We call this the "two clock problem". This is something people (including
myself) have been talking about implementing for ages. There's nothing
available in GNURadio right now to do this.

--n

On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 12:51 PM Richard Bell <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I'm working on a system that has hardware defining an input rate and
> hardware defining an output rate. This is a data based system, so I can't
> afford to lose any bits, which implies sample rate changes have to be
> exact.
>
> For example, if data is being input at 2.4 ksps and the USRP outputs data
> at 468.168 ksps, unless my intermediate sample rate changes produce a
> perfect mapping between the two rates, I can expect a buffer under or
> overflow eventually, which would produce problems.
>
> One solution to this problem, would be to use an arbitrary resampler
> before the USRP, that consists of a PLL dynamically changing the sample
> rate of the arbitrary resampler based on how full it's output buffer is. If
> the buffer is above half full, decrease your sample rate, if the buffer is
> below half full, increase your sample rate.
>
> Now the question. I assume I'm not the first person that has needed to do
> something like this, is there a built in mechanism to handle this problem
> already or do I have to create the feedback loop structure myself? I'd
> rather not re-invent the wheel.
>
> v/r,
> Rich
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