Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-enumoutput.xml

   1 <refentry id="vidioc-enumoutput">
   2   <refmeta>
   3     <refentrytitle>ioctl VIDIOC_ENUMOUTPUT</refentrytitle>
   4     &manvol;
   5   </refmeta>
   6
   7   <refnamediv>
   8     <refname>VIDIOC_ENUMOUTPUT</refname>
   9     <refpurpose>Enumerate video outputs</refpurpose>
  10   </refnamediv>
  11
  12   <refsynopsisdiv>
  13     <funcsynopsis>
  14       <funcprototype>
  15         <funcdef>int <function>ioctl</function></funcdef>
  16         <paramdef>int <parameter>fd</parameter></paramdef>
  17         <paramdef>int <parameter>request</parameter></paramdef>
  18         <paramdef>struct v4l2_output *<parameter>argp</parameter></paramdef>
  19       </funcprototype>
  20     </funcsynopsis>
  21   </refsynopsisdiv>
  22
  23   <refsect1>
  24     <title>Arguments</title>
  25
  26     <variablelist>
  27       <varlistentry>
  28         <term><parameter>fd</parameter></term>
  29         <listitem>
  30           <para>&fd;</para>
  31         </listitem>
  32       </varlistentry>
  33       <varlistentry>
  34         <term><parameter>request</parameter></term>
  35         <listitem>
  36           <para>VIDIOC_ENUMOUTPUT</para>
  37         </listitem>
  38       </varlistentry>
  39       <varlistentry>
  40         <term><parameter>argp</parameter></term>
  41         <listitem>
  42           <para></para>
  43         </listitem>
  44       </varlistentry>
  45     </variablelist>
  46   </refsect1>
  47
  48   <refsect1>
  49     <title>Description</title>
  50
  51     <para>To query the attributes of a video outputs applications
  52 initialize the <structfield>index</structfield> field of &v4l2-output;
  53 and call the <constant>VIDIOC_ENUMOUTPUT</constant> ioctl with a
  54 pointer to this structure. Drivers fill the rest of the structure or
  55 return an &EINVAL; when the index is out of bounds. To enumerate all
  56 outputs applications shall begin at index zero, incrementing by one
  57 until the driver returns <errorcode>EINVAL</errorcode>.</para>
  58
  59     <table frame="none" pgwide="1" id="v4l2-output">
  60       <title>struct <structname>v4l2_output</structname></title>
  61       <tgroup cols="3">
  62         &cs-str;
  63         <tbody valign="top">
  64           <row>
  65             <entry>__u32</entry>
  66             <entry><structfield>index</structfield></entry>
  67             <entry>Identifies the output, set by the
  68 application.</entry>
  69           </row>
  70           <row>
  71             <entry>__u8</entry>
  72             <entry><structfield>name</structfield>[32]</entry>
  73             <entry>Name of the video output, a NUL-terminated ASCII
  74 string, for example: "Vout". This information is intended for the
  75 user, preferably the connector label on the device itself.</entry>
  76           </row>
  77           <row>
  78             <entry>__u32</entry>
  79             <entry><structfield>type</structfield></entry>
  80             <entry>Type of the output, see <xref
  81                 linkend="output-type" />.</entry>
  82           </row>
  83           <row>
  84             <entry>__u32</entry>
  85             <entry><structfield>audioset</structfield></entry>
  86             <entry><para>Drivers can enumerate up to 32 video and
  87 audio outputs. This field shows which audio outputs were
  88 selectable as the current output if this was the currently selected
  89 video output. It is a bit mask. The LSB corresponds to audio output 0,
  90 the MSB to output 31. Any number of bits can be set, or
  91 none.</para><para>When the driver does not enumerate audio outputs no
  92 bits must be set. Applications shall not interpret this as lack of
  93 audio support. Drivers may automatically select audio outputs without
  94 enumerating them.</para><para>For details on audio outputs and how to
  95 select the current output see <xref linkend="audio" />.</para></entry>
  96           </row>
  97           <row>
  98             <entry>__u32</entry>
  99             <entry><structfield>modulator</structfield></entry>
 100             <entry>Output devices can have zero or more RF modulators.
 101 When the <structfield>type</structfield> is
 102 <constant>V4L2_OUTPUT_TYPE_MODULATOR</constant> this is an RF
 103 connector and this field identifies the modulator. It corresponds to
 104 &v4l2-modulator; field <structfield>index</structfield>. For details
 105 on modulators see <xref linkend="tuner" />.</entry>
 106           </row>
 107           <row>
 108             <entry>&v4l2-std-id;</entry>
 109             <entry><structfield>std</structfield></entry>
 110             <entry>Every video output supports one or more different
 111 video standards. This field is a set of all supported standards. For
 112 details on video standards and how to switch see <xref
 113                 linkend="standard" />.</entry>
 114           </row>
 115           <row>
 116             <entry>__u32</entry>
 117             <entry><structfield>capabilities</structfield></entry>
 118             <entry>This field provides capabilities for the
 119 output. See <xref linkend="output-capabilities" /> for flags.</entry>
 120           </row>
 121           <row>
 122             <entry>__u32</entry>
 123             <entry><structfield>reserved</structfield>[3]</entry>
 124             <entry>Reserved for future extensions. Drivers must set
 125 the array to zero.</entry>
 126           </row>
 127         </tbody>
 128       </tgroup>
 129     </table>
 130
 131     <table frame="none" pgwide="1" id="output-type">
 132       <title>Output Type</title>
 133       <tgroup cols="3">
 134         &cs-def;
 135         <tbody valign="top">
 136           <row>
 137             <entry><constant>V4L2_OUTPUT_TYPE_MODULATOR</constant></entry>
 138             <entry>1</entry>
 139             <entry>This output is an analog TV modulator.</entry>
 140           </row>
 141           <row>
 142             <entry><constant>V4L2_OUTPUT_TYPE_ANALOG</constant></entry>
 143             <entry>2</entry>
 144             <entry>Analog baseband output, for example Composite /
 145 CVBS, S-Video, RGB.</entry>
 146           </row>
 147           <row>
 148             <entry><constant>V4L2_OUTPUT_TYPE_ANALOGVGAOVERLAY</constant></entry>
 149             <entry>3</entry>
 150             <entry>[?]</entry>
 151           </row>
 152         </tbody>
 153       </tgroup>
 154     </table>
 155
 156     <!-- Capabilities flags based on video timings RFC by Muralidharan
 157 Karicheri, titled RFC (v1.2): V4L - Support for video timings at the
 158 input/output interface to linux-media@vger.kernel.org on 19 Oct 2009.
 159         -->
 160     <table frame="none" pgwide="1" id="output-capabilities">
 161       <title>Output capabilities</title>
 162       <tgroup cols="3">
 163         &cs-def;
 164         <tbody valign="top">
 165           <row>
 166             <entry><constant>V4L2_OUT_CAP_PRESETS</constant></entry>
 167             <entry>0x00000001</entry>
 168             <entry>This output supports setting DV presets by using VIDIOC_S_DV_PRESET.</entry>
 169           </row>
 170           <row>
 171             <entry><constant>V4L2_OUT_CAP_CUSTOM_TIMINGS</constant></entry>
 172             <entry>0x00000002</entry>
 173             <entry>This output supports setting custom video timings by using VIDIOC_S_DV_TIMINGS.</entry>
 174           </row>
 175           <row>
 176             <entry><constant>V4L2_OUT_CAP_STD</constant></entry>
 177             <entry>0x00000004</entry>
 178             <entry>This output supports setting the TV standard by using VIDIOC_S_STD.</entry>
 179           </row>
 180         </tbody>
 181       </tgroup>
 182     </table>
 183
 184   </refsect1>
 185   <refsect1>
 186     &return-value;
 187
 188     <variablelist>
 189       <varlistentry>
 190         <term><errorcode>EINVAL</errorcode></term>
 191         <listitem>
 192           <para>The &v4l2-output; <structfield>index</structfield>
 193 is out of bounds.</para>
 194         </listitem>
 195       </varlistentry>
 196     </variablelist>
 197   </refsect1>
 198 </refentry>
 199
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