moved grc examples to gnuradio-examples/grc

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diff --git a/gnuradio-examples/grc/simple/.gitignore b/gnuradio-examples/grc/simple/.gitignore
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+/Makefile
+/Makefile.in
diff --git a/gnuradio-examples/grc/simple/ber_simulation.grc b/gnuradio-examples/grc/simple/ber_simulation.grc
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+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='ASCII'?>
+<flow_graph>
+  <timestamp>Thu Mar 19 11:08:59 2009</timestamp>
+  <block>
+    <key>options</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>ber_sim</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>title</key>
+      <value>BER Simulation</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>author</key>
+      <value>Example</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>description</key>
+      <value>Adjust the noise and constellation... see what happens!</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>window_size</key>
+      <value>1280, 1024</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>generate_options</key>
+      <value>wx_gui</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>category</key>
+      <value>Custom</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>realtime_scheduling</key>
+      <value></value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(16, 10)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <block>
+    <key>gr_noise_source_x</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>gr_noise_source_x</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>type</key>
+      <value>complex</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>noise_type</key>
+      <value>gr.GR_GAUSSIAN</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>amp</key>
+      <value>noise</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>seed</key>
+      <value>42</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(235, 379)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <block>
+    <key>gr_chunks_to_symbols_xx</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>gr_chunks_to_symbols_xx</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>in_type</key>
+      <value>byte</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>out_type</key>
+      <value>complex</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>symbol_table</key>
+      <value>const</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>dimension</key>
+      <value>1</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(360, 237)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <block>
+    <key>wxgui_numbersink2</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>wxgui_numbersink2</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>type</key>
+      <value>float</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>title</key>
+      <value>BER</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>units</key>
+      <value>%</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>samp_rate</key>
+      <value>samp_rate</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>base_value</key>
+      <value>0.0</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>min_value</key>
+      <value>0.0</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>max_value</key>
+      <value>1.0</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>factor</key>
+      <value>100</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>decimal_places</key>
+      <value>4</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>ref_level</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>number_rate</key>
+      <value>15</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>peak_hold</key>
+      <value>False</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>average</key>
+      <value>False</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>avg_alpha</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>show_gauge</key>
+      <value>False</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>grid_pos</key>
+      <value>1, 0, 1, 1</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(1062, 11)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <block>
+    <key>gr_throttle</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>gr_throttle</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>type</key>
+      <value>byte</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>samples_per_second</key>
+      <value>samp_rate</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>vlen</key>
+      <value>1</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(397, 27)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <block>
+    <key>blks2_error_rate</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>blks2_error_rate</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>type</key>
+      <value>'BER'</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>win_size</key>
+      <value>1000000</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>bits_per_symbol</key>
+      <value>int(math.log(len(const))/math.log(2))</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(670, 41)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <block>
+    <key>gr_constellation_decoder_cb</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>gr_constellation_decoder_cb</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>sym_position</key>
+      <value>const</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>sym_value_out</key>
+      <value>range(len(const))</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(708, 224)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <block>
+    <key>random_source_x</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>random_source_x</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>type</key>
+      <value>byte</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>min</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>max</key>
+      <value>len(const)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>num_samps</key>
+      <value>1000000</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>repeat</key>
+      <value>False</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(15, 244)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <block>
+    <key>variable</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>noise</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>value</key>
+      <value>.25</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(18, 386)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <block>
+    <key>variable</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>const</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>value</key>
+      <value>1+1j, 1-1j, -1-1j, -1+1j</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(16, 461)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <block>
+    <key>variable</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>samp_rate</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>value</key>
+      <value>50e3</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(20, 168)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <block>
+    <key>import</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>import</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>import</key>
+      <value>import math</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(138, 168)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <block>
+    <key>gr_add_xx</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>gr_add_xx</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>type</key>
+      <value>complex</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>num_inputs</key>
+      <value>2</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>vlen</key>
+      <value>1</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(652, 395)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <block>
+    <key>wxgui_scopesink2</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>wxgui_scopesink2_0</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>type</key>
+      <value>complex</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>title</key>
+      <value>"Constellation: "+str(const)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>samp_rate</key>
+      <value>samp_rate</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>v_scale</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>t_scale</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>ac_couple</key>
+      <value>False</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>xy_mode</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>num_inputs</key>
+      <value>1</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>grid_pos</key>
+      <value>2, 0, 1, 1</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(828, 368)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <connection>
+    <source_block_id>blks2_error_rate</source_block_id>
+    <sink_block_id>wxgui_numbersink2</sink_block_id>
+    <source_key>0</source_key>
+    <sink_key>0</sink_key>
+  </connection>
+  <connection>
+    <source_block_id>gr_throttle</source_block_id>
+    <sink_block_id>blks2_error_rate</sink_block_id>
+    <source_key>0</source_key>
+    <sink_key>0</sink_key>
+  </connection>
+  <connection>
+    <source_block_id>gr_constellation_decoder_cb</source_block_id>
+    <sink_block_id>blks2_error_rate</sink_block_id>
+    <source_key>0</source_key>
+    <sink_key>1</sink_key>
+  </connection>
+  <connection>
+    <source_block_id>gr_add_xx</source_block_id>
+    <sink_block_id>gr_constellation_decoder_cb</sink_block_id>
+    <source_key>0</source_key>
+    <sink_key>0</sink_key>
+  </connection>
+  <connection>
+    <source_block_id>gr_chunks_to_symbols_xx</source_block_id>
+    <sink_block_id>gr_add_xx</sink_block_id>
+    <source_key>0</source_key>
+    <sink_key>0</sink_key>
+  </connection>
+  <connection>
+    <source_block_id>gr_noise_source_x</source_block_id>
+    <sink_block_id>gr_add_xx</sink_block_id>
+    <source_key>0</source_key>
+    <sink_key>1</sink_key>
+  </connection>
+  <connection>
+    <source_block_id>random_source_x</source_block_id>
+    <sink_block_id>gr_throttle</sink_block_id>
+    <source_key>0</source_key>
+    <sink_key>0</sink_key>
+  </connection>
+  <connection>
+    <source_block_id>random_source_x</source_block_id>
+    <sink_block_id>gr_chunks_to_symbols_xx</sink_block_id>
+    <source_key>0</source_key>
+    <sink_key>0</sink_key>
+  </connection>
+  <connection>
+    <source_block_id>gr_add_xx</source_block_id>
+    <sink_block_id>wxgui_scopesink2_0</sink_block_id>
+    <source_key>0</source_key>
+    <sink_key>0</sink_key>
+  </connection>
+</flow_graph>
diff --git a/gnuradio-examples/grc/simple/dpsk_loopback.grc b/gnuradio-examples/grc/simple/dpsk_loopback.grc
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index 000000000..6a507c98d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnuradio-examples/grc/simple/dpsk_loopback.grc
@@ -0,0 +1,450 @@
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='ASCII'?>
+<flow_graph>
+  <timestamp>Tue Mar 17 12:53:37 2009</timestamp>
+  <block>
+    <key>options</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>dpsk_loopback</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>title</key>
+      <value>DPSK Loopback</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>author</key>
+      <value>Example</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>description</key>
+      <value>gnuradio flow graph</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>window_size</key>
+      <value>1280, 1024</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>generate_options</key>
+      <value>wx_gui</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>category</key>
+      <value>Custom</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>realtime_scheduling</key>
+      <value></value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(10, 10)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <block>
+    <key>blks2_dxpsk_mod</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>blks2_dxpsk_mod_0</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>type</key>
+      <value>dbpsk</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>samples_per_symbol</key>
+      <value>2</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>excess_bw</key>
+      <value>0.35</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>gray_code</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(426, 295)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <block>
+    <key>variable</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>samp_rate</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>value</key>
+      <value>10000</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(10, 170)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <block>
+    <key>variable_slider</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>freq</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>label</key>
+      <value>Frequency (Hz)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>value</key>
+      <value>500</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>min</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>max</key>
+      <value>samp_rate/2</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>num_steps</key>
+      <value>100</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>slider_length</key>
+      <value>200</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>slider_type</key>
+      <value>horizontal</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>grid_pos</key>
+      <value></value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(12, 257)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <block>
+    <key>blks2_packet_encoder</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>blks2_packet_encoder_0</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>type</key>
+      <value>float</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>samples_per_symbol</key>
+      <value>2</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>bits_per_symbol</key>
+      <value>1</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>access_code</key>
+      <value></value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>pad_for_usrp</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>payload_length</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(216, 260)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <block>
+    <key>gr_throttle</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>gr_throttle_0_0</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>type</key>
+      <value>float</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>samples_per_second</key>
+      <value>samp_rate</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>vlen</key>
+      <value>1</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(225, 174)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <block>
+    <key>gr_sig_source_x</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>gr_sig_source_x_0</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>type</key>
+      <value>float</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>samp_rate</key>
+      <value>samp_rate</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>waveform</key>
+      <value>gr.GR_COS_WAVE</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>freq</key>
+      <value>freq</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>amp</key>
+      <value>1</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>offset</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(203, 8)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <block>
+    <key>blks2_packet_decoder</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>blks2_packet_decoder_0</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>type</key>
+      <value>float</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>access_code</key>
+      <value></value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>threshold</key>
+      <value>-1</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(551, 65)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <block>
+    <key>wxgui_scopesink2</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>wxgui_scopesink2_0</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>type</key>
+      <value>float</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>title</key>
+      <value>Scope Plot</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>samp_rate</key>
+      <value>samp_rate</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>frame_decim</key>
+      <value>15</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>v_scale</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>t_scale</key>
+      <value>1./freq</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>marker</key>
+      <value>set_format_line</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>num_inputs</key>
+      <value>1</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>grid_pos</key>
+      <value></value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(769, 12)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <block>
+    <key>blks2_dxpsk_demod</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>blks2_dxpsk_demod_0</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>type</key>
+      <value>dbpsk</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>samples_per_symbol</key>
+      <value>2</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>excess_bw</key>
+      <value>0.35</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>costas_alpha</key>
+      <value>0.175</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>gain_mu</key>
+      <value>0.175</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>mu</key>
+      <value>0.5</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>omega_relative_limit</key>
+      <value>0.005</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>gray_code</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(691, 219)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <connection>
+    <source_block_id>blks2_dxpsk_mod_0</source_block_id>
+    <sink_block_id>blks2_dxpsk_demod_0</sink_block_id>
+    <source_key>0</source_key>
+    <sink_key>0</sink_key>
+  </connection>
+  <connection>
+    <source_block_id>blks2_dxpsk_demod_0</source_block_id>
+    <sink_block_id>blks2_packet_decoder_0</sink_block_id>
+    <source_key>0</source_key>
+    <sink_key>0</sink_key>
+  </connection>
+  <connection>
+    <source_block_id>blks2_packet_encoder_0</source_block_id>
+    <sink_block_id>blks2_dxpsk_mod_0</sink_block_id>
+    <source_key>0</source_key>
+    <sink_key>0</sink_key>
+  </connection>
+  <connection>
+    <source_block_id>gr_sig_source_x_0</source_block_id>
+    <sink_block_id>gr_throttle_0_0</sink_block_id>
+    <source_key>0</source_key>
+    <sink_key>0</sink_key>
+  </connection>
+  <connection>
+    <source_block_id>gr_throttle_0_0</source_block_id>
+    <sink_block_id>blks2_packet_encoder_0</sink_block_id>
+    <source_key>0</source_key>
+    <sink_key>0</sink_key>
+  </connection>
+  <connection>
+    <source_block_id>blks2_packet_decoder_0</source_block_id>
+    <sink_block_id>wxgui_scopesink2_0</sink_block_id>
+    <source_key>0</source_key>
+    <sink_key>0</sink_key>
+  </connection>
+</flow_graph>
diff --git a/gnuradio-examples/grc/simple/var_sink_taps.grc b/gnuradio-examples/grc/simple/var_sink_taps.grc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..07207850e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnuradio-examples/grc/simple/var_sink_taps.grc
@@ -0,0 +1,488 @@
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='ASCII'?>
+<flow_graph>
+  <timestamp>Tue May 19 16:45:51 2009</timestamp>
+  <block>
+    <key>options</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>var_sink_taps</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>title</key>
+      <value>Variable Sink + Taps</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>author</key>
+      <value>Example</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>description</key>
+      <value>gnuradio flow graph</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>window_size</key>
+      <value>1280, 1024</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>generate_options</key>
+      <value>wx_gui</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>category</key>
+      <value>Custom</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>realtime_scheduling</key>
+      <value></value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(10, 10)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <block>
+    <key>gr_noise_source_x</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>gr_noise_source_x_0</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>type</key>
+      <value>complex</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>noise_type</key>
+      <value>gr.GR_GAUSSIAN</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>amp</key>
+      <value>1</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>seed</key>
+      <value>42</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(619, 36)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <block>
+    <key>gr_fir_filter_xxx</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>gr_fir_filter_xxx_0</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>type</key>
+      <value>ccc</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>decim</key>
+      <value>1</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>taps</key>
+      <value>dest_taps</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(831, 47)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <block>
+    <key>gr_throttle</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>gr_throttle_0</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>type</key>
+      <value>complex</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>samples_per_second</key>
+      <value>samp_rate</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>vlen</key>
+      <value>1</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(999, 198)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>270</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <block>
+    <key>wxgui_fftsink2</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>wxgui_fftsink2_0</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>type</key>
+      <value>complex</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>title</key>
+      <value>FFT Plot</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>samp_rate</key>
+      <value>samp_rate</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>baseband_freq</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>y_per_div</key>
+      <value>10</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>y_divs</key>
+      <value>10</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>ref_level</key>
+      <value>50</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>fft_size</key>
+      <value>1024</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>fft_rate</key>
+      <value>30</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>peak_hold</key>
+      <value>False</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>average</key>
+      <value>False</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>avg_alpha</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>grid_pos</key>
+      <value></value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(629, 184)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>180</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <block>
+    <key>import</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>import_0</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>import</key>
+      <value>from gnuradio.gr import firdes</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(330, 120)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <block>
+    <key>variable</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>dest_taps</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>value</key>
+      <value>[0]</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(836, 223)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <block>
+    <key>variable</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>samp_rate</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>value</key>
+      <value>32000</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(831, 130)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <block>
+    <key>variable</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>source_taps</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>value</key>
+      <value>firdes.low_pass(1, samp_rate, 4000, 2000)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(397, 191)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <block>
+    <key>variable</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>taps_rate</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>value</key>
+      <value>10</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(268, 189)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <block>
+    <key>gr_vector_source_x</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>gr_vector_source_x_0</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>type</key>
+      <value>complex</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>vector</key>
+      <value>source_taps</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>repeat</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>vlen</key>
+      <value>len(source_taps)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(205, 33)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <block>
+    <key>note</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>note_0</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>note</key>
+      <value>Pass the FIR taps via a variable sink.</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(14, 141)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <block>
+    <key>gr_throttle</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>gr_throttle</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>type</key>
+      <value>complex</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>samples_per_second</key>
+      <value>taps_rate</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>vlen</key>
+      <value>len(source_taps)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(440, 41)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <block>
+    <key>blks2_variable_sink_x</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>blks2_variable_sink_x_0</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>type</key>
+      <value>complex</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>variable</key>
+      <value>dest_taps</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>decim</key>
+      <value>1</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>vlen</key>
+      <value>len(source_taps)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(305, 283)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>180</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <connection>
+    <source_block_id>gr_noise_source_x_0</source_block_id>
+    <sink_block_id>gr_fir_filter_xxx_0</sink_block_id>
+    <source_key>0</source_key>
+    <sink_key>0</sink_key>
+  </connection>
+  <connection>
+    <source_block_id>gr_fir_filter_xxx_0</source_block_id>
+    <sink_block_id>gr_throttle_0</sink_block_id>
+    <source_key>0</source_key>
+    <sink_key>0</sink_key>
+  </connection>
+  <connection>
+    <source_block_id>gr_throttle_0</source_block_id>
+    <sink_block_id>wxgui_fftsink2_0</sink_block_id>
+    <source_key>0</source_key>
+    <sink_key>0</sink_key>
+  </connection>
+  <connection>
+    <source_block_id>gr_vector_source_x_0</source_block_id>
+    <sink_block_id>gr_throttle</sink_block_id>
+    <source_key>0</source_key>
+    <sink_key>0</sink_key>
+  </connection>
+  <connection>
+    <source_block_id>gr_throttle</source_block_id>
+    <sink_block_id>blks2_variable_sink_x_0</sink_block_id>
+    <source_key>0</source_key>
+    <sink_key>0</sink_key>
+  </connection>
+</flow_graph>
diff --git a/gnuradio-examples/grc/simple/variable_config.grc b/gnuradio-examples/grc/simple/variable_config.grc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..95c287cce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnuradio-examples/grc/simple/variable_config.grc
@@ -0,0 +1,329 @@
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='ASCII'?>
+<flow_graph>
+  <timestamp>Thu Jun 25 10:56:04 2009</timestamp>
+  <block>
+    <key>options</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>variable_config_demo</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>title</key>
+      <value>Variable Config Block Demonstration</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>author</key>
+      <value>Example</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>description</key>
+      <value>Save/Load freq from a config file.</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>window_size</key>
+      <value>1280, 1024</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>generate_options</key>
+      <value>wx_gui</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>category</key>
+      <value>Custom</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>autostart</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>realtime_scheduling</key>
+      <value></value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(10, 10)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <block>
+    <key>variable</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>samp_rate</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>value</key>
+      <value>32000</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(10, 170)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <block>
+    <key>variable_config</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>freq_init</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>value</key>
+      <value>1000</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>type</key>
+      <value>real</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>config_file</key>
+      <value>config.conf</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>section</key>
+      <value>main</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>option</key>
+      <value>freq</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>writeback</key>
+      <value>freq</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(255, 17)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <block>
+    <key>variable_slider</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>freq</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>label</key>
+      <value>Frequency (Hz)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>value</key>
+      <value>freq_init</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>min</key>
+      <value>-samp_rate/2</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>max</key>
+      <value>samp_rate/2</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>num_steps</key>
+      <value>100</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>style</key>
+      <value>wx.SL_HORIZONTAL</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>converver</key>
+      <value>float_converter</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>grid_pos</key>
+      <value></value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(429, 24)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <block>
+    <key>gr_throttle</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>gr_throttle_0</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>type</key>
+      <value>complex</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>samples_per_second</key>
+      <value>samp_rate</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>vlen</key>
+      <value>1</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(392, 233)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <block>
+    <key>gr_sig_source_x</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>gr_sig_source_x_0</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>type</key>
+      <value>complex</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>samp_rate</key>
+      <value>samp_rate</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>waveform</key>
+      <value>gr.GR_COS_WAVE</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>freq</key>
+      <value>freq</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>amp</key>
+      <value>1</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>offset</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(148, 233)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <block>
+    <key>wxgui_fftsink2</key>
+    <param>
+      <key>id</key>
+      <value>wxgui_fftsink2_0</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_enabled</key>
+      <value>True</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>type</key>
+      <value>complex</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>title</key>
+      <value>FFT Plot</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>samp_rate</key>
+      <value>samp_rate</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>baseband_freq</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>y_per_div</key>
+      <value>10</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>y_divs</key>
+      <value>10</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>ref_level</key>
+      <value>50</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>fft_size</key>
+      <value>1024</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>fft_rate</key>
+      <value>30</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>peak_hold</key>
+      <value>False</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>average</key>
+      <value>False</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>avg_alpha</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>grid_pos</key>
+      <value></value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_coordinate</key>
+      <value>(671, 233)</value>
+    </param>
+    <param>
+      <key>_rotation</key>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </param>
+  </block>
+  <connection>
+    <source_block_id>gr_sig_source_x_0</source_block_id>
+    <sink_block_id>gr_throttle_0</sink_block_id>
+    <source_key>0</source_key>
+    <sink_key>0</sink_key>
+  </connection>
+  <connection>
+    <source_block_id>gr_throttle_0</source_block_id>
+    <sink_block_id>wxgui_fftsink2_0</sink_block_id>
+    <source_key>0</source_key>
+    <sink_key>0</sink_key>
+  </connection>
+</flow_graph>