1<title>DVB Frontend API</title>
2
3<para>The DVB frontend device controls the tuner and DVB demodulator
4hardware. It can be accessed through <emphasis
5role="tt">/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0</emphasis>. Data types and and
6ioctl definitions can be accessed by including <emphasis
7role="tt">linux/dvb/frontend.h</emphasis> in your application.</para>
8
9<para>DVB frontends come in three varieties: DVB-S (satellite), DVB-C
10(cable) and DVB-T (terrestrial). Transmission via the internet (DVB-IP)
11is not yet handled by this API but a future extension is possible. For
12DVB-S the frontend device also supports satellite equipment control
13(SEC) via DiSEqC and V-SEC protocols. The DiSEqC (digital SEC)
14specification is available from
15<ulink url="http://www.eutelsat.com/satellites/4_5_5.html">Eutelsat</ulink>.</para>
16
17<para>Note that the DVB API may also be used for MPEG decoder-only PCI
18cards, in which case there exists no frontend device.</para>
19
20<section id="frontend_types">
21<title>Frontend Data Types</title>
22
23<section id="fe-type-t">
24<title>Frontend type</title>
25
26<para>For historical reasons, frontend types are named by the type of modulation used in
27transmission. The fontend types are given by fe_type_t type, defined as:</para>
28
29<table pgwide="1" frame="none" id="fe-type">
30<title>Frontend types</title>
31<tgroup cols="3">
32   &cs-def;
33   <thead>
34     <row>
35       <entry>fe_type</entry>
36       <entry>Description</entry>
37       <entry><link linkend="DTV-DELIVERY-SYSTEM">DTV_DELIVERY_SYSTEM</link> equivalent type</entry>
38     </row>
39  </thead>
40  <tbody valign="top">
41  <row>
42     <entry id="FE_QPSK"><constant>FE_QPSK</constant></entry>
43     <entry>For DVB-S standard</entry>
44     <entry><constant>SYS_DVBS</constant></entry>
45  </row>
46  <row>
47     <entry id="FE_QAM"><constant>FE_QAM</constant></entry>
48     <entry>For DVB-C annex A standard</entry>
49     <entry><constant>SYS_DVBC_ANNEX_A</constant></entry>
50  </row>
51  <row>
52     <entry id="FE_OFDM"><constant>FE_OFDM</constant></entry>
53     <entry>For DVB-T standard</entry>
54     <entry><constant>SYS_DVBT</constant></entry>
55  </row>
56  <row>
57     <entry id="FE_ATSC"><constant>FE_ATSC</constant></entry>
58     <entry>For ATSC standard (terrestrial) or for DVB-C Annex B (cable) used in US.</entry>
59     <entry><constant>SYS_ATSC</constant> (terrestrial) or <constant>SYS_DVBC_ANNEX_B</constant> (cable)</entry>
60  </row>
61</tbody></tgroup></table>
62
63<para>Newer formats like DVB-S2, ISDB-T, ISDB-S and DVB-T2 are not described at the above, as they're
64supported via the new <link linkend="FE_GET_SET_PROPERTY">FE_GET_PROPERTY/FE_GET_SET_PROPERTY</link> ioctl's, using the <link linkend="DTV-DELIVERY-SYSTEM">DTV_DELIVERY_SYSTEM</link> parameter.
65</para>
66
67<para>The usage of this field is deprecated, as it doesn't report all supported standards, and
68will provide an incomplete information for frontends that support multiple delivery systems.
69Please use <link linkend="DTV-ENUM-DELSYS">DTV_ENUM_DELSYS</link> instead.</para>
70</section>
71
72<section id="fe-caps-t">
73<title>frontend capabilities</title>
74
75<para>Capabilities describe what a frontend can do. Some capabilities can only be supported for
76a specific frontend type.</para>
77<programlisting>
78	typedef enum fe_caps {
79	FE_IS_STUPID                  = 0,
80	FE_CAN_INVERSION_AUTO         = 0x1,
81	FE_CAN_FEC_1_2                = 0x2,
82	FE_CAN_FEC_2_3                = 0x4,
83	FE_CAN_FEC_3_4                = 0x8,
84	FE_CAN_FEC_4_5                = 0x10,
85	FE_CAN_FEC_5_6                = 0x20,
86	FE_CAN_FEC_6_7                = 0x40,
87	FE_CAN_FEC_7_8                = 0x80,
88	FE_CAN_FEC_8_9                = 0x100,
89	FE_CAN_FEC_AUTO               = 0x200,
90	FE_CAN_QPSK                   = 0x400,
91	FE_CAN_QAM_16                 = 0x800,
92	FE_CAN_QAM_32                 = 0x1000,
93	FE_CAN_QAM_64                 = 0x2000,
94	FE_CAN_QAM_128                = 0x4000,
95	FE_CAN_QAM_256                = 0x8000,
96	FE_CAN_QAM_AUTO               = 0x10000,
97	FE_CAN_TRANSMISSION_MODE_AUTO = 0x20000,
98	FE_CAN_BANDWIDTH_AUTO         = 0x40000,
99	FE_CAN_GUARD_INTERVAL_AUTO    = 0x80000,
100	FE_CAN_HIERARCHY_AUTO         = 0x100000,
101	FE_CAN_8VSB                   = 0x200000,
102	FE_CAN_16VSB                  = 0x400000,
103	FE_HAS_EXTENDED_CAPS          = 0x800000,
104	FE_CAN_MULTISTREAM            = 0x4000000,
105	FE_CAN_TURBO_FEC              = 0x8000000,
106	FE_CAN_2G_MODULATION          = 0x10000000,
107	FE_NEEDS_BENDING              = 0x20000000,
108	FE_CAN_RECOVER                = 0x40000000,
109	FE_CAN_MUTE_TS                = 0x80000000
110	} fe_caps_t;
111</programlisting>
112</section>
113
114<section id="dvb-frontend-info">
115<title>frontend information</title>
116
117<para>Information about the frontend ca be queried with
118	<link linkend="FE_GET_INFO">FE_GET_INFO</link>.</para>
119
120<programlisting>
121	struct dvb_frontend_info {
122	char       name[128];
123	fe_type_t  type;
124	uint32_t   frequency_min;
125	uint32_t   frequency_max;
126	uint32_t   frequency_stepsize;
127	uint32_t   frequency_tolerance;
128	uint32_t   symbol_rate_min;
129	uint32_t   symbol_rate_max;
130	uint32_t   symbol_rate_tolerance;     /&#x22C6; ppm &#x22C6;/
131	uint32_t   notifier_delay;            /&#x22C6; ms &#x22C6;/
132	fe_caps_t  caps;
133	};
134</programlisting>
135</section>
136
137<section id="dvb-diseqc-master-cmd">
138<title>diseqc master command</title>
139
140<para>A message sent from the frontend to DiSEqC capable equipment.</para>
141<programlisting>
142	struct dvb_diseqc_master_cmd {
143	uint8_t msg [6]; /&#x22C6;  { framing, address, command, data[3] } &#x22C6;/
144	uint8_t msg_len; /&#x22C6;  valid values are 3...6  &#x22C6;/
145	};
146</programlisting>
147</section>
148<section role="subsection" id="dvb-diseqc-slave-reply">
149<title>diseqc slave reply</title>
150
151<para>A reply to the frontend from DiSEqC 2.0 capable equipment.</para>
152<programlisting>
153	struct dvb_diseqc_slave_reply {
154	uint8_t msg [4]; /&#x22C6;  { framing, data [3] } &#x22C6;/
155	uint8_t msg_len; /&#x22C6;  valid values are 0...4, 0 means no msg  &#x22C6;/
156	int     timeout; /&#x22C6;  return from ioctl after timeout ms with &#x22C6;/
157	};                       /&#x22C6;  errorcode when no message was received  &#x22C6;/
158</programlisting>
159</section>
160
161<section id="fe-sec-voltage-t">
162<title>diseqc slave reply</title>
163<para>The voltage is usually used with non-DiSEqC capable LNBs to switch the polarzation
164(horizontal/vertical). When using DiSEqC epuipment this voltage has to be switched
165consistently to the DiSEqC commands as described in the DiSEqC spec.</para>
166<programlisting>
167	typedef enum fe_sec_voltage {
168	SEC_VOLTAGE_13,
169	SEC_VOLTAGE_18
170	} fe_sec_voltage_t;
171</programlisting>
172</section>
173
174<section id="fe-sec-tone-mode-t">
175<title>SEC continuous tone</title>
176
177<para>The continuous 22KHz tone is usually used with non-DiSEqC capable LNBs to switch the
178high/low band of a dual-band LNB. When using DiSEqC epuipment this voltage has to
179be switched consistently to the DiSEqC commands as described in the DiSEqC
180spec.</para>
181<programlisting>
182	typedef enum fe_sec_tone_mode {
183	SEC_TONE_ON,
184	SEC_TONE_OFF
185	} fe_sec_tone_mode_t;
186</programlisting>
187</section>
188
189<section id="fe-sec-mini-cmd-t">
190<title>SEC tone burst</title>
191
192<para>The 22KHz tone burst is usually used with non-DiSEqC capable switches to select
193between two connected LNBs/satellites. When using DiSEqC epuipment this voltage has to
194be switched consistently to the DiSEqC commands as described in the DiSEqC
195spec.</para>
196<programlisting>
197	typedef enum fe_sec_mini_cmd {
198	SEC_MINI_A,
199	SEC_MINI_B
200	} fe_sec_mini_cmd_t;
201</programlisting>
202
203<para></para>
204</section>
205
206<section id="fe-status-t">
207<title>frontend status</title>
208<para>Several functions of the frontend device use the fe_status data type defined
209by</para>
210<programlisting>
211typedef enum fe_status {
212	FE_HAS_SIGNAL		= 0x01,
213	FE_HAS_CARRIER		= 0x02,
214	FE_HAS_VITERBI		= 0x04,
215	FE_HAS_SYNC		= 0x08,
216	FE_HAS_LOCK		= 0x10,
217	FE_TIMEDOUT		= 0x20,
218	FE_REINIT		= 0x40,
219} fe_status_t;
220</programlisting>
221<para>to indicate the current state and/or state changes of the frontend hardware:
222</para>
223
224<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody>
225<row>
226<entry align="char">FE_HAS_SIGNAL</entry>
227<entry align="char">The frontend has found something above the noise level</entry>
228</row><row>
229<entry align="char">FE_HAS_CARRIER</entry>
230<entry align="char">The frontend has found a DVB signal</entry>
231</row><row>
232<entry align="char">FE_HAS_VITERBI</entry>
233<entry align="char">The frontend FEC inner coding (Viterbi, LDPC or other inner code) is stable</entry>
234</row><row>
235<entry align="char">FE_HAS_SYNC</entry>
236<entry align="char">Synchronization bytes was found</entry>
237</row><row>
238<entry align="char">FE_HAS_LOCK</entry>
239<entry align="char">The DVB were locked and everything is working</entry>
240</row><row>
241<entry align="char">FE_TIMEDOUT</entry>
242<entry align="char">no lock within the last about 2 seconds</entry>
243</row><row>
244<entry align="char">FE_REINIT</entry>
245<entry align="char">The frontend was reinitialized, application is
246recommended to reset DiSEqC, tone and parameters</entry>
247</row>
248</tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
249
250</section>
251
252<section id="dvb-frontend-parameters">
253<title>frontend parameters</title>
254<para>The kind of parameters passed to the frontend device for tuning depend on
255the kind of hardware you are using.</para>
256<para>The struct <constant>dvb_frontend_parameters</constant> uses an
257union with specific per-system parameters. However, as newer delivery systems
258required more data, the structure size weren't enough to fit, and just
259extending its size would break the existing applications. So, those parameters
260were replaced by the usage of <link linkend="FE_GET_SET_PROPERTY">
261<constant>FE_GET_PROPERTY/FE_SET_PROPERTY</constant></link> ioctl's. The
262new API is flexible enough to add new parameters to existing delivery systems,
263and to add newer delivery systems.</para>
264<para>So, newer applications should use <link linkend="FE_GET_SET_PROPERTY">
265<constant>FE_GET_PROPERTY/FE_SET_PROPERTY</constant></link> instead, in
266order to be able to support the newer System Delivery like  DVB-S2, DVB-T2,
267DVB-C2, ISDB, etc.</para>
268<para>All kinds of parameters are combined as an union in the FrontendParameters structure:
269<programlisting>
270struct dvb_frontend_parameters {
271	uint32_t frequency;     /&#x22C6; (absolute) frequency in Hz for QAM/OFDM &#x22C6;/
272				/&#x22C6; intermediate frequency in kHz for QPSK &#x22C6;/
273	fe_spectral_inversion_t inversion;
274	union {
275		struct dvb_qpsk_parameters qpsk;
276		struct dvb_qam_parameters  qam;
277		struct dvb_ofdm_parameters ofdm;
278		struct dvb_vsb_parameters  vsb;
279	} u;
280};
281</programlisting></para>
282<para>In the case of QPSK frontends the <constant>frequency</constant> field specifies the intermediate
283frequency, i.e. the offset which is effectively added to the local oscillator frequency (LOF) of
284the LNB. The intermediate frequency has to be specified in units of kHz. For QAM and
285OFDM frontends the <constant>frequency</constant> specifies the absolute frequency and is given in Hz.
286</para>
287
288<section id="dvb-qpsk-parameters">
289<title>QPSK parameters</title>
290<para>For satellite QPSK frontends you have to use the <constant>dvb_qpsk_parameters</constant> structure:</para>
291<programlisting>
292 struct dvb_qpsk_parameters {
293	 uint32_t        symbol_rate;  /&#x22C6; symbol rate in Symbols per second &#x22C6;/
294	 fe_code_rate_t  fec_inner;    /&#x22C6; forward error correction (see above) &#x22C6;/
295 };
296</programlisting>
297</section>
298<section id="dvb-qam-parameters">
299<title>QAM parameters</title>
300<para>for cable QAM frontend you use the <constant>dvb_qam_parameters</constant> structure:</para>
301<programlisting>
302 struct dvb_qam_parameters {
303	 uint32_t         symbol_rate; /&#x22C6; symbol rate in Symbols per second &#x22C6;/
304	 fe_code_rate_t   fec_inner;   /&#x22C6; forward error correction (see above) &#x22C6;/
305	 fe_modulation_t  modulation;  /&#x22C6; modulation type (see above) &#x22C6;/
306 };
307</programlisting>
308</section>
309<section id="dvb-vsb-parameters">
310<title>VSB parameters</title>
311<para>ATSC frontends are supported by the <constant>dvb_vsb_parameters</constant> structure:</para>
312<programlisting>
313struct dvb_vsb_parameters {
314	fe_modulation_t modulation;	/&#x22C6; modulation type (see above) &#x22C6;/
315};
316</programlisting>
317</section>
318<section id="dvb-ofdm-parameters">
319<title>OFDM parameters</title>
320<para>DVB-T frontends are supported by the <constant>dvb_ofdm_parameters</constant> structure:</para>
321<programlisting>
322 struct dvb_ofdm_parameters {
323	 fe_bandwidth_t      bandwidth;
324	 fe_code_rate_t      code_rate_HP;  /&#x22C6; high priority stream code rate &#x22C6;/
325	 fe_code_rate_t      code_rate_LP;  /&#x22C6; low priority stream code rate &#x22C6;/
326	 fe_modulation_t     constellation; /&#x22C6; modulation type (see above) &#x22C6;/
327	 fe_transmit_mode_t  transmission_mode;
328	 fe_guard_interval_t guard_interval;
329	 fe_hierarchy_t      hierarchy_information;
330 };
331</programlisting>
332</section>
333<section id="fe-spectral-inversion-t">
334<title>frontend spectral inversion</title>
335<para>The Inversion field can take one of these values:
336</para>
337<programlisting>
338typedef enum fe_spectral_inversion {
339	INVERSION_OFF,
340	INVERSION_ON,
341	INVERSION_AUTO
342} fe_spectral_inversion_t;
343</programlisting>
344<para>It indicates if spectral inversion should be presumed or not. In the automatic setting
345(<constant>INVERSION_AUTO</constant>) the hardware will try to figure out the correct setting by
346itself.
347</para>
348</section>
349<section id="fe-code-rate-t">
350<title>frontend code rate</title>
351<para>The possible values for the <constant>fec_inner</constant> field used on
352<link linkend="dvb-qpsk-parameters"><constant>struct dvb_qpsk_parameters</constant></link> and
353<link linkend="dvb-qam-parameters"><constant>struct dvb_qam_parameters</constant></link> are:
354</para>
355<programlisting>
356typedef enum fe_code_rate {
357	FEC_NONE = 0,
358	FEC_1_2,
359	FEC_2_3,
360	FEC_3_4,
361	FEC_4_5,
362	FEC_5_6,
363	FEC_6_7,
364	FEC_7_8,
365	FEC_8_9,
366	FEC_AUTO,
367	FEC_3_5,
368	FEC_9_10,
369} fe_code_rate_t;
370</programlisting>
371<para>which correspond to error correction rates of 1/2, 2/3, etc., no error correction or auto
372detection.
373</para>
374</section>
375<section id="fe-modulation-t">
376<title>frontend modulation type for QAM, OFDM and VSB</title>
377<para>For cable and terrestrial frontends, e. g. for
378<link linkend="dvb-qam-parameters"><constant>struct dvb_qpsk_parameters</constant></link>,
379<link linkend="dvb-ofdm-parameters"><constant>struct dvb_qam_parameters</constant></link> and
380<link linkend="dvb-vsb-parameters"><constant>struct dvb_qam_parameters</constant></link>,
381it needs to specify the quadrature modulation mode which can be one of the following:
382</para>
383<programlisting>
384 typedef enum fe_modulation {
385	QPSK,
386	QAM_16,
387	QAM_32,
388	QAM_64,
389	QAM_128,
390	QAM_256,
391	QAM_AUTO,
392	VSB_8,
393	VSB_16,
394	PSK_8,
395	APSK_16,
396	APSK_32,
397	DQPSK,
398 } fe_modulation_t;
399</programlisting>
400</section>
401<section>
402<title>More OFDM parameters</title>
403<section id="fe-transmit-mode-t">
404<title>Number of carriers per channel</title>
405<programlisting>
406typedef enum fe_transmit_mode {
407	TRANSMISSION_MODE_2K,
408	TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K,
409	TRANSMISSION_MODE_AUTO,
410	TRANSMISSION_MODE_4K,
411	TRANSMISSION_MODE_1K,
412	TRANSMISSION_MODE_16K,
413	TRANSMISSION_MODE_32K,
414 } fe_transmit_mode_t;
415</programlisting>
416</section>
417<section id="fe-bandwidth-t">
418<title>frontend bandwidth</title>
419<programlisting>
420typedef enum fe_bandwidth {
421	BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ,
422	BANDWIDTH_7_MHZ,
423	BANDWIDTH_6_MHZ,
424	BANDWIDTH_AUTO,
425	BANDWIDTH_5_MHZ,
426	BANDWIDTH_10_MHZ,
427	BANDWIDTH_1_712_MHZ,
428} fe_bandwidth_t;
429</programlisting>
430</section>
431<section id="fe-guard-interval-t">
432<title>frontend guard inverval</title>
433<programlisting>
434typedef enum fe_guard_interval {
435	GUARD_INTERVAL_1_32,
436	GUARD_INTERVAL_1_16,
437	GUARD_INTERVAL_1_8,
438	GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4,
439	GUARD_INTERVAL_AUTO,
440	GUARD_INTERVAL_1_128,
441	GUARD_INTERVAL_19_128,
442	GUARD_INTERVAL_19_256,
443} fe_guard_interval_t;
444</programlisting>
445</section>
446<section id="fe-hierarchy-t">
447<title>frontend hierarchy</title>
448<programlisting>
449typedef enum fe_hierarchy {
450	 HIERARCHY_NONE,
451	 HIERARCHY_1,
452	 HIERARCHY_2,
453	 HIERARCHY_4,
454	 HIERARCHY_AUTO
455 } fe_hierarchy_t;
456</programlisting>
457</section>
458</section>
459
460</section>
461
462<section id="dvb-frontend-event">
463<title>frontend events</title>
464 <programlisting>
465 struct dvb_frontend_event {
466	 fe_status_t status;
467	 struct dvb_frontend_parameters parameters;
468 };
469</programlisting>
470 </section>
471</section>
472
473
474<section id="frontend_fcalls">
475<title>Frontend Function Calls</title>
476
477<section id="frontend_f_open">
478<title>open()</title>
479<para>DESCRIPTION</para>
480<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row>
481<entry align="char">
482<para>This system call opens a named frontend device (/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0)
483 for subsequent use. Usually the first thing to do after a successful open is to
484 find out the frontend type with <link linkend="FE_GET_INFO">FE_GET_INFO</link>.</para>
485<para>The device can be opened in read-only mode, which only allows monitoring of
486 device status and statistics, or read/write mode, which allows any kind of use
487 (e.g. performing tuning operations.)
488</para>
489<para>In a system with multiple front-ends, it is usually the case that multiple devices
490 cannot be open in read/write mode simultaneously. As long as a front-end
491 device is opened in read/write mode, other open() calls in read/write mode will
492 either fail or block, depending on whether non-blocking or blocking mode was
493 specified. A front-end device opened in blocking mode can later be put into
494 non-blocking mode (and vice versa) using the F_SETFL command of the fcntl
495 system call. This is a standard system call, documented in the Linux manual
496 page for fcntl. When an open() call has succeeded, the device will be ready
497 for use in the specified mode. This implies that the corresponding hardware is
498 powered up, and that other front-ends may have been powered down to make
499 that possible.</para>
500</entry>
501 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
502
503<para>SYNOPSIS</para>
504<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
505 align="char">
506<para>int open(const char &#x22C6;deviceName, int flags);</para>
507</entry>
508 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
509<para>PARAMETERS
510</para>
511<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
512 align="char">
513<para>const char
514 *deviceName</para>
515</entry><entry
516 align="char">
517<para>Name of specific video device.</para>
518</entry>
519 </row><row><entry
520 align="char">
521<para>int flags</para>
522</entry><entry
523 align="char">
524<para>A bit-wise OR of the following flags:</para>
525</entry>
526 </row><row><entry
527 align="char">
528</entry><entry
529 align="char">
530<para>O_RDONLY read-only access</para>
531</entry>
532 </row><row><entry
533 align="char">
534</entry><entry
535 align="char">
536<para>O_RDWR read/write access</para>
537</entry>
538 </row><row><entry
539 align="char">
540</entry><entry
541 align="char">
542<para>O_NONBLOCK open in non-blocking mode</para>
543</entry>
544 </row><row><entry
545 align="char">
546</entry><entry
547 align="char">
548<para>(blocking mode is the default)</para>
549</entry>
550 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
551<para>RETURN VALUE</para>
552<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
553 align="char">
554<para>ENODEV</para>
555</entry><entry
556 align="char">
557<para>Device driver not loaded/available.</para>
558</entry>
559 </row><row><entry
560 align="char">
561<para>EINTERNAL</para>
562</entry><entry
563 align="char">
564<para>Internal error.</para>
565</entry>
566 </row><row><entry
567 align="char">
568<para>EBUSY</para>
569</entry><entry
570 align="char">
571<para>Device or resource busy.</para>
572</entry>
573 </row><row><entry
574 align="char">
575<para>EINVAL</para>
576</entry><entry
577 align="char">
578<para>Invalid argument.</para>
579</entry>
580 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
581</section>
582
583<section id="frontend_f_close">
584<title>close()</title>
585<para>DESCRIPTION
586</para>
587<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
588 align="char">
589<para>This system call closes a previously opened front-end device. After closing
590 a front-end device, its corresponding hardware might be powered down
591 automatically.</para>
592</entry>
593 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
594<para>SYNOPSIS
595</para>
596<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
597 align="char">
598<para>int close(int fd);</para>
599</entry>
600 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
601<para>PARAMETERS
602</para>
603<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
604 align="char">
605<para>int fd</para>
606</entry><entry
607 align="char">
608<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para>
609</entry>
610 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
611<para>RETURN VALUE</para>
612<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
613 align="char">
614<para>EBADF</para>
615</entry><entry
616 align="char">
617<para>fd is not a valid open file descriptor.</para>
618</entry>
619 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
620</section>
621
622<section id="FE_READ_STATUS">
623<title>FE_READ_STATUS</title>
624<para>DESCRIPTION
625</para>
626<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
627 align="char">
628<para>This ioctl call returns status information about the front-end. This call only
629 requires read-only access to the device.</para>
630</entry>
631 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
632<para>SYNOPSIS
633</para>
634<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
635 align="char">
636<para>int ioctl(int fd, int request = <link linkend="FE_READ_STATUS">FE_READ_STATUS</link>,
637 fe_status_t &#x22C6;status);</para>
638</entry>
639 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
640<para>PARAMETERS
641</para>
642
643<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
644 align="char">
645<para>int fd</para>
646</entry><entry
647 align="char">
648<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para>
649</entry>
650 </row><row><entry
651 align="char">
652<para>int request</para>
653</entry><entry
654 align="char">
655<para>Equals <link linkend="FE_READ_STATUS">FE_READ_STATUS</link> for this command.</para>
656</entry>
657 </row><row><entry
658 align="char">
659<para>struct fe_status_t
660 *status</para>
661</entry><entry
662 align="char">
663<para>Points to the location where the front-end status word is
664 to be stored.</para>
665</entry>
666 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
667<para>RETURN VALUE</para>
668<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
669 align="char">
670<para>EBADF</para>
671</entry><entry
672 align="char">
673<para>fd is not a valid open file descriptor.</para>
674</entry>
675 </row><row><entry
676 align="char">
677<para>EFAULT</para>
678</entry><entry
679 align="char">
680<para>status points to invalid address.</para>
681</entry>
682 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
683</section>
684
685<section id="FE_READ_BER">
686<title>FE_READ_BER</title>
687<para>DESCRIPTION
688</para>
689<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
690 align="char">
691<para>This ioctl call returns the bit error rate for the signal currently
692 received/demodulated by the front-end. For this command, read-only access to
693 the device is sufficient.</para>
694</entry>
695 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
696<para>SYNOPSIS
697</para>
698<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
699 align="char">
700<para>int ioctl(int fd, int request = <link linkend="FE_READ_BER">FE_READ_BER</link>,
701 uint32_t &#x22C6;ber);</para>
702</entry>
703 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
704<para>PARAMETERS
705</para>
706<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
707 align="char">
708<para>int fd</para>
709</entry><entry
710 align="char">
711<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para>
712</entry>
713 </row><row><entry
714 align="char">
715<para>int request</para>
716</entry><entry
717 align="char">
718<para>Equals <link linkend="FE_READ_BER">FE_READ_BER</link> for this command.</para>
719</entry>
720 </row><row><entry
721 align="char">
722<para>uint32_t *ber</para>
723</entry><entry
724 align="char">
725<para>The bit error rate is stored into *ber.</para>
726</entry>
727 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
728
729&return-value-dvb;
730</section>
731
732<section id="FE_READ_SNR">
733<title>FE_READ_SNR</title>
734
735<para>DESCRIPTION
736</para>
737<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
738 align="char">
739<para>This ioctl call returns the signal-to-noise ratio for the signal currently received
740 by the front-end. For this command, read-only access to the device is sufficient.</para>
741</entry>
742 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
743<para>SYNOPSIS
744</para>
745<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
746 align="char">
747<para>int ioctl(int fd, int request = <link linkend="FE_READ_SNR">FE_READ_SNR</link>, uint16_t
748 &#x22C6;snr);</para>
749</entry>
750 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
751<para>PARAMETERS
752</para>
753<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
754 align="char">
755<para>int fd</para>
756</entry><entry
757 align="char">
758<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para>
759</entry>
760 </row><row><entry
761 align="char">
762<para>int request</para>
763</entry><entry
764 align="char">
765<para>Equals <link linkend="FE_READ_SNR">FE_READ_SNR</link> for this command.</para>
766</entry>
767 </row><row><entry
768 align="char">
769<para>uint16_t *snr</para>
770</entry><entry
771 align="char">
772<para>The signal-to-noise ratio is stored into *snr.</para>
773</entry>
774 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
775
776&return-value-dvb;
777</section>
778
779<section id="FE_READ_SIGNAL_STRENGTH">
780<title>FE_READ_SIGNAL_STRENGTH</title>
781<para>DESCRIPTION
782</para>
783<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
784 align="char">
785<para>This ioctl call returns the signal strength value for the signal currently received
786 by the front-end. For this command, read-only access to the device is sufficient.</para>
787</entry>
788 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
789<para>SYNOPSIS
790</para>
791<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
792 align="char">
793<para>int ioctl( int fd, int request =
794 <link linkend="FE_READ_SIGNAL_STRENGTH">FE_READ_SIGNAL_STRENGTH</link>, uint16_t &#x22C6;strength);</para>
795</entry>
796 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
797
798<para>PARAMETERS
799</para>
800<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
801 align="char">
802<para>int fd</para>
803</entry><entry
804 align="char">
805<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para>
806</entry>
807 </row><row><entry
808 align="char">
809<para>int request</para>
810</entry><entry
811 align="char">
812<para>Equals <link linkend="FE_READ_SIGNAL_STRENGTH">FE_READ_SIGNAL_STRENGTH</link> for this
813 command.</para>
814</entry>
815 </row><row><entry
816 align="char">
817<para>uint16_t *strength</para>
818</entry><entry
819 align="char">
820<para>The signal strength value is stored into *strength.</para>
821</entry>
822 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
823
824&return-value-dvb;
825</section>
826
827<section id="FE_READ_UNCORRECTED_BLOCKS">
828<title>FE_READ_UNCORRECTED_BLOCKS</title>
829<para>DESCRIPTION
830</para>
831<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
832 align="char">
833<para>This ioctl call returns the number of uncorrected blocks detected by the device
834 driver during its lifetime. For meaningful measurements, the increment in block
835 count during a specific time interval should be calculated. For this command,
836 read-only access to the device is sufficient.</para>
837</entry>
838 </row><row><entry
839 align="char">
840<para>Note that the counter will wrap to zero after its maximum count has been
841 reached.</para>
842</entry>
843 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
844<para>SYNOPSIS
845</para>
846<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
847 align="char">
848<para>int ioctl( int fd, int request =
849 <link linkend="FE_READ_UNCORRECTED_BLOCKS">FE_READ_UNCORRECTED_BLOCKS</link>, uint32_t &#x22C6;ublocks);</para>
850</entry>
851 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
852<para>PARAMETERS
853</para>
854<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
855 align="char">
856<para>int fd</para>
857</entry><entry
858 align="char">
859<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para>
860</entry>
861 </row><row><entry
862 align="char">
863<para>int request</para>
864</entry><entry
865 align="char">
866<para>Equals <link linkend="FE_READ_UNCORRECTED_BLOCKS">FE_READ_UNCORRECTED_BLOCKS</link> for this
867 command.</para>
868</entry>
869 </row><row><entry
870 align="char">
871<para>uint32_t *ublocks</para>
872</entry><entry
873 align="char">
874<para>The total number of uncorrected blocks seen by the driver
875 so far.</para>
876</entry>
877 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
878
879&return-value-dvb;
880</section>
881
882<section id="FE_SET_FRONTEND">
883<title>FE_SET_FRONTEND</title>
884<para>DESCRIPTION
885</para>
886<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
887 align="char">
888<para>This ioctl call starts a tuning operation using specified parameters. The result
889 of this call will be successful if the parameters were valid and the tuning could
890 be initiated. The result of the tuning operation in itself, however, will arrive
891 asynchronously as an event (see documentation for <link linkend="FE_GET_EVENT">FE_GET_EVENT</link> and
892 FrontendEvent.) If a new <link linkend="FE_SET_FRONTEND">FE_SET_FRONTEND</link> operation is initiated before
893 the previous one was completed, the previous operation will be aborted in favor
894 of the new one. This command requires read/write access to the device.</para>
895</entry>
896 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
897
898<para>SYNOPSIS
899</para>
900<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
901 align="char">
902<para>int ioctl(int fd, int request = <link linkend="FE_SET_FRONTEND">FE_SET_FRONTEND</link>,
903 struct dvb_frontend_parameters &#x22C6;p);</para>
904</entry>
905 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
906<para>PARAMETERS
907</para>
908<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
909 align="char">
910<para>int fd</para>
911</entry><entry
912 align="char">
913<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para>
914</entry>
915 </row><row><entry
916 align="char">
917<para>int request</para>
918</entry><entry
919 align="char">
920<para>Equals <link linkend="FE_SET_FRONTEND">FE_SET_FRONTEND</link> for this command.</para>
921</entry>
922 </row><row><entry
923 align="char">
924<para>struct
925 dvb_frontend_parameters
926 *p</para>
927</entry><entry
928 align="char">
929<para>Points to parameters for tuning operation.</para>
930</entry>
931 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
932
933&return-value-dvb;
934<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
935 align="char">
936<para>EINVAL</para>
937</entry><entry
938 align="char">
939<para>Maximum supported symbol rate reached.</para>
940</entry>
941</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
942</section>
943
944<section id="FE_GET_FRONTEND">
945<title>FE_GET_FRONTEND</title>
946<para>DESCRIPTION
947</para>
948<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
949 align="char">
950<para>This ioctl call queries the currently effective frontend parameters. For this
951 command, read-only access to the device is sufficient.</para>
952</entry>
953 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
954
955<para>SYNOPSIS
956</para>
957<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
958 align="char">
959<para>int ioctl(int fd, int request = <link linkend="FE_GET_FRONTEND">FE_GET_FRONTEND</link>,
960 struct dvb_frontend_parameters &#x22C6;p);</para>
961</entry>
962 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
963
964<para>PARAMETERS
965</para>
966<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
967 align="char">
968<para>int fd</para>
969</entry><entry
970 align="char">
971<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para>
972</entry>
973 </row><row><entry
974 align="char">
975<para>int request</para>
976</entry><entry
977 align="char">
978<para>Equals <link linkend="FE_SET_FRONTEND">FE_SET_FRONTEND</link> for this command.</para>
979</entry>
980 </row><row><entry
981 align="char">
982<para>struct
983 dvb_frontend_parameters
984 *p</para>
985</entry><entry
986 align="char">
987<para>Points to parameters for tuning operation.</para>
988</entry>
989 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
990
991&return-value-dvb;
992<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
993 align="char">
994<para>EINVAL</para>
995</entry><entry
996 align="char">
997<para>Maximum supported symbol rate reached.</para>
998</entry>
999 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
1000
1001</section>
1002
1003<section id="FE_GET_EVENT">
1004<title>FE_GET_EVENT</title>
1005<para>DESCRIPTION
1006</para>
1007<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
1008 align="char">
1009<para>This ioctl call returns a frontend event if available. If an event is not
1010 available, the behavior depends on whether the device is in blocking or
1011 non-blocking mode. In the latter case, the call fails immediately with errno
1012 set to EWOULDBLOCK. In the former case, the call blocks until an event
1013 becomes available.</para>
1014</entry>
1015 </row><row><entry
1016 align="char">
1017<para>The standard Linux poll() and/or select() system calls can be used with the
1018 device file descriptor to watch for new events. For select(), the file descriptor
1019 should be included in the exceptfds argument, and for poll(), POLLPRI should
1020 be specified as the wake-up condition. Since the event queue allocated is
1021 rather small (room for 8 events), the queue must be serviced regularly to avoid
1022 overflow. If an overflow happens, the oldest event is discarded from the queue,
1023 and an error (EOVERFLOW) occurs the next time the queue is read. After
1024 reporting the error condition in this fashion, subsequent
1025 <link linkend="FE_GET_EVENT">FE_GET_EVENT</link>
1026 calls will return events from the queue as usual.</para>
1027</entry>
1028 </row><row><entry
1029 align="char">
1030<para>For the sake of implementation simplicity, this command requires read/write
1031 access to the device.</para>
1032</entry>
1033 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
1034
1035<para>SYNOPSIS
1036</para>
1037<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
1038 align="char">
1039<para>int ioctl(int fd, int request = QPSK_GET_EVENT,
1040 struct dvb_frontend_event &#x22C6;ev);</para>
1041</entry>
1042 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
1043
1044<para>PARAMETERS
1045</para>
1046<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
1047 align="char">
1048<para>int fd</para>
1049</entry><entry
1050 align="char">
1051<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para>
1052</entry>
1053 </row><row><entry
1054 align="char">
1055<para>int request</para>
1056</entry><entry
1057 align="char">
1058<para>Equals <link linkend="FE_GET_EVENT">FE_GET_EVENT</link> for this command.</para>
1059</entry>
1060 </row><row><entry
1061 align="char">
1062<para>struct
1063 dvb_frontend_event
1064 *ev</para>
1065</entry><entry
1066 align="char">
1067<para>Points to the location where the event,</para>
1068</entry>
1069 </row><row><entry
1070 align="char">
1071</entry><entry
1072 align="char">
1073<para>if any, is to be stored.</para>
1074</entry>
1075 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
1076
1077&return-value-dvb;
1078<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
1079 align="char">
1080<para>EWOULDBLOCK</para>
1081</entry><entry
1082 align="char">
1083<para>There is no event pending, and the device is in
1084 non-blocking mode.</para>
1085</entry>
1086 </row><row><entry
1087 align="char">
1088<para>EOVERFLOW</para>
1089</entry><entry
1090 align="char">
1091<para>Overflow in event queue - one or more events were lost.</para>
1092</entry>
1093</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
1094</section>
1095
1096<section id="FE_GET_INFO">
1097<title>FE_GET_INFO</title>
1098<para>DESCRIPTION
1099</para>
1100<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
1101 align="char">
1102<para>This ioctl call returns information about the front-end. This call only requires
1103 read-only access to the device.</para>
1104</entry>
1105 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
1106<para>SYNOPSIS
1107</para>
1108
1109<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
1110 align="char">
1111<para> int ioctl(int fd, int request = <link linkend="FE_GET_INFO">FE_GET_INFO</link>, struct
1112 dvb_frontend_info &#x22C6;info);</para>
1113</entry>
1114 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
1115<para>PARAMETERS
1116</para>
1117
1118<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
1119 align="char">
1120<para>int fd</para>
1121</entry><entry
1122 align="char">
1123<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para>
1124</entry>
1125 </row><row><entry
1126 align="char">
1127<para>int request</para>
1128</entry><entry
1129 align="char">
1130<para>Equals <link linkend="FE_GET_INFO">FE_GET_INFO</link> for this command.</para>
1131</entry>
1132 </row><row><entry
1133 align="char">
1134<para>struct
1135 dvb_frontend_info
1136 *info</para>
1137</entry><entry
1138 align="char">
1139<para>Points to the location where the front-end information is
1140 to be stored.</para>
1141</entry>
1142 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
1143&return-value-dvb;
1144</section>
1145
1146<section id="FE_DISEQC_RESET_OVERLOAD">
1147<title>FE_DISEQC_RESET_OVERLOAD</title>
1148<para>DESCRIPTION
1149</para>
1150<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
1151 align="char">
1152<para>If the bus has been automatically powered off due to power overload, this ioctl
1153 call restores the power to the bus. The call requires read/write access to the
1154 device. This call has no effect if the device is manually powered off. Not all
1155 DVB adapters support this ioctl.</para>
1156</entry>
1157 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
1158
1159<para>SYNOPSIS
1160</para>
1161<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
1162 align="char">
1163<para>int ioctl(int fd, int request =
1164 <link linkend="FE_DISEQC_RESET_OVERLOAD">FE_DISEQC_RESET_OVERLOAD</link>);</para>
1165</entry>
1166 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
1167<para>PARAMETERS
1168</para>
1169<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
1170 align="char">
1171<para>int fd</para>
1172</entry><entry
1173 align="char">
1174<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para>
1175</entry>
1176 </row><row><entry
1177 align="char">
1178<para>int request</para>
1179</entry><entry
1180 align="char">
1181<para>Equals <link linkend="FE_DISEQC_RESET_OVERLOAD">FE_DISEQC_RESET_OVERLOAD</link> for this
1182 command.</para>
1183</entry>
1184 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
1185
1186&return-value-dvb;
1187</section>
1188
1189<section id="FE_DISEQC_SEND_MASTER_CMD">
1190<title>FE_DISEQC_SEND_MASTER_CMD</title>
1191<para>DESCRIPTION
1192</para>
1193<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
1194 align="char">
1195<para>This ioctl call is used to send a a DiSEqC command.</para>
1196</entry>
1197 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
1198<para>SYNOPSIS
1199</para>
1200<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
1201 align="char">
1202<para>int ioctl(int fd, int request =
1203 <link linkend="FE_DISEQC_SEND_MASTER_CMD">FE_DISEQC_SEND_MASTER_CMD</link>, struct
1204 dvb_diseqc_master_cmd &#x22C6;cmd);</para>
1205</entry>
1206 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
1207
1208<para>PARAMETERS
1209</para>
1210<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
1211 align="char">
1212<para>int fd</para>
1213</entry><entry
1214 align="char">
1215<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para>
1216</entry>
1217 </row><row><entry
1218 align="char">
1219<para>int request</para>
1220</entry><entry
1221 align="char">
1222<para>Equals <link linkend="FE_DISEQC_SEND_MASTER_CMD">FE_DISEQC_SEND_MASTER_CMD</link> for this
1223 command.</para>
1224</entry>
1225 </row><row><entry
1226 align="char">
1227<para>struct
1228 dvb_diseqc_master_cmd
1229 *cmd</para>
1230</entry><entry
1231 align="char">
1232<para>Pointer to the command to be transmitted.</para>
1233</entry>
1234 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
1235
1236&return-value-dvb;
1237</section>
1238
1239<section id="FE_DISEQC_RECV_SLAVE_REPLY">
1240<title>FE_DISEQC_RECV_SLAVE_REPLY</title>
1241<para>DESCRIPTION
1242</para>
1243<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
1244 align="char">
1245<para>This ioctl call is used to receive reply to a DiSEqC 2.0 command.</para>
1246</entry>
1247 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
1248
1249<para>SYNOPSIS
1250</para>
1251<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
1252 align="char">
1253<para>int ioctl(int fd, int request =
1254 <link linkend="FE_DISEQC_RECV_SLAVE_REPLY">FE_DISEQC_RECV_SLAVE_REPLY</link>, struct
1255 dvb_diseqc_slave_reply &#x22C6;reply);</para>
1256</entry>
1257 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
1258
1259<para>PARAMETERS
1260</para>
1261<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
1262 align="char">
1263<para>int fd</para>
1264</entry><entry
1265 align="char">
1266<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para>
1267</entry>
1268 </row><row><entry
1269 align="char">
1270<para>int request</para>
1271</entry><entry
1272 align="char">
1273<para>Equals <link linkend="FE_DISEQC_RECV_SLAVE_REPLY">FE_DISEQC_RECV_SLAVE_REPLY</link> for this
1274 command.</para>
1275</entry>
1276 </row><row><entry
1277 align="char">
1278<para>struct
1279 dvb_diseqc_slave_reply
1280 *reply</para>
1281</entry><entry
1282 align="char">
1283<para>Pointer to the command to be received.</para>
1284</entry>
1285 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
1286&return-value-dvb;
1287</section>
1288
1289<section id="FE_DISEQC_SEND_BURST">
1290<title>FE_DISEQC_SEND_BURST</title>
1291<para>DESCRIPTION
1292</para>
1293<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
1294 align="char">
1295<para>This ioctl call is used to send a 22KHz tone burst.</para>
1296</entry>
1297 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
1298
1299<para>SYNOPSIS
1300</para>
1301<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
1302 align="char">
1303<para>int ioctl(int fd, int request =
1304 <link linkend="FE_DISEQC_SEND_BURST">FE_DISEQC_SEND_BURST</link>, fe_sec_mini_cmd_t burst);</para>
1305</entry>
1306 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
1307
1308<para>PARAMETERS
1309</para>
1310<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
1311 align="char">
1312<para>int fd</para>
1313</entry><entry
1314 align="char">
1315<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para>
1316</entry>
1317 </row><row><entry
1318 align="char">
1319<para>int request</para>
1320</entry><entry
1321 align="char">
1322<para>Equals <link linkend="FE_DISEQC_SEND_BURST">FE_DISEQC_SEND_BURST</link> for this command.</para>
1323</entry>
1324 </row><row><entry
1325 align="char">
1326<para>fe_sec_mini_cmd_t
1327 burst</para>
1328</entry><entry
1329 align="char">
1330<para>burst A or B.</para>
1331</entry>
1332 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
1333
1334&return-value-dvb;
1335</section>
1336
1337<section id="FE_SET_TONE">
1338<title>FE_SET_TONE</title>
1339<para>DESCRIPTION
1340</para>
1341<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
1342 align="char">
1343<para>This call is used to set the generation of the continuous 22kHz tone. This call
1344 requires read/write permissions.</para>
1345</entry>
1346 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
1347<para>SYNOPSIS
1348</para>
1349<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
1350 align="char">
1351<para>int ioctl(int fd, int request = <link linkend="FE_SET_TONE">FE_SET_TONE</link>,
1352 fe_sec_tone_mode_t tone);</para>
1353</entry>
1354 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
1355<para>PARAMETERS
1356</para>
1357<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
1358 align="char">
1359<para>int fd</para>
1360</entry><entry
1361 align="char">
1362<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para>
1363</entry>
1364 </row><row><entry
1365 align="char">
1366<para>int request</para>
1367</entry><entry
1368 align="char">
1369<para>Equals <link linkend="FE_SET_TONE">FE_SET_TONE</link> for this command.</para>
1370</entry>
1371 </row><row><entry
1372 align="char">
1373<para>fe_sec_tone_mode_t
1374 tone</para>
1375</entry><entry
1376 align="char">
1377<para>The requested tone generation mode (on/off).</para>
1378</entry>
1379 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
1380&return-value-dvb;
1381</section>
1382
1383<section id="FE_SET_VOLTAGE">
1384<title>FE_SET_VOLTAGE</title>
1385<para>DESCRIPTION
1386</para>
1387<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
1388 align="char">
1389<para>This call is used to set the bus voltage. This call requires read/write
1390 permissions.</para>
1391</entry>
1392 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
1393<para>SYNOPSIS
1394</para>
1395<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
1396 align="char">
1397<para>int ioctl(int fd, int request = <link linkend="FE_SET_VOLTAGE">FE_SET_VOLTAGE</link>,
1398 fe_sec_voltage_t voltage);</para>
1399</entry>
1400 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
1401
1402<para>PARAMETERS
1403</para>
1404<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
1405 align="char">
1406<para>int fd</para>
1407</entry><entry
1408 align="char">
1409<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para>
1410</entry>
1411 </row><row><entry
1412 align="char">
1413<para>int request</para>
1414</entry><entry
1415 align="char">
1416<para>Equals <link linkend="FE_SET_VOLTAGE">FE_SET_VOLTAGE</link> for this command.</para>
1417</entry>
1418 </row><row><entry
1419 align="char">
1420<para>fe_sec_voltage_t
1421 voltage</para>
1422</entry><entry
1423 align="char">
1424<para>The requested bus voltage.</para>
1425</entry>
1426 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
1427
1428&return-value-dvb;
1429</section>
1430
1431<section id="FE_ENABLE_HIGH_LNB_VOLTAGE">
1432<title>FE_ENABLE_HIGH_LNB_VOLTAGE</title>
1433<para>DESCRIPTION
1434</para>
1435<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
1436 align="char">
1437<para>If high != 0 enables slightly higher voltages instead of 13/18V (to compensate
1438 for long cables). This call requires read/write permissions. Not all DVB
1439 adapters support this ioctl.</para>
1440</entry>
1441 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
1442
1443<para>SYNOPSIS
1444</para>
1445<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
1446 align="char">
1447<para>int ioctl(int fd, int request =
1448 <link linkend="FE_ENABLE_HIGH_LNB_VOLTAGE">FE_ENABLE_HIGH_LNB_VOLTAGE</link>, int high);</para>
1449</entry>
1450 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
1451
1452<para>PARAMETERS
1453</para>
1454<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
1455 align="char">
1456<para>int fd</para>
1457</entry><entry
1458 align="char">
1459<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para>
1460</entry>
1461 </row><row><entry
1462 align="char">
1463<para>int request</para>
1464</entry><entry
1465 align="char">
1466<para>Equals <link linkend="FE_SET_VOLTAGE">FE_SET_VOLTAGE</link> for this command.</para>
1467</entry>
1468 </row><row><entry
1469 align="char">
1470<para>int high</para>
1471</entry><entry
1472 align="char">
1473<para>The requested bus voltage.</para>
1474</entry>
1475 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
1476
1477&return-value-dvb;
1478</section>
1479
1480<section id="FE_SET_FRONTEND_TUNE_MODE">
1481<title>FE_SET_FRONTEND_TUNE_MODE</title>
1482<para>DESCRIPTION</para>
1483<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row>
1484<entry align="char">
1485<para>Allow setting tuner mode flags to the frontend.</para>
1486</entry>
1487</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
1488
1489<para>SYNOPSIS</para>
1490<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row>
1491<entry align="char">
1492<para>int ioctl(int fd, int request =
1493<link linkend="FE_SET_FRONTEND_TUNE_MODE">FE_SET_FRONTEND_TUNE_MODE</link>, unsigned int flags);</para>
1494</entry>
1495</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
1496
1497<para>PARAMETERS</para>
1498<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row>
1499<entry align="char">
1500	<para>unsigned int flags</para>
1501</entry>
1502<entry align="char">
1503<para>
1504FE_TUNE_MODE_ONESHOT When set, this flag will disable any zigzagging or other "normal" tuning behaviour. Additionally, there will be no automatic monitoring of the lock status, and hence no frontend events will be generated. If a frontend device is closed, this flag will be automatically turned off when the device is reopened read-write.
1505</para>
1506</entry>
1507 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
1508
1509&return-value-dvb;
1510</section>
1511
1512<section id="FE_DISHNETWORK_SEND_LEGACY_CMD">
1513	<title>FE_DISHNETWORK_SEND_LEGACY_CMD</title>
1514<para>DESCRIPTION</para>
1515<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row>
1516<entry align="char">
1517<para>WARNING: This is a very obscure legacy command, used only at stv0299 driver. Should not be used on newer drivers.</para>
1518<para>It provides a non-standard method for selecting Diseqc voltage on the frontend, for Dish Network legacy switches.</para>
1519<para>As support for this ioctl were added in 2004, this means that such dishes were already legacy in 2004.</para>
1520</entry>
1521</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
1522
1523<para>SYNOPSIS</para>
1524<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row>
1525<entry align="char">
1526<para>int ioctl(int fd, int request =
1527	<link linkend="FE_DISHNETWORK_SEND_LEGACY_CMD">FE_DISHNETWORK_SEND_LEGACY_CMD</link>, unsigned long cmd);</para>
1528</entry>
1529</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
1530
1531<para>PARAMETERS</para>
1532<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row>
1533<entry align="char">
1534	<para>unsigned long cmd</para>
1535</entry>
1536<entry align="char">
1537<para>
1538sends the specified raw cmd to the dish via DISEqC.
1539</para>
1540</entry>
1541 </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
1542
1543&return-value-dvb;
1544</section>
1545
1546</section>
1547
1548&sub-dvbproperty;
1549