Mark5BPayload

class baseband.mark5b.Mark5BPayload(words, nchan=1, bps=2, complex_data=False)

Bases: baseband.vlbi_base.payload.VLBIPayloadBase

Container for decoding and encoding VDIF payloads.

Parameters

wordsndarray

Array containg LSB unsigned words (with the right size) that encode the payload.

nchanint, optional

Number of channels. Default: 1.

bpsint, optional

Bits per elementary sample. Default: 2.

Attributes Summary

data	Full decoded payload.
dtype	Numeric type of the decoded data array.
nbytes	Size of the payload in bytes.
ndim	Number of dimensions of the decoded data array.
shape	Shape of the decoded data array.
size	Total number of component samples in the decoded data array.

Methods Summary

fromdata(data[, bps])	Encode data as payload, using a given number of bits per sample.
fromfile(fh, *args[, payload_nbytes])	Read payload from filehandle and decode it into data.
tofile(self, fh)	Write payload to filehandle.

Attributes Documentation

data

Full decoded payload.

dtype

Numeric type of the decoded data array.

nbytes

Size of the payload in bytes.

ndim

Number of dimensions of the decoded data array.

shape

Shape of the decoded data array.

size

Total number of component samples in the decoded data array.

Methods Documentation

classmethod fromdata(data, bps=2)

Encode data as payload, using a given number of bits per sample.

It is assumed that the last dimension is the number of channels.

classmethod fromfile(fh, *args, payload_nbytes=None, **kwargs)

Read payload from filehandle and decode it into data.

Parameters

fhfilehandle

From which data is read.

payload_nbytesint

Number of bytes to read (default: as given in cls._nbytes).

Any other (keyword) arguments are passed on to the class initialiser.

tofile(self, fh)

Write payload to filehandle.