Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Re: Rearranging a running flow graph

[Johnathan Corgan]

Patrick Strasser wrote:

>>> The third possibility would be construct a switch block that takes n
>>> inputs and has a method to select the input by a number. 
> 
>> I think gnuradio needs a mux and a demux block. A mux has N inputs and
>> a set_n method. The mux will only feed the output with the nth input
>> stream (throw out/ignore the other inputs). A demux has N outputs and
>> a set_n method. The demux will only feed the nth output with the input
>> stream.
> 
> Exactly what I was thinking about. AFAIK the squelch block has an option
> to output either zeros or nothing when squelched.
> 
> I would not call it multiplexer, as this implicates for me interleaving
> of more than one stream to of from. I think our searched-fore behaviour
> is rather a selector or multiswitch.

A selector would be straightforward to implement with today's code.

Since all outputs in a flowgraph must generate equal numbers of items,
it's not possible today to make a block that directs it's input to
one-of-n outputs in a single block.  When the new hierarchical block
code is complete, you could make one that would connect and disconnect
the appropriate outputs to the input as needed in the set_n function.

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