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+# Runtime Diagnostics Bus Implementation
+
+## Overview
+
+This implementation adds a lightweight diagnostics/event bus and health overlay for real-time monitoring of the signal processing pipeline. The system tracks key runtime metrics across the demodulator, TS parser, and decoders, displaying them in a user-friendly overlay.
+
+## Components
+
+### 1. Diagnostics Zustand Slice (`src/store/slices/diagnosticsSlice.ts`)
+
+Centralized event bus for runtime metrics and diagnostics:
+
+- **Event Management**: Tracks up to 100 recent diagnostic events with source, severity, message, and timestamp
+- **Metrics Storage**: Maintains current metrics for:
+  - Demodulator (SNR, MER, BER, sync lock, signal strength)
+  - TS Parser (packet counts, error counts, table updates)
+  - Video/Audio/Caption Decoders (drop counts, error counts, state)
+- **Overlay Control**: Manages visibility state of the diagnostics overlay
+
+### 2. DiagnosticsOverlay Component (`src/components/DiagnosticsOverlay.tsx`)
+
+Real-time visual overlay displaying pipeline health:
+
+- **Draggable Interface**: Users can move the overlay anywhere on screen
+- **Minimize/Maximize**: Compact and detailed view modes
+- **Color-Coded Status**: Visual indicators for good/warn/bad/unknown states
+- **Metrics Display**:
+  - Demodulator sync status, SNR, MER, BER
+  - TS parser error rates and packet counts
+  - Decoder states and drop counts
+  - Recent diagnostic events
+
+### 3. Instrumentation
+
+#### ATSC8VSBDemodulator (`src/plugins/demodulators/ATSC8VSBDemodulator.ts`)
+
+- Updates metrics every 500ms during demodulation
+- Tracks sync lock state, segment/field sync counts
+- Calculates signal quality metrics from actual demodulator state:
+  - SNR: Calculated from slicer error variance (10\*log10(signal_power/noise_variance))
+  - MER: Calculated from RMS slicer error (10\*log10(signal_power/mean_square_error))
+  - BER: Estimated from symbol error rate using 1.5 threshold for significant errors
+  - All metrics use rolling 100-symbol window, only available when sync locked
+- Emits activation/deactivation events
+
+#### TransportStreamParser (`src/parsers/TransportStreamParser.ts`)
+
+- Updates metrics every 1000ms during parsing
+- Monitors continuity errors, TEI errors, sync errors
+- Tracks PAT/PMT table updates
+- Counts total packets processed
+
+## Integration Points
+
+### ATSCPlayer Page
+
+- "Diagnostics" button in header to show overlay
+- Detailed mode enabled for comprehensive metrics view
+- Monitors full ATSC reception pipeline
+
+### Monitor Page
+
+- Overlay available with "Diagnostics" button
+- Detailed mode enabled for comprehensive metrics view
+- Useful for SDR signal quality monitoring
+
+## Usage
+
+### For Users
+
+1. **Open Diagnostics**: Click the "Diagnostics" button on ATSCPlayer or Monitor pages
+2. **View Metrics**: See real-time signal quality and error information
+3. **Drag to Reposition**: Click and drag the header to move the overlay
+4. **Minimize**: Click the "−" button to show only the header
+5. **Close**: Click the "×" button to hide the overlay
+
+### For Developers
+
+```typescript
+import { useDiagnostics } from "../store";
+
+// In a component
+const { updateDemodulatorMetrics, addDiagnosticEvent } = useDiagnostics();
+
+// Update metrics
+updateDemodulatorMetrics({
+  syncLocked: true,
+  snr: 18.5,
+  mer: 22.3,
+  ber: 0.0001,
+});
+
+// Add diagnostic event
+addDiagnosticEvent({
+  source: "demodulator",
+  severity: "warning",
+  message: "Signal degradation detected",
+});
+```
+
+## Testing
+
+Comprehensive test coverage in `src/store/slices/__tests__/diagnosticsSlice.test.ts`:
+
+- State initialization
+- Event addition and limiting (max 100 events)
+- Metrics updates and merging
+- Event clearing and diagnostics reset
+- Overlay visibility toggle
+
+All tests passing ✓
+
+## Future Enhancements
+
+The system is designed to be extensible for:
+
+1. **Additional Decoders**: Easy to add video/audio/caption decoder metrics
+2. **Scanner Integration**: Can be added to Scanner page
+3. **Advanced Metrics**: Real SNR/MER calculation from demodulator state; BER is still an estimate
+4. **Export Functionality**: Could add ability to export diagnostic logs
+5. **Historical Graphs**: Could visualize metric trends over time
+6. **Alert Thresholds**: Could add configurable alerts for error conditions
+
+## Performance Impact
+
+- Minimal overhead: Updates only every 500ms-1000ms
+- Metrics collection wrapped in try-catch to prevent failures
+- No impact when overlay is hidden
+- Store updates are batched and efficient
+
+## Browser Compatibility
+
+- Uses Zustand for state management (no Context API overhead)
+- CSS Grid and Flexbox for layout
+- Modern color functions with fallbacks
+- Works in all modern browsers supporting WebUSB
+
+## Related Documentation
+
+- Issue: #add-runtime-diagnostics-bus
+- ADR: Future ADR for diagnostics architecture
+- Related: Section 2.3 of codebase analysis (unify-dsp-primitives)
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