OpenPuck/OpenPuck/rf_link.cpp

#include "rf_link.h"
#include "radio.h"
#include "bonds.h"
#include "config.h"
#include "triton.h"
#include "haptics.h"
#include "controllers.h"
#include "status_led.h"
#include <Adafruit_TinyUSB.h>
#include <Arduino.h>
#include <string.h>

bool g_rfHost = true;
bool g_connOn = true;
uint8_t g_connType = 0xE7; // start with protocol-version handshake, then 0xE3
// 0=current(slow/awake), 1=protocol-version-1. 'V<n>' to toggle.
uint8_t g_e7b = 0;
uint8_t g_connLen = 0x08;
// GET report 0x45 param byte. 'q' cmd.
uint8_t g_getParam = 0x00;
// cycling the ESB PID drains the controller's report queue (~400 new/s vs ~60 with a fixed PID). 'e<n>' selects.
uint8_t g_e3mode = 1;

// ---- real-puck alignment (sniff1.json: a bonded controller RECONNECTING) ----
// The live air capture of a real puck<->controller reconnect shows the controller streams 0xF1 input in
// response to a BARE 0xE3 poll (1-byte payload, just the opcode) with NO 0xE7 awake-announce and NO
// GET-report-0x45 sub-TLV -- 1857 of the puck's 2003 polls were bare E3, and the very first session frame
// (a bare E3) was answered by F1 immediately. That contradicts the earlier RE "recipe" (rf_link.h) which
// assumed E7 + GET-0x45 were required. So these now default to the real-puck behavior; flip them at runtime
// ('d'/'n' console cmds) to fall back to the legacy GET/E7 path for an A/B comparison on hardware.
bool g_pollGet =
	false; // false = bare E3 poll (real puck); true = append GET-report-0x45 TLV (legacy)
bool g_e7announce =
	false; // false = no E7 awake-announce (real puck); true = announce host-awake (legacy)
// Session-channel E1 host-frame keepalive. The real puck sends NO E1 on its session channel (the bonded
// controller already knows the per-bond address and just resumes). OpenPuck still needs E1 because it runs
// the SHARED "ibex" address, not the (un-reversed) per-bond address -- E1 is how the controller learns this
// puck's session base/prefix/channel. So this defaults ON; turn it off ('m') to test the real-puck "no
// session E1" model once per-bond addressing exists. Discovery on ch2 is separate and always runs.
bool g_e1keepalive = true;

bool g_connVerbose = false;
// poll RX-window (us); shorter=more polls/s but may miss DELAYED replies. Tunable 'r'.
uint32_t g_rxWin = 1200;
unsigned long g_connCooldown = 0;

uint8_t g_connSt = 0; // 0=announce awake, 1=poll loop
uint8_t g_connStep = 0; // repeat counter within a state
uint16_t g_connPoll = 0; // poll counter (re-assert awake every 32nd)
uint32_t g_connF1 = 0;
uint8_t g_connF3v = 0xFF;

uint8_t g_qos = 0;
// clean, spread channels (from the puck's RSSI/PER scan)
static const uint8_t g_hopCand[] = { 18, 46, 76, 22, 68 };
uint8_t g_hopIdx = 0;
volatile uint16_t g_qosBad = 0;
unsigned long g_qosCheckMs = 0, g_qosLastHopMs = 0;

uint16_t g_f1ps = 0;
uint16_t g_newps = 0;
// polls/s (GET+relay TXs) last second -- distinguishes loop-starvation from reply-loss
uint16_t g_pollsps = 0;
// measured avg us between GET-poll fires (vs intended g_pollUs)
uint16_t g_pollPeriodUs = 0;
static uint32_t g_pollDtSum = 0;
static uint16_t g_pollDtCnt = 0;
// smoothed |dBm| of the controller's replies, per slot (0 = none yet)
volatile uint8_t g_linkRssi[NSLOT] = { 0 };
// battery % from the controller's report 0x43 (body[1]); 0 = none yet. Per-slot -- the active controller's
// battery is the most recently seen one (other slots' values stay in their own array slots).
volatile uint8_t g_battery[NSLOT] = { 0 };
// charge state from report 0x43 body[0] (EChargeState: 1=discharging 2=charging 4=charging-done; 0=unknown).
volatile uint8_t g_batteryState[NSLOT] = { 0 };

// Slot the poll loop is currently driving. Set by rfConnStep before each E7/relay/E3, consumed by the
// decode (g_in[g_curSlot]), the haptic flush (per-slot session address), and the per-second stat dump.
int g_curSlot = -1;

// ---- internal counters / timers ----
// ESB PID is 2 bits. The controller dequeues a FRESH report only when the poll's PID differs from the
// last one it saw on that pipe; a repeated PID reads as a retransmit and returns the SAME (stale) report.
// PER SLOT, because a single shared counter advances by (2 * nWarm) per cycle -- with 2 controllers that's
// +4 per cycle = 0 mod 4, so each slot's GET PID is constant => the controller never dequeues => ~60 new/s
// instead of ~400. Each slot's counter increments once per poll-of-that-slot so it cycles 0,1,2,3 cleanly.
static uint8_t g_pollPid[NSLOT] = {};
static uint8_t g_relayPid[NSLOT] = {};
static uint32_t g_stPoll = 0, g_stF1 = 0, g_stF3 = 0;
static unsigned long g_stMs = 0;
// Per-slot dedupe seq + per-slot new-report counter (the real puck sends 0x45 per controller; merging all
// slots into a single sequence makes one controller "swallow" the other's frame).
static uint8_t g_lastSeq[NSLOT] = { 0 };
static uint32_t g_stNew = 0;
static uint32_t g_stCrc = 0, g_stNoRx = 0;
static uint32_t g_chF1[3] = { 0, 0, 0 };
// Cycle gate: fires once per g_pollUs; each fire polls every warm slot so all run at ~250 Hz.
static uint32_t g_lastPollUs = 0;
static uint32_t g_connRx = 0;
static unsigned long g_lastSessBeacon = 0, g_lastDisc = 0;
static unsigned long g_lastStream = 0;

// HOST FRAME the bonded controller waits for (IBEX FUN_00019000 verify: b[0]=0x12, b[5]=0xE1, b[6..10]=
// proteus_uuid, b[10..14]=ibex_uuid). Built like PROTEUS FUN_00027e9a. Sent on the shared rendezvous addr;
// the controller filters by the uuids in the payload, then connects.
// Transmit one host frame. `discovery`=true sends it on the SHARED rendezvous address ("ibex"/ch2) where a
// searching controller looks; =false sends it on this slot's unique SESSION address (the keepalive once the
// controller has adopted the session). EITHER way the payload advertises the session base/prefix/channel,
// so the controller always learns the unique address to connect on.

// Any-slot link helper: true if ANY bonded slot is currently hearing F-type replies (within 300 ms).
// Used for the "we're connected to at least one controller" decisions (beacon pacing, wake detect).
bool anySlotLinkUp()
{
	for (int s = 0; s < NSLOT; s++)
		if (g_slot[s].used && millis() - g_connReplyMs[s] < 300)
			return true;
	return false;
}

static void rfHostFrameOnce(int slot, bool discovery)
{
	if (slot < 0 || slot >= NSLOT || !g_slot[slot].used)
		return;
	// [proteus_uuid 4][ibex_uuid 4][serial 16]
	uint8_t *rec = g_slot[slot].rec;
	// CRC-VALIDATED frame (decoded from real puck): ESB-DPL RAM = [LENGTH][S1=PID][payload(18)]. payload:
	// [0]=0xE1, [1..5]=proteus_uuid LE, [5..9]=ibex_uuid LE, [9]=session channel, [10..13]=0, [13..17]=session
	// base, [17]=session prefix. Radio auto-appends CRC16 0x11021.
	memset(rftx, 0, sizeof rftx);
	// LENGTH = 18 (controller's buf[0]==0x12 check validates this)
	rftx[0] = 0x12;
	// S1 = PID<<1 | noack0  (matches real puck 00/02/04/06)
	rftx[1] = (uint8_t)((g_pid++ & 3) << 1);
	rftx[2] = 0xE1; // payload[0] marker
	// payload[1..5] proteus_uuid (LE, as bonded)
	memcpy(rftx + 3, rec + 0, 4);
	memcpy(rftx + 7, rec + 4, 4); // payload[5..9] ibex_uuid

	// payload[9] session channel: controller runs the session on this clean
	// channel (adopts buf[0xe]); discovery beacon still TXes on ch2
	rftx[11] = g_sessCh;
	// payload[13..17] session base  (the per-bond UNIQUE address; each controller adopts its own)
	memcpy(rftx + 15, g_sessBase[slot], 4);
	rftx[19] = g_sessPrefix[slot]; // payload[17] session prefix
	// TX address: discovery uses the shared "ibex" rendezvous; the session keepalive uses this slot's
	// unique address (where THIS controller now listens). The advertised session params (above) are
	// identical either way -- so the discovery frame can also double as a re-advertisement if needed.
	const uint8_t *txBase = discovery ? g_rfBase : g_sessBase[slot];
	uint8_t txPfx = discovery ? g_rfPrefix : g_sessPrefix[slot];
	rfConfig(g_rfCh);
	rfSetAddr(txBase, txPfx);
	NRF_RADIO->PACKETPTR = (uint32_t)rftx;
	NRF_RADIO->SHORTS = RADIO_SHORTS_READY_START_Msk |
			    RADIO_SHORTS_END_DISABLE_Msk;
	NRF_RADIO->EVENTS_DISABLED = 0;
	NRF_RADIO->TASKS_TXEN = 1;
	RWAIT_DISABLED();
	NRF_RADIO->EVENTS_DISABLED = 0;
	NRF_RADIO->PACKETPTR = (uint32_t)rfrx;
	rfrx[0] = 0;
	NRF_RADIO->SHORTS = RADIO_SHORTS_READY_START_Msk;
	NRF_RADIO->EVENTS_END = 0;
	NRF_RADIO->TASKS_RXEN = 1;
	// Discovery/pairing beacons listen for the controller's response (matters for RE/pairing); the connected
	// session keepalive expects NO response (the controller answers E3 polls, not the beacon), so don't burn
	// 800us of dead air per frame -- that was the bulk of the idle poll-rate deficit (40 beacons/s x slots).
	uint16_t bwin = discovery ? 800u : 150u;
	uint32_t t0 = micros();
	while (!NRF_RADIO->EVENTS_END && (micros() - t0) < bwin) {
	}
	if (NRF_RADIO->EVENTS_END) {
		// any reception = controller answered our frame
		NRF_RADIO->EVENTS_END = 0;
		g_rfRxCount++;
		bool crcok = NRF_RADIO->CRCSTATUS & 1;
		uint8_t len = rfrx[0];
		// non-blocking: don't stall the loop on CDC backpressure
		if (Serial.availableForWrite() > 90) {
			Serial.printf(
				"*** RESP#%lu ch%u crc%d rxmatch%lu len%u: ",
				(unsigned long)g_rfRxCount, g_rfCh, crcok,
				(unsigned long)NRF_RADIO->RXMATCH, len);
			for (uint8_t i = 0; i < (len < 40 ? len + 2 : 40); i++)
				Serial.printf("%02X ", rfrx[i]);
			Serial.println();
		}
	}
	NRF_RADIO->TASKS_DISABLE = 1;
	RWAIT_DISABLED();
	NRF_RADIO->EVENTS_DISABLED = 0;
}

void rfHopTo(uint8_t newCh)
{
	// QoS hop is shared across all slots -- we run all connected sessions on the same channel for simplicity.
	// The per-slot session ADDRESS is what isolates the controllers from each other; the channel is global.
	if (g_curSlot < 0 || newCh == g_sessCh)
		return;
	uint8_t cur = g_sessCh, savedRfCh = g_rfCh;
	g_sessCh = newCh;
	// host frame now advertises newCh but is TXed on cur (per-slot session addr)
	g_rfCh = cur;
	for (int s = 0; s < NSLOT; s++)
		for (int k = 0; k < 6; k++) {
			rfHostFrameOnce(s, false);
			delayMicroseconds(700);
		}
	g_rfCh = savedRfCh; // poll + session beacon now run on g_sessCh=newCh
}

// TX one connected packet [LEN][S1][payload] on channel ch, then RX the reply into rfrx; decodes 0xF1.
// rxWinUs overrides the reply-wait window (0 = use g_rxWin). Pass a tiny value for NO-ACK relays that expect
// no reply, so they don't burn a full ~1.2ms window of dead air per haptic. Per-slot: the connected poll runs
// on this slot's UNIQUE session address (one address per bonded controller); replies are demuxed by which
// address the controller answers on (each controller only hears its own).
uint8_t rfConnTx(uint8_t ch, uint8_t s1, const uint8_t *payload, uint8_t plen,
		 uint16_t rxWinUs)
{
	// relays pass a tiny window (no reply expected); polls use g_rxWin
	uint16_t win = rxWinUs ? rxWinUs : g_rxWin;
	memset(rftx, 0, sizeof rftx);
	rftx[0] = plen; // LENGTH = payload byte count
	rftx[1] = s1; // S1 (type-specific)
	memcpy(rftx + 2, payload, plen); // payload[0]=type byte, then data/TLVs
	rfConfig(ch);
	// connected poll runs on this slot's UNIQUE session addr (per-bond). g_curSlot is set by rfConnStep
	// before each call; fall back to slot 0 if not (e.g. rf_diag paths).
	int slot = (g_curSlot >= 0 && g_curSlot < NSLOT) ? g_curSlot : 0;
	rfSetAddr(g_sessBase[slot], g_sessPrefix[slot]);
	NRF_RADIO->PACKETPTR = (uint32_t)rftx;
	NRF_RADIO->SHORTS = RADIO_SHORTS_READY_START_Msk |
			    RADIO_SHORTS_END_DISABLE_Msk;
	NRF_RADIO->EVENTS_DISABLED = 0;
	NRF_RADIO->TASKS_TXEN = 1;
	RWAIT_DISABLED();
	NRF_RADIO->EVENTS_DISABLED = 0;
	NRF_RADIO->PACKETPTR = (uint32_t)rfrx;
	rfrx[0] = 0;
	// RXEN->READY->START; catch the reply. ADDRESS->RSSISTART samples the reply's signal strength (read from
	// RSSISAMPLE below, surfaced to Steam via report 0x7B); DISABLED->RSSISTOP closes the measurement.
	NRF_RADIO->SHORTS = RADIO_SHORTS_READY_START_Msk |
			    RADIO_SHORTS_ADDRESS_RSSISTART_Msk |
			    RADIO_SHORTS_DISABLED_RSSISTOP_Msk;
	NRF_RADIO->EVENTS_END = 0;
	NRF_RADIO->TASKS_RXEN = 1;
	g_stPoll++;
	uint32_t t0 = micros();
	while (!NRF_RADIO->EVENTS_END && (micros() - t0) < win) {
	} // RX window (tunable 'r'; or relay override)
	uint8_t rxlen = 0;
	if (NRF_RADIO->EVENTS_END) {
		NRF_RADIO->EVENTS_END = 0;
		bool crcok = NRF_RADIO->CRCSTATUS & 1;
		rxlen = rfrx[0];
		// reply arrived but CRC failed -> RF quality (channel/interference)
		if (!crcok) {
			g_stCrc++;
			g_qosBad++;
		}
		// F1 input ~46B; 0x43-augmented ~66B -> allow up to MAXLEN(96)
		if (crcok && rxlen && rxlen <= 96) {
			// reply type byte (proven offset from captures)
			uint8_t rtype = rfrx[2];
			// Only OUR controller's replies (F-type: 0xF1 input / 0xF2 disconnect / 0xF3 status) mark the link
			// alive. Every OpenPuck shares the same RF address "ibex" + CRC config, and a puck transmits host-frame
			// beacons (0xE1) + polls (0xE2/E3/E7) -- all E-type. Without this gate, puck A receives a SECOND puck's
			// 0xE1 beacon (e.g. one just plugged into another computer), bumps g_connReplyMs, and the "new RF
			// connection" wake in rfLinkTask() fires -> the second puck spuriously wakes this sleeping host.
			if (rtype >= 0xF0) {
				int s = (g_curSlot >= 0 && g_curSlot < NSLOT) ?
						g_curSlot :
						0;
				// A reply after a long gap (or the first ever) = a (re)connect. Arm the haptic block + re-init HERE,
				// directly off the reply stream -- reliable even when hapticTask's 300ms link-up edge doesn't fire
				// (e.g. a power-cycled controller that reconnects without us cleanly seeing the link drop).
				if (g_connReplyMs[s] == 0 ||
				    (uint32_t)(millis() - g_connReplyMs[s]) >
					    1500u)
					hapticOnReconnect(s);
				g_connRx++;
				// link alive -> loop() suppresses the redundant E1 beacon
				g_connReplyMs[s] = millis();
				// |dBm| of this reply (started by the ADDRESS short)
				uint8_t rs =
					(uint8_t)(NRF_RADIO->RSSISAMPLE & 0x7F);
				// EWMA, ~8-sample horizon, per-slot
				if (rs)
					g_linkRssi[s] =
						g_linkRssi[s] ?
							(uint8_t)((g_linkRssi[s] *
									   7u +
								   rs + 4u) /
								  8u) :
							rs;
			}
			if (rtype == 0xF1)
				g_stF1++;
			// controller disconnecting/powering off -> back off 2.5s so we don't immediately re-wake it.
			// BUT only when no OTHER slot is still live: g_connCooldown is global and gates ALL polling +
			// beacons, so backing off because ONE controller powered off would drop every other connected
			// controller for 2.5s (a real multi-controller disconnect). The powering-off slot goes silent
			// and ages out via SLOT_COLD on its own.
			if (rtype == 0xF2) {
				int others = 0;
				for (int i = 0; i < NSLOT; i++)
					if (i != g_curSlot && g_slot[i].used &&
					    millis() - g_connReplyMs[i] < 300)
						others++;
				if (others == 0)
					g_connCooldown = millis();
			}
			// F3 = controller status/version reply (reply to E7 handshake, byte[6]=version)
			if (rtype == 0xF3) {
				g_stF3++;
				g_connF3v = rfrx[6];
				if (g_connVerbose &&
				    Serial.availableForWrite() > 40) {
					Serial.print("  F3 ");
					for (uint8_t i = 0;
					     i <
					     (rxlen + 2 < 32 ? rxlen + 2 : 32);
					     i++)
						Serial.printf("%02X", rfrx[i]);
					Serial.println();
				}
			}
			bool isF1 = (rtype == 0xF1);
			if (isF1) {
				g_connF1++;
				// walk ALL type6 TLVs (= HID report 0x45); taking only [0] halves the rate. idx is INT,
				// not uint8_t: tlen 0xFE would make idx+=tlen+2 wrap mod-256 -> infinite loop -> USB hang.
				int idx = 3, end = rxlen + 2;
				const uint8_t *lastRep = nullptr;
				uint8_t lastTlen = 0;
				while (idx + 1 < end) {
					uint8_t tlen = rfrx[idx],
						ttype = rfrx[idx + 1];
					if (tlen == 0)
						break;
					// Only a FULL 0x45 report that fits entirely in rfrx: a short or late/garbled TLV must not let the
					// decode read past the RF buffer (corrupts rftx/RAM -> eventual crash).
					if (ttype == 6 && tlen >= 28 &&
					    (size_t)(idx + 2) + tlen <=
						    sizeof(rfrx) &&
					    rfrx[idx + 2] == 0x45) {
						// report 0x45: [0x45][seq][buttons u32]...
						const uint8_t *rep =
							&rfrx[idx + 2];
						bool fresh =
							(rep[1] !=
							 g_lastSeq[g_curSlot]);
						// genuine new report vs stale poll-repeat
						if (fresh) {
							g_stNew++;
							g_lastSeq[g_curSlot] =
								rep[1];
						}
						uint32_t bb = btnsOf(rep);
						// USB remote wakeup on Steam button short press (down + up within 1 s). A long press likely means
						// the user is powering off the controller, so we ignore it.
						{
							// per-slot: with round-robin polling, a shared static gets
							// reset by other slots' reports between press and release.
							static bool steamWasDown
								[NSLOT] = {};
							static unsigned long steamDownMs
								[NSLOT] = {};
							if (fresh) {
								bool steamNow =
									(bb &
									 TB_STEAM) !=
									0;
								if (steamNow &&
								    !steamWasDown
									    [g_curSlot])
									steamDownMs[g_curSlot] =
										millis();
								if (!steamNow &&
								    steamWasDown
									    [g_curSlot] &&
								    millis() - steamDownMs[g_curSlot] <
									    1000u &&
								    USBDevice
									    .suspended()) {
									USBDevice
										.remoteWakeup();
									ledWakePulse();
									if (g_active)
										g_active->wakeEvent();
								}
								steamWasDown[g_curSlot] =
									steamNow;
							}
						}
						// Decode the report into the shared g_in (one source, read by every IController).
						g_in[g_curSlot].buttons = bb;
						// Global power-off chord: Steam + Y held 2 s -> shut the controller down (any mode). Detect on the raw
						// `bb` (pre-mask), time-based (poll rate varies), fires once per hold, re-arms only after release. While
						// held, mask Steam+Y out of g_in[g_curSlot].buttons so the press doesn't leak to the host -- in EVERY mode except
						// regular Steam (mode 0 forwards the raw 0x45 to Steam, which owns the Steam button). Runs before
						// onReport45 below so push modes (Xbox) see the mask too; stream modes read g_in in task() (also masked).
						{
							// Per-slot: each controller's Steam+Y hold is independent, so the debounce timer must
							// be per-slot. With multiple controllers, a shared timer gets reset every time ANOTHER
							// slot's poll (without the hold) runs -- and the round-robin poll cycles through every
							// used slot, so the timer never reaches 2s.
							static unsigned long
								offHoldMs[NSLOT] = {
									0, 0, 0,
									0
								};
							static bool offFired
								[NSLOT] = {
									false,
									false,
									false,
									false
								};
							if ((bb & (TB_STEAM |
								   TB_Y)) ==
							    (TB_STEAM | TB_Y)) {
								if (offHoldMs[g_curSlot] ==
								    0)
									offHoldMs[g_curSlot] =
										millis();
								else if (
									!offFired[g_curSlot] &&
									(unsigned long)(millis() -
											offHoldMs[g_curSlot]) >=
										2000u) {
									offFired[g_curSlot] =
										true;
									hapticSendShutdown();
								}
								if (g_usbMode !=
								    MODE_STEAM) {
									// stream modes read g_in
									g_in[g_curSlot]
										.buttons &=
										~(uint32_t)(TB_STEAM |
											    TB_Y);
									// push modes read btnsOf(rep): TB_Y in rep[2],
									((uint8_t *)
										 rep)
										[2] &=
										~(uint8_t)
											TB_Y;
									// TB_STEAM in rep[4]
									((uint8_t *)
										 rep)
										[4] &=
										~(uint8_t)(TB_STEAM >>
											   16);
								}
							} else {
								offHoldMs[g_curSlot] =
									0;
								offFired[g_curSlot] =
									false;
							}
						}
						g_in[g_curSlot].lx =
							(int16_t)s16off(rep, 8);
						g_in[g_curSlot].ly =
							(int16_t)s16off(rep,
									10);
						g_in[g_curSlot].rx =
							(int16_t)s16off(rep,
									12);
						g_in[g_curSlot].ry =
							(int16_t)s16off(rep,
									14);
						g_in[g_curSlot].lt =
							trigU8(u16off(rep, 4));
						// for the Switch digital-trigger threshold
						g_in[g_curSlot].rt =
							trigU8(u16off(rep, 6));
						g_in[g_curSlot].lpx =
							(int16_t)s16off(rep,
									16);
						g_in[g_curSlot].lpy =
							(int16_t)s16off(rep,
									18);
						g_in[g_curSlot].rpx =
							(int16_t)s16off(rep,
									22);
						g_in[g_curSlot].rpy =
							(int16_t)s16off(rep,
									24);
						// IMU lives at report bytes 0x22..0x2D (rep[34..45]). Decode it ONLY when a FULL 46-byte report was
						// actually received -- bounded by `end` (the received length), NOT sizeof(rfrx). The outer gate is
						// tlen>=28 (enough for buttons/sticks/pads, which end at rep[27]), so a short 0x45 (button-only, or
						// one whose IMU tail was lost) still passes it; without this guard imuFrom45 would read STALE bytes
						// past the received data and clobber g_in's gyro/accel. On a short frame, hold the last good IMU.
						if (tlen >= 46 &&
						    (size_t)(idx + 2) + 46 <=
							    (size_t)end)
							imuFrom45(
								rep,
								&g_in[g_curSlot]
									 .ax,
								&g_in[g_curSlot]
									 .ay,
								&g_in[g_curSlot]
									 .az,
								&g_in[g_curSlot]
									 .gx,
								&g_in[g_curSlot]
									 .gy,
								&g_in[g_curSlot]
									 .gz);
						// Mode-switch chord (all 4 back + face): don't leak the face press to the host. g_in[g_curSlot].buttons stays
						// intact so the chord detector still fires; per-mode builders mask the same bits while back-4 held.
						if ((bb & CHORD_BACK4) ==
						    CHORD_BACK4)
							((uint8_t *)rep)[2] &= ~(
								uint8_t)(TB_A |
									 TB_B |
									 TB_X |
									 TB_Y);
						// Hand the report to the active controller. STREAM modes ignore it (they emit from task() reading
						// g_in); PUSH modes (Xbox, puck/lizard) build + send their host report here.
						if (g_active)
							g_active->onReport45(
								g_curSlot, rep,
								fresh, tlen);
						lastRep = rep;
						lastTlen = tlen;
					} else if (ttype == 6 &&
						   (size_t)(idx + 2) + tlen <=
							   sizeof(rfrx) &&
						   tlen >= 2 &&
						   (rfrx[idx + 2] == 0x43 ||
						    rfrx[idx + 2] == 0x44)) {
						// Controller STATUS reports (0x43 = periodic power/battery, ~every 2s; 0x44 = status event). The real
						// puck forwards these verbatim (onAuxReport) -- that's how Steam reads battery; also snapshot the
						// battery % for the WebUSB panel.
						// [rid][body...]
						const uint8_t *rep =
							&rfrx[idx + 2];
						// 0x43 body[0] = ucChargeState (EChargeState), body[1] = ucBatteryLevel % (sniff-derived).
						// rep[0]=rid, rep[1]=body[0], rep[2]=body[1]. Snapshot both for the WebUSB panel and the
						// synthesized full-length 0x43 the puck pushes for SDL (see puck_hid.cpp task()).
						if (rep[0] == 0x43 &&
						    tlen >= 3 &&
						    g_curSlot >= 0 &&
						    g_curSlot < NSLOT) {
							g_batteryState[g_curSlot] =
								rep[1];
							g_battery[g_curSlot] =
								rep[2];
						}
						if (g_active)
							g_active->onAuxReport(
								g_curSlot,
								rep[0], rep + 1,
								(uint8_t)(tlen -
									  1));
					}
					idx += tlen + 2;
				}
				// mode-switch chord (back4 + face): A=always Steam; B/X/Y=configurable (g_chordBtn[]). Debounced.
				{
					// Per-slot debounce: the chord input is per-slot (g_in[g_curSlot]), so the debounce counter
					// must be too. The shared-static form worked with 1 controller because slot 0 polled
					// back-to-back; with N>1, the round-robin poll cycles through every used slot, and the OTHER
					// slots' non-chord reports reset the counter on every iteration. The counter could never
					// reach 12 with multiple controllers, making the chord effectively dead.
					static uint8_t chWant[NSLOT] = {
						0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF
					};
					static uint8_t chCnt[NSLOT] = { 0, 0, 0,
									0 };
					uint8_t want = 0xFF;
					if ((g_in[g_curSlot].buttons &
					     CHORD_BACK4) == CHORD_BACK4) {
						if (g_in[g_curSlot].buttons &
						    TB_A)
							want = MODE_STEAM;
						else if (g_in[g_curSlot].buttons &
							 TB_B)
							want = g_chordBtn[0];
						else if (g_in[g_curSlot].buttons &
							 TB_X)
							want = g_chordBtn[1];
						else if (g_in[g_curSlot].buttons &
							 TB_Y)
							want = g_chordBtn[2];
					}
					if (want != 0xFF &&
					    want == chWant[g_curSlot]) {
						if (++chCnt[g_curSlot] >= 12 &&
						    want != g_usbMode &&
						    modeValid(want) &&
						    !USBDevice.suspended()) {
							saveMode(want);
							delay(40);
							NVIC_SystemReset();
						}
					} else {
						chWant[g_curSlot] = want;
						chCnt[g_curSlot] =
							(want != 0xFF) ? 1 : 0;
					}
				}
				// compact stream for rf_controller_ui.py -- NON-BLOCKING: skip if CDC TX is backed up (a blocking
				// Serial.print stalls the RF+USB loop -> jaggy input). One line/frame using the last record.
				if (lastRep && !g_connVerbose &&
				    Serial.availableForWrite() > 110 &&
				    millis() - g_lastStream >= 4) {
					g_lastStream = millis();
					Serial.print("I45 ");
					for (uint8_t i = 0; i < lastTlen; i++)
						Serial.printf("%02X",
							      lastRep[i]);
					Serial.println();
				}
			}
			if (g_connVerbose) {
				Serial.printf(
					"%s CRX#%lu txtype%02X ch%u len%u: ",
					isF1 ? "<<<F1" :
					       (rtype == 0xF3 ? "  F3" :
								"  rx"),
					(unsigned long)g_connRx, payload[0], ch,
					rxlen);
				for (uint8_t i = 0;
				     i < (rxlen + 2 <= 66 ? rxlen + 2 : 66);
				     i++)
					Serial.printf("%02X", rfrx[i]);
				Serial.println();
			}
		} else
			rxlen = 0;
		// RX window expired with no packet at all
	} else {
		g_stNoRx++;
		g_qosBad++;
	}
	NRF_RADIO->TASKS_DISABLE = 1;
	RWAIT_DISABLED();
	NRF_RADIO->EVENTS_DISABLED = 0;
	return rxlen;
}

// Throttle: bonded slots that haven't replied in SLOT_COLD_MS are polled at most every SLOT_COLD_RETRY_MS
// instead of every cycle. This keeps the online controllers at full 250 Hz while barely touching offline ones.
#define SLOT_COLD_MS 5000u
#define SLOT_COLD_RETRY_MS 2000u
static unsigned long g_slotLastAttemptMs[NSLOT] = {};

// Drive the connected-mode sequence. The cycle gate fires once per g_pollUs (250 Hz); each fire
// polls EVERY warm slot back-to-back so all bonded controllers run at full rate regardless of count.
// "Cold" means the slot WAS connected but has been silent for > SLOT_COLD_MS; slots that have never
// replied stay warm so new controllers can connect at any time after boot. Cold slots retry every
// SLOT_COLD_RETRY_MS.
static void rfConnStep()
{
	int firstUsed = -1;
	for (int k = 0; k < NSLOT; k++)
		if (g_slot[k].used) {
			firstUsed = k;
			break;
		}
	if (firstUsed < 0) {
		g_curSlot = -1;
		return;
	}

	uint8_t ch = g_sessCh;
	// announce HOST AWAKE: E7 00 00, a few times. The real puck does NOT do this (the controller streams F1 to a
	// bare E3 with no E7) -- skipped unless g_e7announce ('n') re-enables the legacy handshake.
	if (g_connSt == 0) {
		g_curSlot = firstUsed;
		if (g_e7announce) {
			uint8_t p[3] = { 0xE7, 0x00, g_e7b };
			rfConnTx(ch, 0x01, p, 3);
			if (++g_connStep >= 4) {
				g_connSt = 1;
				g_connStep = 0;
				Serial.println(
					"# CONN: awake announced -> polling");
			}
		} else {
			// real-puck path: straight to the bare-E3 poll loop, no E7
			g_connSt = 1;
			g_connStep = 0;
		}
		return;
	}

	// Cycle gate: fires once per g_pollUs (250 Hz). On each fire we poll EVERY warm slot
	// back-to-back so all bonded controllers run at full rate -- the real puck services all
	// controllers per cycle. Polling one-slot-per-call instead tied the per-slot rate to the
	// loop frequency AND split it across slots, collapsing 2 controllers to ~90 Hz.
	uint32_t nowUs = micros();
	if ((uint32_t)(nowUs - g_lastPollUs) < (uint32_t)g_pollUs)
		return;
	{
		// Cycle period stat: time between gate fires (= each slot's poll period, intended g_pollUs).
		static uint32_t lastCycleUs = 0;
		if (lastCycleUs) {
			g_pollDtSum += (uint32_t)(nowUs - lastCycleUs);
			g_pollDtCnt++;
		}
		lastCycleUs = nowUs;
	}
	g_lastPollUs += g_pollUs;
	if ((uint32_t)(nowUs - g_lastPollUs) >= (uint32_t)g_pollUs)
		g_lastPollUs = nowUs; // catch-up reset when a cycle overran

	unsigned long nowMs = millis();

	// Inline poll helper; emits E7 re-assert (every 32 polls, bounded reply window so a
	// missed F3 doesn't burn the whole slot budget), queues haptics, flushes relay, sends E3 GET.
	auto doPoll = [&](int k) {
		g_slotLastAttemptMs[k] = nowMs;
		g_curSlot = k;
		// re-assert awake/version every 32 polls (legacy; real puck never sends E7 -- gated by g_e7announce)
		if (g_e7announce && (g_connPoll & 0x1F) == 0) {
			uint8_t pa[3] = { 0xE7, 0x00, g_e7b };
			rfConnTx(ch, 0x01, pa, 3, 600);
		}
		rfConnQueueHapticRelay();
		{
			uint8_t rs1 =
				(uint8_t)((((g_relayPid[k]++) & 3) << 1) | 1);
			rfConnFlushRelay(ch, rs1);
		}
		// per-slot PID cycle so each bonded controller's polls stay distinct
		uint8_t pidv = g_pollPid[k]++;
		uint8_t s1 = (g_e3mode == 1) ?
				     (uint8_t)(((pidv & 3) << 1) | 1) :
			     (g_e3mode == 2) ? (uint8_t)((pidv & 3) << 1) :
					       0x07;
		uint8_t rx;
		if (g_pollGet) {
			// legacy: E3 + TLV [len=02][subtype=01 GET][id=0x45][param]
			uint8_t p[5] = { 0xE3, 0x02, 0x01, 0x45, g_getParam };
			rx = rfConnTx(ch, s1, p, 5);
		} else {
			// real puck: BARE E3 (just the opcode) -- the controller streams F1 to any E3 ack
			uint8_t p[1] = { 0xE3 };
			rx = rfConnTx(ch, s1, p, 1);
		}
		if (rx)
			g_chF1[0]++;
		g_connPoll++;
	};

	// Poll every warm slot this cycle. "Cold" = was connected, now silent > SLOT_COLD_MS;
	// those are retried only every SLOT_COLD_RETRY_MS. Never-replied slots count as warm so
	// a controller that connects at any time gets the full poll rate to establish its link.
	for (int k = 0; k < NSLOT; k++) {
		if (!g_slot[k].used)
			continue;
		bool cold = g_connReplyMs[k] != 0 &&
			    nowMs - g_connReplyMs[k] > SLOT_COLD_MS;
		if (cold && nowMs - g_slotLastAttemptMs[k] < SLOT_COLD_RETRY_MS)
			continue;
		doPoll(k);
	}
}

void rfLinkTask()
{
	// Host-frame beacon: sent continuously, INCLUDING while connected. The controller uses the periodic E1 (the
	// real puck's per-hop-cycle announce) to stay synced and keep answering polls at full rate; suppressing it
	// drops the reply rate from ~210/s to ~38/s. Paused only during the post-disconnect cooldown so a controller
	// that's powering off isn't immediately re-woken/reconnected.
	if (g_rfHost && millis() - g_connCooldown > 2500) {
		bool connNow = anySlotLinkUp();
		// session keepalive on the clean channel: every loop while connecting (fast), every 25ms once connected
		// (every-loop beaconing also hammers the session ch and steals reply slots from the poll). The real puck
		// sends NO E1 on its session channel; gated by g_e1keepalive ('m') so this can be A/B'd on hardware --
		// but it stays ON by default because OpenPuck's shared-address model relies on E1 to advertise the session.
		if (g_e1keepalive &&
		    millis() - g_lastSessBeacon >= (connNow ? 25u : 0u)) {
			g_lastSessBeacon = millis();
			g_rfCh = g_sessCh;
			for (int s = 0; s < NSLOT; s++)
				rfHostFrameOnce(s, false);
		}
		// discovery beacon on ch2 (where a searching controller looks): every loop when nothing is
		// connected (fastest cold-boot/late-joiner connect), every 200ms once ANY controller is linked.
		// Matches main: while a slot is connected, ch2 discovery shares g_sessCh's air budget, so beaconing
		// faster than 200ms (the old allUp-gated 40ms path) just steals reply windows from the connected
		// controller -> reply-rate sag -> >1500ms gaps -> spurious hapticOnReconnect re-init. A late joiner
		// still enumerates within ~1s at 200ms.
		if (millis() - g_lastDisc >= (connNow ? 200u : 0u)) {
			g_lastDisc = millis();
			g_rfCh = 2;
			for (int s = 0; s < NSLOT; s++)
				rfHostFrameOnce(s, true);
		}
	}
	if (g_connOn && millis() - g_connCooldown > 2500) {
		rfConnStep();
	} // connected-mode: poll controller, read input
	{
		// remote wakeup on new RF controller connection (any slot)
		static bool wasRfConn = false;
		bool nowRfConn = anySlotLinkUp();
		if (nowRfConn && !wasRfConn && USBDevice.suspended()) {
			USBDevice.remoteWakeup();
			ledWakePulse();
			// post-resume nudge (host needs real input to actually wake)
			if (g_active)
				g_active->wakeEvent();
		}
		wasRfConn = nowRfConn;
	}
	// QoS: if the current channel is degrading (crcfail+noRx), hop to the next clean candidate (conservative).
	if (g_qos && g_curSlot >= 0 && millis() - g_qosCheckMs >= 600) {
		uint16_t bad = g_qosBad;
		g_qosBad = 0;
		g_qosCheckMs = millis();
		if (bad > 20 && millis() - g_qosLastHopMs > 2000) {
			for (int k = 0; k < (int)sizeof g_hopCand; k++) {
				g_hopIdx = (g_hopIdx + 1) % (sizeof g_hopCand);
				if (g_hopCand[g_hopIdx] != g_sessCh)
					break;
			}
			if (Serial.availableForWrite() > 60)
				Serial.printf(
					"# QoS: ch%u bad=%u -> hop ch%u\n",
					g_sessCh, bad, g_hopCand[g_hopIdx]);
			rfHopTo(g_hopCand[g_hopIdx]);
			g_qosLastHopMs = millis();
		}
	}
	if (g_connOn && millis() - g_stMs >= 1000) {
		g_f1ps = g_stF1;
		g_newps = g_stNew;
		g_pollsps = (uint16_t)g_stPoll;
		g_pollPeriodUs =
			g_pollDtCnt ? (uint16_t)(g_pollDtSum / g_pollDtCnt) : 0;
		g_pollDtSum = 0;
		g_pollDtCnt = 0;
		if (Serial.availableForWrite() > 70)
			Serial.printf(
				"# stat polls=%lu/s F1=%lu/s new=%lu/s F3=%lu/s(v%d) e7b=%u crcfail=%lu noRx=%lu slot=%d\n",
				(unsigned long)g_stPoll, (unsigned long)g_stF1,
				(unsigned long)g_stNew, (unsigned long)g_stF3,
				(int8_t)g_connF3v, g_e7b,
				(unsigned long)g_stCrc, (unsigned long)g_stNoRx,
				g_curSlot);
		g_stPoll = 0;
		g_stF1 = 0;
		g_stNew = 0;
		g_stF3 = 0;
		g_stCrc = 0;
		g_stNoRx = 0;
		g_chF1[0] = g_chF1[1] = g_chF1[2] = 0;
		g_stMs = millis();
	}
}