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README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 JT65/JT9/JT4/WSPR/FSQ Encoder Library for Arduino
-=============================================
-This library very simply generates a set of channel symbols for JT65, JT9, JT4, or WSPR based on the user providing a properly formatted Type 6 message for JT65, JT9, or JT4 (which is 13 valid characters) or a callsign, Maidenhead grid locator, and power output for WSPR. It will also generate an arbitrary FSQ message of up to 200 characters in both directed and non-directed format. When paired with a synthesizer that can output frequencies in fine, phase-continuous tuning steps (such as the Si5351), then a beacon or telemetry transmitter can be created which can change the transmitted characters as needed from the Arduino.
+=================================================
+
+This library very simply generates a set of channel symbols for JT65, JT9, JT4, FT8, or WSPR based on the user providing a properly formatted Type 6 message for JT65, JT9, or JT4 (which is 13 valid characters), Type 0.0 or 0.5 message for FT8 (v2.0.0 protocol) or a callsign, Maidenhead grid locator, and power output for WSPR. It will also generate an arbitrary FSQ message of up to 200 characters in both directed and non-directed format. When paired with a synthesizer that can output frequencies in fine, phase-continuous tuning steps (such as the Si5351), then a beacon or telemetry transmitter can be created which can change the transmitted characters as needed from the Arduino.
 
 Please feel free to use the issues feature of GitHub if you run into problems or have suggestions for important features to implement.
 
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ There is a simple example that is placed in your examples menu under JTEncode. O
 
 To run this example, be sure to download the [Si5351Arduino](https://github.com/etherkit/Si5351Arduino) library and follow the instructions there to connect the Si5351A Breakout Board to your Arduino. In order to trigger transmissions, you will also need to connect a momentary pushbutton from pin 12 of the Arduino to ground.
 
-The example sketch itself is fairly straightforward. JT65, JT9, JT4, WSPR, and FSQ modes are modulated in same way: phase-continuous multiple-frequency shift keying (MFSK). The message to be transmitted is passed to the JTEncode method corresponding to the desired mode, along with a pointer to an array which holds the returned channel symbols. When the pushbutton is pushed, the sketch then transmits each channel symbol sequentially as an offset from the base frequency given in the sketch define section.
+The example sketch itself is fairly straightforward. JT65, JT9, JT4, FT8, WSPR, and FSQ modes are modulated in same way: phase-continuous multiple-frequency shift keying (MFSK). The message to be transmitted is passed to the JTEncode method corresponding to the desired mode, along with a pointer to an array which holds the returned channel symbols. When the pushbutton is pushed, the sketch then transmits each channel symbol sequentially as an offset from the base frequency given in the sketch define section.
 
 An instance of the JTEncode object is created:
 
@@ -64,6 +65,12 @@ On sketch startup, the mode parameters are set based on which mode is currently
       tone_spacing = WSPR_TONE_SPACING;
       tone_delay = WSPR_DELAY;
       break;
+    case MODE_FT8:
+      freq = FT8_DEFAULT_FREQ;
+      symbol_count = FT8_SYMBOL_COUNT; // From the library defines
+      tone_spacing = FT8_TONE_SPACING;
+      tone_delay = FT8_DELAY;
+      break;
     case MODE_FSQ_2:
       freq = FSQ_DEFAULT_FREQ;
       tone_spacing = FSQ_TONE_SPACING;
@@ -105,6 +112,9 @@ Before transmit, the proper class method is chosen based on the desired mode, th
     case MODE_WSPR:
       jtencode.wspr_encode(call, loc, dbm, tx_buffer);
       break;
+    case MODE_FT8:
+      jtencode.ft_encode(message, tx_buffer);
+      break;
     case MODE_FSQ_2:
     case MODE_FSQ_3:
     case MODE_FSQ_4_5:
@@ -135,8 +145,8 @@ Public Methods
  * a channel symbol table.
  *
  * message - Plaintext Type 6 message.
- * symbols - Array of channel symbols to transmit retunred by the method.
- *  Ensure that you pass a uint8_t array of size JT65_SYMBOL_COUNT to the method.
+ * symbols - Array of channel symbols to transmit returned by the method.
+ *  Ensure that you pass a uint8_t array of at least size JT65_SYMBOL_COUNT to the method.
  *
  */
 ```
@@ -149,8 +159,8 @@ Public Methods
  * a channel symbol table.
  *
  * message - Plaintext Type 6 message.
- * symbols - Array of channel symbols to transmit retunred by the method.
- *  Ensure that you pass a uint8_t array of size JT9_SYMBOL_COUNT to the method.
+ * symbols - Array of channel symbols to transmit returned by the method.
+ *  Ensure that you pass a uint8_t array of at least size JT9_SYMBOL_COUNT to the method.
  *
  */
 ```
@@ -164,8 +174,8 @@ Public Methods
  * a channel symbol table.
  *
  * message - Plaintext Type 6 message.
- * symbols - Array of channel symbols to transmit retunred by the method.
- *  Ensure that you pass a uint8_t array of size JT9_SYMBOL_COUNT to the method.
+ * symbols - Array of channel symbols to transmit returned by the method.
+ *  Ensure that you pass a uint8_t array of at least size JT9_SYMBOL_COUNT to the method.
  *
  */
  ```
@@ -178,14 +188,30 @@ Public Methods
  * Takes an arbitrary message of up to 13 allowable characters and returns
  *
  * call - Callsign (6 characters maximum).
- * loc - Maidenhead grid locator (4 charcters maximum).
+ * loc - Maidenhead grid locator (4 characters maximum).
  * dbm - Output power in dBm.
- * symbols - Array of channel symbols to transmit retunred by the method.
- *  Ensure that you pass a uint8_t array of size WSPR_SYMBOL_COUNT to the method.
+ * symbols - Array of channel symbols to transmit returned by the method.
+ *  Ensure that you pass a uint8_t array of at least size WSPR_SYMBOL_COUNT to the method.
  *
  */
 ```
 
+### ft8_encode()
+```
+/*
+ * ft8_encode(const char * message, uint8_t * symbols)
+ *
+ * Takes an arbitrary message of up to 13 allowable characters or a telemetry message
+ * of up to 18 hexadecimal digit (in string format) and returns a channel symbol table.
+ * Encoded for the FT8 protocol used in WSJT-X v2.0 and beyond (79 channel symbols).
+ *
+ * message - Type 0.0 free text message or Type 0.5 telemetry message.
+ * symbols - Array of channel symbols to transmit returned by the method.
+ *  Ensure that you pass a uint8_t array of at least size FT8_SYMBOL_COUNT to the method.
+ *
+ */
+ ```
+
 ### fsq_encode()
 ```
 /*
@@ -195,7 +221,7 @@ Public Methods
  *
  * from_call - Callsign of issuing station (maximum size: 20)
  * message - Null-terminated message string, no greater than 130 chars in length
- * symbols - Array of channel symbols to transmit retunred by the method.
+ * symbols - Array of channel symbols to transmit returned by the method.
  *  Ensure that you pass a uint8_t array of at least the size of the message
  *  plus 5 characters to the method. Terminated in 0xFF.
  *
@@ -213,7 +239,7 @@ Public Methods
 * to_call - Callsign to which message is directed (maximum size: 20)
 * cmd - Directed command
 * message - Null-terminated message string, no greater than 100 chars in length
-* symbols - Array of channel symbols to transmit retunred by the method.
+* symbols - Array of channel symbols to transmit returned by the method.
 *  Ensure that you pass a uint8_t array of at least the size of the message
 *  plus 5 characters to the method. Terminated in 0xFF.
 *
@@ -226,16 +252,20 @@ Here are the defines, structs, and enumerations you will find handy to use with
 
 Defines:
 
-    JT65_SYMBOL_COUNT, JT9_SYMBOL_COUNT, JT4_SYMBOL_COUNT, WSPR_SYMBOL_COUNT
+    JT65_SYMBOL_COUNT, JT9_SYMBOL_COUNT, JT4_SYMBOL_COUNT, WSPR_SYMBOL_COUNT, FT8_SYMBOL_COUNT
 
 Acknowledgements
 ----------------
-Many thanks to Joe Taylor K1JT for his innovative work in amateur radio. We are lucky to have him. The algorithms in this program were derived from the source code in the [WSJT](http://sourceforge.net/projects/wsjt/) suite of applications. Also, many thanks for Andy Talbot G4JNT for [his paper](http://www.g4jnt.com/JTModesBcns.htm) on the WSPR coding protocol, which helped me to understand the WSPR encoding process, which in turn helped me to understand the related JT protocols.
+Many thanks to Joe Taylor K1JT for his innovative work in amateur radio. We are lucky to have him. The algorithms in this program were derived from the source code in the [WSJT-X](https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/) suite of applications. Also, many thanks for Andy Talbot G4JNT for [his paper](http://www.g4jnt.com/JTModesBcns.htm) on the WSPR coding protocol, which helped me to understand the WSPR encoding process, which in turn helped me to understand the related JT protocols.
 
 Also, a big thank you to Murray Greenman, ZL1BPU for working allowing me to pick his brain regarding his neat new mode FSQ.
 
 Changelog
 ---------
+* v1.2.0
+
+    * Add support for FT8 protocol (79 symbol version introduced December 2018)
+
 * v1.1.3
 
     * Add support for ESP8266

examples/Si5351JTDemo/Si5351JTDemo.ino

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 //
-// Simple JT65/JT9/WSPR/FSQ beacon for Arduino, with the Etherkit
+// Simple JT65/JT9/JT4/FT8/WSPR/FSQ beacon for Arduino, with the Etherkit
 // Si5351A Breakout Board, by Jason Milldrum NT7S.
 //
 // Transmit an abritrary message of up to 13 valid characters
-// (a Type 6 message) in JT65 and JT9, or a standard Type 1
-// message in WSPR.
+// (a Type 6 message) in JT65, JT9, JT4, a type 0.0 or type 0.5 FT8 message,
+// a FSQ message, or a standard Type 1 message in WSPR.
 //
 // Connect a momentary push button to pin 12 to use as the
 // transmit trigger. Get fancy by adding your own code to trigger
@@ -43,11 +43,12 @@
 #include "Wire.h"
 
 // Mode defines
-#define JT9_TONE_SPACING        174           // ~1.74 Hz
-#define JT65_TONE_SPACING       269           // ~2.69 Hz
-#define JT4_TONE_SPACING        437           // ~4.37 Hz
-#define WSPR_TONE_SPACING       146           // ~1.46 Hz
-#define FSQ_TONE_SPACING        879           // ~8.79 Hz
+#define JT9_TONE_SPACING        174          // ~1.74 Hz
+#define JT65_TONE_SPACING       269          // ~2.69 Hz
+#define JT4_TONE_SPACING        437          // ~4.37 Hz
+#define WSPR_TONE_SPACING       146          // ~1.46 Hz
+#define FSQ_TONE_SPACING        879          // ~8.79 Hz
+#define FT8_TONE_SPACING        625          // ~6.25 Hz
 
 #define JT9_DELAY               576          // Delay value for JT9-1
 #define JT65_DELAY              371          // Delay in ms for JT65A
@@ -57,12 +58,14 @@
 #define FSQ_3_DELAY             333          // Delay value for 3 baud FSQ
 #define FSQ_4_5_DELAY           222          // Delay value for 4.5 baud FSQ
 #define FSQ_6_DELAY             167          // Delay value for 6 baud FSQ
+#define FT8_DELAY               159          // Delay value for FT8
 
 #define JT9_DEFAULT_FREQ        14078700UL
 #define JT65_DEFAULT_FREQ       14078300UL
 #define JT4_DEFAULT_FREQ        14078500UL
 #define WSPR_DEFAULT_FREQ       14097200UL
 #define FSQ_DEFAULT_FREQ        7105350UL     // Base freq is 1350 Hz higher than dial freq in USB
+#define FT8_DEFAULT_FREQ        14075000UL
 
 #define DEFAULT_MODE            MODE_JT65
 
@@ -72,7 +75,7 @@
 
 // Enumerations
 enum mode {MODE_JT9, MODE_JT65, MODE_JT4, MODE_WSPR, MODE_FSQ_2, MODE_FSQ_3,
-  MODE_FSQ_4_5, MODE_FSQ_6};
+  MODE_FSQ_4_5, MODE_FSQ_6, MODE_FT8};
 
 // Class instantiation
 Si5351 si5351;
@@ -139,6 +142,9 @@ void set_tx_buffer()
   case MODE_WSPR:
     jtencode.wspr_encode(call, loc, dbm, tx_buffer);
     break;
+  case MODE_FT8:
+    jtencode.ft8_encode(message, tx_buffer);
+    break;
   case MODE_FSQ_2:
   case MODE_FSQ_3:
   case MODE_FSQ_4_5:
@@ -193,6 +199,12 @@ void setup()
     tone_spacing = WSPR_TONE_SPACING;
     tone_delay = WSPR_DELAY;
     break;
+  case MODE_FT8:
+    freq = FT8_DEFAULT_FREQ;
+    symbol_count = FT8_SYMBOL_COUNT; // From the library defines
+    tone_spacing = FT8_TONE_SPACING;
+    tone_delay = FT8_DELAY;
+    break;
   case MODE_FSQ_2:
     freq = FSQ_DEFAULT_FREQ;
     tone_spacing = FSQ_TONE_SPACING;

keywords.txt

@@ -4,13 +4,19 @@ jt65_encode KEYWORD2
 jt9_encode KEYWORD2
 jt4_encode KEYWORD2
 wspr_encode KEYWORD2
+ft8_encode KEYWORD2
 fsq_encode KEYWORD2
 fsq_dir_encode KEYWORD2
 
 JT65_SYMBOL_COUNT LITERAL1
 JT9_SYMBOL_COUNT LITERAL1
+JT4_SYMBOL_COUNT LITERAL1
 WSPR_SYMBOL_COUNT LITERAL1
+FT8_SYMBOL_COUNT LITERAL1
 JT65_ENCODE_COUNT LITERAL1
 JT9_ENCODE_COUNT LITERAL1
+FT8_ENCODE_COUNT LITERAL1
 JT9_BIT_COUNT LITERAL1
+JT4_BIT_COUNT LITERAL1
 WSPR_BIT_COUNT LITERAL1
+FT8_BIT_COUNT LITERAL1

library.properties

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 name=Etherkit JTEncode
-version=1.1.3
+version=1.2.0
 author=Jason Milldrum <milldrum@gmail.com>
 maintainer=Jason Milldrum <milldrum@gmail.com>
-sentence=Generate JT65, JT9, JT4, WSPR, and FSQ symbols on your Arduino.
-paragraph=This library very simply generates a set of channel symbols for JT65, JT9, JT4, or WSPR based on the user providing a properly formatted Type 6 message for JT65, JT9, or JT4 (which is 13 valid characters) or a callsign, Maidenhead grid locator, and power output for WSPR. It will also generate an arbitrary FSQ message of up to 200 characters in both directed and non-directed format. When paired with a synthesizer that can output frequencies in fine, phase-continuous tuning steps (such as the Si5351), then a beacon or telemetry transmitter can be created which can change the transmitted characters as needed from the Arduino.
+sentence=Generate JT65, JT9, JT4, FT8, WSPR, and FSQ symbols on your Arduino.
+paragraph=This library very simply generates a set of channel symbols for JT65, JT9, JT4, FT8, or WSPR based on the user providing a properly formatted Type 6 message for JT65, JT9, or JT4 (which is 13 valid characters), Type 0.0 or 0.5 message for FT8 (v2.0.0 protocol) or a callsign, Maidenhead grid locator, and power output for WSPR. It will also generate an arbitrary FSQ message of up to 200 characters in both directed and non-directed format. When paired with a synthesizer that can output frequencies in fine, phase-continuous tuning steps (such as the Si5351), then a beacon or telemetry transmitter can be created which can change the transmitted characters as needed from the Arduino.
 category=Data Processing
 url=https://github.com/etherkit/JTEncode
 architectures=*