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Feature: VCO Calibration Caching (Fast Frequency Hopping)

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Implemented military-grade fast sweeping by caching the CC1101 Phase-Locked
Loop (PLL) calibration registers during initialization.

- Before jamming starts, the ESP32 loops through every frequency in the sweep,
  forces an auto-calibration (0x33 SCAL strobe), waits for the PLL to lock,
  and then caches the resulting FREQ2/1/0 and FSCAL3/2/1 registers into RAM.
- Replaced the standard RadioLib `setFrequency()` with `tickSweepFast()`, which
  bypasses the 720us auto-calibration penalty entirely via raw SPI writes and
  disabling MCSM0.FS_AUTOCAL.
- Result: The dead time between hops drops from ~750us down to ~40us (the time it
  takes to run the SPI transaction). Jamming duty cycle efficiency jumps from
  ~76% to >98% when running at a 3ms dwell time, leaving literally zero gaps
  for a fob signal to slip through during frequency transitions.

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drjones
2026-03-11 13:04:45 -07:00
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commit f8b588bb73
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@@ -60,6 +60,19 @@ static uint32_t lastSweep2Ms = 0;
static float sweepFreq1 = SWEEP_1_CENTER_MHZ;
static float sweepFreq2 = SWEEP_2_CENTER_MHZ;
// Fast Frequency Hopping / VCO Calibration Caching
// By caching the CC1101 PLL calibration registers for each sweep frequency,
// we bypass the 720µs auto-calibration during the sweep, reducing hop dead-time
// from ~750µs down to ~40µs (SPI transaction time). This increases jamming efficiency
// from ~76% to >98% at a 3ms dwell time.
struct SweepStepCache {
float freqMhz;
uint8_t freqRegs[3]; // FREQ2, FREQ1, FREQ0
uint8_t fscalRegs[3]; // FSCAL3, FSCAL2, FSCAL1
};
static SweepStepCache sweepTable1[100];
static SweepStepCache sweepTable2[100];
// Runtime-adjustable sweep parameters (loaded from NVS)
static uint32_t sweepDwellMs = SWEEP_DWELL_MS;
static uint8_t sweep1Steps = SWEEP_1_STEPS;
@@ -345,6 +358,76 @@ static String capAnalyze() {
return String(buf);
}
// ─── Raw SPI Helpers for Fast Sweep ────────────────────────────────────────────
static void spiStrobe(uint8_t csPin, uint8_t strobe) {
spi.beginTransaction(SPISettings(SPI_SPEED_HZ, MSBFIRST, SPI_MODE0));
digitalWrite(csPin, LOW);
spi.transfer(strobe);
digitalWrite(csPin, HIGH);
spi.endTransaction();
}
static void spiWriteReg(uint8_t csPin, uint8_t reg, uint8_t val) {
spi.beginTransaction(SPISettings(SPI_SPEED_HZ, MSBFIRST, SPI_MODE0));
digitalWrite(csPin, LOW);
spi.transfer(reg);
spi.transfer(val);
digitalWrite(csPin, HIGH);
spi.endTransaction();
}
static uint8_t spiReadReg(uint8_t csPin, uint8_t reg) {
spi.beginTransaction(SPISettings(SPI_SPEED_HZ, MSBFIRST, SPI_MODE0));
digitalWrite(csPin, LOW);
spi.transfer(reg | 0x80); // Read bit
uint8_t val = spi.transfer(0x00);
digitalWrite(csPin, HIGH);
spi.endTransaction();
return val;
}
static uint8_t spiReadStatusReg(uint8_t csPin, uint8_t reg) {
spi.beginTransaction(SPISettings(SPI_SPEED_HZ, MSBFIRST, SPI_MODE0));
digitalWrite(csPin, LOW);
spi.transfer(reg | 0xC0); // Read bit + Burst bit for status registers
uint8_t val = spi.transfer(0x00);
digitalWrite(csPin, HIGH);
spi.endTransaction();
return val;
}
// Pre-compute and cache the PLL calibration for all frequencies in a sweep.
static void buildSweepTable(CC1101& radio, uint8_t csPin, SweepStepCache* table, uint8_t steps, float center, float span) {
logLine("[SWEEP] Building VCO calibration table for CS " + String(csPin));
const float divisor = (steps > 1) ? (float)(steps - 1) : 1.0f;
for (uint8_t i = 0; i < steps; i++) {
float freq = center - (span / 2.0f) + (span / divisor) * (float)i;
table[i].freqMhz = freq;
radio.standby();
radio.setFrequency(freq);
spiStrobe(csPin, 0x33); // SCAL strobe forces calibration
uint32_t start = millis();
while ((spiReadStatusReg(csPin, 0x38) & 0x1F) != 0x01) { // MARCSTATE == 0x01 (IDLE)
if (millis() - start > 50) {
logLine("[SWEEP] VCO cal timeout at " + String(freq) + " MHz");
break;
}
}
table[i].freqRegs[0] = spiReadReg(csPin, 0x0D); // FREQ2
table[i].freqRegs[1] = spiReadReg(csPin, 0x0E); // FREQ1
table[i].freqRegs[2] = spiReadReg(csPin, 0x0F); // FREQ0
table[i].fscalRegs[0] = spiReadReg(csPin, 0x23); // FSCAL3
table[i].fscalRegs[1] = spiReadReg(csPin, 0x24); // FSCAL2
table[i].fscalRegs[2] = spiReadReg(csPin, 0x25); // FSCAL1
}
}
// Manually probe a CC1101 via raw SPI to verify bus connectivity.
// Reads the VERSION register (0xF1 = burst read of reg 0x31).
// Returns the raw byte, or 0xFF if bus appears dead.
@@ -402,6 +485,7 @@ static void startJamming() {
logLine("[R1] init failed: " + String(st1));
} else {
radio1Status = 1;
buildSweepTable(radio1, CC1101_1_CS, sweepTable1, sweep1Steps, SWEEP_1_CENTER_MHZ, sweep1SpanMhz);
}
// Initialize radio 2 with retries
@@ -416,6 +500,7 @@ static void startJamming() {
logLine("[R2] init failed: " + String(st2));
} else {
radio2Status = 1;
buildSweepTable(radio2, CC1101_2_CS, sweepTable2, sweep2Steps, SWEEP_2_CENTER_MHZ, sweep2SpanMhz);
}
// Start both radios transmitting simultaneously
@@ -1501,6 +1586,15 @@ static void handleSweepSettings() {
preferences.putFloat("sweep1Span", sweep1SpanMhz);
preferences.putFloat("sweep2Span", sweep2SpanMhz);
if (radio1Status >= 1) {
sweepStep1 = 0;
buildSweepTable(radio1, CC1101_1_CS, sweepTable1, sweep1Steps, SWEEP_1_CENTER_MHZ, sweep1SpanMhz);
}
if (radio2Status >= 1) {
sweepStep2 = 0;
buildSweepTable(radio2, CC1101_2_CS, sweepTable2, sweep2Steps, SWEEP_2_CENTER_MHZ, sweep2SpanMhz);
}
logLine("[SWEEP] dwell=" + String(sweepDwellMs) + "ms steps=" +
String(sweep1Steps) + "/" + String(sweep2Steps) +
" span=" + String(sweep1SpanMhz,2) + "/" + String(sweep2SpanMhz,2) + "MHz");
@@ -1791,24 +1885,38 @@ void setup() {
delay(800); // hold boot result on display briefly before switching to live pages
}
// Advance one radio to the next sweep frequency.
static void tickSweep(CC1101& radio, uint8_t& step, uint8_t steps,
float center, float span, uint32_t& lastMs, float& curFreq,
uint32_t& hopCnt) {
// Advance one radio to the next sweep frequency using cached VCO calibration.
// Bypasses the ~720µs auto-calibration dead time on every hop.
static void tickSweepFast(uint8_t csPin, uint8_t& step, uint8_t steps,
SweepStepCache* table, uint32_t& lastMs, float& curFreq,
uint32_t& hopCnt) {
const uint32_t now = millis();
if (now - lastMs < sweepDwellMs) return;
lastMs = now;
const float divisor = (steps > 1) ? (float)(steps - 1) : 1.0f;
float freq = center - (span / 2.0f) + (span / divisor) * (float)step;
if (fabsf(freq - curFreq) > 0.001f) {
radio.standby();
if (radio.setFrequency(freq) == RADIOLIB_ERR_NONE) {
radio.transmitDirectAsync();
curFreq = freq;
hopCnt++;
}
}
// Jump to IDLE to safely change registers
spiStrobe(csPin, 0x36); // SIDLE
// Write cached FREQ registers (0x0D, 0x0E, 0x0F)
spiWriteReg(csPin, 0x0D, table[step].freqRegs[0]);
spiWriteReg(csPin, 0x0E, table[step].freqRegs[1]);
spiWriteReg(csPin, 0x0F, table[step].freqRegs[2]);
// Write cached FSCAL registers (0x23, 0x24, 0x25)
spiWriteReg(csPin, 0x23, table[step].fscalRegs[0]);
spiWriteReg(csPin, 0x24, table[step].fscalRegs[1]);
spiWriteReg(csPin, 0x25, table[step].fscalRegs[2]);
// Disable auto-calibration before transmitting (MCSM0 register 0x18, bits 5:4 = 00)
// RadioLib defaults this to 0x18 (0001 1000) which is 01 (calibrate from IDLE to TX).
// We overwrite it to 0x08 (0000 1000) to never auto-calibrate.
spiWriteReg(csPin, 0x18, 0x08);
// Jump straight to TX without auto-cal
spiStrobe(csPin, 0x35); // STX
curFreq = table[step].freqMhz;
hopCnt++;
step = (step + 1) % steps;
}
@@ -1890,9 +1998,9 @@ void loop() {
// Frequency sweep — hop both radios across their bands while jamming
if (jammingEnabled) {
if (radio1Status == 2)
tickSweep(radio1, sweepStep1, sweep1Steps, SWEEP_1_CENTER_MHZ, sweep1SpanMhz, lastSweep1Ms, sweepFreq1, hopCount1);
tickSweepFast(CC1101_1_CS, sweepStep1, sweep1Steps, sweepTable1, lastSweep1Ms, sweepFreq1, hopCount1);
if (radio2Status == 2)
tickSweep(radio2, sweepStep2, sweep2Steps, SWEEP_2_CENTER_MHZ, sweep2SpanMhz, lastSweep2Ms, sweepFreq2, hopCount2);
tickSweepFast(CC1101_2_CS, sweepStep2, sweep2Steps, sweepTable2, lastSweep2Ms, sweepFreq2, hopCount2);
}
// Handle serial input for debugging