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User uploaded 3 high-amplitude events (PPV 6-7 in/s — shook the geophone
hard) to decode-re/5-11-26/. These cracked the Tran codec:
- Preamble bytes [3:5] and [5:7] = Tran[0] and Tran[1] as int16 BE
in 16-count units (LSB = 0.005 in/s). Confirmed across all 7
fixtures.
- First data block carries Tran deltas from sample 2 onward:
* 10 NN block: NN/2 bytes of payload, each byte = two 4-bit signed
nibble deltas (high nibble first)
* 20 NN block: NN int8 signed deltas
Verified 22+42+46 = 110 Tran samples across SP0/SS0/SV0 with 0 errors
against BW's ASCII export.
Why the earlier 96-combination brute force failed: the quiet 5-8
events all had T[0] = T[1] ≈ 0 so the preamble's per-channel encoding
was undetectable. Loud events made the encoding obvious.
What's solved:
- minimateplus.waveform_codec.decode_tran_initial: returns first
N Tran samples in 16-count units for any body.
- Walker length formula for in-data 30 NN blocks (NN*2 instead of NN*4).
- Walker now handles bodies that start with 20 NN (in addition to 10 NN).
What's still open:
- Tran past the first data block (multi-block channel switching).
- Vert / Long / MicL channel encodings.
- Walker correctness past offset ~427 in event-b.
Tests: 36 pass. decode_waveform_v2 still returns None — the full
multi-channel decoder is not wired up. decode_tran_initial is the
new verified entry point.
Files: minimateplus/waveform_codec.py, tests/test_waveform_codec.py
(adds 5-11-26 fixtures + decode_tran_initial tests), and
docs/instantel_protocol_reference.md §7.6.1 (Tran codec spec).
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"""
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waveform_codec.py — block-walker for the MiniMate Plus waveform body codec.
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PARTIAL REVERSE-ENGINEERING — 2026-05-08.
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Status: STRUCTURAL FRAMING confirmed; per-block sample interpretation OPEN.
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This module replaces the int16-LE assumption that produced full-scale ±32K
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noise on every event. The body is NOT raw int16 LE: it is a sequence of
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tagged variable-length blocks. The block framing is solved here. The
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mapping from block bytes to ADC samples is **NOT yet pinned down** — the
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work-in-progress decoder ``decode_waveform_v2`` returns ``None`` until
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a verified algorithm is wired in.
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Until ``decode_waveform_v2`` returns a verified result, callers that need
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sample data should keep relying on the legacy decoder in ``client.py``
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(known-broken, but at least stable in shape) and not consume this
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module's sample output.
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────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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Body structure (CONFIRMED 2026-05-08 against decode-re/5-8-26 4-event bundle)
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────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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The Blastware waveform-file body lives between bytes [22+21=43] and the
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26-byte file footer (``[: -26]``). Layout:
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[preamble: 7 or 9 bytes]
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[data section: a stream of tagged blocks]
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[trailer: per-channel summary blocks]
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The preamble starts with the magic ``00 02 00 00``. After that there is
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either 3 or 5 bytes of header before the first ``10 NN`` block tag — in
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the 4-event bundle, single-shot events have a 7-byte preamble and
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continuous events have 9. The exact meaning of bytes [4:9] is open
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(empirically: byte [4] for event-a == truth Tran[0]; byte [4] for
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event-b == truth Tran[0]; events c/d = 0; treating it as a per-channel
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"initial value" partially matches but is inconsistent across events).
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Blocks have 2-byte tags and these confirmed lengths:
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| Tag (hex) | Block type | Total length |
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|-----------|--------------------------------------|-----------------|
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| ``10 NN`` | Small-delta data block | NN/2 + 2 bytes |
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| ``20 NN`` | Literal data block (looks int8-ish) | NN + 2 bytes |
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| ``00 NN`` | 2-byte marker between data blocks | 2 bytes |
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| ``30 NN`` | Trailer summary block | NN × 4 bytes |
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| ``40 02`` | Segment header | 20 bytes |
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In the 4-event bundle, every event's body parses as a clean sequence of
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these blocks all the way through the trailer (when the walker is given
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the right preamble length). No "??" stops occur once the start offset
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is correct.
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Segments and the ``40 02`` header
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────────────────────────────────────
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The body is divided into ~16 SEGMENTS, each separated by a ``40 02``
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header. Each segment carries ~80 sample-sets (1280-sample event = 16
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segments × 80 sample-sets, 3328-sample event = ~42 segments). The 18-byte
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``40 02`` payload contains:
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bytes 0..3 4-byte channel anchor / state (varies per segment)
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bytes 4..7 4-byte field, varies (RMS/peak per channel?)
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bytes 8..11 4-byte uint32 LE counter (increments by 1 per segment;
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starts at e.g. 0x47 for the first in-data segment)
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bytes 12..15 4-byte fixed pattern: 02 00 00 01
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bytes 16..17 2-byte segment-relative payload counter
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The counter at bytes [8..11] increments cleanly across segments — useful
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as a sanity check. The role of bytes [0..3] (anchor candidates) and
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[4..7] is not pinned down: simple "channel state at segment boundary"
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hypotheses do NOT match truth across all four sample bundles tested.
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What's open
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────────────
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The mapping ``block bytes → ADC samples`` is the open question. Tested
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hypotheses that did **not** match BW's ASCII export to within the
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required ±1 ADC count:
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1. ``10 NN`` data = 4-bit signed nibble deltas, channel-interleaved
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(TVLM/VTLM/LMTV/all 24 permutations × 2 nibble orders × 2 sign
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conventions = 96 combinations tested). All produce values that
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diverge from truth after the first ~7 sample-sets.
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2. ``20 NN`` data = int8 absolute samples for one channel. Magnitudes
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in observed blocks (peak ~±34 in the smoothest event-c block at
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offset 351) do not match any channel's PPV at any plausible
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ADC-count quantization (1-count, 4-count, 8-count, 16-count).
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3. ``00 NN`` marker = "skip N sample-sets". Sums of NN/4 across markers
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do not match 80 sample-sets per segment.
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4. Concatenating ALL ``10 NN`` payload bytes and reading as a continuous
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nibble stream (TVLM round-robin) produces the same 96-combination
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problem as (1).
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The most promising lead — that ``20 NN`` blocks carry literal int8
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sample-sequences for the largest-amplitude channel within a segment —
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is consistent with the smooth waveform shape of those payloads, but
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the magnitude scaling has not been pinned down. It's possible that
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``10 NN`` and ``20 NN`` blocks carry different bit-widths of the same
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channel-interleaved delta stream (variable-width like Rice coding)
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with 4-bit deltas as default and 8-bit deltas as escape.
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Potential next steps for whoever picks this up:
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- Capture an event with a KNOWN external waveform (e.g. a calibration
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signal of known frequency/amplitude) so the truth is unambiguous and
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the magnitude scaling is unambiguous.
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- Capture multiple events with the SAME signal but DIFFERENT geo_range
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(Normal 10 in/s vs Sensitive 1.25 in/s) to disambiguate scaling.
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- Examine sequential 0x10 segment headers for a single event — the
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4-byte "anchor" should reflect cumulative sample state at the
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boundary; matching it to truth at that sample index would unlock
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the per-segment delta decode.
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"""
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from __future__ import annotations
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from dataclasses import dataclass
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from typing import List, Optional, Tuple
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@dataclass
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class WaveformBlock:
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"""One tagged block parsed out of a Blastware waveform-file body."""
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offset: int # byte offset into body
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tag_hi: int # first tag byte (0x10 / 0x20 / 0x00 / 0x30 / 0x40)
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tag_lo: int # second tag byte (NN)
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data: bytes # block payload (excludes the 2-byte tag)
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length: int # total block length on the wire (includes the tag)
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@property
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def kind(self) -> str:
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return f"{self.tag_hi:02x} {self.tag_lo:02x}"
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def find_data_start(body: bytes) -> int:
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"""Auto-detect the offset of the first data block (``10 NN`` or ``20 NN``).
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The preamble is always either 7 bytes (when sample 0 and 1 have small
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values) or 9 bytes (when they don't, but only on continuous-mode events
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in the small May-8 bundle). Returning the offset of the first ``10/20 NN``
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tag is the most robust heuristic.
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"""
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for i in range(min(20, len(body) - 1)):
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b = body[i]
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nn = body[i + 1]
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if b in (0x10, 0x20) and nn % 4 == 0 and 0 < nn <= 0xFC:
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return i
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return -1
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def walk_body(body: bytes, start: Optional[int] = None) -> List[WaveformBlock]:
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"""Walk the tagged-block sequence starting at *start* (auto-detected by default).
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Stops when an unrecognized tag is encountered or end of body is reached.
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Returned blocks are in stream order.
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"""
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if start is None:
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start = find_data_start(body)
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if start < 0:
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return []
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blocks: List[WaveformBlock] = []
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i = start
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while i + 1 < len(body):
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t0 = body[i]
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t1 = body[i + 1]
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if t0 == 0x10 and t1 % 4 == 0 and 0 < t1 <= 0xFC:
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length = t1 // 2 + 2
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elif t0 == 0x20 and t1 % 4 == 0 and 0 < t1 <= 0xFC:
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length = t1 + 2
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elif t0 == 0x00 and t1 % 4 == 0:
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length = 2
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elif t0 == 0x30 and t1 % 4 == 0 and 0 < t1 <= 0x10:
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# Data-section ``30 NN`` blocks have length NN*2 (= 8 for NN=4,
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# confirmed in M529LL1A.SS0 at body offset 29). Trailer-section
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# ``30 NN`` blocks have length NN*4 (= 32 for NN=8, confirmed in
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# event-d trailer at body offset 3941). We pick NN*2 if it lands
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# on a recognized tag, otherwise fall through to NN*4.
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cand2 = t1 * 2
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cand4 = t1 * 4
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if (i + cand2 < len(body) - 1
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and body[i + cand2] in (0x10, 0x20, 0x00, 0x30, 0x40)):
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length = cand2
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else:
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length = cand4
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elif t0 == 0x40 and t1 == 0x02:
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length = 20
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else:
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# Unknown tag; stop. Caller can inspect ``i`` to see where.
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break
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if i + length > len(body):
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break
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data = bytes(body[i + 2 : i + length])
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blocks.append(WaveformBlock(offset=i, tag_hi=t0, tag_lo=t1, data=data, length=length))
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i += length
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return blocks
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def split_segments(blocks: List[WaveformBlock]) -> List[List[WaveformBlock]]:
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"""Group consecutive blocks into segments separated by ``40 02`` headers.
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The first segment is whatever runs before the first ``40 02`` header
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(typically the "segment 0" preamble data after the body preamble).
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Subsequent segments start with a ``40 02`` block, then have their
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own data blocks until the next ``40 02``.
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"""
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segments: List[List[WaveformBlock]] = []
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current: List[WaveformBlock] = []
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for b in blocks:
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if b.tag_hi == 0x40 and b.tag_lo == 0x02:
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if current:
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segments.append(current)
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current = [b]
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else:
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current.append(b)
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if current:
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segments.append(current)
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return segments
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def parse_segment_header(block: WaveformBlock) -> Optional[dict]:
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"""Decode the 18-byte payload of a ``40 02`` segment header.
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Returns a dict with the labelled fields, or None if *block* is not
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a ``40 02`` header.
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"""
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if not (block.tag_hi == 0x40 and block.tag_lo == 0x02):
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return None
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if len(block.data) < 18:
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return None
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p = block.data
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counter = int.from_bytes(p[8:12], "little", signed=False)
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return {
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"anchor_bytes": p[0:4], # 4-byte field, role unconfirmed
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"field2": p[4:8], # 4-byte field, role unconfirmed
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"counter": counter, # uint32 LE — increments by 1 per segment
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"fixed_pattern": p[12:16], # always b"\x02\x00\x00\x01"
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"tail": p[16:18], # last 2 bytes
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}
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def _s4(n: int) -> int:
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"""Sign-extend a 4-bit value to signed int (0..7 → 0..7; 8..F → -8..-1)."""
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return n if n < 8 else n - 16
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def _i8(b: int) -> int:
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"""Reinterpret an unsigned byte as signed int8."""
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return b if b < 128 else b - 256
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def decode_tran_initial(body: bytes) -> Optional[List[int]]:
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"""
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Decode the initial Tran-channel samples from the body — VERIFIED 2026-05-11
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against M529LL1A.SP0 / .SS0 / .SV0 (22 + 42 + 46 samples, 0 errors).
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Returns a list of Tran sample values in **16-count units** (LSB = 0.005 in/s
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at Normal range, the same quantization BW uses for its ASCII export).
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Returns ``None`` if the body cannot be parsed.
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The decoded list extends from sample 0 (= ``Tran[0]`` from preamble bytes
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[3:5]) through the end of the FIRST data block. Subsequent samples
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require decoding additional blocks — that walk is not yet wired up here
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because the multi-block channel-switching rule is still under
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investigation (see waveform_codec module docstring).
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Codec details (CONFIRMED 2026-05-11):
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- Body bytes [0:3] are the magic ``00 02 00``.
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- Body bytes [3:5] = ``Tran[0]`` as int16 BE in 16-count units.
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- Body bytes [5:7] = ``Tran[1]`` as int16 BE in 16-count units.
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- The first data block (``10 NN`` or ``20 NN``) carries Tran deltas
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starting at sample 2:
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* ``10 NN``: NN nibbles = NN/2 bytes; each nibble is a 4-bit signed
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delta (0..7 → 0..+7; 8..F → -8..-1). High nibble of each byte
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comes first.
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* ``20 NN``: NN int8 signed deltas (one delta per byte).
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"""
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if len(body) < 9:
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return None
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if body[0:3] != b"\x00\x02\x00":
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return None
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t0 = int.from_bytes(body[3:5], "big", signed=True)
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t1 = int.from_bytes(body[5:7], "big", signed=True)
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start = find_data_start(body)
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if start < 0:
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return None
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blocks = walk_body(body, start)
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if not blocks:
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return [t0, t1]
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first = blocks[0]
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out = [t0, t1]
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cur = t1
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if first.tag_hi == 0x10:
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for byte in first.data:
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for nib in ((byte >> 4) & 0xF, byte & 0xF):
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cur += _s4(nib)
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out.append(cur)
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elif first.tag_hi == 0x20:
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for byte in first.data:
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cur += _i8(byte)
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out.append(cur)
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else:
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# First block is something else — fall back to just the preamble.
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return out
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return out
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def decode_waveform_v2(body: bytes) -> Optional[dict]:
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"""
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Decode the body into per-channel sample arrays.
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Returns ``None`` because the full multi-channel decoder is not yet
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wired up. Tran is partially solved — see :func:`decode_tran_initial`
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for the initial portion (verified against ground-truth BW exports).
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Status (2026-05-11):
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- Tran[0:N] correctly decoded by ``decode_tran_initial`` for the
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first N samples of every fixture (where N = 22 / 42 / 46
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depending on event).
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- Subsequent Tran samples + all Vert / Long / MicL samples: open.
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The block stream after the first data block likely interleaves
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channels with ``30 NN`` channel-switch markers, but the exact
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switching rule is still under investigation.
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"""
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return None
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