Of course - I forgot whitening as a nother parameter to be tried.  Thanks!

-John


On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 9:38 AM, Michael Ossmann <m...@ossmann.com> wrote:

> Cool!  In case either of you doesn't have this yet, here is an
> implementation of the CC11xx whitening algorithm:
>
> # XOR the output of this with a packet
> def whitening(length):
>         lfsr = 0x1ff
>         white = 0
>         for i in range(length):
>                 white <<= 8
>                 white |= (lfsr & 0xff)
>                 lfsr = advance(lfsr, 8)
>         return white
>
> Not all implementations use the whitening feature, but I once reversed
> one that did.  The algorithm is described in the data sheet, but the
> description is lacking a couple details that I had to figure out.
>
> Mike
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 09:15:11AM -0700, John Malsbury wrote:
> >
> > Jay,
> >
> > As it turns out I am working on an out-of-tree module to work with the
> > CC1101, which I think I'll be able to release.  The number of possible
> > formats for the frame are relatively few if you know they are using CRC
> and
> > you know the packets aren't fixed length. (use_sequence_number?,
> > use_address_field?).  By definition, we know there will be length field
> > since these are not fixed length packets.  It would probably just make
> > sense to test the handful of options until CRC passes.
> >
> > Of course, this changes if the device isn't taking advantage of CC1101s
> > packet handling functionality, and instead the MCU is providing more than
> > just the "payload".  In such a case, there is potentially larger feature
> > space for the frame.
> >
> > I'll let you know about the CC1101 OOT.
> >
> > -John
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 8:22 AM, Jay Radcliffe <jay.radcli...@gmail.com
> >wrote:
> >
> > > Maybe I should rephrase: I don't know the entire protocol. I know
> there is
> > > a preamble, and I know the sync word.  I know the packets are not fixed
> > > length, I know there is a CRC. This can all be determined from looking
> at
> > > the register settings for the CC1101 chip.  The format of the data
> portion
> > > of transmission I do not know. In order to reverse that I need raw
> data for
> > > analysis.
> > >
> > > That is how I am handling it right now.  I stream the output of the
> > > Correlate Access Code to a file sink.  What is in that file though is
> data,
> > > not readable binary stream (or readable hex stream). What I want is
> tcpdump
> > > like output.
> > >
> > > Jay Radcliffe
> > > Twitter: @jradcliffe02
> > > E-Mail: jay.radcli...@gmail.com
> > > LinkedIn + Resume: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jradcliffe02
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 9:09 AM, John Malsbury <
> john.malsb...@ettus.com>wrote:
> > >
> > >> Jay,
> > >>
> > >> If you stream the output of the correlate access code to file, and you
> > >> leave them unpacked, Bit 1 being set will show where the sync word is
> (I
> > >> think the bit after).  Of course Bit 0 will be the data.  This assumes
> > >> you're using correlate access code, and not "correlate access code -
> tag".
> > >> This should allow you to store everything including the preamble.
> > >>
> > >> Also, if you don't know the protocol, how do you know what the
> preamble
> > >> is?
> > >>
> > >> -John
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 1:43 PM, Jay Radcliffe <
> jay.radcli...@gmail.com>wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> The protocol is unknown at this time.  I need to see the packets to
> > >>> figure some of this out.
> > >>>
> > >>> Ideally, I would like to see the entire packet (including the
> preamble
> > >>> and sync word) to start to work my way to the format of the packets
> from
> > >>> there.  I am using the power squelch with the gate to limit the
> captures to
> > >>> just when a signal is over a certain strength. In a perfect world, I
> would
> > >>> like to have "Binary Slicer" -> "File Sink" where the file contents
> are the
> > >>> binary stream (10101010101010 not to be confused for a binary file)
> or hex
> > >>> output (0xAA 0xAA).  I could probably tag the preamble in with the
> > >>> Correlate Access Code?
> > >>>
> > >>> Jay Radcliffe
> > >>> Twitter: @jradcliffe02
> > >>> E-Mail: jay.radcli...@gmail.com
> > >>> LinkedIn + Resume: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jradcliffe02
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 9:28 PM, John Malsbury <
> john.malsb...@ettus.com>wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> Jay,
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Thanks for the inquiry.  Is there a specific protocol or format you
> are
> > >>>> trying to work with?  Are the frame size fixed in length or
> variable?  The
> > >>>> answers to these questions will dictate whether you can use an
> existing
> > >>>> block or if you will need to write your own.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Writing a block to parse things after the correlate access code
> block
> > >>>> is relatively straight-forward.  If you are using the (tag) version
> of that
> > >>>> block, you simply need to look for the presence of that tag to
> delineate
> > >>>> the start of a frame.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> -John
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 4:27 PM, Jay Radcliffe <
> jay.radcli...@gmail.com
> > >>>> > wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> I have a question about handling data after binary slicing in the
> > >>>>> demodulation portion of handling a signal. Currently I am taking
> that data
> > >>>>> and pushing it through the Correlate Access Code block then into a
> file
> > >>>>> sink. This produces a data file.  I didn't know if someone could
> tell me a
> > >>>>> block or method that will output the binary stream (or hex stream)
> to a
> > >>>>> file or stdout for real-time view of the pack contents. Currently
> I have
> > >>>>> some python code that converts that data file into binary/hex
> which is not
> > >>>>> idea.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Thanks,
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Jay
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Jay Radcliffe
> > >>>>> Twitter: @jradcliffe02
> > >>>>> E-Mail: jay.radcli...@gmail.com<
> https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=jay.radcli...@gmail.com
> >
> > >>>>> LinkedIn + Resume: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jradcliffe02
> > >>>>>
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