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Pcm pdm box decimation: bipolar level · case 01
Density output remains unsigned instead of centered PCM.
ROOT CAUSE
Density output remains unsigned instead of centered PCM.
VERIFIED REPAIR
Use the stated conversion contract at bipolar level.
Unsuccessful approach: Centering against packet length introduces packet-size-dependent bias.
Case contract
Bounded one-bit-density to PCM adapter using nonoverlapping box windows; zero/one map to -1/+1 and incomplete input bits carry across packets.
Why this case matters
Offline PCM interchange uses these exact bounded packet and sample representation decisions.
1 / The failure
Exit 1"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(bits, factor, carry):
combined=list(carry)+list(bits)
complete=len(combined)//factor
samples=[]
for group in range(complete):
window=combined[group*factor:(group+1)*factor]
amplitude=sum(window)
samples.append(amplitude)
return [samples,combined[complete*factor:]]
def check(label, actual, expected):
observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('oracle 1', solve(*([1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0], 3, [])), [[1, -1], []])
check('oracle 2', solve(*([1, 0, 0], 4, [1, 1])), [[2], [0]])
check('oracle 3', solve(*([1, 1, 1, 1], 2, [])), [[2, 2], []])
check('oracle 4', solve(*([], 4, [1])), [[], [1]])
check('oracle 5', solve(*([0, 0, 0, 0], 4, [])), [[-4], []])
check('oracle 6', solve(*([1], 1, [])), [[1], []])
check('oracle 7', solve(*([0, 1, 0, 1, 1], 3, [0])), [[-1, 1], []])
if N == 1: check('variant packet 1', solve(*[[1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0], 3, []]), [[1, -1, 1, -1], []])
if N == 2: check('variant packet 2', solve(*[[1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0], 3, []]), [[1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1], []])
if N == 3: check('variant packet 3', solve(*[[1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0], 3, []]), [[1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1], []])
if N == 4: check('variant packet 4', solve(*[[1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0], 3, []]), [[1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1], []])
if N == 5: check('variant packet 5', solve(*[[1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0], 3, []]), [[1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1], []])
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
| Boundary fixture | Actual | Expected | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| oracle 1 | [[2, 1], []] | [[1, -1], []] | Failed |
| oracle 2 | [[3], [0]] | [[2], [0]] | Failed |
| oracle 3 | [[2, 2], []] | [[2, 2], []] | Passed |
| oracle 4 | [[], [1]] | [[], [1]] | Passed |
| oracle 5 | [[0], []] | [[-4], []] | Failed |
| oracle 6 | [[1], []] | [[1], []] | Passed |
| oracle 7 | [[1, 2], []] | [[-1, 1], []] | Failed |
| variant packet 1 | [[2, 1, 2, 1], []] | [[1, -1, 1, -1], []] | Failed |
SHA-256 / 758806df9372172911f7a3893ea4c98b163bf808622ae32e12aa24a620527e09
2 / The unsuccessful fix
Exit 1"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(bits, factor, carry):
combined=list(carry)+list(bits)
complete=len(combined)//factor
samples=[]
for group in range(complete):
window=combined[group*factor:(group+1)*factor]
amplitude=2*sum(window)-len(bits)
samples.append(amplitude)
return [samples,combined[complete*factor:]]
def check(label, actual, expected):
observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('oracle 1', solve(*([1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0], 3, [])), [[1, -1], []])
check('oracle 2', solve(*([1, 0, 0], 4, [1, 1])), [[2], [0]])
check('oracle 3', solve(*([1, 1, 1, 1], 2, [])), [[2, 2], []])
check('oracle 4', solve(*([], 4, [1])), [[], [1]])
check('oracle 5', solve(*([0, 0, 0, 0], 4, [])), [[-4], []])
check('oracle 6', solve(*([1], 1, [])), [[1], []])
check('oracle 7', solve(*([0, 1, 0, 1, 1], 3, [0])), [[-1, 1], []])
if N == 1: check('variant packet 1', solve(*[[1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0], 3, []]), [[1, -1, 1, -1], []])
if N == 2: check('variant packet 2', solve(*[[1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0], 3, []]), [[1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1], []])
if N == 3: check('variant packet 3', solve(*[[1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0], 3, []]), [[1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1], []])
if N == 4: check('variant packet 4', solve(*[[1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0], 3, []]), [[1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1], []])
if N == 5: check('variant packet 5', solve(*[[1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0], 3, []]), [[1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1], []])
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
| Boundary fixture | Actual | Expected | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| oracle 1 | [[-2, -4], []] | [[1, -1], []] | Failed |
| oracle 2 | [[3], [0]] | [[2], [0]] | Failed |
| oracle 3 | [[0, 0], []] | [[2, 2], []] | Failed |
| oracle 4 | [[], [1]] | [[], [1]] | Passed |
| oracle 5 | [[-4], []] | [[-4], []] | Passed |
| oracle 6 | [[1], []] | [[1], []] | Passed |
| oracle 7 | [[-3, -1], []] | [[-1, 1], []] | Failed |
| variant packet 1 | [[-8, -10, -8, -10], []] | [[1, -1, 1, -1], []] | Failed |
SHA-256 / 0e0531130091807e8d3125ab69134d9bf5bf1d3c4f3062c284dedc7c8e616825
3 / The verified repair
Exit 0"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(bits, factor, carry):
combined=list(carry)+list(bits)
complete=len(combined)//factor
samples=[]
for group in range(complete):
window=combined[group*factor:(group+1)*factor]
amplitude=2*sum(window)-factor
samples.append(amplitude)
return [samples,combined[complete*factor:]]
def check(label, actual, expected):
observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('oracle 1', solve(*([1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0], 3, [])), [[1, -1], []])
check('oracle 2', solve(*([1, 0, 0], 4, [1, 1])), [[2], [0]])
check('oracle 3', solve(*([1, 1, 1, 1], 2, [])), [[2, 2], []])
check('oracle 4', solve(*([], 4, [1])), [[], [1]])
check('oracle 5', solve(*([0, 0, 0, 0], 4, [])), [[-4], []])
check('oracle 6', solve(*([1], 1, [])), [[1], []])
check('oracle 7', solve(*([0, 1, 0, 1, 1], 3, [0])), [[-1, 1], []])
if N == 1: check('variant packet 1', solve(*[[1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0], 3, []]), [[1, -1, 1, -1], []])
if N == 2: check('variant packet 2', solve(*[[1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0], 3, []]), [[1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1], []])
if N == 3: check('variant packet 3', solve(*[[1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0], 3, []]), [[1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1], []])
if N == 4: check('variant packet 4', solve(*[[1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0], 3, []]), [[1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1], []])
if N == 5: check('variant packet 5', solve(*[[1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0], 3, []]), [[1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1], []])
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
| Boundary fixture | Actual | Expected | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| oracle 1 | [[1, -1], []] | [[1, -1], []] | Passed |
| oracle 2 | [[2], [0]] | [[2], [0]] | Passed |
| oracle 3 | [[2, 2], []] | [[2, 2], []] | Passed |
| oracle 4 | [[], [1]] | [[], [1]] | Passed |
| oracle 5 | [[-4], []] | [[-4], []] | Passed |
| oracle 6 | [[1], []] | [[1], []] | Passed |
| oracle 7 | [[-1, 1], []] | [[-1, 1], []] | Passed |
| variant packet 1 | [[1, -1, 1, -1], []] | [[1, -1, 1, -1], []] | Passed |
SHA-256 / 9deafad8a450b297595496d730f837772102dfc7c8bc912048f35912026ad2a4
Verification & scope
Stipulated finite model; no claim of hardware timing or full file-format conformance. This reproducer isolates one failure mechanism. Results cover the supplied fixtures. Variants within a family share a test contract and should remain grouped when constructing evaluation splits. Related mechanisms with a shared evaluation_group must also remain together; these controlled models are not independent production incidents.
Observations recorded using Python 3.12.14 at 2026-09-29T14:45:05.427872+00:00.
Case digest / 6a03307e49e6129178eaf537b2984054b30047d2506ca81aa2f6097bf6ff9eeb