ria-toolkit-oss/src/ria_toolkit_oss/remote_control/remote_transmitter_controller.py

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"""Client-side SSH + ZMQ controller for a remote SDR transmitter.
Run this on the Rx machine (or hub). It SSH-es into the Tx machine,
starts :mod:`remote_transmitter` there, then sends JSON-RPC commands over
ZMQ.
Requires: paramiko, zmq.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import json
import logging
import threading
import time
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
_STARTUP_WAIT_S = 2.0 # seconds to wait for remote ZMQ server to bind
class RemoteTransmitterController:
"""SSH into a Tx machine, start the ZMQ server, and send commands.
Args:
host: IP or hostname of the Tx machine.
ssh_user: SSH username.
ssh_key_path: Path to SSH private key file.
zmq_port: ZMQ port that the remote transmitter will bind on.
"""
def __init__(
self,
host: str,
ssh_user: str,
ssh_key_path: str,
zmq_port: int = 5556,
) -> None:
self._host = host
self._zmq_port = zmq_port
self._ssh: paramiko.SSHClient | None = None
self._ssh_stdout = None
self._context: zmq.Context | None = None
self._socket: zmq.Socket | None = None
self._tx_thread: threading.Thread | None = None
self._lock = threading.Lock()
self._connect(host, ssh_user, ssh_key_path, zmq_port)
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
# Connection management
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
def _connect(self, host: str, ssh_user: str, ssh_key_path: str, zmq_port: int) -> None:
"""Open SSH tunnel, start remote server, connect ZMQ socket."""
try:
import paramiko
except ImportError as exc:
raise RuntimeError("paramiko is required for remote SDR control: pip install paramiko") from exc
try:
import zmq
except ImportError as exc:
raise RuntimeError("pyzmq is required for remote SDR control: pip install pyzmq") from exc
logger.info("SSH connecting to %s@%s", ssh_user, host)
self._ssh = paramiko.SSHClient()
self._ssh.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.AutoAddPolicy())
self._ssh.connect(hostname=host, username=ssh_user, key_filename=ssh_key_path)
cmd = f"python -m ria_toolkit_oss.remote_control.remote_transmitter --port {zmq_port}"
logger.info("Starting remote Tx server: %s", cmd)
_, self._ssh_stdout, _ = self._ssh.exec_command(cmd)
time.sleep(_STARTUP_WAIT_S)
self._context = zmq.Context()
self._socket = self._context.socket(zmq.REQ)
self._socket.connect(f"tcp://{host}:{zmq_port}")
logger.info("ZMQ connected to tcp://%s:%d", host, zmq_port)
def close(self) -> None:
"""Tear down ZMQ and SSH connections."""
if self._socket is not None:
try:
self._socket.close(linger=0)
except Exception:
pass
self._socket = None
if self._context is not None:
try:
self._context.term()
except Exception:
pass
self._context = None
if self._ssh_stdout is not None:
try:
self._ssh_stdout.channel.close()
except Exception:
pass
self._ssh_stdout = None
if self._ssh is not None:
try:
self._ssh.close()
except Exception:
pass
self._ssh = None
logger.info("RemoteTransmitterController closed")
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
# ZMQ dispatch
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
def _send(self, command: dict) -> dict:
"""Send a JSON-RPC command and return the response dict (thread-safe)."""
with self._lock:
if self._socket is None:
raise RuntimeError("Controller is closed")
self._socket.send(json.dumps(command).encode())
raw = self._socket.recv()
reply: dict = json.loads(raw.decode())
if not reply.get("status"):
raise RuntimeError(
f"Remote command '{command.get('function_name')}' failed: "
f"{reply.get('error_message', 'unknown error')}"
)
return reply
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
# Public API
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
def set_radio(self, device_type: str, device_id: str = "") -> None:
"""Initialise the SDR radio on the Tx machine.
Args:
device_type: SDR type ``pluto``, ``usrp``, ``hackrf``, ``bladerf``.
device_id: Device-specific identifier (IP, serial, etc.).
"""
logger.info("set_radio(%s, %r)", device_type, device_id)
self._send({"function_name": "set_radio", "radio_str": device_type, "identifier": device_id})
def init_tx(
self,
center_frequency: float,
sample_rate: float,
gain: float,
channel: int = 0,
gain_mode: str = "absolute",
) -> None:
"""Configure Tx parameters on the remote SDR.
Args:
center_frequency: Center frequency in Hz.
sample_rate: Sample rate in Hz.
gain: Tx gain in dB.
channel: RF channel index (default 0).
gain_mode: ``"absolute"`` (default) or ``"relative"``.
"""
logger.info(
"init_tx: fc=%.3f MHz, fs=%.3f MHz, gain=%.1f dB, ch=%d",
center_frequency / 1e6, sample_rate / 1e6, gain, channel,
)
self._send({
"function_name": "init_tx",
"center_frequency": center_frequency,
"sample_rate": sample_rate,
"gain": gain,
"channel": channel,
"gain_mode": gain_mode,
})
def transmit_async(self, duration_s: float) -> None:
"""Start a timed CW transmission in a background thread.
Returns immediately. Call :meth:`wait_transmit` after recording to
ensure the transmit thread has finished before the next step.
Args:
duration_s: Transmission duration in seconds.
"""
logger.info("transmit_async: %.1f s", duration_s)
def _run() -> None:
try:
self._send({"function_name": "transmit", "duration_s": duration_s})
except Exception as exc:
logger.warning("Background transmit error: %s", exc)
self._tx_thread = threading.Thread(target=_run, daemon=True, name="remote-tx")
self._tx_thread.start()
def wait_transmit(self, timeout: float | None = None) -> None:
"""Wait for the background transmit thread to finish.
Args:
timeout: Maximum seconds to wait. ``None`` = wait indefinitely.
"""
if self._tx_thread is not None:
self._tx_thread.join(timeout=timeout)
self._tx_thread = None
def stop(self) -> None:
"""Stop transmission and release the remote SDR, then close connections."""
logger.info("Sending stop to remote Tx")
try:
self._send({"function_name": "stop"})
except Exception as exc:
logger.warning("stop command error (may be normal if connection closed): %s", exc)
finally:
self.close()