CCSDS RS Encoder

Encode message into RS codeword according to CCSDS standard

Since R2022a

Libraries:
Wireless HDL Toolbox / Error Detection and Correction

Description

The CCSDS RS Encoder block encodes message symbols into a Reed-Solomon (RS) codeword according to the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS) standard [1]. The block accepts message symbols and a samplecontrol bus and outputs encoded codeword data, a samplecontrol bus, and a nextFrame signal that indicates when the block is ready to accept new input message symbols.

The block also supports shortened message lengths. You can use this block in a CCSDS transmitter for satellite communication. The block provides an architecture suitable for HDL code generation and hardware deployment.

Examples

Encode Message into RS Codeword Using CCSDS Standard

Encode message into RS codeword according to CCSDS standard.

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Encode and Decode Message with RS Code Using CCSDS Standard

Encode and decode message with RS code according to CCSDS standard.

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Ports

Input

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data — Input message symbols
integer in the range 0 to 255

Input message symbols, specified as an integer in the range 0 to 255. Every integer represents a symbol.

The number of input message symbols per frame must be equal to p × I, where p can be any integer in the range from 1 to k. k is the message length and I is the interleaving depth specified on the block mask.

To provide proper outputs, the block requires a minimum frame gap of (255 – k) × I clock cycles between the input frames.

double and single data types are allowed for simulation, but not for HDL code generation. For HDL code generation, specify this value in fixdt(0,8,0) or uint8 format.

Data Types: double | single | uint8 | fixdt(0,8,0)

ctrl — Control signals accompanying sample stream
`samplecontrol` bus

Control signals accompanying the sample stream, specified as a samplecontrol bus. The bus includes the start, end, and valid control signals, which indicate the boundaries of the frame and the validity of the samples.

start — Indicates the start of the input frame
end — Indicates the end of the input frame
valid — Indicates that the data on the input data port is valid

For more details, see Sample Control Bus.

Data Types: bus

Output

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data — Encoded codeword symbols
integer in the range 0 to 255

Encoded codeword symbols, returned as an integer in the range 0 to 255. The output data type is the same as the input data type.

The block outputs N + (255 – k) × I number of codeword symbols per frame, where N is the number of input message symbols. k is the message length specified using the Message length (k) parameter and I is the interleaving depth specified using the Interleaving depth (I) parameter.

Data Types: double | single | uint8 | fixdt(0,8,0)

ctrl — Control signals accompanying sample stream
`samplecontrol` bus

Control signals accompanying the sample stream, returned as a samplecontrol bus. The bus includes the start, end, and valid control signals, which indicate the boundaries of the frame and the validity of the samples.

start — Indicates the start of the output frame
end — Indicates the end of the output frame
valid — Indicates that the data on the output data port is valid

For more details, see Sample Control Bus.

Data Types: bus

nextFrame — Block ready indicator
Boolean scalar

Block ready indicator, returned as a Boolean scalar.

The block sets this signal to 1 (true) when the block is ready to accept the start of the next frame. If the block receives an input ctrl.start signal while nextFrame is 0 (false), the block discards the frame in progress and begins processing the new data.

Data Types: Boolean

Parameters

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Message length (k) — Length of message
`223` (default) | `239`

Select the message length.

Interleaving depth (I) — Depth of interleaving
`1` (default) | `2` | `3` | `4` | `5` | `8`

Select the interleaving depth.

Algorithms

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To form an RS codeword, the CCSDS RS Encoder block generates parity symbols and appends them to the input message symbols. RS code is a cyclic code, so the input message symbols are considered message polynomial coefficients and the code generator a generator polynomial. The generator polynomial divides the message polynomial to obtain a remainder polynomial that represents parity symbols. This figure shows the implementation of the block when you set the Message length (k) parameter to 239 and the Interleaving depth (I) parameter to 1. The encoding circuit in the figure shows the polynomial division logic.

CCSDS RS Encoder architecture

In this figure, g₀, g₁, g₂ g₃, and so on up to g_{n – 1} represent the generator polynomial coefficients and D₀, D₁, D₂, D₃, and so on up to D_{n – 1} represent registers, where n is equal to 255 – k and k is the Message length (k) parameter value specified on the block mask. The registers store the parity symbols.

The GF multiplier used in the circuit stores all possible GF multiplication outputs for the encoder. These GF multipliers are implemented on the hardware as LUTs. These LUTs consume more hardware resources, so an efficient bit-serial multiplication algorithm [3] is used for the GF multiplier logic. This algorithm leverages the dual-basis representation and makes use of the field trace concept of the Galois field to compute the product. In this process, the values in the registers are updated for every input message symbol. When the last input message symbol of the current frame arrives, the values in the registers are considered parity symbols for the frame.

Similarly, if the Interleaving depth (I) parameter is set to 3, three sets of registers are required for each codeword to store the parity symbols. The number of GF adders and multipliers remains the same, 16, which is equal to 255 – k. For each input message symbol, the consecutive register sets Set 1, Set 2, or Set 3 are used in the parity computation. When the last input message symbol of the current frame arrives, the parity symbols are deinterleaved from each set to form an output parity sequence as shown in this figure.

CCSDS RS Encoder architecture

Latency

The block captures output bits at valid cycles. The latency of the block is 3 clock cycles.

This figure shows a sample output and latency of the CCSDS RS Encoder block when you set the Message length (k) and Interleaving depth (I) parameter values to 223 and 4, respectively.

Performance

The performance of the synthesized HDL code varies with the target and synthesis options. It also varies based on the message length and interleaving depth.

This table shows the resource and performance data synthesis results when you specify the input in fixdt(0,8,0) format and set the Message length (k) and Interleaving depth (I) parameter values to 223 and 4, respectively. The generated HDL code is targeted to the AMD^® Zynq^®- 7000 ZC706 evaluation board. The design achieves a clock frequency of 328 MHz.

Resource	Number Used
LUTs	3482
Registers	2191
DSPs	0
Block RAMs	0

References

[1] TM Synchronization and Channel Coding. Recommendation for Space Data System Standards. CCSDS 131.0-B-3. Blue Book. Issue 3. Washington, D.C.: CCSDS, September 2017.

[2] TM Synchronization and Channel Coding. Summary of Concept and Rationale CCSDS 130.1-G-3. Green Book. Issue 3, June 2020.

[3] Hsu, In-Shek , et al. "The VLSI Implementation of a Reed— Solomon Encoder Using Berlekamp’s Bit-Serial Multiplier Algorithm." IEEE Transactions on Computers, vol. C–33, no. 10 (October 1984): 906–11. https://doi.org/10.1109/TC.1984.1676351.

Extended Capabilities

C/C++ Code Generation
Generate C and C++ code using Simulink® Coder™.

This block supports C/C++ code generation for Simulink^® accelerator and rapid accelerator modes and for DPI component generation.

HDL Code Generation
Generate VHDL, Verilog and SystemVerilog code for FPGA and ASIC designs using HDL Coder™.

HDL Coder™ provides additional configuration options that affect HDL implementation and synthesized logic.

HDL Architecture

This block has one default HDL architecture.

HDL Block Properties

ConstrainedOutputPipeline	Number of registers to place at the outputs by moving existing delays within your design. Distributed pipelining does not redistribute these registers. The default is `0`. For more details, see ConstrainedOutputPipeline (HDL Coder).
InputPipeline	Number of input pipeline stages to insert in the generated code. Distributed pipelining and constrained output pipelining can move these registers. The default is `0`. For more details, see InputPipeline (HDL Coder).
OutputPipeline	Number of output pipeline stages to insert in the generated code. Distributed pipelining and constrained output pipelining can move these registers. The default is `0`. For more details, see OutputPipeline (HDL Coder).

Restrictions

You cannot generate HDL for this block inside a Resettable Synchronous Subsystem (HDL Coder).

Version History

Introduced in R2022a

CCSDS RS Encoder

Description

Examples

Encode Message into RS Codeword Using CCSDS Standard

Encode and Decode Message with RS Code Using CCSDS Standard