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+/*
+The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2016 British Broadcasting Corporation.
+This software is provided by Lancaster University by arrangement with the BBC.
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+*/
+
+#ifndef MICROBIT_RADIO_H
+#define MICROBIT_RADIO_H
+
+class MicroBitRadio;
+struct FrameBuffer;
+
+#include "mbed.h"
+#include "MicroBitConfig.h"
+#include "PacketBuffer.h"
+#include "MicroBitRadioDatagram.h"
+#include "MicroBitRadioEvent.h"
+
+/**
+ * Provides a simple broadcast radio abstraction, built upon the raw nrf51822 RADIO module.
+ *
+ * The nrf51822 RADIO module supports a number of proprietary modes of operation in addition to the typical BLE usage.
+ * This class uses one of these modes to enable simple, point to multipoint communication directly between micro:bits.
+ *
+ * TODO: The protocols implemented here do not currently perform any significant form of energy management,
+ * which means that they will consume far more energy than their BLE equivalent. Later versions of the protocol
+ * should look to address this through energy efficient broadcast techniques / sleep scheduling. In particular, the GLOSSY
+ * approach to efficienct rebroadcast and network synchronisation would likely provide an effective future step.
+ *
+ * TODO: Meshing should also be considered - again a GLOSSY approach may be effective here, and highly complementary to
+ * the master/slave arachitecture of BLE.
+ *
+ * TODO: This implementation only operates whilst the BLE stack is disabled. The nrf51822 provides a timeslot API to allow
+ * BLE to cohabit with other protocols. Future work to allow this colocation would be benefical, and would also allow for the
+ * creation of wireless BLE bridges.
+ *
+ * NOTE: This API does not contain any form of encryption, authentication or authorization. It's purpose is solely for use as a
+ * teaching aid to demonstrate how simple communications operates, and to provide a sandpit through which learning can take place.
+ * For serious applications, BLE should be considered a substantially more secure alternative.
+ */
+
+// Status Flags
+#define MICROBIT_RADIO_STATUS_INITIALISED       0x0001
+
+// Default configuration values
+#define MICROBIT_RADIO_BASE_ADDRESS             0x75626974
+#define MICROBIT_RADIO_DEFAULT_GROUP            0
+#define MICROBIT_RADIO_DEFAULT_TX_POWER         6
+#define MICROBIT_RADIO_DEFAULT_FREQUENCY        7
+#define MICROBIT_RADIO_MAX_PACKET_SIZE          32
+#define MICROBIT_RADIO_HEADER_SIZE              4
+#define MICROBIT_RADIO_MAXIMUM_RX_BUFFERS       4
+
+// Known Protocol Numbers
+#define MICROBIT_RADIO_PROTOCOL_DATAGRAM        1       // A simple, single frame datagram. a little like UDP but with smaller packets. :-)
+#define MICROBIT_RADIO_PROTOCOL_EVENTBUS        2       // Transparent propogation of events from one micro:bit to another.
+
+// Events
+#define MICROBIT_RADIO_EVT_DATAGRAM             1       // Event to signal that a new datagram has been received.
+
+
+struct FrameBuffer
+{
+    uint8_t         length;                             // The length of the remaining bytes in the packet. includes protocol/version/group fields, excluding the length field itself.
+    uint8_t         version;                            // Protocol version code.
+    uint8_t         group;                              // ID of the group to which this packet belongs.
+    uint8_t         protocol;                           // Inner protocol number c.f. those issued by IANA for IP protocols
+
+    uint8_t         payload[MICROBIT_RADIO_MAX_PACKET_SIZE];    // User / higher layer protocol data
+    FrameBuffer     *next;                              // Linkage, to allow this and other protocols to queue packets pending processing.
+    uint8_t         rssi;                               // Received signal strength of this frame.
+};
+
+
+class MicroBitRadio : MicroBitComponent
+{
+    uint8_t                 group;      // The radio group to which this micro:bit belongs.
+    uint8_t                 queueDepth; // The number of packets in the receiver queue.
+    uint8_t                 rssi;
+    FrameBuffer             *rxQueue;   // A linear list of incoming packets, queued awaiting processing.
+    FrameBuffer             *rxBuf;     // A pointer to the buffer being actively used by the RADIO hardware.
+
+    public:
+    MicroBitRadioDatagram   datagram;   // A simple datagram service.
+    MicroBitRadioEvent      event;      // A simple event handling service.
+    static MicroBitRadio    *instance;  // A singleton reference, used purely by the interrupt service routine.
+
+    /**
+      * Constructor.
+      *
+      * Initialise the MicroBitRadio.
+      *
+      * @note This class is demand activated, as a result most resources are only
+      *       committed if send/recv or event registrations calls are made.
+      */
+    MicroBitRadio(uint16_t id = MICROBIT_ID_RADIO);
+
+    /**
+      * Change the output power level of the transmitter to the given value.
+      *
+      * @param power a value in the range 0..7, where 0 is the lowest power and 7 is the highest.
+      *
+      * @return MICROBIT_OK on success, or MICROBIT_INVALID_PARAMETER if the value is out of range.
+      */
+    int setTransmitPower(int power);
+
+    /**
+      * Change the transmission and reception band of the radio to the given channel
+      *
+      * @param band a frequency band in the range 0 - 100. Each step is 1MHz wide, based at 2400MHz.
+      *
+      * @return MICROBIT_OK on success, or MICROBIT_INVALID_PARAMETER if the value is out of range,
+      *         or MICROBIT_NOT_SUPPORTED if the BLE stack is running.
+      */
+    int setFrequencyBand(int band);
+
+    /**
+      * Retrieve a pointer to the currently allocated receive buffer. This is the area of memory
+      * actively being used by the radio hardware to store incoming data.
+      *
+      * @return a pointer to the current receive buffer.
+      */
+    FrameBuffer * getRxBuf();
+
+    /**
+      * Attempt to queue a buffer received by the radio hardware, if sufficient space is available.
+      *
+      * @return MICROBIT_OK on success, or MICROBIT_NO_RESOURCES if a replacement receiver buffer
+      *         could not be allocated (either by policy or memory exhaustion).
+      */
+    int queueRxBuf();
+
+    /**
+      * Sets the RSSI for the most recent packet.
+      *
+      * @param rssi the new rssi value.
+      *
+      * @note should only be called from RADIO_IRQHandler...
+      */
+    int setRSSI(uint8_t rssi);
+
+    /**
+      * Retrieves the current RSSI for the most recent packet.
+      *
+      * @return the most recent RSSI value or MICROBIT_NOT_SUPPORTED if the BLE stack is running.
+      */
+    int getRSSI();
+
+    /**
+      * Initialises the radio for use as a multipoint sender/receiver
+      *
+      * @return MICROBIT_OK on success, MICROBIT_NOT_SUPPORTED if the BLE stack is running.
+      */
+    int enable();
+
+    /**
+      * Disables the radio for use as a multipoint sender/receiver.
+      *
+      * @return MICROBIT_OK on success, MICROBIT_NOT_SUPPORTED if the BLE stack is running.
+      */
+    int disable();
+
+    /**
+      * Sets the radio to listen to packets sent with the given group id.
+      *
+      * @param group The group to join. A micro:bit can only listen to one group ID at any time.
+      *
+      * @return MICROBIT_OK on success, or MICROBIT_NOT_SUPPORTED if the BLE stack is running.
+      */
+    int setGroup(uint8_t group);
+
+    /**
+      * A background, low priority callback that is triggered whenever the processor is idle.
+      * Here, we empty our queue of received packets, and pass them onto higher level protocol handlers.
+      */
+    virtual void idleTick();
+
+    /**
+      * Determines the number of packets ready to be processed.
+      *
+      * @return The number of packets in the receive buffer.
+      */
+    int dataReady();
+
+    /**
+      * Retrieves the next packet from the receive buffer.
+      * If a data packet is available, then it will be returned immediately to
+      * the caller. This call will also dequeue the buffer.
+      *
+      * @return The buffer containing the the packet. If no data is available, NULL is returned.
+      *
+      * @note Once recv() has been called, it is the callers resposibility to
+      *       delete the buffer when appropriate.
+      */
+    FrameBuffer* recv();
+
+    /**
+      * Transmits the given buffer onto the broadcast radio.
+      * The call will wait until the transmission of the packet has completed before returning.
+      *
+      * @param data The packet contents to transmit.
+      *
+      * @return MICROBIT_OK on success, or MICROBIT_NOT_SUPPORTED if the BLE stack is running.
+      */
+    int send(FrameBuffer *buffer);
+};
+
+#endif