User intuition (16-bit) + 12-bit packing hypothesis + the int16 ADC
range constraint led to the final piece.
30 NN block format (CONFIRMED across all 14 blocks in the fixture
bundle):
NN 12-bit signed deltas packed as NN/4 groups of 6 bytes each.
Within each group:
bytes [0:2] = 16 bits = 4 × 4-bit high nibbles (MSB-first)
bytes [2:6] = 4 × int8 low bytes
delta[k] = sign_extend_12((high_nibble[k] << 8) | low_byte[k])
Block length = NN × 1.5 + 2 bytes (tag included). Earlier walker
used NN × 4 which is only correct in the TRAILER section.
Why 12-bit: ±2047 in 16-count units ≈ ±10 in/s = the geophone's
full-scale range at Normal sensitivity. The codec sizes its widest
delta to cover the worst-case sample-to-sample change.
Results: every decoded sample across all fixture events matches truth
byte-exact. ZERO divergences.
event-a: 9984 samples (full event, all 3 geos)
event-c: 3840 (full event)
event-d: 3840 (full event)
JQ0: 9984 (full event)
V70: 9984 (full event)
SP0: 5122 (walker stops early on edge cases)
SS0: 1758
SV0: 2114
event-b: 738
TOTAL: 47,364 ADC samples verified, zero errors.
Three full 3-sec events decode end-to-end across all three geo
channels. The events where fewer samples decode (SP0/SS0/SV0/event-b)
are limited by walker robustness issues past the first few segments,
NOT by decoder correctness.
64 tests pass (up from 55). Files: minimateplus/waveform_codec.py
(new 30 NN decode + corrected walker length), tests/test_waveform_codec.py
(new full-event regression tests), docs/* (updated status everywhere),
analysis/test_30nn_hybrid.py (new — the analysis script that confirmed
the format).
The segment-channel scoring analyzer (from scratch/next_experiment_skeleton.py)
ran and immediately confirmed the rotation hypothesis:
SP0 seg 0: best fit Vert 508/508 ✓
SP0 seg 1: best fit Long 508/508 ✓
SP0 seg 3: best fit Tran 508/508 ✓ (Tran continuation)
SP0 seg 5: best fit Long 508/508 ✓
SP0 seg 9: best fit Long 508/508 ✓
V70 seg 0: best fit Vert 508/508 ✓
V70 seg 1: best fit Long 508/508 ✓
Channels rotate Tran → Vert → Long → MicL per 40 02 segment header.
Also discovered the segment header has DOUBLE duty: bytes [14:18] anchor
the NEW segment's channel (2 samples as int16 BE in 16-count units), AND
bytes [0:4] extend the PREVIOUS channel by 2 more samples (2 deltas as
int16 BE). This is the same "2 anchors + delta stream" structure as the
body preamble for Tran.
decode_waveform_v2 now returns full per-channel sample dicts.
Byte-exact verified ranges:
V70: Tran 512, Vert 512, Long 512 (all first segments)
JQ0: Tran 512, Vert 258
SP0: Long 1536 (all 3 L segments)
Still open: the 30 NN block format (high-amplitude packed deltas) —
appears mid-segment when single-byte deltas can't carry the magnitude.
6 new tests bring the count to 46. All passing.
Three things to make pickup smoother:
1. analysis/README.md (NEW): catalogues the ~25 scratch scripts.
Categorizes them as "still useful" / "superseded — keep for
archaeology" / "pure exploration". Tells a fresh engineer which
files to read first and which to ignore.
2. scratch/next_experiment_skeleton.py (NEW): stub + spec for the
segment-channel scoring analyzer. Includes the fixture loader,
block walker, and decode-segment-as-channel helper — just enough
scaffolding that the next pass starts from "fill in
score_segment_against_all_channels()" rather than from scratch.
Already runs and confirms 13 segments per 3-sec event with sample
starts going to 6590 (way past the 3328 actual samples) — strong
evidence that not all segments carry Tran.
3. Removed decode-re/ duplicate. It was a mirror of tests/fixtures/.
Analysis scripts that hardcoded decode-re/ paths updated to point
at tests/fixtures/. CLAUDE.md note updated: future event uploads
go directly into a dated subdirectory under tests/fixtures/.
All 40 tests still pass. Skeleton runs.
Three "truth layers" had drifted apart between commits. Fixed:
1. waveform_codec.py docstring rewritten from the 2026-05-08
"structural framing only" state to the 2026-05-11 "Tran segment 0
solved + segment-header partially decoded" state. Killed stale
"~80 sample-sets per segment" language (real segments are
flash-page-byte-sized, not sample-count-sized; observed first-segment
sizes are 42-510 samples depending on signal). Killed stale
"preamble is 7 or 9 bytes" language (always 7).
2. docs/instantel_protocol_reference.md §7.6.1: added a clear
"CURRENT STATUS" box at the top with a status table. Replaced the
stale "~80 sample-sets" line with the verified per-event segment
sizes. Merged two redundant segment-header field-table sections.
3. docs/waveform_codec_re_status.md (NEW): clean working-status doc.
Solved / not solved / hypothesis / next experiment / fixtures /
tests. The protocol reference remains the historical Rosetta
Stone; this new file is the current-truth working note that
shouldn't accumulate fossil layers.
4. CLAUDE.md §"Waveform body codec": prominent warning box at top —
"DO NOT TRUST decoded sample arrays yet." BW binary passthrough
is the only sample-bearing output to trust until the decoder
lands. Added a "Next experiment" subsection pointing the next
pass at the segment-channel scoring analyzer.
40 tests still pass.
Mirrors the structural findings now documented in
docs/instantel_protocol_reference.md §7.6.1: block framing solved,
Tran segment-0 decode verified across 5 fixture events, multi-segment
continuation still open. Also adds waveform_codec.py to the project
layout map.
## v0.13.0 — 2026-05-01
### Fixed
- **SUB 5A bulk waveform stream — over-read bug for events ≥ 2 sec.**
`read_bulk_waveform_stream` was walking the chunk counter past the actual
end of the event, picking up post-event circular-buffer garbage that
corrupted reconstructed Blastware files for any waveform > ~1 sec. The
loop now extracts the event's `end_offset` from the STRT record at
`data[23:27]` of the probe response and stops the chunk walk when the next
counter would step past it. Verified against three BW MITM captures
(4-27-26 + 5-1-26): 2-sec event drops from 37 over-read chunks to 7
bounded chunks; 3-sec drops to 9; non-zero-start "event 2" drops to 9.
### Added
- `framing.bulk_waveform_term_v2(key4, end_offset, last_chunk_counter)` —
computes the corrected SUB 5A TERM frame's `(offset_word, params)` per the
formula confirmed across all 3 BW captures. Not yet wired into
`read_bulk_waveform_stream` (the legacy TERM is still used to preserve the
existing `blastware_file.write_blastware_file` frame-structure expectations);
available for the next iteration that switches to BW's 0x0200 chunk step.
- `framing.parse_strt_end_offset(a5_data)` — extracts the event-end pointer
from the STRT record in an A5 response payload.
- Update `s3_bridge.py` to default raw capture file paths to "auto" for timestamped naming.
- Modify `gui_bridge.py` to pre-check raw capture options and streamline path handling.
- Extend `ach_server.py` to save both incoming and outgoing raw bytes for analysis.
- Revise `CHANGELOG.md` and `instantel_protocol_reference.md` to reflect changes in recording mode handling and compliance data encoding.
- Added `CallHomeConfig` model to represent the Auto Call Home settings.
- Introduced methods in `MiniMateClient` for reading (`get_call_home_config`) and writing (`set_call_home_config`) the call home configuration.
- Updated `MiniMateProtocol` with new commands for call home operations (SUB 0x2C for read, SUB 0x7E for write, and SUB 0x7F for confirm).
- Created API endpoints for retrieving and updating call home settings in the server.
- Enhanced the web interface with a new "Call Home" tab for user interaction with call home settings.
- Implemented JavaScript functions for reading and writing call home configurations from the web app.
Ports the intelligent-caching branch concept to a plain Python in-memory
implementation — no SQLAlchemy, no extra DB table, no new dependencies.
_LiveCache (threading.Lock + dicts) caches:
- device info: indefinite, invalidated by POST /device/config
- events: keyed by (conn_key, device_event_count); count-probe fast path
(~2s poll+count_events) avoids full downloads when nothing is new
- monitor status: 30-second TTL, invalidated by monitor start/stop
- waveforms: permanent per (conn_key, event_index)
All four cached endpoints accept ?force=true to bypass the cache.
Removes sfm/cache.py (SQLAlchemy experiment, now superseded).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
sfm/database.py (new)
- SeismoDb class: three tables keyed by unit serial number
- ach_sessions: one row per ACH call-home
- events: one row per triggered event, deduped by (serial, waveform_key)
- monitor_log: one row per monitoring interval, deduped by (serial, waveform_key)
- WAL mode, per-request connections, silent dedup via UNIQUE constraint
- Query helpers: query_events(), query_monitor_log(), get_sessions(), query_units()
- false_trigger flag on events for future review UI / report filtering
bridges/ach_server.py
- Import SeismoDb; create shared instance at startup pointed at
bridges/captures/seismo_relay.db
- After each call-home: insert_events() + insert_monitor_log() + insert_ach_session()
- DB failures logged as warnings, never abort the session
sfm/server.py
- Import SeismoDb; lazy singleton via _get_db()
- New DB read endpoints: GET /db/units, /db/events, /db/monitor_log, /db/sessions
- PATCH /db/events/{id}/false_trigger for manual review flagging
CLAUDE.md / CHANGELOG.md
- Document DB schema, SFM DB endpoints, architecture decision (unit-keyed only)
- Version bump to v0.11.0
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add full decode pipeline for 0x2C partial records from the device's event
list, representing continuous monitoring intervals where no threshold was
crossed. These records appear interleaved with full triggered events in the
browse walk and were previously ignored.
minimateplus/models.py
- Add MonitorLogEntry dataclass: key, start_time, stop_time, serial,
geo_threshold_ips, raw_header, duration_seconds property
minimateplus/protocol.py
- read_waveform_header() now returns (data_rsp.data, length) — full payload
including the record-type byte at position 0 — instead of the sliced header.
Callers that need the old slice use raw_data[11:11+length] as before.
minimateplus/client.py
- Add _decode_0a_partial_header(): auto-detects 9-byte (sub_code=0x10) vs
10-byte (sub_code=0x03) timestamp format, handles 1-byte inter-timestamp
gap, extracts serial via BE anchor and geo threshold via Geo: anchor.
- Add get_monitor_log_entries(skip_keys=None): browse walk (1E → 0A → 1F),
decodes partial records, skips full records and already-seen keys.
minimateplus/__init__.py
- Export MonitorLogEntry
bridges/ach_server.py
- After get_events(), call get_monitor_log_entries(skip_keys=seen_keys) and
save new entries to monitor_log.json in the session directory.
- Add _monitor_log_entry_to_dict() helper.
- Include monitor log keys in downloaded_keys for state persistence.
CLAUDE.md / CHANGELOG.md
- Document 0x2C partial record layout (timestamp format, ASCII metadata
region, 1-byte gap edge case) confirmed from 4-11-26 MITM capture.
- Version bump to v0.10.0; update What's next.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
CHANGELOG.md:
- New v0.9.0 section covering erase-all protocol, browse helpers,
delete_all_events(), ach_mitm.py, and ACH server overhaul
- Back-filled v0.8.0 section (write pipeline, monitoring, ACH server)
that was missing from the previous release notes
CLAUDE.md:
- Bump version to v0.9.0
- Add erase-all protocol section with full wire sequence, SUB 0x06
storage range response layout, and post-erase key counter reset notes
- Document ACH server state format (ach_state.json v0.9.0 schema with
downloaded_keys + max_downloaded_key)
- Add RV55 DCD/DTR issue to What's next
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
ach_server.py:
- Add ach_state.json per-unit state tracking (keyed by serial number)
- count_events() before any download; skip session if no new events since last call-home
- Download only events beyond the previous high-water mark (all_events[last_count:])
- --max-events N safety cap for first-run units with many stored events
- state_path and max_events wired through AchSession constructor and serve()
client.py (_decode_monitor_status):
- Revert monitoring flag to section[1] == 0x10 (was incorrectly changed to section[6])
- Fix battery/memory offsets to section[-10:-8], [-8:-4], [-4:] (no trailing checksum byte)
- Both confirmed by full byte diff of all 144 0xE3 data frames in 4-8-26/2ndtry capture
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Ports the intelligent-caching branch concept to a plain Python in-memory
implementation — no SQLAlchemy, no extra DB table, no new dependencies.
_LiveCache (threading.Lock + dicts) caches:
- device info: indefinite, invalidated by POST /device/config
- events: keyed by (conn_key, device_event_count); count-probe fast path
(~2s poll+count_events) avoids full downloads when nothing is new
- monitor status: 30-second TTL, invalidated by monitor start/stop
- waveforms: permanent per (conn_key, event_index)
All four cached endpoints accept ?force=true to bypass the cache.
Removes sfm/cache.py (SQLAlchemy experiment, now superseded).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
sfm/database.py (new)
- SeismoDb class: three tables keyed by unit serial number
- ach_sessions: one row per ACH call-home
- events: one row per triggered event, deduped by (serial, waveform_key)
- monitor_log: one row per monitoring interval, deduped by (serial, waveform_key)
- WAL mode, per-request connections, silent dedup via UNIQUE constraint
- Query helpers: query_events(), query_monitor_log(), get_sessions(), query_units()
- false_trigger flag on events for future review UI / report filtering
bridges/ach_server.py
- Import SeismoDb; create shared instance at startup pointed at
bridges/captures/seismo_relay.db
- After each call-home: insert_events() + insert_monitor_log() + insert_ach_session()
- DB failures logged as warnings, never abort the session
sfm/server.py
- Import SeismoDb; lazy singleton via _get_db()
- New DB read endpoints: GET /db/units, /db/events, /db/monitor_log, /db/sessions
- PATCH /db/events/{id}/false_trigger for manual review flagging
CLAUDE.md / CHANGELOG.md
- Document DB schema, SFM DB endpoints, architecture decision (unit-keyed only)
- Version bump to v0.11.0
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add full decode pipeline for 0x2C partial records from the device's event
list, representing continuous monitoring intervals where no threshold was
crossed. These records appear interleaved with full triggered events in the
browse walk and were previously ignored.
minimateplus/models.py
- Add MonitorLogEntry dataclass: key, start_time, stop_time, serial,
geo_threshold_ips, raw_header, duration_seconds property
minimateplus/protocol.py
- read_waveform_header() now returns (data_rsp.data, length) — full payload
including the record-type byte at position 0 — instead of the sliced header.
Callers that need the old slice use raw_data[11:11+length] as before.
minimateplus/client.py
- Add _decode_0a_partial_header(): auto-detects 9-byte (sub_code=0x10) vs
10-byte (sub_code=0x03) timestamp format, handles 1-byte inter-timestamp
gap, extracts serial via BE anchor and geo threshold via Geo: anchor.
- Add get_monitor_log_entries(skip_keys=None): browse walk (1E → 0A → 1F),
decodes partial records, skips full records and already-seen keys.
minimateplus/__init__.py
- Export MonitorLogEntry
bridges/ach_server.py
- After get_events(), call get_monitor_log_entries(skip_keys=seen_keys) and
save new entries to monitor_log.json in the session directory.
- Add _monitor_log_entry_to_dict() helper.
- Include monitor log keys in downloaded_keys for state persistence.
CLAUDE.md / CHANGELOG.md
- Document 0x2C partial record layout (timestamp format, ASCII metadata
region, 1-byte gap edge case) confirmed from 4-11-26 MITM capture.
- Version bump to v0.10.0; update What's next.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
CHANGELOG.md:
- New v0.9.0 section covering erase-all protocol, browse helpers,
delete_all_events(), ach_mitm.py, and ACH server overhaul
- Back-filled v0.8.0 section (write pipeline, monitoring, ACH server)
that was missing from the previous release notes
CLAUDE.md:
- Bump version to v0.9.0
- Add erase-all protocol section with full wire sequence, SUB 0x06
storage range response layout, and post-erase key counter reset notes
- Document ACH server state format (ach_state.json v0.9.0 schema with
downloaded_keys + max_downloaded_key)
- Add RV55 DCD/DTR issue to What's next
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
ach_server.py:
- Add ach_state.json per-unit state tracking (keyed by serial number)
- count_events() before any download; skip session if no new events since last call-home
- Download only events beyond the previous high-water mark (all_events[last_count:])
- --max-events N safety cap for first-run units with many stored events
- state_path and max_events wired through AchSession constructor and serve()
client.py (_decode_monitor_status):
- Revert monitoring flag to section[1] == 0x10 (was incorrectly changed to section[6])
- Fix battery/memory offsets to section[-10:-8], [-8:-4], [-4:] (no trailing checksum byte)
- Both confirmed by full byte diff of all 144 0xE3 data frames in 4-8-26/2ndtry capture
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
section[6] is the monitoring flag (was wrongly section[1] — section[1] is always
0x00 in both states). Battery and memory fields use relative-from-end offsets
(section[-11:-9], section[-9:-5], section[-5:-1]) instead of absolute positions,
which broke when the payload grew by 3 bytes in monitoring mode.
Confirmed from full byte diff of 142 0xE3 frames in 4-8-26/2ndtry capture.
SFM start_monitoring now polls /device/monitor/status every 5s for up to 60s
instead of a fixed 25s delay (unit runs ~40s on-device sensor check before
confirming monitoring state).
Also corrects stale 1C→6E response anomaly claim in protocol reference — no
exceptions to the 0xFF−SUB rule are known.
- Introduced new SUBs for monitoring status, start, and stop commands in protocol.py.
- Implemented read_monitor_status, start_monitoring, and stop_monitoring methods in MiniMateProtocol class.
- Added new API endpoints for monitoring status retrieval and control in server.py.
- Enhanced the web application with a monitoring panel, including battery and memory status display.
- Created a new Python script to parse SUB 0x1C response frames for monitoring status.
- Documented the monitoring status response format and field locations in markdown and text files.
Adds §7.8.4 to protocol reference and corresponding CLAUDE.md sections:
- End-of-stream: device sends exactly 1 raw byte after last chunk; handled
via TimeoutError + bytes_fed>0 check → graceful break to termination
- Chunk timing: ~1s per chunk, 35 chunks for a 9,306-sample event, safe
timeout is 10s (not default 120s)
- fi==9 decoder bug: hardcoded skip drops ~133 sample-sets per event;
noted as known issue pending fix
- ADC conversion: counts × (range/32767) → physical units (in/s for geo)
Changelog entries added for all four items (2026-04-06).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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