Playing Wav over modem.

An other french

Hello I look for a way to cut audiofile (Wav) into a buffer and send it to open com.
As you can see with this example, i wonder how traduce this into Qt language?

First: open a stream from wav file
Two: Binary reader ???

Tks for reading.

SGaist

Hi,

QSerialPort
QFile

QSerialPort serialPort;
// setup your serial port
// open serialPort with checks
QFile waveFile("/path/to/wav/file.wav");
// open waveFile with checks
serialPort.write(waveFile.readAll());

VRonin

EDIT Thanks @SGaist for the guidance

QSerialPort serial(QStringLiteral("Com2"));
// setup your serial port
serial.setBaudRate(115200);
serial.setParity(QSerialPort::NoParity);
serial.setDataBits(QSerialPort::Data8);
serial.setStopBits(QSerialPort::OneStop);
serial.setDataTerminalReady(true);
// open serialPort with checks
if(serial.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly)){
const auto onPhoneAnswered =[&]()->void{
serial.write(QByteArrayLiteral("AT+VTX\r"));
QFile wavFile(R"**(C:\Users\Master\Desktop\Prmpt445.wav)**");
// open waveFile with checks
if(wavFile.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)){
serial.write(wavFile.readAll());
// for(qint64 fileSize = wavFile.size();fileSize>0;fileSize-=1024) serial.write(wavFile.read(1024)); //1024 chunks version
}
}
// you probably need just 1 (the first probably) connect in reality
QObject::connect(serial,&QSerialPort::requestToSendChanged,onPhoneAnswered);
QObject::connect(serial,&QSerialPort::dataTerminalReadyChanged,onPhoneAnswered);
serial.write(QByteArrayLiteral("AT+FCLASS=8\r"));
serial.write(QByteArrayLiteral("ATDT1231234\r"));
}

An other french

sammachin said :
"You are correct in sending WAV (or RAW PCM Audio to be exact, WAV has a short header but that doesn't cause a problem) It should be 16bit 16Khz Mono with a 20ms frame size, at 16Hkz each 20ms frame will contain 320 samples of 16bits each so that give you the 640byte length."

In fact, if isend Wavefile without buffering, the "old" Modem can't play sound. First, i need to transform wav to 16bit 16Khz Mono.
I have to send Hayes Command AT+VSM=128, 8000 . I need perhaps to adapt the following code bellow.

 for(qint64 fileSize = wavFile.size();fileSize>0;fileSize-=1024)
 { serial.write(wavFile.read(1024)); 
sleep(20); }
]

It's not won yet.

An other french

Hello, no way to play it.
Have you seen a paper which talk about the method to send data correctly?
I think i need to temporize the data with the number "frame". I don't find the command like sleep in Qt 's documentation.
do you have any idea?
Thanks for reading.

mrjj

Hi
From the link you listed.
"this shouldn't be required any longer since an update to the interface means you can send your audio as fast as you like and we will buffer it our end."

So are you sure you need to send in slices ?

An other french

My purpose is to make an answering machine with a 56k PCIe modem.
I don't think the caller has the capability to store the wav data.
So, perhaps the command AT+VTX or AT+VSM=16,8000 will be necessary.

Cmd-AT+VSM=?;
Reply-
0,"Signed PCM",16,0,8000,(0,122-148),0
4,"G.711U",8,0,8000,(0,122-148),0
5,"G.711A",8,0,8000,(0,122-148),0
132,"IMA ADPCM",4,0,8000,(0,122-148),0
OK

Obviously, i need to send a 16 bits per sample with a 8000hz audio sampling rate.
The propriety of my wav is 128kb/s. In 16b, 128kb/s is equivalent 128k/16 = 8000Hz...

Wikipedia say
" The modem re-raises the signal in time for the computer to resume sending audio data before the playback buffer becomes completely empty."

I don't really understand what this really means.

An other french

An idea, but Qfile as private gives some trouble to be declared.
Testing a QTextStream but no way at now.

the header:

private:
    QFile *wavFile;
    QTextStream *flux;
    qint64 fileSize;
    QTimer *timer;

the void :

    wavFile= new QFile ("msg2.wav");      
       if(wavFile->open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)){

           timer = new QTimer(this);
           fileSize = wavFile.size(); //usefull when try wavFile as pointor to the Slot 
           connect(timer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(sendWave()));
           flux= new QTextStream (wavFile);
           timer->start(200);            //1000 =>1s
            qDebug() <<"Send Data";

       } else { qDebug() << "no way to open wav file"; }

the slot:

void MainWindow::sendWave(){
        if (!flux->atEnd()) {
                m_serial.write(flux->readLine());
        } else {
                qDebug() <<"End Send Data";
                timer->stop();
        }
  //      }

This always loops...
flux->realNumberPrecision() give the same number before and after flux->readLine().

Thanks for reading.

An other french

void MainWindow::sendWave(){
        if (!flux->atEnd()) {

                const char *tmp= flux->read(1024).toStdString().c_str();
                m_serial->write(tmp);
                m_serial->flush();

                flux->seek(flux->pos()+1024);
        } else {
               qDebug() <<"End Send Data";
                timer->stop();
        }

}

Need to use pos and seek
But wav dont play sound

Perhaps the timer is so slow.

With a wav coding in 16 bit 8000hz , 1024b corresponds to 8ms.
My calcul seem to be true. My wave during 1m56s for 1814 loops. So, one loop is during 8.5ms.
In fact, the program don't send data during more the 1 minute...
So surprise.

Try with 5 and try to see it the modem <DTE> send full buffer ...

Not easy to go blind.
Need more help.

An other french

const char *tmp= flux->read(1024).toStdString().c_str();

put this because compilator sends an error.
as we can see, it is not look like some hexadecimal blocks.
Different lengths and hexabits are traduced to arabic words..

1-P��(С�%WAVEfmt 
[.. and after..]
1-ض�( 
[.. and after..]
1-ض�(ض�(

aha_1980

@An-other-french said in Playing Wav over modem.:

void MainWindow::sendWave(){
if (!flux->atEnd()) {

            const char *tmp= flux->read(1024).toStdString().c_str();
            m_serial->write(tmp);
            m_serial->flush();

            flux->seek(flux->pos()+1024);
    } else {
           qDebug() <<"End Send Data";
            timer->stop();
    }

}

This code looks odd. How about:

if (!flux->atEnd()) {
  const QByteArray data = flux->read(1024);
  m_serial->write(data);
  m_serial->flush();
}

Need to use pos and seek

If you read a file sequentially, no. Every read(1024) puts the read pointer 1024 byte further. You may need to check if you have read less then 1024 byte at the end. Note: readLine() does not work well for binary files like wave.

An other french

@aha_1980 said in Playing Wav over modem.:

if (!flux->atEnd()) {
const QByteArray data = flux->read(1024);
m_serial->write(data);
m_serial->flush();
}

mainwindow.cpp:396: erreur : conversion from 'QString' to non-scalar type 'const QByteArray' requested
const QByteArray data = flux->read(1024);

aha_1980

@An-other-french said in Playing Wav over modem.:

mainwindow.cpp:396: erreur : conversion from 'QString' to non-scalar type 'const QByteArray' requested
const QByteArray data = flux->read(1024);

Ah, you read from a QTextStream. Citing the documentation: "The QTextStream class provides a convenient interface for reading and writing text." This class converts your file data to QString, which is not what you want!

Well, you don't want to write text! You want to write binary data. So either operate directly on QFile (as I would do) or dig into QDataStream.

Regards.

An other french

Thanks for info.
I had probleme to follow the position in the QFile.
Perhaps made a mistake.
So i try again.

aha_1980

@An-other-french

Another tip: get yourself a serial port monitor to see what you actually write to the serial port. This makes also sure you get the timing right.

Good luck :)

An other french

QByteArray data = wavFile->read(1024);

Ok for a truncate data of 1024b , qDebug show this. I put a newline after "

"\xB3\xDEV\xDD\xAA\xDB"
"c\xDA\xC6\xDA\t\xDD\xF4\xE0^\xE5\x89\xEB\xAC\xF0"
"7\xF6\x13\xFA\x9A\xFD\xCB\xFF"
"5\x02|\x04\xC3\x07\x84\x0B\x17\x12\xE0\x19\x90%\\0\xA7<>E!M\xF8Q7V|X\xC1YpY\xB4WBU&Q\xFAL.G\xBE"
"A7:R3\xA8*\\#\xAA\x1A\xCA\x13\xC5\x0B\xF6\x04\x8A\xFC)\xF5\xED\xEB\x96\xE2\n\xDB\x96\xD2"
"1\xCCS\xC5K\xC0\xF9\xBA\x1E\xB7P\xB3\x06\xB1v\xAF \xAF\xC8\xAFX\xB1\xD7\xB3"
"0\xB6\xEC\xB8\x96\xBBQ\xBF\xC8\xC2\x00\xC7j\xCA"
"2\xCE""3\xD1v\xD5\x9C\xD9\xC5\xDE\xC2\xE2\xDC\xE6\xF6\xE9t\xED\xD2\xF0"
"9\xF5\xD9\xF8~\xFC\xC0\xFE\x98\x00\x83\x01\xA8\x02$\x04\x94\x05g\x07\xC2\bf\n&\f\x98\x0E\x8C\x10p\x12\xB0\x13\xCB\x14\xC8\x15(\x17"

this part is strong :

%\\0\xA7<>E!M\xF8Q7V|X\xC1YpY\xB4WBU&Q\xFAL.G\xBE

I except to read something like this:

a9 de ce e4 86 e3 af e1 c8 de 64 e1 97 e0 ad df

Sure there is a conversion somewhere.

the last 16b line:

Qbebug \xE5\x06 \x05$\x06\xFF\x06\x13\x05*\xFF
wave file e5 06 20 05 24 06 ff 06 13 05 2a ff

I can anderstand /x but $ or * is an other way.

Ps: My purpose is to play wave on the phone

aha_1980

@An-other-french to output binary data for debugging, I recommend you to use QByteArray::toHex().

An other french

No way to play any sound.
In the purpose to see modem response, i want to show Modem answer.
So, i need to connect the serial com to the text object

connect (m_serial, &QSerialPort::readyRead, this, &MainWindow::readData);

void MainWindow::readData(){ 
QByteArray data = m_serial->readAll();
...
ui->textEdit->append("1-"+ data.left(data.size()));
...
}

My function don't make difference between input or output(response).

Do you have a idea to show them distinctly?

aha_1980

@An-other-french said in Playing Wav over modem.:

Your connect and the readAll in the slot looks good so far.

data.left(data.size())

What do you expect from this construct? It should be the same as data alone.

As suggested earlier, use a serial port monitor to see which commands you actually send to the modem and wheter it answers.

An other french

@aha_1980 said in Playing Wav over modem.:

data.left(data.size())

It's a tentative to cut the data. Just data is better.

As suggested earlier, use a serial port monitor to see which commands you actually send to the modem and wheter it answers.

I don t know how to distinct the write and the read. m_serial->readAll(); give all of us.