# fm-rds-tx

Go-based FM stereo transmitter with RDS. Supports ADALM-Pluto (PlutoSDR) and SoapySDR-compatible TX devices.

## Status

**Current status:** `v0.9.0` — runtime hardening milestone

What is already in place:
- complete DSP chain: audio -> pre-emphasis -> stereo encoding -> RDS -> MPX -> limiter -> FM modulation
- real hardware TX paths for PlutoSDR / SoapySDR backends
- continuous TX engine with runtime telemetry
- dry-run, offline generation, and simulated TX modes
- HTTP control plane with live config patching and runtime/status endpoints
- browser UI on `/`
- live audio ingestion via stdin or HTTP stream input

Current engineering focus:
- merge/release stabilization after runtime hardening
- deferred hardware-in-the-loop / RF validation work
- deferred device-aware capability / calibration work
- deferred signal self-monitoring work

For the active runtime-hardening track, see:
- `docs/pro-runtime-hardening-workboard.md`

## Signal path

```text
Audio Source -> PreEmphasis(50us/75us/off) -> StereoEncoder(19k + 38k DSB-SC)
-> RDS(57k BPSK) -> MPX Combiner -> Limiter -> FM Modulator(+/-75kHz)
-> optional split-rate FM upsampling -> SDR backend -> RF output
```

For deeper DSP details, see:
- `docs/DSP-CHAIN.md`

## Prerequisites

### Go
- Go version from `go.mod` (currently Go 1.22)

### Native SDR dependencies
Depending on backend, native libraries are required:

- **SoapySDR backend**
  - build with `-tags soapy`
  - requires SoapySDR native library (`SoapySDR.dll` / `libSoapySDR.so` / `libSoapySDR.dylib`)
  - on Windows, PothosSDR is the expected setup

- **Pluto backend**
  - uses native `libiio`
  - Windows expects `libiio.dll`
  - Linux build/runtime expects `pkg-config` + `libiio`

### Hardware / legal
- validate RF output, deviation, filtering, and power with proper measurement equipment
- use only within applicable legal and regulatory constraints

## Quick start

## Build

```powershell
# Build CLI tools without hardware-specific build tags:
go build ./cmd/fmrtx
go build ./cmd/offline

# Build fmrtx with SoapySDR support:
go build -tags soapy ./cmd/fmrtx
```

## Quick verification

```powershell
# Print effective config
go run ./cmd/fmrtx -print-config

# Run tests
go test ./...

# Basic dry-run summary
go run ./cmd/fmrtx --dry-run --dry-output build/dryrun/frame.json
```

For additional build/test commands, see:
- `docs/README.md`

## Common usage flows

### 1) List available SDR devices

```powershell
.\fmrtx.exe --list-devices
```

### 2) Dry-run / config verification

```powershell
.\fmrtx.exe --dry-run --dry-output build/dryrun/frame.json

# Write dry-run JSON to stdout
.\fmrtx.exe --dry-run --dry-output -
```

### 3) Offline IQ/composite generation

```powershell
go run ./cmd/offline -duration 2s -output build/offline/composite.iqf32

# Optional output rate override
go run ./cmd/offline -duration 500ms -output build/offline/composite.iqf32 -output-rate 228000
```

### 4) Simulated transmit path

```powershell
go run ./cmd/fmrtx --simulate-tx --simulate-output build/sim/simulated-soapy.iqf32 --simulate-duration 250ms
```

### 5) Real TX with config file

```powershell
# Start TX service with manual start over HTTP
.\fmrtx.exe --tx --config docs/config.plutosdr.json

# Start and begin transmitting immediately
.\fmrtx.exe --tx --tx-auto-start --config docs/config.plutosdr.json
```

### 6) Live audio via stdin

```powershell
ffmpeg -i "http://svabi.ch:8443/stream" -f s16le -ar 44100 -ac 2 - | .\fmrtx.exe --tx --tx-auto-start --audio-stdin --config docs/config.plutosdr.json
```

### 7) Custom audio input rate

```powershell
ffmpeg -i source.wav -f s16le -ar 48000 -ac 2 - | .\fmrtx.exe --tx --tx-auto-start --audio-stdin --audio-rate 48000 --config docs/config.plutosdr.json
```

### 8) HTTP audio ingest

Start the control plane with `--audio-http` to accept raw PCM pushes on `/audio/stream` and feed them into the live encoder:

Set `Content-Type` to `application/octet-stream` (or `audio/L16`) when posting audio data:

```powershell
ffmpeg -i music.mp3 -f s16le -ar 44100 -ac 2 - | curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/octet-stream" --data-binary @- http://localhost:8088/audio/stream
```

## CLI overview

## `fmrtx`
Important runtime modes and flags include:
- `--tx`
- `--tx-auto-start`
- `--dry-run`
- `--dry-output <path|- >`
- `--simulate-tx`
- `--simulate-output <path>`
- `--simulate-duration <duration>`
- `--config <path>`
- `--print-config`
- `--list-devices`
- `--audio-stdin`
- `--audio-rate <hz>`
- `--audio-http`

## `offline`
Useful flags include:
- `-duration <duration>`
- `-output <path>`
- `-output-rate <hz>`

If the README is too high-level for the exact CLI surface, check:
- `cmd/fmrtx/main.go`
- `cmd/offline/main.go`

## HTTP control plane

Base URL: `http://{listenAddress}` (default typically `127.0.0.1:8088`)

Security note:
- keep the control plane bound locally unless you intentionally place it behind a trusted and hardened access layer

### Main endpoints

```text
GET  /              browser UI
GET  /healthz       health check
GET  /status        current config/status snapshot
GET  /runtime       live engine / driver / audio telemetry
GET  /config        full config
POST /config        patch config / live updates
GET  /dry-run       synthetic frame summary
POST /tx/start      start transmission
POST /tx/stop       stop transmission
POST /audio/stream  push raw S16LE stereo PCM into live stream buffer (Content-Type: application/octet-stream or audio/L16 required)
```

### What the control plane covers
- TX start / stop
- runtime status and driver telemetry
- config inspection
- live patching of selected parameters
- dry-run inspection
- browser-accessible control UI
- optional HTTP audio ingest (enable with `--audio-http`)

### Live config notes
`POST /config` supports live updates for selected fields such as:
- frequency
- stereo enable/disable
- pilot / RDS injection levels
- RDS enable/disable
- limiter settings
- PS / RadioText

Some parameters are saved but not live-applied and require restart.

For the full API contract, examples, live-patch semantics, and `/audio/stream` details, see:
- `docs/API.md`

## Configuration

Sample configs:
- `docs/config.sample.json`
- `docs/config.plutosdr.json`
- `docs/config.orangepi-pluto-soapy.json`

Important config areas include:
- `fm.*`
- `rds.*`
- `audio.*`
- `backend.*`
- `control.*`

Examples of relevant fields you may want to inspect:
- `fm.outputDrive`
- `fm.mpxGain`
- `fm.bs412Enabled`
- `fm.bs412ThresholdDBr`
- `fm.fmModulationEnabled`
- `backend.kind`
- `backend.driver`
- `backend.deviceArgs`
- `backend.uri`
- `backend.deviceSampleRateHz`
- `backend.outputPath`
- `control.listenAddress`

For deeper config/API behavior, refer to:
- `internal/config/config.go`
- `docs/API.md`
- `docs/config.sample.json`

## Development and testing

Useful commands:

```powershell
go test ./...
go run ./cmd/fmrtx -print-config
go run ./cmd/fmrtx -config docs/config.sample.json
go run ./cmd/fmrtx --dry-run --dry-output build/dryrun/frame.json
go run ./cmd/fmrtx --simulate-tx --simulate-output build/sim/simulated-soapy.iqf32 --simulate-duration 250ms
go run ./cmd/offline -duration 500ms -output build/offline/composite.iqf32
```

See also:
- `docs/README.md`

## PlutoSDR / backend notes

- PlutoSDR commonly runs with a device-side sample rate above composite rate, so split-rate mode may be used automatically
- SoapySDR backend is suitable for Soapy-compatible TX hardware
- backend/device settings are selected through config rather than hardcoded paths
- runtime telemetry should be used to inspect effective TX state during operation

## Repository layout

```text
cmd/
  fmrtx/                     main CLI
  offline/                   offline generator
internal/
  app/                       TX engine + runtime state
  audio/                     audio input, resampling, tone generation, stream buffering
  config/                    config schema and validation
  control/                   HTTP control plane + browser UI
  dryrun/                    dry-run JSON summaries
  dsp/                       DSP primitives
  mpx/                       MPX combiner
  offline/                   full offline composite generation
  output/                    output/backend abstractions
  platform/                  backend abstractions and device/runtime stats
  platform/soapysdr/         CGO SoapySDR binding
  platform/plutosdr/         Pluto/libiio backend code
  rds/                       RDS encoder
  stereo/                    stereo encoder
docs/
  API.md
  DSP-CHAIN.md
  README.md
  config.sample.json
  config.plutosdr.json
  config.orangepi-pluto-soapy.json
  pro-runtime-hardening-workboard.md
scripts/
examples/
```

## Planning / workboard

For the current runtime-hardening / professionalization track, see:
- `docs/pro-runtime-hardening-workboard.md`

This is the living workboard for:
- status tracking
- confirmed findings
- open technical decisions
- verification notes
- implementation progress

## Release / project docs

Additional project docs:
- `CHANGELOG.md`
- `RELEASE.md`
- `docs/README.md`
- `docs/API.md`
- `docs/DSP-CHAIN.md`
- `docs/NOTES.md`

## Legal note

This project is intended only for lawful use within relevant license and regulatory constraints.
RF output, deviation, filtering, and transmitted power must be validated with proper measurement equipment.
