Better way to mange TX LED

latest/Firmware/Transponder/Inc/TXScheduler.hpp

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public:
   void startTXTesting();
   void queueMessage18(VHFChannel channel);
   void queueMessage24(VHFChannel channel);
-
+  bool isTXAllowed();
 private:
   TXScheduler ();
   virtual ~TXScheduler ();

latest/Firmware/Transponder/Src/LEDManager.cpp

@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 #include "LEDManager.hpp"
 #include "bsp.hpp"
 #include "Configuration.hpp"
+#include "TXScheduler.hpp"
+
 
 LEDManager::LEDManager()
 {
@@ -37,17 +39,8 @@ void tickCB()
   LEDManager::instance().onTick();
 }
 
-static bool mForceTXLedOff = false;
-
 void LEDManager::init()
 {
-  if ( !Configuration::instance().isStationDataProvisioned() )
-    {
-      mForceTXLedOff = true;
-
-      // This call actually has the opposite effect as it will cause the TX led to be pulled to GND
-      bsp_tx_led_on();
-    }
   bsp_set_tick_callback(tickCB);
 }
 
@@ -61,11 +54,13 @@ void LEDManager::onTick()
       bsp_rx_led_off();
     }
 
-
+  if ( count2++ == 250 )
-  if ( !mForceTXLedOff && count2++ == 250 )
     {
       count2 = 1;
-      bsp_tx_led_off();
+      if ( !TXScheduler::instance().isTXAllowed() )
+        bsp_tx_led_off();
+      else
+        bsp_tx_led_on();
     }
 }
 

latest/Firmware/Transponder/Src/TXScheduler.cpp

@@ -144,6 +144,16 @@ void TXScheduler::processEvent(const Event &e)
 
 }
 
+/**
+ * This method may be called in EITHER thread OR interrupt context,
+ * so we keep it very lean ...
+ */
+
+bool TXScheduler::isTXAllowed()
+{
+  return (mStationData.magic == STATION_DATA_MAGIC) && !bsp_is_tx_disabled();
+}
+
 void TXScheduler::queueMessage18(VHFChannel channel)
 {
   // If we don't have valid station data we don't do anything

latest/Firmware/Transponder/Src/Transceiver.cpp

@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #include "AISChannels.h"
 #include "bsp.hpp"
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include "TXScheduler.hpp"
+
 
 Transceiver::Transceiver(GPIO_TypeDef *sdnPort, uint32_t sdnPin, GPIO_TypeDef *csPort,
     uint32_t csPin, GPIO_TypeDef *dataPort, uint32_t dataPin,
@@ -190,16 +192,11 @@ void Transceiver::onBitClock()
       /*
           We start transmitting a packet if:
             - We have a TX packet assigned
+            - Transmission is enabled
             - We are at bit CCA_SLOT_BIT+1 (after obtaining an RSSI level)
             - The TX packet's transmission channel is our current listening channel
             - The RSSI is within 6dB of the noise floor for this channel
             - It's been at least MIN_TX_INTERVAL seconds since our last transmission
-
-            With PCB revision 2.0 to 4.x:
-            - No TX packets are queued if the supercapacitor is not charged, so no need to check here.
-
-            With PCB revision >= 5.x:
-            - There is no supercapacitor anymore
        */
 
       if ( !mTXPacket )
@@ -211,6 +208,12 @@ void Transceiver::onBitClock()
           // Test packets are sent immediately. Presumably, we're firing into a dummy load ;)
           startTransmitting();
         }
+      else if ( !TXScheduler::instance().isTXAllowed() )
+        {
+          // Transmission has been disabled since scheduling, so don't transmit!
+          TXPacketPool::instance().deleteTXPacket(mTXPacket);
+          mTXPacket = NULL;
+        }
       else if ( mUTC && mUTC - mTXPacket->timestamp() >= MIN_MSG_18_TX_INTERVAL )
         {
           // The packet is way too old. Discard it.
@@ -219,6 +222,7 @@ void Transceiver::onBitClock()
         }
       else if ( mUTC - mLastTXTime < MIN_TX_INTERVAL )
         {
+          // Got to wait a bit ...
           return;
         }
       else if ( mUTC && mSlotBitNumber == CCA_SLOT_BIT && mTXPacket->channel() == mChannel )
@@ -331,5 +335,7 @@ void Transceiver::reportTXEvent()
   snprintf(e->nmeaBuffer.sentence, sizeof e->nmeaBuffer.sentence, "$PAITX,%c,%s*", AIS_CHANNELS[mTXPacket->channel()].designation, mTXPacket->messageType());
   Utils::completeNMEA(e->nmeaBuffer.sentence);
   EventQueue::instance().push(e);
-  bsp_tx_led_on();
+
+  // We turn off the led and the LEDManager will turn it back on in 100ms or so
+  bsp_tx_led_off();
 }