Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Stop GRC flow graph after defined time

[Activecat]

Dear Marcus,

Thanks. This solves the problem completely.

In summary, to stop the flowgraph when the source is empty, we need to:

1).  The source block's work() method returns "WORK_DONE"  ( which is -1 )

2).  The sink block's work() method returns "noutput_items"

Additional Questions:

1). In general, shouldn't a sink block's work() method always return 0 instead of "noutput_items"?

     (Sink block doesn't produce any output, isn't the number of output produced is zero?)

2). In practical cases, under what circumstances we should let the source block's work() method return 0?

     When it returns 0, the sceduler will still continue to call the source block's work() method repeatly.

3). Under what scenario we will need to use the stop() method ?

     (In python script we see stop() method quit often, but it seems never needed in c++ code)

Thanks.

activecat

Note:

This flow graph doesn't involve any message passing at all.

On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 1:58 AM, Marcus Müller <address@hidden> wrote:

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That run-to-completion method has never failed me; the only
explanation for that kind of behavior would be if your flowgraph
employed message passing. Is that the case?

Anyway, to make GNU Radio stop the flowgraph when your source is
empty, you shouldn't call stop().
The source's work() method returns the number of produced items. A
zero there should make the flowgraph realize you're done. If you want
it explicitely (and right), let the work method return WORK_DONE (==-1).

Greetings,
Marcus

On 01.02.2014 13:57, Activecat wrote:
> Dear Josh,
>
> Your method below doesn't work on GNU Radio v3.6.5.1 In this case,
> how to stop the flow graph in v3.6.5.1 ..?
>
> Thanks & regards, activecat
>
>
> Subject: Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Stop GRC flow graph after defined
> time Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 08:33:49 -0700 User-agent: Mozilla/5.0
> (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.1.12) Gecko/20100915
> Thunderbird/3.0.8 You can use the Misc->Head block to limit the
> samples. Then set the flow graph options to "run to completion",
> this option is only available in non-gui mode. See the options
> blocks.
>
> -Josh
>
> On 09/29/2010 04:31 AM, Thorsten Laude wrote: Hallo,
>
> I'm executing a flow graph in GRC and want to stop this flow graph
> after some defined time, for example 3 seconds, or after a defined
> amount of samples.
>
> Currently I stop the flow graph by clicking on "Kill the flow
> graph". How can I implement, that the flow graph is stopped
> automatically?
>
> Thorsten
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