comms ("test")
## Run all of the test code for the Communications toolbox.
## @item comms ("test", @var{mod})
## Run only the test code for the Communications toolbox in the module
## @var{mod}.
## @end table
##
## Valid values for the variable @var{mod} are
##
## @table @asis
## @item "all"
## All of the toolbox
## @item "random"
## The random signal generation and analysis package
## @item "source"
## The source coding functions of the package
## @item "block"
## The block coding functions
## @item "convol"
## The convolution coding package
## @item "modulation"
## The modulation package
## @item "special"
## The special filter functions
## @item "galois"
## The Galois fields package
## @end table
##
## Please note that this function file should be used as an example of the
## use of this toolbox.
## @end deftypefn

function retval = comms (typ, tests)

  if (nargin < 1)
    help ("comms");
  elseif (nargin < 2)
    tests = "all";
  endif

  if (strcmp (tests, "all"))
    nodename = "Top";
  elseif (strcmp (tests, "random"))
    nodename = "Random Signals";
  elseif (strcmp (tests, "source"))
    nodename = "Source Coding";
  elseif (strcmp (tests, "block"))
    nodename = "Block Coding";
  elseif (strcmp (tests, "convol"))
    nodename = "Convolutional Coding";
  elseif (strcmp (tests, "modulation"))
    nodename = "Modulations";
  elseif (strcmp (tests, "special"))
    nodename = "Special Fields";
  elseif (strcmp (tests, "galois"))
    nodename = "Galois Fields";
  else
    error ("comms: unrecognized package");
  endif

  if (strcmp (typ, "help"))
    help ("comms");
  elseif (strcmp (typ, "info"))
    infopaths = ["."];
    if (!isempty (char (strsplit (path, ":"))))
      infopaths = [infopaths; char(strsplit (path, ":"))];
    endif
    if (!isempty (char (strsplit (DEFAULT_LOADPATH, ":"))))
      infopaths = [infopaths; char(strsplit (DEFAULT_LOADPATH, ":"))];
    endif
    for i = 1:size (infopaths, 1)
      infopath = deblank (infopaths(i,:));
      len = length (infopath);
      if (len)
        if (len > 1 && strcmp (infopath([len-1, len]), "//"))
          [status, showfile] = system (["find '", infopath(1:len-1), ...
                                        "' -name ", infofile]);
        else
          [status, showfile] = system (["find '", infopath, "' -name ", ...
                                        infofile, " -maxdepth 1"]);
        endif
        if (length (showfile))
          break;
        endif
      endif
    endfor
    if (!exist ("showfile") || !length (showfile))
      error ("comms: info file not found");
    endif
    if (showfile(length (showfile)) == "\n")
      showfile = showfile(1:length (showfile)-1);
    endif

    if (exist ("INFO_PROGAM"))
      [testret, testout] = system (["'", INFO_PROGRAM, "' --version"]);
      if (testret)
        error ("comms: info command not found");
      else
        system (["'", INFO_PROGRAM, "' --file '", showfile, "' --node '", ...
                 nodename, "'"]);
      endif
    else
      [testret, testout] = system ("info --version");
      if (testret)
        error ("comms: info command not found");
      else
        system (["info --file '", showfile, "' --node '", nodename, "'"]);
      endif
    endif
  elseif (strcmp (typ, "test"))
    pso = page_screen_output ();
    unwind_protect
      page_screen_output (0);

      if (strcmp (tests, "random") || strcmp (tests, "all"))
        fprintf ("\n<< Random Signals Package >>\n");
        fprintf ("  Signal Creation:                          ");
        n = 10;
        m = 32;
        x = randint (n, n, m);
        if (any (size (x) != [10, 10]) || (max (x(:)) >= m) || (min (x(:) < 0)))
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        x = randsrc (n, n, [1, 1i, -1, -1i,]);
        if (any (size (x) != [10, 10]) || ...
            !all (all ((x == 1) | (x == 1i) | (x == -1) | (x == -1i))))
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        x = randerr (n, n);
        if (any (size (x) != [10, 10]) || any (sum (x') != ones (1, n)))
          error ("FAILED");
        endif

        nse_30dBm_1Ohm = wgn (10000, 1, 30, 1, "dBm");
        nse_0dBW_1Ohm = wgn (10000, 1, 0, 1, "dBW");
        nse_1W_1Ohm = wgn (10000, 1, 1, 1, "linear");
        ## Standard deviations should be about 1... If it is greater than
        ## some value flag an error
        dev = [std(nse_30dBm_1Ohm), std(nse_0dBW_1Ohm), std(nse_1W_1Ohm)];
        if (any (dev > 1.5))
          error ("FAILED");
        endif

        x = [0:0.1:2*pi];
        y = sin (x);
        noisy = awgn (y, 10, "dB", "measured");
        if (any (size (y) != size (noisy)))
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        ## This is a pretty arbitrary test, but should pick up gross errors
        if (any (abs (y - noisy) > 1))
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        fprintf ("PASSED\n");

        fprintf ("  Signal Analysis:                          ");
        ## Protect!! Since bitxor might not be installed
        try
          n = 10;
          m = 8;
          msg = randint (n, n, 2^m);
          noisy = bitxor (msg, diag (3*ones (1, n)));
          [berr, brate] = biterr (msg, noisy, m);
          if ((berr != 2*n) || (brate != 2/(n*m)))
            error ("FAILED");
          endif
          [serr, srate] = symerr (msg, noisy);
          if ((serr != n) || (srate != 1/n))
            error ("FAILED");
          endif
        catch
        end_try_catch
        ## Can not easily test eyediagram, scatterplot!!
        fprintf ("PASSED\n");
      endif
      if (strcmp (tests, "source") || strcmp (tests, "all"))
        fprintf ("\n<< Source Coding Package >>\n");
        fprintf ("  PCM Functions:                            ");
        fprintf ("Not tested\n");
        fprintf ("  Quantization Functions:                   ");
        x = [0:0.1:2*pi];
        y = sin (x);
        [tab, cod] = lloyds (y, 16);
        [i, q, d] = quantiz (y, tab, cod);
        if (abs (d) > 0.1)
          error ("FAILED");
        endif

        mu = 0.1;
        V = 1;
        x = sin ([0:0.1:2*pi]);
        y = compand (x, mu, V, "mu/compressor");
        z = compand (x, mu, V, "mu/expander");
        ## Again this is a pretty arbitrary test
        if (max (abs (x-z)) > 0.1)
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        fprintf ("PASSED\n");
      endif
      if (strcmp (tests, "block") || strcmp (tests, "all"))
        fprintf ("\n<< Block Coding Package >>\n");
        fprintf ("  Cyclic Coding:                            ");
        nsym = 100;
        m = 4;
        n = 2^m-1;                      # [15,11] Hamming code
        k = n - m;
        p = cyclpoly (n, k);
        if (bi2de (p) != primpoly (m, "nodisplay"))
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        [par, gen] = cyclgen (n, p);
        if (any (any (gen2par (par) != gen)))
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        if (gfweight (gen) != 3)
          error ("FAILED");
        endif

        msg = randint (nsym, k);
        code = encode (msg, n, k, "cyclic");
        noisy = mod (code + randerr (nsym, n), 2);
        dec = decode (noisy, n, k, "cyclic");
        if (any (any (dec != msg)))
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        try                     # Protect! If bitshift isn't install!!
          msg = randint (nsym, 1, n);
          code = encode (msg, n, k, "cyclic/decimal");
          noisy = mod (code + bitshift (1, randint (nsym, 1, n)), n+1);
          dec = decode (noisy, n, k, "cyclic/decimal");
          if (any (dec != msg))
            error ("FAILED");
          endif
        catch
        end_try_catch
        fprintf ("PASSED\n");

        fprintf ("  Hamming Coding:                           ");
        nsym = 100;
        m = 4;
        [par, gen, n, k] = hammgen (m);
        if (any (any (gen2par (par) != gen)))
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        if (gfweight (gen) != 3)
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        msg = randint (nsym, k);
        code = encode (msg, n, k, "hamming");
        noisy = mod (code + randerr (nsym, n), 2);
        dec = decode (noisy, n, k, "hamming");
        if (any (any (dec != msg)))
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        try                     # Protect! If bitshift isn't install!!
          msg = randint (nsym, 1, n);
          code = encode (msg, n, k, "hamming/decimal");
          noisy = mod (code + bitshift (1, randint (nsym, 1, n)), n+1);
          dec = decode (noisy, n, k, "hamming/decimal");
          if (any (dec != msg))
            error ("FAILED");
          endif
        catch
        end_try_catch
        fprintf ("PASSED\n");

        fprintf ("  BCH Coding:                               ");
        ## Setup
        m = 5;
        nsym = 100;
        p = bchpoly (2^m - 1);
        ## Pick a BCH code from the list at random
        l = ceil (size (p, 1) * rand (1, 1));
        n = p(l,1);
        k = p(l,2);
        t = p(l,3);
        ## Symbols represented by rows of binary matrix
        msg = randint (nsym, k);
        code = encode (msg, n, k, "bch");
        noisy = mod (code + randerr (nsym, n), 2);
        dec = decode (noisy, n, k, "bch");
        if (any (any (dec != msg)))
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        try                     # Protect! If bitshift isn't install!!
          msg = randint (nsym, 1, n);
          code = encode (msg, n, k, "bch/decimal");
          noisy = mod (code + bitshift (1, randint (nsym, 1, n)), n+1);
          dec = decode (noisy, n, k, "bch/decimal");
          if (any (dec != msg))
            error ("FAILED");
          endif
        catch
        end_try_catch
        fprintf ("PASSED\n");

        fprintf ("  Reed-Solomon Coding:                      ");
        ## Test for a CCSDS like coder, but without dual-basis translation
        mrs = 8;
        nrs = 2^mrs -1;
        krs = nrs - 32;
        prs = 391;
        fcr = 112;
        step = 11;

        ## CCSDS generator polynomial
        ggrs = rsgenpoly (nrs, krs, prs, fcr, step);

        ## Code two blocks
        msg = gf (floor (2^mrs*rand (2, krs)), mrs, prs);
        cde = rsenc (msg, nrs, krs, ggrs);

        ## Introduce errors
        noisy = cde + [255, 0, 255, 0, 255, zeros(1, 250); ...
                       0, 255, 0, 255, zeros(1, 251)];

        ## Decode (better to pass fcr and step rather than gg for speed)
        dec = rsdec (noisy, nrs, krs, fcr, step);

        if (any (dec != msg))
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        fprintf ("PASSED\n");
      endif
      if (strcmp (tests, "convol") || strcmp (tests, "all"))
        fprintf ("\n<< Convolutional Coding Package >>\n");
        fprintf ("  Utility functions:                        ");
        ## create a trellis, use poly2trellis and test with istrellis
        fprintf ("Not tested\n");
        fprintf ("  Coding:                                   ");
        ## use convenc, puncturing??
        fprintf ("Not tested\n");
        fprintf ("  Viterbi:                                  ");
        ## use vitdec
        fprintf ("Not tested\n");
      endif
      if (strcmp (tests, "modulation") || strcmp (tests, "all"))
        fprintf ("\n<< Modulation Package >>\n");
        fprintf ("  Analog Modulation:                        ");
        Fs = 100;
        t = [0:1/Fs:2];
        x = sin (2*pi*t);
        xq = x + 1i * cos (2*pi*t);
        ## Can not test FM as it doesn't work !!!
        if ((max (abs (x - ademodce (amodce (x, Fs, "pm"), Fs, "pm"))) > 0.001) || ...
            (max (abs (x - ademodce (amodce (x, Fs, "am"), Fs, "am"))) > 0.001) || ...
            (max (abs (xq - ademodce (amodce (xq, Fs, "qam"), Fs, "qam/cmplx"))) > 0.001))
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        fprintf ("PASSED\n");
        fprintf ("  Digital Mapping:                          ");
        m = 32;
        n = 100;
        x = randint (n, n, 32);
        if ((x != demodmap (modmap (x, 1, 1, "ask", m), 1, 1, "ask", m)) || ...
            (x != demodmap (modmap (x, 1, 1, "fsk", m), 1, 1, "fsk", m)) || ...
            (x != demodmap (modmap (x, 1, 1, "msk"), 1, 1, "msk")) || ...
            (x != demodmap (modmap (x, 1, 1, "psk", m), 1, 1, "psk", m)) || ...
            (x != demodmap (modmap (x, 1, 1, "qask", m), 1, 1, "qask", m)) || ...
            (x != demodmap (modmap (x, 1, 1, "qask/cir", ...
                           [floor(m/2), m - floor(m/2)]), 1, 1, "qask/cir", ...
                           [floor(m/2), m - floor(m/2)])))
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        fprintf ("PASSED\n");
        fprintf ("  Digital Modulation:                       ");
        fprintf ("Not tested\n");
      endif
      if (strcmp (tests, "special") || strcmp (tests, "all"))
        fprintf ("\n<< Special Filters Package >>\n");
        fprintf ("  Hankel/Hilbert:                           ");
        ## use hank2sys, hilbiir
        fprintf ("Not tested\n");
        fprintf ("  Raised Cosine:                            ");
        ## use rcosflt, rcosiir rcosine, rcosfir
        fprintf ("Not tested\n");
      endif
      if (strcmp (tests, "galois") || strcmp (tests, "all"))
        fprintf ("\n<< Galois Fields Package >>\n");
        ## Testing of the Galois Fields package
        m = 3;                  ## must be greater than 2

        fprintf ("  Find primitive polynomials:               ");
        prims = primpoly (m, "all", "nodisplay");
        for i = 2^m:2^(m+1) - 1
          if (find (prims == i))
            if (!isprimitive (i))
              error ("Error in primitive polynomials");
            endif
          else
            if (isprimitive (i))
              error ("Error in primitive polynomials");
            endif
          endif
        endfor
        fprintf ("PASSED\n");
        fprintf ("  Create Galois variables:                  ");
        n = 2^m-1;
        gempty = gf ([], m);
        gzero = gf (0, m);
        gone = gf (1, m);
        gmax = gf (n, m);
        grow = gf (0:n, m);
        gcol = gf ([0:n]', m);
        matlen = ceil (sqrt (2^m));
        gmat = gf (reshape (mod ([0:matlen*matlen-1], 2^m), matlen, matlen), m);
        fprintf ("PASSED\n");
        fprintf ("  Access Galois structures:                 ");
        if (gcol.m != m || gcol.prim_poly != primpoly (m, "min", ...
                                                       "nodisplay"))
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        fprintf ("PASSED\n");
        fprintf ("  Miscellaneous functions:                  ");
        if (size (gmat) != [matlen, matlen])
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        if (length (grow) != 2^m)
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        if (!any (grow) || all (grow) || any (gzero) || !all (gone))
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        if (isempty (gone) || !isempty (gempty))
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        tmp = diag (grow);
        if (size (tmp, 1) != 2^m || size (tmp, 2) != 2^m)
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        for i = 1:2^m
          for j = 1:2^m
            if ((i == j) && (tmp(i,j) != grow(i)))
              error ("FAILED");
            elseif ((i != j) && (tmp(i,j) != 0))
              error ("FAILED");
            endif
          endfor
        endfor
        tmp = diag (gmat);
        if (length (tmp) != matlen)
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        for i = 1:matlen
          if (gmat(i,i) != tmp(i))
            error ("FAILED");
          endif
        endfor
        tmp = reshape (gmat, prod (size (gmat)), 1);
        if (length (tmp) != prod (size (gmat)))
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        if (exp (log (gf ([1:n], m))) != [1:n])
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        tmp = sqrt (gmat);
        if (tmp .* tmp != gmat)
          error ("FAILED");
        endif

        fprintf ("PASSED\n");
        fprintf ("  Unary operators:                          ");
        tmp = - grow;
        if (tmp != grow)
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        tmp = !grow;
        if (tmp(1) != 1)
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        if (any (tmp(2:length (tmp))))
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        tmp = gmat';
        for i = 1:size (gmat, 1)
          for j = 1:size (gmat, 2)
            if (gmat(i,j) != tmp(j,i))
              error ("FAILED");
            endif
          endfor
        endfor
        fprintf ("PASSED\n");
        fprintf ("  Arithmetic operators:                     ");
        if (any (gmat + gmat))
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        multbl = gcol * grow;
        elsqr = gcol .* gcol;
        elsqr2 = gcol .^ gf (2, m);
        for i = 1:length (elsqr)
          if (elsqr(i) != multbl(i,i))
            error ("FAILED");
          endif
        endfor
        for i = 1:length (elsqr)
          if (elsqr(i) != elsqr2(i))
            error ("FAILED");
          endif
        endfor
        tmp = grow(2:length (grow)) ./ gcol(2:length (gcol))';
        if (length (tmp) != n || any (tmp != ones (1, length (grow) - 1)))
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        fprintf ("PASSED\n");
        fprintf ("  Logical operators:                        ");
        if (grow(1) != gzero || grow(2) != gone || grow(2^m) != n)
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        if (!(grow(1) == gzero) || any (grow != gcol'))
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        fprintf ("PASSED\n");

        fprintf ("  Polynomial manipulation:                  ");
        poly1 = gf ([2, 4, 5, 1], 3);
        poly2 = gf ([1, 2], 3);
        sumpoly = poly1 + [0, 0, poly2];  ## Already test "+"
        mulpoly = conv (poly1, poly2);    ## multiplication
        poly3 = [poly, remd] = deconv (mulpoly, poly2);
        if (!isequal (poly1, poly3))
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        if (any (remd))
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        x0 = gf ([0, 1, 2, 3], 3);
        y0 = polyval (poly1, x0);
        alph = gf (2, 3);
        y1 = alph * x0.^3 + alph.^2 * x0.^2 + (alph.^2+1) *x0 + 1;
        if (!isequal (y0, y1))
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        roots1 = roots (poly1);
        ck1 = polyval (poly1, roots1);
        if (any (ck1))
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        b = minpol (alph);
        bpoly = bi2de (b.x, "left-msb");
        if (bpoly != alph.prim_poly)
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        c = cosets (3);
        c2 = c{2};
        mpol = minpol (c2(1));
        for i = 2:length (c2)
          if (mpol != minpol (c2(i)))
            error ("FAILED");
          endif
        endfor
        fprintf ("PASSED\n");

        fprintf ("  Linear Algebra:                           ");
        [l, u, p] = lu (gmat);
        if (any (l*u - p*gmat))
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        g1 = inv (gmat);
        g2 = gmat ^ -1;
        if (any (g1*gmat != eye (matlen)))
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        if (any (g1 != g2))
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        matdet = 0;
        while (!matdet)
          granmat = gf (floor (2^m*rand (matlen)), m);
          matdet = det (granmat);
        endwhile
        matrank = rank (granmat);
        smallcol = gf ([0:matlen-1], m)';
        sol1 = granmat \ smallcol;
        sol2 = smallcol' / granmat;
        if (any (granmat * sol1 != smallcol))
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        if (any (sol2 * granmat != smallcol'))
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        fprintf ("PASSED\n");
        fprintf ("  Signal Processing functions:              ");
        b = gf ([1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1], m);
        a = gf ([1, 0, 1, 1], m);
        x = gf ([1, zeros(1, 99)], m);
        y0 = filter (b, a, x);
        y1 = conv (grow+1, grow);
        y2 = grow * convmtx (grow+1, length (grow));
        if (any (y1 != y2))
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        [y3, remd] = deconv (y2, grow+1);
        if (any (y3 != grow))
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        if (any (remd))
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        alph = gf (2, m);
        x = gf (floor (2^m*rand (n, 1)), m);
        fm = dftmtx (alph);
        ifm = dftmtx (1/alph);
        y0 = fft (x);
        y1 = fm * x;
        if (any (y0 != y1))
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        z0 = ifft (y0);
        z1 = ifm * y1;
        if (any (z0 != x))
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        if (any (z1 != x))
          error ("FAILED");
        endif
        fprintf ("PASSED\n");

      endif
      fprintf ("\n");
    unwind_protect_cleanup
      page_screen_output (pso);
    end_unwind_protect
  else
    print_usage ();
  endif

endfunction

%!test
%! try comms ("test");
%! catch disp (lasterr ()); end_try_catch