Basic MAC data interface for LoRa transceiver

Dependencies:   L2Frame crc

Dependents:   LoRaBaseStation LoRaTerminal

Revision:
22:2e39f382f782
Parent:
21:3b86a44b98c8
Child:
23:4b51a8e27f6a
--- a/AlohaTransceiver.cpp	Thu Sep 01 01:00:09 2016 +0000
+++ b/AlohaTransceiver.cpp	Fri Sep 02 03:22:24 2016 +0000
@@ -214,6 +214,26 @@
         }
         case LOWPOWER:
         {
+            // transmit packet when the radio is free
+            while (AlohaTxQueue.getCounter() > 0)
+            {
+                AlohaFrame *frame = AlohaTxQueue.dequeue();
+                
+                // create a buffer for transmit
+                uint8_t frame_length = frame->getPayloadLength() + FIXED_BYTE;
+                uint8_t buffer[frame_length];         // 4 fix fields
+                memset(buffer, 0x0, sizeof(buffer));
+                
+                // copy content to buffer
+                frame->serialize(buffer);
+                
+                // send to radio 
+                Radio.Send(buffer, frame_length);
+                
+                // free memory
+                delete frame;
+            }
+            
             break;
         }
         default:
@@ -233,45 +253,32 @@
     }
     
     // create a new frame
-    AlohaFrame frame;
-    uint8_t frame_length = payload_length + FIXED_BYTE;
+    AlohaFrame *frame = new AlohaFrame();
     
-    frame.setType(AlohaFrame::Aloha_Data);
-    frame.setPayloadLength(payload_length);
-    frame.setSourceAddress(deviceId);
-    frame.setDestinationAddress(dest_addr & 0x0f);
-    frame.setFullMessageFlag(0x1);
-    frame.setSequenceID(seqid[dest_addr]++);    // use dest_addr as key for accessing sequence id
+    // set properfies
+    frame->setType(AlohaFrame::Aloha_Data);
+    frame->setPayloadLength(payload_length);
+    frame->setSourceAddress(deviceId);
+    frame->setDestinationAddress(dest_addr & 0x0f);
+    frame->setFullMessageFlag(0x1);
+    frame->setSequenceID(seqid[dest_addr]++);    // use dest_addr as key for accessing sequence id
                                                 // the seqid should increase as it successfully transmit the packet
+    
+    // set payload
     for (uint8_t i = 0; i < payload_length; i++)
     {
-        frame.setPayload(i, payload[i]);
+        frame->setPayload(i, payload[i]);
     }
     
     // calculate crc
-    frame.generateCrc();
-    
-    // create a buffer for transmit
-    uint8_t buffer[frame_length];         // 4 fix fields
-    memset(buffer, 0x0, sizeof(buffer));
-    
-    // copy content to buffer
-    frame.serialize(buffer);
+    frame->generateCrc();
     
-    // send to radio 
-    Radio.Send(buffer, frame_length);
-    
-    State = LOWPOWER;
-    
+    // push frame to the back of queue
+    AlohaTxQueue.enqueue(frame);
+
     return true;
 }
 
-bool AlohaTransceiver::send(AlohaFrame *frame)
-{
-    // TODO: finish this   
-    return false;
-}
-
 void AlohaTransceiver::registerType(AlohaFrame::AlohaType_t type, aloha_callback_func f)
 {
     AlohaTypeCallbackTable[type] = f;