1 .. -*- coding: utf-8; mode: rst -*-
13 The control mechanism as originally designed was meant to be used for
14 user settings (brightness, saturation, etc). However, it turned out to
15 be a very useful model for implementing more complicated driver APIs
16 where each driver implements only a subset of a larger API.
18 The MPEG encoding API was the driving force behind designing and
19 implementing this extended control mechanism: the MPEG standard is quite
20 large and the currently supported hardware MPEG encoders each only
21 implement a subset of this standard. Further more, many parameters
22 relating to how the video is encoded into an MPEG stream are specific to
23 the MPEG encoding chip since the MPEG standard only defines the format
24 of the resulting MPEG stream, not how the video is actually encoded into
27 Unfortunately, the original control API lacked some features needed for
28 these new uses and so it was extended into the (not terribly originally
29 named) extended control API.
31 Even though the MPEG encoding API was the first effort to use the
32 Extended Control API, nowadays there are also other classes of Extended
33 Controls, such as Camera Controls and FM Transmitter Controls. The
34 Extended Controls API as well as all Extended Controls classes are
35 described in the following text.
38 The Extended Control API
39 ========================
41 Three new ioctls are available:
42 :ref:`VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS <VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS>`,
43 :ref:`VIDIOC_S_EXT_CTRLS <VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS>` and
44 :ref:`VIDIOC_TRY_EXT_CTRLS <VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS>`. These ioctls act
45 on arrays of controls (as opposed to the
46 :ref:`VIDIOC_G_CTRL <VIDIOC_G_CTRL>` and
47 :ref:`VIDIOC_S_CTRL <VIDIOC_G_CTRL>` ioctls that act on a single
48 control). This is needed since it is often required to atomically change
49 several controls at once.
51 Each of the new ioctls expects a pointer to a struct
52 :c:type:`v4l2_ext_controls`. This structure
53 contains a pointer to the control array, a count of the number of
54 controls in that array and a control class. Control classes are used to
55 group similar controls into a single class. For example, control class
56 ``V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_USER`` contains all user controls (i. e. all controls
57 that can also be set using the old :ref:`VIDIOC_S_CTRL <VIDIOC_G_CTRL>`
58 ioctl). Control class ``V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_MPEG`` contains all controls
59 relating to MPEG encoding, etc.
61 All controls in the control array must belong to the specified control
62 class. An error is returned if this is not the case.
64 It is also possible to use an empty control array (``count`` == 0) to check
65 whether the specified control class is supported.
67 The control array is a struct
68 :c:type:`v4l2_ext_control` array. The
69 struct :c:type:`v4l2_ext_control` is very similar to
70 struct :c:type:`v4l2_control`, except for the fact that
71 it also allows for 64-bit values and pointers to be passed.
73 Since the struct :c:type:`v4l2_ext_control` supports
74 pointers it is now also possible to have controls with compound types
75 such as N-dimensional arrays and/or structures. You need to specify the
76 ``V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_NEXT_COMPOUND`` when enumerating controls to actually
77 be able to see such compound controls. In other words, these controls
78 with compound types should only be used programmatically.
80 Since such compound controls need to expose more information about
81 themselves than is possible with
82 :ref:`VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL` the
83 :ref:`VIDIOC_QUERY_EXT_CTRL <VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL>` ioctl was added. In
84 particular, this ioctl gives the dimensions of the N-dimensional array
85 if this control consists of more than one element.
89 #. It is important to realize that due to the flexibility of controls it is
90 necessary to check whether the control you want to set actually is
91 supported in the driver and what the valid range of values is. So use
92 the :ref:`VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL` (or :ref:`VIDIOC_QUERY_EXT_CTRL
93 <VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL>`) and :ref:`VIDIOC_QUERYMENU <VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL>`
96 #. It is possible that some of the menu indices in a control of
97 type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_MENU`` may not be supported (``VIDIOC_QUERYMENU``
98 will return an error). A good example is the list of supported MPEG
99 audio bitrates. Some drivers only support one or two bitrates, others
100 support a wider range.
102 All controls use machine endianness.
105 Enumerating Extended Controls
106 =============================
108 The recommended way to enumerate over the extended controls is by using
109 :ref:`VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL` in combination with the
110 ``V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_NEXT_CTRL`` flag:
115 struct v4l2_queryctrl qctrl;
117 qctrl.id = V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_NEXT_CTRL;
118 while (0 == ioctl (fd, VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL, &qctrl)) {
120 qctrl.id |= V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_NEXT_CTRL;
123 The initial control ID is set to 0 ORed with the
124 ``V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_NEXT_CTRL`` flag. The ``VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL`` ioctl will
125 return the first control with a higher ID than the specified one. When
126 no such controls are found an error is returned.
128 If you want to get all controls within a specific control class, then
129 you can set the initial ``qctrl.id`` value to the control class and add
130 an extra check to break out of the loop when a control of another
131 control class is found:
136 qctrl.id = V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_MPEG | V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_NEXT_CTRL;
137 while (0 == ioctl(fd, VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL, &qctrl)) {
138 if (V4L2_CTRL_ID2CLASS(qctrl.id) != V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_MPEG)
141 qctrl.id |= V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_NEXT_CTRL;
144 The 32-bit ``qctrl.id`` value is subdivided into three bit ranges: the
145 top 4 bits are reserved for flags (e. g. ``V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_NEXT_CTRL``)
146 and are not actually part of the ID. The remaining 28 bits form the
147 control ID, of which the most significant 12 bits define the control
148 class and the least significant 16 bits identify the control within the
149 control class. It is guaranteed that these last 16 bits are always
150 non-zero for controls. The range of 0x1000 and up are reserved for
151 driver-specific controls. The macro ``V4L2_CTRL_ID2CLASS(id)`` returns
152 the control class ID based on a control ID.
154 If the driver does not support extended controls, then
155 ``VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL`` will fail when used in combination with
156 ``V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_NEXT_CTRL``. In that case the old method of enumerating
157 control should be used (see :ref:`enum_all_controls`). But if it is
158 supported, then it is guaranteed to enumerate over all controls,
159 including driver-private controls.
162 Creating Control Panels
163 =======================
165 It is possible to create control panels for a graphical user interface
166 where the user can select the various controls. Basically you will have
167 to iterate over all controls using the method described above. Each
168 control class starts with a control of type
169 ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_CTRL_CLASS``. ``VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL`` will return the name
170 of this control class which can be used as the title of a tab page
171 within a control panel.
173 The flags field of struct :ref:`v4l2_queryctrl <v4l2-queryctrl>` also
174 contains hints on the behavior of the control. See the
175 :ref:`VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL` documentation for more
181 Codec Control Reference
182 =======================
184 Below all controls within the Codec control class are described. First
185 the generic controls, then controls specific for certain hardware.
189 These controls are applicable to all codecs and not just MPEG. The
190 defines are prefixed with V4L2_CID_MPEG/V4L2_MPEG as the controls
191 were originally made for MPEG codecs and later extended to cover all
195 Generic Codec Controls
196 ----------------------
204 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_CLASS (class)``
205 The Codec class descriptor. Calling
206 :ref:`VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL` for this control will
207 return a description of this control class. This description can be
208 used as the caption of a Tab page in a GUI, for example.
210 .. _v4l2-mpeg-stream-type:
212 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_STREAM_TYPE``
215 enum v4l2_mpeg_stream_type -
216 The MPEG-1, -2 or -4 output stream type. One cannot assume anything
217 here. Each hardware MPEG encoder tends to support different subsets
218 of the available MPEG stream types. This control is specific to
219 multiplexed MPEG streams. The currently defined stream types are:
227 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_STREAM_TYPE_MPEG2_PS``
228 - MPEG-2 program stream
229 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_STREAM_TYPE_MPEG2_TS``
230 - MPEG-2 transport stream
231 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_STREAM_TYPE_MPEG1_SS``
232 - MPEG-1 system stream
233 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_STREAM_TYPE_MPEG2_DVD``
234 - MPEG-2 DVD-compatible stream
235 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_STREAM_TYPE_MPEG1_VCD``
236 - MPEG-1 VCD-compatible stream
237 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_STREAM_TYPE_MPEG2_SVCD``
238 - MPEG-2 SVCD-compatible stream
242 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_STREAM_PID_PMT (integer)``
243 Program Map Table Packet ID for the MPEG transport stream (default
246 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_STREAM_PID_AUDIO (integer)``
247 Audio Packet ID for the MPEG transport stream (default 256)
249 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_STREAM_PID_VIDEO (integer)``
250 Video Packet ID for the MPEG transport stream (default 260)
252 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_STREAM_PID_PCR (integer)``
253 Packet ID for the MPEG transport stream carrying PCR fields (default
256 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_STREAM_PES_ID_AUDIO (integer)``
257 Audio ID for MPEG PES
259 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_STREAM_PES_ID_VIDEO (integer)``
260 Video ID for MPEG PES
262 .. _v4l2-mpeg-stream-vbi-fmt:
264 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_STREAM_VBI_FMT``
267 enum v4l2_mpeg_stream_vbi_fmt -
268 Some cards can embed VBI data (e. g. Closed Caption, Teletext) into
269 the MPEG stream. This control selects whether VBI data should be
270 embedded, and if so, what embedding method should be used. The list
271 of possible VBI formats depends on the driver. The currently defined
272 VBI format types are:
276 .. tabularcolumns:: |p{6 cm}|p{11.5cm}|
282 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_STREAM_VBI_FMT_NONE``
283 - No VBI in the MPEG stream
284 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_STREAM_VBI_FMT_IVTV``
285 - VBI in private packets, IVTV format (documented in the kernel
287 ``Documentation/video4linux/cx2341x/README.vbi``)
291 .. _v4l2-mpeg-audio-sampling-freq:
293 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_SAMPLING_FREQ``
296 enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_sampling_freq -
297 MPEG Audio sampling frequency. Possible values are:
305 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_SAMPLING_FREQ_44100``
307 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_SAMPLING_FREQ_48000``
309 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_SAMPLING_FREQ_32000``
314 .. _v4l2-mpeg-audio-encoding:
316 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_ENCODING``
319 enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_encoding -
320 MPEG Audio encoding. This control is specific to multiplexed MPEG
321 streams. Possible values are:
329 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_ENCODING_LAYER_1``
330 - MPEG-1/2 Layer I encoding
331 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_ENCODING_LAYER_2``
332 - MPEG-1/2 Layer II encoding
333 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_ENCODING_LAYER_3``
334 - MPEG-1/2 Layer III encoding
335 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_ENCODING_AAC``
336 - MPEG-2/4 AAC (Advanced Audio Coding)
337 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_ENCODING_AC3``
338 - AC-3 aka ATSC A/52 encoding
342 .. _v4l2-mpeg-audio-l1-bitrate:
344 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE``
347 enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_l1_bitrate -
348 MPEG-1/2 Layer I bitrate. Possible values are:
356 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_32K``
358 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_64K``
360 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_96K``
362 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_128K``
364 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_160K``
366 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_192K``
368 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_224K``
370 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_256K``
372 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_288K``
374 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_320K``
376 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_352K``
378 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_384K``
380 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_416K``
382 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_448K``
387 .. _v4l2-mpeg-audio-l2-bitrate:
389 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE``
392 enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_l2_bitrate -
393 MPEG-1/2 Layer II bitrate. Possible values are:
401 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_32K``
403 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_48K``
405 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_56K``
407 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_64K``
409 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_80K``
411 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_96K``
413 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_112K``
415 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_128K``
417 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_160K``
419 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_192K``
421 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_224K``
423 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_256K``
425 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_320K``
427 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_384K``
432 .. _v4l2-mpeg-audio-l3-bitrate:
434 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE``
437 enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_l3_bitrate -
438 MPEG-1/2 Layer III bitrate. Possible values are:
446 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_32K``
448 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_40K``
450 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_48K``
452 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_56K``
454 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_64K``
456 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_80K``
458 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_96K``
460 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_112K``
462 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_128K``
464 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_160K``
466 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_192K``
468 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_224K``
470 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_256K``
472 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_320K``
477 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_AAC_BITRATE (integer)``
478 AAC bitrate in bits per second.
480 .. _v4l2-mpeg-audio-ac3-bitrate:
482 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE``
485 enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_ac3_bitrate -
486 AC-3 bitrate. Possible values are:
494 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_32K``
496 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_40K``
498 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_48K``
500 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_56K``
502 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_64K``
504 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_80K``
506 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_96K``
508 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_112K``
510 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_128K``
512 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_160K``
514 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_192K``
516 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_224K``
518 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_256K``
520 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_320K``
522 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_384K``
524 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_448K``
526 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_512K``
528 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_576K``
530 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_640K``
535 .. _v4l2-mpeg-audio-mode:
537 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_MODE``
540 enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_mode -
541 MPEG Audio mode. Possible values are:
549 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_MODE_STEREO``
551 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_MODE_JOINT_STEREO``
553 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_MODE_DUAL``
555 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_MODE_MONO``
560 .. _v4l2-mpeg-audio-mode-extension:
562 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_MODE_EXTENSION``
565 enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_mode_extension -
566 Joint Stereo audio mode extension. In Layer I and II they indicate
567 which subbands are in intensity stereo. All other subbands are coded
568 in stereo. Layer III is not (yet) supported. Possible values are:
576 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_MODE_EXTENSION_BOUND_4``
577 - Subbands 4-31 in intensity stereo
578 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_MODE_EXTENSION_BOUND_8``
579 - Subbands 8-31 in intensity stereo
580 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_MODE_EXTENSION_BOUND_12``
581 - Subbands 12-31 in intensity stereo
582 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_MODE_EXTENSION_BOUND_16``
583 - Subbands 16-31 in intensity stereo
587 .. _v4l2-mpeg-audio-emphasis:
589 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_EMPHASIS``
592 enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_emphasis -
593 Audio Emphasis. Possible values are:
601 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_EMPHASIS_NONE``
603 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_EMPHASIS_50_DIV_15_uS``
604 - 50/15 microsecond emphasis
605 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_EMPHASIS_CCITT_J17``
610 .. _v4l2-mpeg-audio-crc:
612 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_CRC``
615 enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_crc -
616 CRC method. Possible values are:
624 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_CRC_NONE``
626 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_CRC_CRC16``
627 - 16 bit parity check
631 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_MUTE (boolean)``
632 Mutes the audio when capturing. This is not done by muting audio
633 hardware, which can still produce a slight hiss, but in the encoder
634 itself, guaranteeing a fixed and reproducible audio bitstream. 0 =
637 .. _v4l2-mpeg-audio-dec-playback:
639 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_DEC_PLAYBACK``
642 enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_dec_playback -
643 Determines how monolingual audio should be played back. Possible
648 .. tabularcolumns:: |p{9.0cm}|p{8.5cm}|
654 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_DEC_PLAYBACK_AUTO``
655 - Automatically determines the best playback mode.
656 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_DEC_PLAYBACK_STEREO``
658 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_DEC_PLAYBACK_LEFT``
659 - Left channel playback.
660 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_DEC_PLAYBACK_RIGHT``
661 - Right channel playback.
662 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_DEC_PLAYBACK_MONO``
664 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_DEC_PLAYBACK_SWAPPED_STEREO``
665 - Stereo playback with swapped left and right channels.
669 .. _v4l2-mpeg-audio-dec-multilingual-playback:
671 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_DEC_MULTILINGUAL_PLAYBACK``
674 enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_dec_playback -
675 Determines how multilingual audio should be played back.
677 .. _v4l2-mpeg-video-encoding:
679 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_ENCODING``
682 enum v4l2_mpeg_video_encoding -
683 MPEG Video encoding method. This control is specific to multiplexed
684 MPEG streams. Possible values are:
692 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_ENCODING_MPEG_1``
693 - MPEG-1 Video encoding
694 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_ENCODING_MPEG_2``
695 - MPEG-2 Video encoding
696 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_ENCODING_MPEG_4_AVC``
697 - MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) Video encoding
701 .. _v4l2-mpeg-video-aspect:
703 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_ASPECT``
706 enum v4l2_mpeg_video_aspect -
707 Video aspect. Possible values are:
715 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_ASPECT_1x1``
716 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_ASPECT_4x3``
717 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_ASPECT_16x9``
718 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_ASPECT_221x100``
722 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_B_FRAMES (integer)``
723 Number of B-Frames (default 2)
725 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_GOP_SIZE (integer)``
726 GOP size (default 12)
728 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_GOP_CLOSURE (boolean)``
729 GOP closure (default 1)
731 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_PULLDOWN (boolean)``
732 Enable 3:2 pulldown (default 0)
734 .. _v4l2-mpeg-video-bitrate-mode:
736 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_BITRATE_MODE``
739 enum v4l2_mpeg_video_bitrate_mode -
740 Video bitrate mode. Possible values are:
748 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_BITRATE_MODE_VBR``
750 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_BITRATE_MODE_CBR``
755 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_BITRATE (integer)``
756 Video bitrate in bits per second.
758 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_BITRATE_PEAK (integer)``
759 Peak video bitrate in bits per second. Must be larger or equal to
760 the average video bitrate. It is ignored if the video bitrate mode
761 is set to constant bitrate.
763 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_TEMPORAL_DECIMATION (integer)``
764 For every captured frame, skip this many subsequent frames (default
767 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MUTE (boolean)``
768 "Mutes" the video to a fixed color when capturing. This is useful
769 for testing, to produce a fixed video bitstream. 0 = unmuted, 1 =
772 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MUTE_YUV (integer)``
773 Sets the "mute" color of the video. The supplied 32-bit integer is
774 interpreted as follows (bit 0 = least significant bit):
783 - V chrominance information
785 - U chrominance information
787 - Y luminance information
793 .. _v4l2-mpeg-video-dec-pts:
795 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_DEC_PTS (integer64)``
796 This read-only control returns the 33-bit video Presentation Time
797 Stamp as defined in ITU T-REC-H.222.0 and ISO/IEC 13818-1 of the
798 currently displayed frame. This is the same PTS as is used in
799 :ref:`VIDIOC_DECODER_CMD`.
801 .. _v4l2-mpeg-video-dec-frame:
803 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_DEC_FRAME (integer64)``
804 This read-only control returns the frame counter of the frame that
805 is currently displayed (decoded). This value is reset to 0 whenever
806 the decoder is started.
808 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_DECODER_SLICE_INTERFACE (boolean)``
809 If enabled the decoder expects to receive a single slice per buffer,
810 otherwise the decoder expects a single frame in per buffer.
811 Applicable to the decoder, all codecs.
813 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_SAR_ENABLE (boolean)``
814 Enable writing sample aspect ratio in the Video Usability
815 Information. Applicable to the H264 encoder.
817 .. _v4l2-mpeg-video-h264-vui-sar-idc:
819 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_SAR_IDC``
822 enum v4l2_mpeg_video_h264_vui_sar_idc -
823 VUI sample aspect ratio indicator for H.264 encoding. The value is
824 defined in the table E-1 in the standard. Applicable to the H264
833 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_SAR_IDC_UNSPECIFIED``
835 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_SAR_IDC_1x1``
837 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_SAR_IDC_12x11``
839 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_SAR_IDC_10x11``
841 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_SAR_IDC_16x11``
843 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_SAR_IDC_40x33``
845 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_SAR_IDC_24x11``
847 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_SAR_IDC_20x11``
849 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_SAR_IDC_32x11``
851 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_SAR_IDC_80x33``
853 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_SAR_IDC_18x11``
855 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_SAR_IDC_15x11``
857 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_SAR_IDC_64x33``
859 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_SAR_IDC_160x99``
861 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_SAR_IDC_4x3``
863 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_SAR_IDC_3x2``
865 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_SAR_IDC_2x1``
867 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_SAR_IDC_EXTENDED``
872 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_EXT_SAR_WIDTH (integer)``
873 Extended sample aspect ratio width for H.264 VUI encoding.
874 Applicable to the H264 encoder.
876 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_EXT_SAR_HEIGHT (integer)``
877 Extended sample aspect ratio height for H.264 VUI encoding.
878 Applicable to the H264 encoder.
880 .. _v4l2-mpeg-video-h264-level:
882 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LEVEL``
885 enum v4l2_mpeg_video_h264_level -
886 The level information for the H264 video elementary stream.
887 Applicable to the H264 encoder. Possible values are:
895 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LEVEL_1_0``
897 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LEVEL_1B``
899 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LEVEL_1_1``
901 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LEVEL_1_2``
903 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LEVEL_1_3``
905 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LEVEL_2_0``
907 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LEVEL_2_1``
909 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LEVEL_2_2``
911 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LEVEL_3_0``
913 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LEVEL_3_1``
915 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LEVEL_3_2``
917 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LEVEL_4_0``
919 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LEVEL_4_1``
921 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LEVEL_4_2``
923 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LEVEL_5_0``
925 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LEVEL_5_1``
930 .. _v4l2-mpeg-video-mpeg4-level:
932 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MPEG4_LEVEL``
935 enum v4l2_mpeg_video_mpeg4_level -
936 The level information for the MPEG4 elementary stream. Applicable to
937 the MPEG4 encoder. Possible values are:
945 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_LEVEL_0``
947 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_LEVEL_0B``
949 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_LEVEL_1``
951 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_LEVEL_2``
953 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_LEVEL_3``
955 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_LEVEL_3B``
957 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_LEVEL_4``
959 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_LEVEL_5``
964 .. _v4l2-mpeg-video-h264-profile:
966 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PROFILE``
969 enum v4l2_mpeg_video_h264_profile -
970 The profile information for H264. Applicable to the H264 encoder.
979 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PROFILE_BASELINE``
981 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PROFILE_CONSTRAINED_BASELINE``
982 - Constrained Baseline profile
983 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PROFILE_MAIN``
985 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PROFILE_EXTENDED``
987 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PROFILE_HIGH``
989 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PROFILE_HIGH_10``
991 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PROFILE_HIGH_422``
993 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PROFILE_HIGH_444_PREDICTIVE``
994 - High 444 Predictive profile
995 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PROFILE_HIGH_10_INTRA``
996 - High 10 Intra profile
997 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PROFILE_HIGH_422_INTRA``
998 - High 422 Intra profile
999 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PROFILE_HIGH_444_INTRA``
1000 - High 444 Intra profile
1001 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PROFILE_CAVLC_444_INTRA``
1002 - CAVLC 444 Intra profile
1003 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PROFILE_SCALABLE_BASELINE``
1004 - Scalable Baseline profile
1005 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PROFILE_SCALABLE_HIGH``
1006 - Scalable High profile
1007 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PROFILE_SCALABLE_HIGH_INTRA``
1008 - Scalable High Intra profile
1009 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PROFILE_STEREO_HIGH``
1010 - Stereo High profile
1011 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PROFILE_MULTIVIEW_HIGH``
1012 - Multiview High profile
1016 .. _v4l2-mpeg-video-mpeg4-profile:
1018 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MPEG4_PROFILE``
1021 enum v4l2_mpeg_video_mpeg4_profile -
1022 The profile information for MPEG4. Applicable to the MPEG4 encoder.
1023 Possible values are:
1031 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_PROFILE_SIMPLE``
1033 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_PROFILE_ADVANCED_SIMPLE``
1034 - Advanced Simple profile
1035 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_PROFILE_CORE``
1037 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_PROFILE_SIMPLE_SCALABLE``
1038 - Simple Scalable profile
1039 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_PROFILE_ADVANCED_CODING_EFFICIENCY``
1044 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MAX_REF_PIC (integer)``
1045 The maximum number of reference pictures used for encoding.
1046 Applicable to the encoder.
1048 .. _v4l2-mpeg-video-multi-slice-mode:
1050 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MULTI_SLICE_MODE``
1053 enum v4l2_mpeg_video_multi_slice_mode -
1054 Determines how the encoder should handle division of frame into
1055 slices. Applicable to the encoder. Possible values are:
1059 .. tabularcolumns:: |p{8.7cm}|p{8.8cm}|
1065 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_MULTI_SLICE_MODE_SINGLE``
1066 - Single slice per frame.
1067 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_MULTI_SLICE_MODE_MAX_MB``
1068 - Multiple slices with set maximum number of macroblocks per slice.
1069 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_MULTI_SLICE_MODE_MAX_BYTES``
1070 - Multiple slice with set maximum size in bytes per slice.
1074 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MULTI_SLICE_MAX_MB (integer)``
1075 The maximum number of macroblocks in a slice. Used when
1076 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MULTI_SLICE_MODE`` is set to
1077 ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_MULTI_SLICE_MODE_MAX_MB``. Applicable to the
1080 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MULTI_SLICE_MAX_BYTES (integer)``
1081 The maximum size of a slice in bytes. Used when
1082 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MULTI_SLICE_MODE`` is set to
1083 ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_MULTI_SLICE_MODE_MAX_BYTES``. Applicable to the
1086 .. _v4l2-mpeg-video-h264-loop-filter-mode:
1088 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LOOP_FILTER_MODE``
1091 enum v4l2_mpeg_video_h264_loop_filter_mode -
1092 Loop filter mode for H264 encoder. Possible values are:
1096 .. tabularcolumns:: |p{14.0cm}|p{3.5cm}|
1102 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LOOP_FILTER_MODE_ENABLED``
1103 - Loop filter is enabled.
1104 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LOOP_FILTER_MODE_DISABLED``
1105 - Loop filter is disabled.
1106 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LOOP_FILTER_MODE_DISABLED_AT_SLICE_BOUNDARY``
1107 - Loop filter is disabled at the slice boundary.
1111 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LOOP_FILTER_ALPHA (integer)``
1112 Loop filter alpha coefficient, defined in the H264 standard.
1113 Applicable to the H264 encoder.
1115 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LOOP_FILTER_BETA (integer)``
1116 Loop filter beta coefficient, defined in the H264 standard.
1117 Applicable to the H264 encoder.
1119 .. _v4l2-mpeg-video-h264-entropy-mode:
1121 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_ENTROPY_MODE``
1124 enum v4l2_mpeg_video_h264_entropy_mode -
1125 Entropy coding mode for H264 - CABAC/CAVALC. Applicable to the H264
1126 encoder. Possible values are:
1134 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_ENTROPY_MODE_CAVLC``
1135 - Use CAVLC entropy coding.
1136 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_ENTROPY_MODE_CABAC``
1137 - Use CABAC entropy coding.
1141 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_8X8_TRANSFORM (boolean)``
1142 Enable 8X8 transform for H264. Applicable to the H264 encoder.
1144 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_CYCLIC_INTRA_REFRESH_MB (integer)``
1145 Cyclic intra macroblock refresh. This is the number of continuous
1146 macroblocks refreshed every frame. Each frame a successive set of
1147 macroblocks is refreshed until the cycle completes and starts from
1148 the top of the frame. Applicable to H264, H263 and MPEG4 encoder.
1150 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_FRAME_RC_ENABLE (boolean)``
1151 Frame level rate control enable. If this control is disabled then
1152 the quantization parameter for each frame type is constant and set
1153 with appropriate controls (e.g.
1154 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H263_I_FRAME_QP``). If frame rate control is
1155 enabled then quantization parameter is adjusted to meet the chosen
1156 bitrate. Minimum and maximum value for the quantization parameter
1157 can be set with appropriate controls (e.g.
1158 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H263_MIN_QP``). Applicable to encoders.
1160 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MB_RC_ENABLE (boolean)``
1161 Macroblock level rate control enable. Applicable to the MPEG4 and
1164 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MPEG4_QPEL (boolean)``
1165 Quarter pixel motion estimation for MPEG4. Applicable to the MPEG4
1168 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H263_I_FRAME_QP (integer)``
1169 Quantization parameter for an I frame for H263. Valid range: from 1
1172 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H263_MIN_QP (integer)``
1173 Minimum quantization parameter for H263. Valid range: from 1 to 31.
1175 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H263_MAX_QP (integer)``
1176 Maximum quantization parameter for H263. Valid range: from 1 to 31.
1178 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H263_P_FRAME_QP (integer)``
1179 Quantization parameter for an P frame for H263. Valid range: from 1
1182 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H263_B_FRAME_QP (integer)``
1183 Quantization parameter for an B frame for H263. Valid range: from 1
1186 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_I_FRAME_QP (integer)``
1187 Quantization parameter for an I frame for H264. Valid range: from 0
1190 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_MIN_QP (integer)``
1191 Minimum quantization parameter for H264. Valid range: from 0 to 51.
1193 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_MAX_QP (integer)``
1194 Maximum quantization parameter for H264. Valid range: from 0 to 51.
1196 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_P_FRAME_QP (integer)``
1197 Quantization parameter for an P frame for H264. Valid range: from 0
1200 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_B_FRAME_QP (integer)``
1201 Quantization parameter for an B frame for H264. Valid range: from 0
1204 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MPEG4_I_FRAME_QP (integer)``
1205 Quantization parameter for an I frame for MPEG4. Valid range: from 1
1208 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MPEG4_MIN_QP (integer)``
1209 Minimum quantization parameter for MPEG4. Valid range: from 1 to 31.
1211 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MPEG4_MAX_QP (integer)``
1212 Maximum quantization parameter for MPEG4. Valid range: from 1 to 31.
1214 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MPEG4_P_FRAME_QP (integer)``
1215 Quantization parameter for an P frame for MPEG4. Valid range: from 1
1218 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MPEG4_B_FRAME_QP (integer)``
1219 Quantization parameter for an B frame for MPEG4. Valid range: from 1
1222 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VBV_SIZE (integer)``
1223 The Video Buffer Verifier size in kilobytes, it is used as a
1224 limitation of frame skip. The VBV is defined in the standard as a
1225 mean to verify that the produced stream will be successfully
1226 decoded. The standard describes it as "Part of a hypothetical
1227 decoder that is conceptually connected to the output of the encoder.
1228 Its purpose is to provide a constraint on the variability of the
1229 data rate that an encoder or editing process may produce.".
1230 Applicable to the MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4 encoders.
1232 .. _v4l2-mpeg-video-vbv-delay:
1234 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VBV_DELAY (integer)``
1235 Sets the initial delay in milliseconds for VBV buffer control.
1237 .. _v4l2-mpeg-video-hor-search-range:
1239 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MV_H_SEARCH_RANGE (integer)``
1240 Horizontal search range defines maximum horizontal search area in
1241 pixels to search and match for the present Macroblock (MB) in the
1242 reference picture. This V4L2 control macro is used to set horizontal
1243 search range for motion estimation module in video encoder.
1245 .. _v4l2-mpeg-video-vert-search-range:
1247 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MV_V_SEARCH_RANGE (integer)``
1248 Vertical search range defines maximum vertical search area in pixels
1249 to search and match for the present Macroblock (MB) in the reference
1250 picture. This V4L2 control macro is used to set vertical search
1251 range for motion estimation module in video encoder.
1253 .. _v4l2-mpeg-video-force-key-frame:
1255 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_FORCE_KEY_FRAME (button)``
1256 Force a key frame for the next queued buffer. Applicable to
1257 encoders. This is a general, codec-agnostic keyframe control.
1259 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_CPB_SIZE (integer)``
1260 The Coded Picture Buffer size in kilobytes, it is used as a
1261 limitation of frame skip. The CPB is defined in the H264 standard as
1262 a mean to verify that the produced stream will be successfully
1263 decoded. Applicable to the H264 encoder.
1265 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_I_PERIOD (integer)``
1266 Period between I-frames in the open GOP for H264. In case of an open
1267 GOP this is the period between two I-frames. The period between IDR
1268 (Instantaneous Decoding Refresh) frames is taken from the GOP_SIZE
1269 control. An IDR frame, which stands for Instantaneous Decoding
1270 Refresh is an I-frame after which no prior frames are referenced.
1271 This means that a stream can be restarted from an IDR frame without
1272 the need to store or decode any previous frames. Applicable to the
1275 .. _v4l2-mpeg-video-header-mode:
1277 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_HEADER_MODE``
1280 enum v4l2_mpeg_video_header_mode -
1281 Determines whether the header is returned as the first buffer or is
1282 it returned together with the first frame. Applicable to encoders.
1283 Possible values are:
1287 .. tabularcolumns:: |p{10.3cm}|p{7.2cm}|
1293 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_HEADER_MODE_SEPARATE``
1294 - The stream header is returned separately in the first buffer.
1295 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_HEADER_MODE_JOINED_WITH_1ST_FRAME``
1296 - The stream header is returned together with the first encoded
1301 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_REPEAT_SEQ_HEADER (boolean)``
1302 Repeat the video sequence headers. Repeating these headers makes
1303 random access to the video stream easier. Applicable to the MPEG1, 2
1306 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_DECODER_MPEG4_DEBLOCK_FILTER (boolean)``
1307 Enabled the deblocking post processing filter for MPEG4 decoder.
1308 Applicable to the MPEG4 decoder.
1310 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MPEG4_VOP_TIME_RES (integer)``
1311 vop_time_increment_resolution value for MPEG4. Applicable to the
1314 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MPEG4_VOP_TIME_INC (integer)``
1315 vop_time_increment value for MPEG4. Applicable to the MPEG4
1318 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_SEI_FRAME_PACKING (boolean)``
1319 Enable generation of frame packing supplemental enhancement
1320 information in the encoded bitstream. The frame packing SEI message
1321 contains the arrangement of L and R planes for 3D viewing.
1322 Applicable to the H264 encoder.
1324 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_SEI_FP_CURRENT_FRAME_0 (boolean)``
1325 Sets current frame as frame0 in frame packing SEI. Applicable to the
1328 .. _v4l2-mpeg-video-h264-sei-fp-arrangement-type:
1330 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_SEI_FP_ARRANGEMENT_TYPE``
1333 enum v4l2_mpeg_video_h264_sei_fp_arrangement_type -
1334 Frame packing arrangement type for H264 SEI. Applicable to the H264
1335 encoder. Possible values are:
1337 .. tabularcolumns:: |p{12cm}|p{5.5cm}|
1343 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_SEI_FP_ARRANGEMENT_TYPE_CHEKERBOARD``
1344 - Pixels are alternatively from L and R.
1345 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_SEI_FP_ARRANGEMENT_TYPE_COLUMN``
1346 - L and R are interlaced by column.
1347 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_SEI_FP_ARRANGEMENT_TYPE_ROW``
1348 - L and R are interlaced by row.
1349 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_SEI_FP_ARRANGEMENT_TYPE_SIDE_BY_SIDE``
1350 - L is on the left, R on the right.
1351 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_SEI_FP_ARRANGEMENT_TYPE_TOP_BOTTOM``
1352 - L is on top, R on bottom.
1353 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_SEI_FP_ARRANGEMENT_TYPE_TEMPORAL``
1354 - One view per frame.
1358 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_FMO (boolean)``
1359 Enables flexible macroblock ordering in the encoded bitstream. It is
1360 a technique used for restructuring the ordering of macroblocks in
1361 pictures. Applicable to the H264 encoder.
1363 .. _v4l2-mpeg-video-h264-fmo-map-type:
1365 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_FMO_MAP_TYPE``
1368 enum v4l2_mpeg_video_h264_fmo_map_type -
1369 When using FMO, the map type divides the image in different scan
1370 patterns of macroblocks. Applicable to the H264 encoder. Possible
1373 .. tabularcolumns:: |p{12.5cm}|p{5.0cm}|
1379 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_FMO_MAP_TYPE_INTERLEAVED_SLICES``
1380 - Slices are interleaved one after other with macroblocks in run
1382 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_FMO_MAP_TYPE_SCATTERED_SLICES``
1383 - Scatters the macroblocks based on a mathematical function known to
1384 both encoder and decoder.
1385 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_FMO_MAP_TYPE_FOREGROUND_WITH_LEFT_OVER``
1386 - Macroblocks arranged in rectangular areas or regions of interest.
1387 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_FMO_MAP_TYPE_BOX_OUT``
1388 - Slice groups grow in a cyclic way from centre to outwards.
1389 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_FMO_MAP_TYPE_RASTER_SCAN``
1390 - Slice groups grow in raster scan pattern from left to right.
1391 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_FMO_MAP_TYPE_WIPE_SCAN``
1392 - Slice groups grow in wipe scan pattern from top to bottom.
1393 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_FMO_MAP_TYPE_EXPLICIT``
1394 - User defined map type.
1398 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_FMO_SLICE_GROUP (integer)``
1399 Number of slice groups in FMO. Applicable to the H264 encoder.
1401 .. _v4l2-mpeg-video-h264-fmo-change-direction:
1403 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_FMO_CHANGE_DIRECTION``
1406 enum v4l2_mpeg_video_h264_fmo_change_dir -
1407 Specifies a direction of the slice group change for raster and wipe
1408 maps. Applicable to the H264 encoder. Possible values are:
1416 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_FMO_CHANGE_DIR_RIGHT``
1417 - Raster scan or wipe right.
1418 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_FMO_CHANGE_DIR_LEFT``
1419 - Reverse raster scan or wipe left.
1423 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_FMO_CHANGE_RATE (integer)``
1424 Specifies the size of the first slice group for raster and wipe map.
1425 Applicable to the H264 encoder.
1427 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_FMO_RUN_LENGTH (integer)``
1428 Specifies the number of consecutive macroblocks for the interleaved
1429 map. Applicable to the H264 encoder.
1431 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_ASO (boolean)``
1432 Enables arbitrary slice ordering in encoded bitstream. Applicable to
1435 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_ASO_SLICE_ORDER (integer)``
1436 Specifies the slice order in ASO. Applicable to the H264 encoder.
1437 The supplied 32-bit integer is interpreted as follows (bit 0 = least
1449 - Slice position or order
1453 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_HIERARCHICAL_CODING (boolean)``
1454 Enables H264 hierarchical coding. Applicable to the H264 encoder.
1456 .. _v4l2-mpeg-video-h264-hierarchical-coding-type:
1458 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_HIERARCHICAL_CODING_TYPE``
1461 enum v4l2_mpeg_video_h264_hierarchical_coding_type -
1462 Specifies the hierarchical coding type. Applicable to the H264
1463 encoder. Possible values are:
1471 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_HIERARCHICAL_CODING_B``
1472 - Hierarchical B coding.
1473 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_HIERARCHICAL_CODING_P``
1474 - Hierarchical P coding.
1478 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_HIERARCHICAL_CODING_LAYER (integer)``
1479 Specifies the number of hierarchical coding layers. Applicable to
1482 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_HIERARCHICAL_CODING_LAYER_QP (integer)``
1483 Specifies a user defined QP for each layer. Applicable to the H264
1484 encoder. The supplied 32-bit integer is interpreted as follows (bit
1485 0 = least significant bit):
1501 MFC 5.1 MPEG Controls
1502 ---------------------
1504 The following MPEG class controls deal with MPEG decoding and encoding
1505 settings that are specific to the Multi Format Codec 5.1 device present
1506 in the S5P family of SoCs by Samsung.
1509 .. _mfc51-control-id:
1514 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_MFC51_VIDEO_DECODER_H264_DISPLAY_DELAY_ENABLE (boolean)``
1515 If the display delay is enabled then the decoder is forced to return
1516 a CAPTURE buffer (decoded frame) after processing a certain number
1517 of OUTPUT buffers. The delay can be set through
1518 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_MFC51_VIDEO_DECODER_H264_DISPLAY_DELAY``. This
1519 feature can be used for example for generating thumbnails of videos.
1520 Applicable to the H264 decoder.
1522 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_MFC51_VIDEO_DECODER_H264_DISPLAY_DELAY (integer)``
1523 Display delay value for H264 decoder. The decoder is forced to
1524 return a decoded frame after the set 'display delay' number of
1525 frames. If this number is low it may result in frames returned out
1526 of dispaly order, in addition the hardware may still be using the
1527 returned buffer as a reference picture for subsequent frames.
1529 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_MFC51_VIDEO_H264_NUM_REF_PIC_FOR_P (integer)``
1530 The number of reference pictures used for encoding a P picture.
1531 Applicable to the H264 encoder.
1533 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_MFC51_VIDEO_PADDING (boolean)``
1534 Padding enable in the encoder - use a color instead of repeating
1535 border pixels. Applicable to encoders.
1537 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_MFC51_VIDEO_PADDING_YUV (integer)``
1538 Padding color in the encoder. Applicable to encoders. The supplied
1539 32-bit integer is interpreted as follows (bit 0 = least significant
1549 - V chrominance information
1551 - U chrominance information
1553 - Y luminance information
1559 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_MFC51_VIDEO_RC_REACTION_COEFF (integer)``
1560 Reaction coefficient for MFC rate control. Applicable to encoders.
1564 #. Valid only when the frame level RC is enabled.
1566 #. For tight CBR, this field must be small (ex. 2 ~ 10). For
1567 VBR, this field must be large (ex. 100 ~ 1000).
1569 #. It is not recommended to use the greater number than
1570 FRAME_RATE * (10^9 / BIT_RATE).
1572 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_MFC51_VIDEO_H264_ADAPTIVE_RC_DARK (boolean)``
1573 Adaptive rate control for dark region. Valid only when H.264 and
1574 macroblock level RC is enabled
1575 (``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MB_RC_ENABLE``). Applicable to the H264
1578 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_MFC51_VIDEO_H264_ADAPTIVE_RC_SMOOTH (boolean)``
1579 Adaptive rate control for smooth region. Valid only when H.264 and
1580 macroblock level RC is enabled
1581 (``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MB_RC_ENABLE``). Applicable to the H264
1584 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_MFC51_VIDEO_H264_ADAPTIVE_RC_STATIC (boolean)``
1585 Adaptive rate control for static region. Valid only when H.264 and
1586 macroblock level RC is enabled
1587 (``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MB_RC_ENABLE``). Applicable to the H264
1590 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_MFC51_VIDEO_H264_ADAPTIVE_RC_ACTIVITY (boolean)``
1591 Adaptive rate control for activity region. Valid only when H.264 and
1592 macroblock level RC is enabled
1593 (``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MB_RC_ENABLE``). Applicable to the H264
1596 .. _v4l2-mpeg-mfc51-video-frame-skip-mode:
1598 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_MFC51_VIDEO_FRAME_SKIP_MODE``
1601 enum v4l2_mpeg_mfc51_video_frame_skip_mode -
1602 Indicates in what conditions the encoder should skip frames. If
1603 encoding a frame would cause the encoded stream to be larger then a
1604 chosen data limit then the frame will be skipped. Possible values
1608 .. tabularcolumns:: |p{9.0cm}|p{8.5cm}|
1614 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_MFC51_FRAME_SKIP_MODE_DISABLED``
1615 - Frame skip mode is disabled.
1616 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_MFC51_FRAME_SKIP_MODE_LEVEL_LIMIT``
1617 - Frame skip mode enabled and buffer limit is set by the chosen
1618 level and is defined by the standard.
1619 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_MFC51_FRAME_SKIP_MODE_BUF_LIMIT``
1620 - Frame skip mode enabled and buffer limit is set by the VBV
1621 (MPEG1/2/4) or CPB (H264) buffer size control.
1625 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_MFC51_VIDEO_RC_FIXED_TARGET_BIT (integer)``
1626 Enable rate-control with fixed target bit. If this setting is
1627 enabled, then the rate control logic of the encoder will calculate
1628 the average bitrate for a GOP and keep it below or equal the set
1629 bitrate target. Otherwise the rate control logic calculates the
1630 overall average bitrate for the stream and keeps it below or equal
1631 to the set bitrate. In the first case the average bitrate for the
1632 whole stream will be smaller then the set bitrate. This is caused
1633 because the average is calculated for smaller number of frames, on
1634 the other hand enabling this setting will ensure that the stream
1635 will meet tight bandwidth constraints. Applicable to encoders.
1637 .. _v4l2-mpeg-mfc51-video-force-frame-type:
1639 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_MFC51_VIDEO_FORCE_FRAME_TYPE``
1642 enum v4l2_mpeg_mfc51_video_force_frame_type -
1643 Force a frame type for the next queued buffer. Applicable to
1644 encoders. Possible values are:
1652 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_MFC51_FORCE_FRAME_TYPE_DISABLED``
1653 - Forcing a specific frame type disabled.
1654 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_MFC51_FORCE_FRAME_TYPE_I_FRAME``
1656 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_MFC51_FORCE_FRAME_TYPE_NOT_CODED``
1657 - Force a non-coded frame.
1662 CX2341x MPEG Controls
1663 ---------------------
1665 The following MPEG class controls deal with MPEG encoding settings that
1666 are specific to the Conexant CX23415 and CX23416 MPEG encoding chips.
1669 .. _cx2341x-control-id:
1674 .. _v4l2-mpeg-cx2341x-video-spatial-filter-mode:
1676 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_SPATIAL_FILTER_MODE``
1679 enum v4l2_mpeg_cx2341x_video_spatial_filter_mode -
1680 Sets the Spatial Filter mode (default ``MANUAL``). Possible values
1689 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_SPATIAL_FILTER_MODE_MANUAL``
1690 - Choose the filter manually
1691 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_SPATIAL_FILTER_MODE_AUTO``
1692 - Choose the filter automatically
1696 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_SPATIAL_FILTER (integer (0-15))``
1697 The setting for the Spatial Filter. 0 = off, 15 = maximum. (Default
1700 .. _luma-spatial-filter-type:
1702 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_LUMA_SPATIAL_FILTER_TYPE``
1705 enum v4l2_mpeg_cx2341x_video_luma_spatial_filter_type -
1706 Select the algorithm to use for the Luma Spatial Filter (default
1707 ``1D_HOR``). Possible values:
1711 .. tabularcolumns:: |p{14.5cm}|p{3.0cm}|
1717 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_LUMA_SPATIAL_FILTER_TYPE_OFF``
1719 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_LUMA_SPATIAL_FILTER_TYPE_1D_HOR``
1720 - One-dimensional horizontal
1721 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_LUMA_SPATIAL_FILTER_TYPE_1D_VERT``
1722 - One-dimensional vertical
1723 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_LUMA_SPATIAL_FILTER_TYPE_2D_HV_SEPARABLE``
1724 - Two-dimensional separable
1725 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_LUMA_SPATIAL_FILTER_TYPE_2D_SYM_NON_SEPARABLE``
1726 - Two-dimensional symmetrical non-separable
1730 .. _chroma-spatial-filter-type:
1732 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_CHROMA_SPATIAL_FILTER_TYPE``
1735 enum v4l2_mpeg_cx2341x_video_chroma_spatial_filter_type -
1736 Select the algorithm for the Chroma Spatial Filter (default
1737 ``1D_HOR``). Possible values are:
1745 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_CHROMA_SPATIAL_FILTER_TYPE_OFF``
1747 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_CHROMA_SPATIAL_FILTER_TYPE_1D_HOR``
1748 - One-dimensional horizontal
1752 .. _v4l2-mpeg-cx2341x-video-temporal-filter-mode:
1754 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_TEMPORAL_FILTER_MODE``
1757 enum v4l2_mpeg_cx2341x_video_temporal_filter_mode -
1758 Sets the Temporal Filter mode (default ``MANUAL``). Possible values
1767 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_TEMPORAL_FILTER_MODE_MANUAL``
1768 - Choose the filter manually
1769 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_TEMPORAL_FILTER_MODE_AUTO``
1770 - Choose the filter automatically
1774 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_TEMPORAL_FILTER (integer (0-31))``
1775 The setting for the Temporal Filter. 0 = off, 31 = maximum. (Default
1776 is 8 for full-scale capturing and 0 for scaled capturing.)
1778 .. _v4l2-mpeg-cx2341x-video-median-filter-type:
1780 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_MEDIAN_FILTER_TYPE``
1783 enum v4l2_mpeg_cx2341x_video_median_filter_type -
1784 Median Filter Type (default ``OFF``). Possible values are:
1792 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_MEDIAN_FILTER_TYPE_OFF``
1794 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_MEDIAN_FILTER_TYPE_HOR``
1796 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_MEDIAN_FILTER_TYPE_VERT``
1798 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_MEDIAN_FILTER_TYPE_HOR_VERT``
1799 - Horizontal and vertical filter
1800 * - ``V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_MEDIAN_FILTER_TYPE_DIAG``
1805 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_LUMA_MEDIAN_FILTER_BOTTOM (integer (0-255))``
1806 Threshold above which the luminance median filter is enabled
1809 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_LUMA_MEDIAN_FILTER_TOP (integer (0-255))``
1810 Threshold below which the luminance median filter is enabled
1813 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_CHROMA_MEDIAN_FILTER_BOTTOM (integer (0-255))``
1814 Threshold above which the chroma median filter is enabled (default
1817 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_CHROMA_MEDIAN_FILTER_TOP (integer (0-255))``
1818 Threshold below which the chroma median filter is enabled (default
1821 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_STREAM_INSERT_NAV_PACKETS (boolean)``
1822 The CX2341X MPEG encoder can insert one empty MPEG-2 PES packet into
1823 the stream between every four video frames. The packet size is 2048
1824 bytes, including the packet_start_code_prefix and stream_id
1825 fields. The stream_id is 0xBF (private stream 2). The payload
1826 consists of 0x00 bytes, to be filled in by the application. 0 = do
1827 not insert, 1 = insert packets.
1830 VPX Control Reference
1831 ---------------------
1833 The VPX controls include controls for encoding parameters of VPx video
1842 .. _v4l2-vpx-num-partitions:
1844 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_NUM_PARTITIONS``
1847 enum v4l2_vp8_num_partitions -
1848 The number of token partitions to use in VP8 encoder. Possible
1857 * - ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_1_PARTITION``
1858 - 1 coefficient partition
1859 * - ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_2_PARTITIONS``
1860 - 2 coefficient partitions
1861 * - ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_4_PARTITIONS``
1862 - 4 coefficient partitions
1863 * - ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_8_PARTITIONS``
1864 - 8 coefficient partitions
1868 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_IMD_DISABLE_4X4 (boolean)``
1869 Setting this prevents intra 4x4 mode in the intra mode decision.
1871 .. _v4l2-vpx-num-ref-frames:
1873 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_NUM_REF_FRAMES``
1876 enum v4l2_vp8_num_ref_frames -
1877 The number of reference pictures for encoding P frames. Possible
1880 .. tabularcolumns:: |p{7.9cm}|p{9.6cm}|
1886 * - ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_1_REF_FRAME``
1887 - Last encoded frame will be searched
1888 * - ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_2_REF_FRAME``
1889 - Two frames will be searched among the last encoded frame, the
1890 golden frame and the alternate reference (altref) frame. The
1891 encoder implementation will decide which two are chosen.
1892 * - ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_3_REF_FRAME``
1893 - The last encoded frame, the golden frame and the altref frame will
1898 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_FILTER_LEVEL (integer)``
1899 Indicates the loop filter level. The adjustment of the loop filter
1900 level is done via a delta value against a baseline loop filter
1903 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_FILTER_SHARPNESS (integer)``
1904 This parameter affects the loop filter. Anything above zero weakens
1905 the deblocking effect on the loop filter.
1907 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_GOLDEN_FRAME_REF_PERIOD (integer)``
1908 Sets the refresh period for the golden frame. The period is defined
1909 in number of frames. For a value of 'n', every nth frame starting
1910 from the first key frame will be taken as a golden frame. For eg.
1911 for encoding sequence of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 where the golden
1912 frame refresh period is set as 4, the frames 0, 4, 8 etc will be
1913 taken as the golden frames as frame 0 is always a key frame.
1915 .. _v4l2-vpx-golden-frame-sel:
1917 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_GOLDEN_FRAME_SEL``
1920 enum v4l2_vp8_golden_frame_sel -
1921 Selects the golden frame for encoding. Possible values are:
1925 \begin{adjustbox}{width=\columnwidth}
1927 .. tabularcolumns:: |p{11.0cm}|p{10.0cm}|
1933 * - ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_GOLDEN_FRAME_USE_PREV``
1934 - Use the (n-2)th frame as a golden frame, current frame index being
1936 * - ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_GOLDEN_FRAME_USE_REF_PERIOD``
1937 - Use the previous specific frame indicated by
1938 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_GOLDEN_FRAME_REF_PERIOD`` as a
1946 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_MIN_QP (integer)``
1947 Minimum quantization parameter for VP8.
1949 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_MAX_QP (integer)``
1950 Maximum quantization parameter for VP8.
1952 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_I_FRAME_QP (integer)``
1953 Quantization parameter for an I frame for VP8.
1955 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_P_FRAME_QP (integer)``
1956 Quantization parameter for a P frame for VP8.
1958 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_PROFILE (integer)``
1959 Select the desired profile for VPx encoder. Acceptable values are 0,
1960 1, 2 and 3 corresponding to encoder profiles 0, 1, 2 and 3.
1963 .. _camera-controls:
1965 Camera Control Reference
1966 ========================
1968 The Camera class includes controls for mechanical (or equivalent
1969 digital) features of a device such as controllable lenses or sensors.
1972 .. _camera-control-id:
1977 ``V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS (class)``
1978 The Camera class descriptor. Calling
1979 :ref:`VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL` for this control will
1980 return a description of this control class.
1982 .. _v4l2-exposure-auto-type:
1984 ``V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE_AUTO``
1987 enum v4l2_exposure_auto_type -
1988 Enables automatic adjustments of the exposure time and/or iris
1989 aperture. The effect of manual changes of the exposure time or iris
1990 aperture while these features are enabled is undefined, drivers
1991 should ignore such requests. Possible values are:
1999 * - ``V4L2_EXPOSURE_AUTO``
2000 - Automatic exposure time, automatic iris aperture.
2001 * - ``V4L2_EXPOSURE_MANUAL``
2002 - Manual exposure time, manual iris.
2003 * - ``V4L2_EXPOSURE_SHUTTER_PRIORITY``
2004 - Manual exposure time, auto iris.
2005 * - ``V4L2_EXPOSURE_APERTURE_PRIORITY``
2006 - Auto exposure time, manual iris.
2010 ``V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE_ABSOLUTE (integer)``
2011 Determines the exposure time of the camera sensor. The exposure time
2012 is limited by the frame interval. Drivers should interpret the
2013 values as 100 µs units, where the value 1 stands for 1/10000th of a
2014 second, 10000 for 1 second and 100000 for 10 seconds.
2016 ``V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE_AUTO_PRIORITY (boolean)``
2017 When ``V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE_AUTO`` is set to ``AUTO`` or
2018 ``APERTURE_PRIORITY``, this control determines if the device may
2019 dynamically vary the frame rate. By default this feature is disabled
2020 (0) and the frame rate must remain constant.
2022 ``V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE_BIAS (integer menu)``
2023 Determines the automatic exposure compensation, it is effective only
2024 when ``V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE_AUTO`` control is set to ``AUTO``,
2025 ``SHUTTER_PRIORITY`` or ``APERTURE_PRIORITY``. It is expressed in
2026 terms of EV, drivers should interpret the values as 0.001 EV units,
2027 where the value 1000 stands for +1 EV.
2029 Increasing the exposure compensation value is equivalent to
2030 decreasing the exposure value (EV) and will increase the amount of
2031 light at the image sensor. The camera performs the exposure
2032 compensation by adjusting absolute exposure time and/or aperture.
2034 .. _v4l2-exposure-metering:
2036 ``V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE_METERING``
2039 enum v4l2_exposure_metering -
2040 Determines how the camera measures the amount of light available for
2041 the frame exposure. Possible values are:
2043 .. tabularcolumns:: |p{8.5cm}|p{9.0cm}|
2049 * - ``V4L2_EXPOSURE_METERING_AVERAGE``
2050 - Use the light information coming from the entire frame and average
2051 giving no weighting to any particular portion of the metered area.
2052 * - ``V4L2_EXPOSURE_METERING_CENTER_WEIGHTED``
2053 - Average the light information coming from the entire frame giving
2054 priority to the center of the metered area.
2055 * - ``V4L2_EXPOSURE_METERING_SPOT``
2056 - Measure only very small area at the center of the frame.
2057 * - ``V4L2_EXPOSURE_METERING_MATRIX``
2058 - A multi-zone metering. The light intensity is measured in several
2059 points of the frame and the results are combined. The algorithm of
2060 the zones selection and their significance in calculating the
2061 final value is device dependent.
2065 ``V4L2_CID_PAN_RELATIVE (integer)``
2066 This control turns the camera horizontally by the specified amount.
2067 The unit is undefined. A positive value moves the camera to the
2068 right (clockwise when viewed from above), a negative value to the
2069 left. A value of zero does not cause motion. This is a write-only
2072 ``V4L2_CID_TILT_RELATIVE (integer)``
2073 This control turns the camera vertically by the specified amount.
2074 The unit is undefined. A positive value moves the camera up, a
2075 negative value down. A value of zero does not cause motion. This is
2076 a write-only control.
2078 ``V4L2_CID_PAN_RESET (button)``
2079 When this control is set, the camera moves horizontally to the
2082 ``V4L2_CID_TILT_RESET (button)``
2083 When this control is set, the camera moves vertically to the default
2086 ``V4L2_CID_PAN_ABSOLUTE (integer)``
2087 This control turns the camera horizontally to the specified
2088 position. Positive values move the camera to the right (clockwise
2089 when viewed from above), negative values to the left. Drivers should
2090 interpret the values as arc seconds, with valid values between -180
2091 * 3600 and +180 * 3600 inclusive.
2093 ``V4L2_CID_TILT_ABSOLUTE (integer)``
2094 This control turns the camera vertically to the specified position.
2095 Positive values move the camera up, negative values down. Drivers
2096 should interpret the values as arc seconds, with valid values
2097 between -180 * 3600 and +180 * 3600 inclusive.
2099 ``V4L2_CID_FOCUS_ABSOLUTE (integer)``
2100 This control sets the focal point of the camera to the specified
2101 position. The unit is undefined. Positive values set the focus
2102 closer to the camera, negative values towards infinity.
2104 ``V4L2_CID_FOCUS_RELATIVE (integer)``
2105 This control moves the focal point of the camera by the specified
2106 amount. The unit is undefined. Positive values move the focus closer
2107 to the camera, negative values towards infinity. This is a
2110 ``V4L2_CID_FOCUS_AUTO (boolean)``
2111 Enables continuous automatic focus adjustments. The effect of manual
2112 focus adjustments while this feature is enabled is undefined,
2113 drivers should ignore such requests.
2115 ``V4L2_CID_AUTO_FOCUS_START (button)``
2116 Starts single auto focus process. The effect of setting this control
2117 when ``V4L2_CID_FOCUS_AUTO`` is set to ``TRUE`` (1) is undefined,
2118 drivers should ignore such requests.
2120 ``V4L2_CID_AUTO_FOCUS_STOP (button)``
2121 Aborts automatic focusing started with ``V4L2_CID_AUTO_FOCUS_START``
2122 control. It is effective only when the continuous autofocus is
2123 disabled, that is when ``V4L2_CID_FOCUS_AUTO`` control is set to
2126 .. _v4l2-auto-focus-status:
2128 ``V4L2_CID_AUTO_FOCUS_STATUS (bitmask)``
2129 The automatic focus status. This is a read-only control.
2131 Setting ``V4L2_LOCK_FOCUS`` lock bit of the ``V4L2_CID_3A_LOCK``
2132 control may stop updates of the ``V4L2_CID_AUTO_FOCUS_STATUS``
2135 .. tabularcolumns:: |p{6.5cm}|p{11.0cm}|
2141 * - ``V4L2_AUTO_FOCUS_STATUS_IDLE``
2142 - Automatic focus is not active.
2143 * - ``V4L2_AUTO_FOCUS_STATUS_BUSY``
2144 - Automatic focusing is in progress.
2145 * - ``V4L2_AUTO_FOCUS_STATUS_REACHED``
2146 - Focus has been reached.
2147 * - ``V4L2_AUTO_FOCUS_STATUS_FAILED``
2148 - Automatic focus has failed, the driver will not transition from
2149 this state until another action is performed by an application.
2153 .. _v4l2-auto-focus-range:
2155 ``V4L2_CID_AUTO_FOCUS_RANGE``
2158 enum v4l2_auto_focus_range -
2159 Determines auto focus distance range for which lens may be adjusted.
2161 .. tabularcolumns:: |p{6.5cm}|p{11.0cm}|
2167 * - ``V4L2_AUTO_FOCUS_RANGE_AUTO``
2168 - The camera automatically selects the focus range.
2169 * - ``V4L2_AUTO_FOCUS_RANGE_NORMAL``
2170 - Normal distance range, limited for best automatic focus
2172 * - ``V4L2_AUTO_FOCUS_RANGE_MACRO``
2173 - Macro (close-up) auto focus. The camera will use its minimum
2174 possible distance for auto focus.
2175 * - ``V4L2_AUTO_FOCUS_RANGE_INFINITY``
2176 - The lens is set to focus on an object at infinite distance.
2180 ``V4L2_CID_ZOOM_ABSOLUTE (integer)``
2181 Specify the objective lens focal length as an absolute value. The
2182 zoom unit is driver-specific and its value should be a positive
2185 ``V4L2_CID_ZOOM_RELATIVE (integer)``
2186 Specify the objective lens focal length relatively to the current
2187 value. Positive values move the zoom lens group towards the
2188 telephoto direction, negative values towards the wide-angle
2189 direction. The zoom unit is driver-specific. This is a write-only
2192 ``V4L2_CID_ZOOM_CONTINUOUS (integer)``
2193 Move the objective lens group at the specified speed until it
2194 reaches physical device limits or until an explicit request to stop
2195 the movement. A positive value moves the zoom lens group towards the
2196 telephoto direction. A value of zero stops the zoom lens group
2197 movement. A negative value moves the zoom lens group towards the
2198 wide-angle direction. The zoom speed unit is driver-specific.
2200 ``V4L2_CID_IRIS_ABSOLUTE (integer)``
2201 This control sets the camera's aperture to the specified value. The
2202 unit is undefined. Larger values open the iris wider, smaller values
2205 ``V4L2_CID_IRIS_RELATIVE (integer)``
2206 This control modifies the camera's aperture by the specified amount.
2207 The unit is undefined. Positive values open the iris one step
2208 further, negative values close it one step further. This is a
2211 ``V4L2_CID_PRIVACY (boolean)``
2212 Prevent video from being acquired by the camera. When this control
2213 is set to ``TRUE`` (1), no image can be captured by the camera.
2214 Common means to enforce privacy are mechanical obturation of the
2215 sensor and firmware image processing, but the device is not
2216 restricted to these methods. Devices that implement the privacy
2217 control must support read access and may support write access.
2219 ``V4L2_CID_BAND_STOP_FILTER (integer)``
2220 Switch the band-stop filter of a camera sensor on or off, or specify
2221 its strength. Such band-stop filters can be used, for example, to
2222 filter out the fluorescent light component.
2224 .. _v4l2-auto-n-preset-white-balance:
2226 ``V4L2_CID_AUTO_N_PRESET_WHITE_BALANCE``
2229 enum v4l2_auto_n_preset_white_balance -
2230 Sets white balance to automatic, manual or a preset. The presets
2231 determine color temperature of the light as a hint to the camera for
2232 white balance adjustments resulting in most accurate color
2233 representation. The following white balance presets are listed in
2234 order of increasing color temperature.
2236 .. tabularcolumns:: |p{7.0 cm}|p{10.5cm}|
2242 * - ``V4L2_WHITE_BALANCE_MANUAL``
2243 - Manual white balance.
2244 * - ``V4L2_WHITE_BALANCE_AUTO``
2245 - Automatic white balance adjustments.
2246 * - ``V4L2_WHITE_BALANCE_INCANDESCENT``
2247 - White balance setting for incandescent (tungsten) lighting. It
2248 generally cools down the colors and corresponds approximately to
2249 2500...3500 K color temperature range.
2250 * - ``V4L2_WHITE_BALANCE_FLUORESCENT``
2251 - White balance preset for fluorescent lighting. It corresponds
2252 approximately to 4000...5000 K color temperature.
2253 * - ``V4L2_WHITE_BALANCE_FLUORESCENT_H``
2254 - With this setting the camera will compensate for fluorescent H
2256 * - ``V4L2_WHITE_BALANCE_HORIZON``
2257 - White balance setting for horizon daylight. It corresponds
2258 approximately to 5000 K color temperature.
2259 * - ``V4L2_WHITE_BALANCE_DAYLIGHT``
2260 - White balance preset for daylight (with clear sky). It corresponds
2261 approximately to 5000...6500 K color temperature.
2262 * - ``V4L2_WHITE_BALANCE_FLASH``
2263 - With this setting the camera will compensate for the flash light.
2264 It slightly warms up the colors and corresponds roughly to
2265 5000...5500 K color temperature.
2266 * - ``V4L2_WHITE_BALANCE_CLOUDY``
2267 - White balance preset for moderately overcast sky. This option
2268 corresponds approximately to 6500...8000 K color temperature
2270 * - ``V4L2_WHITE_BALANCE_SHADE``
2271 - White balance preset for shade or heavily overcast sky. It
2272 corresponds approximately to 9000...10000 K color temperature.
2276 .. _v4l2-wide-dynamic-range:
2278 ``V4L2_CID_WIDE_DYNAMIC_RANGE (boolean)``
2279 Enables or disables the camera's wide dynamic range feature. This
2280 feature allows to obtain clear images in situations where intensity
2281 of the illumination varies significantly throughout the scene, i.e.
2282 there are simultaneously very dark and very bright areas. It is most
2283 commonly realized in cameras by combining two subsequent frames with
2284 different exposure times. [#f1]_
2286 .. _v4l2-image-stabilization:
2288 ``V4L2_CID_IMAGE_STABILIZATION (boolean)``
2289 Enables or disables image stabilization.
2291 ``V4L2_CID_ISO_SENSITIVITY (integer menu)``
2292 Determines ISO equivalent of an image sensor indicating the sensor's
2293 sensitivity to light. The numbers are expressed in arithmetic scale,
2294 as per :ref:`iso12232` standard, where doubling the sensor
2295 sensitivity is represented by doubling the numerical ISO value.
2296 Applications should interpret the values as standard ISO values
2297 multiplied by 1000, e.g. control value 800 stands for ISO 0.8.
2298 Drivers will usually support only a subset of standard ISO values.
2299 The effect of setting this control while the
2300 ``V4L2_CID_ISO_SENSITIVITY_AUTO`` control is set to a value other
2301 than ``V4L2_CID_ISO_SENSITIVITY_MANUAL`` is undefined, drivers
2302 should ignore such requests.
2304 .. _v4l2-iso-sensitivity-auto-type:
2306 ``V4L2_CID_ISO_SENSITIVITY_AUTO``
2309 enum v4l2_iso_sensitivity_type -
2310 Enables or disables automatic ISO sensitivity adjustments.
2318 * - ``V4L2_CID_ISO_SENSITIVITY_MANUAL``
2319 - Manual ISO sensitivity.
2320 * - ``V4L2_CID_ISO_SENSITIVITY_AUTO``
2321 - Automatic ISO sensitivity adjustments.
2325 .. _v4l2-scene-mode:
2327 ``V4L2_CID_SCENE_MODE``
2330 enum v4l2_scene_mode -
2331 This control allows to select scene programs as the camera automatic
2332 modes optimized for common shooting scenes. Within these modes the
2333 camera determines best exposure, aperture, focusing, light metering,
2334 white balance and equivalent sensitivity. The controls of those
2335 parameters are influenced by the scene mode control. An exact
2336 behavior in each mode is subject to the camera specification.
2338 When the scene mode feature is not used, this control should be set
2339 to ``V4L2_SCENE_MODE_NONE`` to make sure the other possibly related
2340 controls are accessible. The following scene programs are defined:
2342 .. tabularcolumns:: |p{6.0cm}|p{11.5cm}|
2348 * - ``V4L2_SCENE_MODE_NONE``
2349 - The scene mode feature is disabled.
2350 * - ``V4L2_SCENE_MODE_BACKLIGHT``
2351 - Backlight. Compensates for dark shadows when light is coming from
2352 behind a subject, also by automatically turning on the flash.
2353 * - ``V4L2_SCENE_MODE_BEACH_SNOW``
2354 - Beach and snow. This mode compensates for all-white or bright
2355 scenes, which tend to look gray and low contrast, when camera's
2356 automatic exposure is based on an average scene brightness. To
2357 compensate, this mode automatically slightly overexposes the
2358 frames. The white balance may also be adjusted to compensate for
2359 the fact that reflected snow looks bluish rather than white.
2360 * - ``V4L2_SCENE_MODE_CANDLELIGHT``
2361 - Candle light. The camera generally raises the ISO sensitivity and
2362 lowers the shutter speed. This mode compensates for relatively
2363 close subject in the scene. The flash is disabled in order to
2364 preserve the ambiance of the light.
2365 * - ``V4L2_SCENE_MODE_DAWN_DUSK``
2366 - Dawn and dusk. Preserves the colors seen in low natural light
2367 before dusk and after down. The camera may turn off the flash, and
2368 automatically focus at infinity. It will usually boost saturation
2369 and lower the shutter speed.
2370 * - ``V4L2_SCENE_MODE_FALL_COLORS``
2371 - Fall colors. Increases saturation and adjusts white balance for
2372 color enhancement. Pictures of autumn leaves get saturated reds
2374 * - ``V4L2_SCENE_MODE_FIREWORKS``
2375 - Fireworks. Long exposure times are used to capture the expanding
2376 burst of light from a firework. The camera may invoke image
2378 * - ``V4L2_SCENE_MODE_LANDSCAPE``
2379 - Landscape. The camera may choose a small aperture to provide deep
2380 depth of field and long exposure duration to help capture detail
2381 in dim light conditions. The focus is fixed at infinity. Suitable
2382 for distant and wide scenery.
2383 * - ``V4L2_SCENE_MODE_NIGHT``
2384 - Night, also known as Night Landscape. Designed for low light
2385 conditions, it preserves detail in the dark areas without blowing
2386 out bright objects. The camera generally sets itself to a
2387 medium-to-high ISO sensitivity, with a relatively long exposure
2388 time, and turns flash off. As such, there will be increased image
2389 noise and the possibility of blurred image.
2390 * - ``V4L2_SCENE_MODE_PARTY_INDOOR``
2391 - Party and indoor. Designed to capture indoor scenes that are lit
2392 by indoor background lighting as well as the flash. The camera
2393 usually increases ISO sensitivity, and adjusts exposure for the
2394 low light conditions.
2395 * - ``V4L2_SCENE_MODE_PORTRAIT``
2396 - Portrait. The camera adjusts the aperture so that the depth of
2397 field is reduced, which helps to isolate the subject against a
2398 smooth background. Most cameras recognize the presence of faces in
2399 the scene and focus on them. The color hue is adjusted to enhance
2400 skin tones. The intensity of the flash is often reduced.
2401 * - ``V4L2_SCENE_MODE_SPORTS``
2402 - Sports. Significantly increases ISO and uses a fast shutter speed
2403 to freeze motion of rapidly-moving subjects. Increased image noise
2404 may be seen in this mode.
2405 * - ``V4L2_SCENE_MODE_SUNSET``
2406 - Sunset. Preserves deep hues seen in sunsets and sunrises. It bumps
2408 * - ``V4L2_SCENE_MODE_TEXT``
2409 - Text. It applies extra contrast and sharpness, it is typically a
2410 black-and-white mode optimized for readability. Automatic focus
2411 may be switched to close-up mode and this setting may also involve
2412 some lens-distortion correction.
2416 ``V4L2_CID_3A_LOCK (bitmask)``
2417 This control locks or unlocks the automatic focus, exposure and
2418 white balance. The automatic adjustments can be paused independently
2419 by setting the corresponding lock bit to 1. The camera then retains
2420 the settings until the lock bit is cleared. The following lock bits
2423 When a given algorithm is not enabled, drivers should ignore
2424 requests to lock it and should return no error. An example might be
2425 an application setting bit ``V4L2_LOCK_WHITE_BALANCE`` when the
2426 ``V4L2_CID_AUTO_WHITE_BALANCE`` control is set to ``FALSE``. The
2427 value of this control may be changed by exposure, white balance or
2436 * - ``V4L2_LOCK_EXPOSURE``
2437 - Automatic exposure adjustments lock.
2438 * - ``V4L2_LOCK_WHITE_BALANCE``
2439 - Automatic white balance adjustments lock.
2440 * - ``V4L2_LOCK_FOCUS``
2441 - Automatic focus lock.
2445 ``V4L2_CID_PAN_SPEED (integer)``
2446 This control turns the camera horizontally at the specific speed.
2447 The unit is undefined. A positive value moves the camera to the
2448 right (clockwise when viewed from above), a negative value to the
2449 left. A value of zero stops the motion if one is in progress and has
2450 no effect otherwise.
2452 ``V4L2_CID_TILT_SPEED (integer)``
2453 This control turns the camera vertically at the specified speed. The
2454 unit is undefined. A positive value moves the camera up, a negative
2455 value down. A value of zero stops the motion if one is in progress
2456 and has no effect otherwise.
2461 FM Transmitter Control Reference
2462 ================================
2464 The FM Transmitter (FM_TX) class includes controls for common features
2465 of FM transmissions capable devices. Currently this class includes
2466 parameters for audio compression, pilot tone generation, audio deviation
2467 limiter, RDS transmission and tuning power features.
2470 .. _fm-tx-control-id:
2475 ``V4L2_CID_FM_TX_CLASS (class)``
2476 The FM_TX class descriptor. Calling
2477 :ref:`VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL` for this control will
2478 return a description of this control class.
2480 ``V4L2_CID_RDS_TX_DEVIATION (integer)``
2481 Configures RDS signal frequency deviation level in Hz. The range and
2482 step are driver-specific.
2484 ``V4L2_CID_RDS_TX_PI (integer)``
2485 Sets the RDS Programme Identification field for transmission.
2487 ``V4L2_CID_RDS_TX_PTY (integer)``
2488 Sets the RDS Programme Type field for transmission. This encodes up
2489 to 31 pre-defined programme types.
2491 ``V4L2_CID_RDS_TX_PS_NAME (string)``
2492 Sets the Programme Service name (PS_NAME) for transmission. It is
2493 intended for static display on a receiver. It is the primary aid to
2494 listeners in programme service identification and selection. In
2495 Annex E of :ref:`iec62106`, the RDS specification, there is a full
2496 description of the correct character encoding for Programme Service
2497 name strings. Also from RDS specification, PS is usually a single
2498 eight character text. However, it is also possible to find receivers
2499 which can scroll strings sized as 8 x N characters. So, this control
2500 must be configured with steps of 8 characters. The result is it must
2501 always contain a string with size multiple of 8.
2503 ``V4L2_CID_RDS_TX_RADIO_TEXT (string)``
2504 Sets the Radio Text info for transmission. It is a textual
2505 description of what is being broadcasted. RDS Radio Text can be
2506 applied when broadcaster wishes to transmit longer PS names,
2507 programme-related information or any other text. In these cases,
2508 RadioText should be used in addition to ``V4L2_CID_RDS_TX_PS_NAME``.
2509 The encoding for Radio Text strings is also fully described in Annex
2510 E of :ref:`iec62106`. The length of Radio Text strings depends on
2511 which RDS Block is being used to transmit it, either 32 (2A block)
2512 or 64 (2B block). However, it is also possible to find receivers
2513 which can scroll strings sized as 32 x N or 64 x N characters. So,
2514 this control must be configured with steps of 32 or 64 characters.
2515 The result is it must always contain a string with size multiple of
2518 ``V4L2_CID_RDS_TX_MONO_STEREO (boolean)``
2519 Sets the Mono/Stereo bit of the Decoder Identification code. If set,
2520 then the audio was recorded as stereo.
2522 ``V4L2_CID_RDS_TX_ARTIFICIAL_HEAD (boolean)``
2524 `Artificial Head <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_head>`__
2525 bit of the Decoder Identification code. If set, then the audio was
2526 recorded using an artificial head.
2528 ``V4L2_CID_RDS_TX_COMPRESSED (boolean)``
2529 Sets the Compressed bit of the Decoder Identification code. If set,
2530 then the audio is compressed.
2532 ``V4L2_CID_RDS_TX_DYNAMIC_PTY (boolean)``
2533 Sets the Dynamic PTY bit of the Decoder Identification code. If set,
2534 then the PTY code is dynamically switched.
2536 ``V4L2_CID_RDS_TX_TRAFFIC_ANNOUNCEMENT (boolean)``
2537 If set, then a traffic announcement is in progress.
2539 ``V4L2_CID_RDS_TX_TRAFFIC_PROGRAM (boolean)``
2540 If set, then the tuned programme carries traffic announcements.
2542 ``V4L2_CID_RDS_TX_MUSIC_SPEECH (boolean)``
2543 If set, then this channel broadcasts music. If cleared, then it
2544 broadcasts speech. If the transmitter doesn't make this distinction,
2545 then it should be set.
2547 ``V4L2_CID_RDS_TX_ALT_FREQS_ENABLE (boolean)``
2548 If set, then transmit alternate frequencies.
2550 ``V4L2_CID_RDS_TX_ALT_FREQS (__u32 array)``
2551 The alternate frequencies in kHz units. The RDS standard allows for
2552 up to 25 frequencies to be defined. Drivers may support fewer
2553 frequencies so check the array size.
2555 ``V4L2_CID_AUDIO_LIMITER_ENABLED (boolean)``
2556 Enables or disables the audio deviation limiter feature. The limiter
2557 is useful when trying to maximize the audio volume, minimize
2558 receiver-generated distortion and prevent overmodulation.
2560 ``V4L2_CID_AUDIO_LIMITER_RELEASE_TIME (integer)``
2561 Sets the audio deviation limiter feature release time. Unit is in
2562 useconds. Step and range are driver-specific.
2564 ``V4L2_CID_AUDIO_LIMITER_DEVIATION (integer)``
2565 Configures audio frequency deviation level in Hz. The range and step
2566 are driver-specific.
2568 ``V4L2_CID_AUDIO_COMPRESSION_ENABLED (boolean)``
2569 Enables or disables the audio compression feature. This feature
2570 amplifies signals below the threshold by a fixed gain and compresses
2571 audio signals above the threshold by the ratio of Threshold/(Gain +
2574 ``V4L2_CID_AUDIO_COMPRESSION_GAIN (integer)``
2575 Sets the gain for audio compression feature. It is a dB value. The
2576 range and step are driver-specific.
2578 ``V4L2_CID_AUDIO_COMPRESSION_THRESHOLD (integer)``
2579 Sets the threshold level for audio compression freature. It is a dB
2580 value. The range and step are driver-specific.
2582 ``V4L2_CID_AUDIO_COMPRESSION_ATTACK_TIME (integer)``
2583 Sets the attack time for audio compression feature. It is a useconds
2584 value. The range and step are driver-specific.
2586 ``V4L2_CID_AUDIO_COMPRESSION_RELEASE_TIME (integer)``
2587 Sets the release time for audio compression feature. It is a
2588 useconds value. The range and step are driver-specific.
2590 ``V4L2_CID_PILOT_TONE_ENABLED (boolean)``
2591 Enables or disables the pilot tone generation feature.
2593 ``V4L2_CID_PILOT_TONE_DEVIATION (integer)``
2594 Configures pilot tone frequency deviation level. Unit is in Hz. The
2595 range and step are driver-specific.
2597 ``V4L2_CID_PILOT_TONE_FREQUENCY (integer)``
2598 Configures pilot tone frequency value. Unit is in Hz. The range and
2599 step are driver-specific.
2601 ``V4L2_CID_TUNE_PREEMPHASIS``
2604 enum v4l2_preemphasis -
2605 Configures the pre-emphasis value for broadcasting. A pre-emphasis
2606 filter is applied to the broadcast to accentuate the high audio
2607 frequencies. Depending on the region, a time constant of either 50
2608 or 75 useconds is used. The enum v4l2_preemphasis defines possible
2609 values for pre-emphasis. Here they are:
2617 * - ``V4L2_PREEMPHASIS_DISABLED``
2618 - No pre-emphasis is applied.
2619 * - ``V4L2_PREEMPHASIS_50_uS``
2620 - A pre-emphasis of 50 uS is used.
2621 * - ``V4L2_PREEMPHASIS_75_uS``
2622 - A pre-emphasis of 75 uS is used.
2626 ``V4L2_CID_TUNE_POWER_LEVEL (integer)``
2627 Sets the output power level for signal transmission. Unit is in
2628 dBuV. Range and step are driver-specific.
2630 ``V4L2_CID_TUNE_ANTENNA_CAPACITOR (integer)``
2631 This selects the value of antenna tuning capacitor manually or
2632 automatically if set to zero. Unit, range and step are
2635 For more details about RDS specification, refer to :ref:`iec62106`
2636 document, from CENELEC.
2641 Flash Control Reference
2642 =======================
2644 The V4L2 flash controls are intended to provide generic access to flash
2645 controller devices. Flash controller devices are typically used in
2648 The interface can support both LED and xenon flash devices. As of
2649 writing this, there is no xenon flash driver using this interface.
2652 .. _flash-controls-use-cases:
2658 Unsynchronised LED flash (software strobe)
2659 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
2661 Unsynchronised LED flash is controlled directly by the host as the
2662 sensor. The flash must be enabled by the host before the exposure of the
2663 image starts and disabled once it ends. The host is fully responsible
2664 for the timing of the flash.
2666 Example of such device: Nokia N900.
2669 Synchronised LED flash (hardware strobe)
2670 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
2672 The synchronised LED flash is pre-programmed by the host (power and
2673 timeout) but controlled by the sensor through a strobe signal from the
2674 sensor to the flash.
2676 The sensor controls the flash duration and timing. This information
2677 typically must be made available to the sensor.
2683 LED flash may be used as torch in conjunction with another use case
2684 involving camera or individually.
2687 .. _flash-control-id:
2692 ``V4L2_CID_FLASH_CLASS (class)``
2693 The FLASH class descriptor.
2695 ``V4L2_CID_FLASH_LED_MODE (menu)``
2696 Defines the mode of the flash LED, the high-power white LED attached
2697 to the flash controller. Setting this control may not be possible in
2698 presence of some faults. See V4L2_CID_FLASH_FAULT.
2706 * - ``V4L2_FLASH_LED_MODE_NONE``
2708 * - ``V4L2_FLASH_LED_MODE_FLASH``
2710 * - ``V4L2_FLASH_LED_MODE_TORCH``
2711 - Torch mode. See V4L2_CID_FLASH_TORCH_INTENSITY.
2715 ``V4L2_CID_FLASH_STROBE_SOURCE (menu)``
2716 Defines the source of the flash LED strobe.
2718 .. tabularcolumns:: |p{7.0cm}|p{10.5cm}|
2724 * - ``V4L2_FLASH_STROBE_SOURCE_SOFTWARE``
2725 - The flash strobe is triggered by using the
2726 V4L2_CID_FLASH_STROBE control.
2727 * - ``V4L2_FLASH_STROBE_SOURCE_EXTERNAL``
2728 - The flash strobe is triggered by an external source. Typically
2729 this is a sensor, which makes it possible to synchronises the
2730 flash strobe start to exposure start.
2734 ``V4L2_CID_FLASH_STROBE (button)``
2735 Strobe flash. Valid when V4L2_CID_FLASH_LED_MODE is set to
2736 V4L2_FLASH_LED_MODE_FLASH and V4L2_CID_FLASH_STROBE_SOURCE
2737 is set to V4L2_FLASH_STROBE_SOURCE_SOFTWARE. Setting this
2738 control may not be possible in presence of some faults. See
2739 V4L2_CID_FLASH_FAULT.
2741 ``V4L2_CID_FLASH_STROBE_STOP (button)``
2742 Stop flash strobe immediately.
2744 ``V4L2_CID_FLASH_STROBE_STATUS (boolean)``
2745 Strobe status: whether the flash is strobing at the moment or not.
2746 This is a read-only control.
2748 ``V4L2_CID_FLASH_TIMEOUT (integer)``
2749 Hardware timeout for flash. The flash strobe is stopped after this
2750 period of time has passed from the start of the strobe.
2752 ``V4L2_CID_FLASH_INTENSITY (integer)``
2753 Intensity of the flash strobe when the flash LED is in flash mode
2754 (V4L2_FLASH_LED_MODE_FLASH). The unit should be milliamps (mA)
2757 ``V4L2_CID_FLASH_TORCH_INTENSITY (integer)``
2758 Intensity of the flash LED in torch mode
2759 (V4L2_FLASH_LED_MODE_TORCH). The unit should be milliamps (mA)
2760 if possible. Setting this control may not be possible in presence of
2761 some faults. See V4L2_CID_FLASH_FAULT.
2763 ``V4L2_CID_FLASH_INDICATOR_INTENSITY (integer)``
2764 Intensity of the indicator LED. The indicator LED may be fully
2765 independent of the flash LED. The unit should be microamps (uA) if
2768 ``V4L2_CID_FLASH_FAULT (bitmask)``
2769 Faults related to the flash. The faults tell about specific problems
2770 in the flash chip itself or the LEDs attached to it. Faults may
2771 prevent further use of some of the flash controls. In particular,
2772 V4L2_CID_FLASH_LED_MODE is set to V4L2_FLASH_LED_MODE_NONE
2773 if the fault affects the flash LED. Exactly which faults have such
2774 an effect is chip dependent. Reading the faults resets the control
2775 and returns the chip to a usable state if possible.
2777 .. tabularcolumns:: |p{8.0cm}|p{9.5cm}|
2783 * - ``V4L2_FLASH_FAULT_OVER_VOLTAGE``
2784 - Flash controller voltage to the flash LED has exceeded the limit
2785 specific to the flash controller.
2786 * - ``V4L2_FLASH_FAULT_TIMEOUT``
2787 - The flash strobe was still on when the timeout set by the user ---
2788 V4L2_CID_FLASH_TIMEOUT control --- has expired. Not all flash
2789 controllers may set this in all such conditions.
2790 * - ``V4L2_FLASH_FAULT_OVER_TEMPERATURE``
2791 - The flash controller has overheated.
2792 * - ``V4L2_FLASH_FAULT_SHORT_CIRCUIT``
2793 - The short circuit protection of the flash controller has been
2795 * - ``V4L2_FLASH_FAULT_OVER_CURRENT``
2796 - Current in the LED power supply has exceeded the limit specific to
2797 the flash controller.
2798 * - ``V4L2_FLASH_FAULT_INDICATOR``
2799 - The flash controller has detected a short or open circuit
2800 condition on the indicator LED.
2801 * - ``V4L2_FLASH_FAULT_UNDER_VOLTAGE``
2802 - Flash controller voltage to the flash LED has been below the
2803 minimum limit specific to the flash controller.
2804 * - ``V4L2_FLASH_FAULT_INPUT_VOLTAGE``
2805 - The input voltage of the flash controller is below the limit under
2806 which strobing the flash at full current will not be possible.The
2807 condition persists until this flag is no longer set.
2808 * - ``V4L2_FLASH_FAULT_LED_OVER_TEMPERATURE``
2809 - The temperature of the LED has exceeded its allowed upper limit.
2813 ``V4L2_CID_FLASH_CHARGE (boolean)``
2814 Enable or disable charging of the xenon flash capacitor.
2816 ``V4L2_CID_FLASH_READY (boolean)``
2817 Is the flash ready to strobe? Xenon flashes require their capacitors
2818 charged before strobing. LED flashes often require a cooldown period
2819 after strobe during which another strobe will not be possible. This
2820 is a read-only control.
2825 JPEG Control Reference
2826 ======================
2828 The JPEG class includes controls for common features of JPEG encoders
2829 and decoders. Currently it includes features for codecs implementing
2830 progressive baseline DCT compression process with Huffman entrophy
2834 .. _jpeg-control-id:
2839 ``V4L2_CID_JPEG_CLASS (class)``
2840 The JPEG class descriptor. Calling
2841 :ref:`VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL` for this control will
2842 return a description of this control class.
2844 ``V4L2_CID_JPEG_CHROMA_SUBSAMPLING (menu)``
2845 The chroma subsampling factors describe how each component of an
2846 input image is sampled, in respect to maximum sample rate in each
2847 spatial dimension. See :ref:`itu-t81`, clause A.1.1. for more
2848 details. The ``V4L2_CID_JPEG_CHROMA_SUBSAMPLING`` control determines
2849 how Cb and Cr components are downsampled after converting an input
2850 image from RGB to Y'CbCr color space.
2852 .. tabularcolumns:: |p{7.0cm}|p{10.5cm}|
2858 * - ``V4L2_JPEG_CHROMA_SUBSAMPLING_444``
2859 - No chroma subsampling, each pixel has Y, Cr and Cb values.
2860 * - ``V4L2_JPEG_CHROMA_SUBSAMPLING_422``
2861 - Horizontally subsample Cr, Cb components by a factor of 2.
2862 * - ``V4L2_JPEG_CHROMA_SUBSAMPLING_420``
2863 - Subsample Cr, Cb components horizontally and vertically by 2.
2864 * - ``V4L2_JPEG_CHROMA_SUBSAMPLING_411``
2865 - Horizontally subsample Cr, Cb components by a factor of 4.
2866 * - ``V4L2_JPEG_CHROMA_SUBSAMPLING_410``
2867 - Subsample Cr, Cb components horizontally by 4 and vertically by 2.
2868 * - ``V4L2_JPEG_CHROMA_SUBSAMPLING_GRAY``
2869 - Use only luminance component.
2873 ``V4L2_CID_JPEG_RESTART_INTERVAL (integer)``
2874 The restart interval determines an interval of inserting RSTm
2875 markers (m = 0..7). The purpose of these markers is to additionally
2876 reinitialize the encoder process, in order to process blocks of an
2877 image independently. For the lossy compression processes the restart
2878 interval unit is MCU (Minimum Coded Unit) and its value is contained
2879 in DRI (Define Restart Interval) marker. If
2880 ``V4L2_CID_JPEG_RESTART_INTERVAL`` control is set to 0, DRI and RSTm
2881 markers will not be inserted.
2883 .. _jpeg-quality-control:
2885 ``V4L2_CID_JPEG_COMPRESSION_QUALITY (integer)``
2886 ``V4L2_CID_JPEG_COMPRESSION_QUALITY`` control determines trade-off
2887 between image quality and size. It provides simpler method for
2888 applications to control image quality, without a need for direct
2889 reconfiguration of luminance and chrominance quantization tables. In
2890 cases where a driver uses quantization tables configured directly by
2891 an application, using interfaces defined elsewhere,
2892 ``V4L2_CID_JPEG_COMPRESSION_QUALITY`` control should be set by
2895 The value range of this control is driver-specific. Only positive,
2896 non-zero values are meaningful. The recommended range is 1 - 100,
2897 where larger values correspond to better image quality.
2899 .. _jpeg-active-marker-control:
2901 ``V4L2_CID_JPEG_ACTIVE_MARKER (bitmask)``
2902 Specify which JPEG markers are included in compressed stream. This
2903 control is valid only for encoders.
2911 * - ``V4L2_JPEG_ACTIVE_MARKER_APP0``
2912 - Application data segment APP\ :sub:`0`.
2913 * - ``V4L2_JPEG_ACTIVE_MARKER_APP1``
2914 - Application data segment APP\ :sub:`1`.
2915 * - ``V4L2_JPEG_ACTIVE_MARKER_COM``
2917 * - ``V4L2_JPEG_ACTIVE_MARKER_DQT``
2918 - Quantization tables segment.
2919 * - ``V4L2_JPEG_ACTIVE_MARKER_DHT``
2920 - Huffman tables segment.
2924 For more details about JPEG specification, refer to :ref:`itu-t81`,
2925 :ref:`jfif`, :ref:`w3c-jpeg-jfif`.
2928 .. _image-source-controls:
2930 Image Source Control Reference
2931 ==============================
2933 The Image Source control class is intended for low-level control of
2934 image source devices such as image sensors. The devices feature an
2935 analogue to digital converter and a bus transmitter to transmit the
2936 image data out of the device.
2939 .. _image-source-control-id:
2941 Image Source Control IDs
2942 ------------------------
2944 ``V4L2_CID_IMAGE_SOURCE_CLASS (class)``
2945 The IMAGE_SOURCE class descriptor.
2947 ``V4L2_CID_VBLANK (integer)``
2948 Vertical blanking. The idle period after every frame during which no
2949 image data is produced. The unit of vertical blanking is a line.
2950 Every line has length of the image width plus horizontal blanking at
2951 the pixel rate defined by ``V4L2_CID_PIXEL_RATE`` control in the
2954 ``V4L2_CID_HBLANK (integer)``
2955 Horizontal blanking. The idle period after every line of image data
2956 during which no image data is produced. The unit of horizontal
2959 ``V4L2_CID_ANALOGUE_GAIN (integer)``
2960 Analogue gain is gain affecting all colour components in the pixel
2961 matrix. The gain operation is performed in the analogue domain
2962 before A/D conversion.
2964 ``V4L2_CID_TEST_PATTERN_RED (integer)``
2965 Test pattern red colour component.
2967 ``V4L2_CID_TEST_PATTERN_GREENR (integer)``
2968 Test pattern green (next to red) colour component.
2970 ``V4L2_CID_TEST_PATTERN_BLUE (integer)``
2971 Test pattern blue colour component.
2973 ``V4L2_CID_TEST_PATTERN_GREENB (integer)``
2974 Test pattern green (next to blue) colour component.
2977 .. _image-process-controls:
2979 Image Process Control Reference
2980 ===============================
2982 The Image Process control class is intended for low-level control of
2983 image processing functions. Unlike ``V4L2_CID_IMAGE_SOURCE_CLASS``, the
2984 controls in this class affect processing the image, and do not control
2988 .. _image-process-control-id:
2990 Image Process Control IDs
2991 -------------------------
2993 ``V4L2_CID_IMAGE_PROC_CLASS (class)``
2994 The IMAGE_PROC class descriptor.
2996 ``V4L2_CID_LINK_FREQ (integer menu)``
2997 Data bus frequency. Together with the media bus pixel code, bus type
2998 (clock cycles per sample), the data bus frequency defines the pixel
2999 rate (``V4L2_CID_PIXEL_RATE``) in the pixel array (or possibly
3000 elsewhere, if the device is not an image sensor). The frame rate can
3001 be calculated from the pixel clock, image width and height and
3002 horizontal and vertical blanking. While the pixel rate control may
3003 be defined elsewhere than in the subdev containing the pixel array,
3004 the frame rate cannot be obtained from that information. This is
3005 because only on the pixel array it can be assumed that the vertical
3006 and horizontal blanking information is exact: no other blanking is
3007 allowed in the pixel array. The selection of frame rate is performed
3008 by selecting the desired horizontal and vertical blanking. The unit
3009 of this control is Hz.
3011 ``V4L2_CID_PIXEL_RATE (64-bit integer)``
3012 Pixel rate in the source pads of the subdev. This control is
3013 read-only and its unit is pixels / second.
3015 ``V4L2_CID_TEST_PATTERN (menu)``
3016 Some capture/display/sensor devices have the capability to generate
3017 test pattern images. These hardware specific test patterns can be
3018 used to test if a device is working properly.
3020 ``V4L2_CID_DEINTERLACING_MODE (menu)``
3021 The video deinterlacing mode (such as Bob, Weave, ...). The menu items are
3022 driver specific and are documented in :ref:`v4l-drivers`.
3027 Digital Video Control Reference
3028 ===============================
3030 The Digital Video control class is intended to control receivers and
3031 transmitters for `VGA <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vga>`__,
3032 `DVI <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Visual_Interface>`__
3033 (Digital Visual Interface), HDMI (:ref:`hdmi`) and DisplayPort
3034 (:ref:`dp`). These controls are generally expected to be private to
3035 the receiver or transmitter subdevice that implements them, so they are
3036 only exposed on the ``/dev/v4l-subdev*`` device node.
3040 Note that these devices can have multiple input or output pads which are
3041 hooked up to e.g. HDMI connectors. Even though the subdevice will
3042 receive or transmit video from/to only one of those pads, the other pads
3043 can still be active when it comes to EDID (Extended Display
3044 Identification Data, :ref:`vesaedid`) and HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital
3045 Content Protection System, :ref:`hdcp`) processing, allowing the
3046 device to do the fairly slow EDID/HDCP handling in advance. This allows
3047 for quick switching between connectors.
3049 These pads appear in several of the controls in this section as
3050 bitmasks, one bit for each pad. Bit 0 corresponds to pad 0, bit 1 to pad
3051 1, etc. The maximum value of the control is the set of valid pads.
3056 Digital Video Control IDs
3057 -------------------------
3059 ``V4L2_CID_DV_CLASS (class)``
3060 The Digital Video class descriptor.
3062 ``V4L2_CID_DV_TX_HOTPLUG (bitmask)``
3063 Many connectors have a hotplug pin which is high if EDID information
3064 is available from the source. This control shows the state of the
3065 hotplug pin as seen by the transmitter. Each bit corresponds to an
3066 output pad on the transmitter. If an output pad does not have an
3067 associated hotplug pin, then the bit for that pad will be 0. This
3068 read-only control is applicable to DVI-D, HDMI and DisplayPort
3071 ``V4L2_CID_DV_TX_RXSENSE (bitmask)``
3072 Rx Sense is the detection of pull-ups on the TMDS clock lines. This
3073 normally means that the sink has left/entered standby (i.e. the
3074 transmitter can sense that the receiver is ready to receive video).
3075 Each bit corresponds to an output pad on the transmitter. If an
3076 output pad does not have an associated Rx Sense, then the bit for
3077 that pad will be 0. This read-only control is applicable to DVI-D
3080 ``V4L2_CID_DV_TX_EDID_PRESENT (bitmask)``
3081 When the transmitter sees the hotplug signal from the receiver it
3082 will attempt to read the EDID. If set, then the transmitter has read
3083 at least the first block (= 128 bytes). Each bit corresponds to an
3084 output pad on the transmitter. If an output pad does not support
3085 EDIDs, then the bit for that pad will be 0. This read-only control
3086 is applicable to VGA, DVI-A/D, HDMI and DisplayPort connectors.
3088 ``V4L2_CID_DV_TX_MODE``
3091 enum v4l2_dv_tx_mode -
3092 HDMI transmitters can transmit in DVI-D mode (just video) or in HDMI
3093 mode (video + audio + auxiliary data). This control selects which
3094 mode to use: V4L2_DV_TX_MODE_DVI_D or V4L2_DV_TX_MODE_HDMI.
3095 This control is applicable to HDMI connectors.
3097 ``V4L2_CID_DV_TX_RGB_RANGE``
3100 enum v4l2_dv_rgb_range -
3101 Select the quantization range for RGB output. V4L2_DV_RANGE_AUTO
3102 follows the RGB quantization range specified in the standard for the
3103 video interface (ie. :ref:`cea861` for HDMI).
3104 V4L2_DV_RANGE_LIMITED and V4L2_DV_RANGE_FULL override the
3105 standard to be compatible with sinks that have not implemented the
3106 standard correctly (unfortunately quite common for HDMI and DVI-D).
3107 Full range allows all possible values to be used whereas limited
3108 range sets the range to (16 << (N-8)) - (235 << (N-8)) where N is
3109 the number of bits per component. This control is applicable to VGA,
3110 DVI-A/D, HDMI and DisplayPort connectors.
3112 ``V4L2_CID_DV_TX_IT_CONTENT_TYPE``
3115 enum v4l2_dv_it_content_type -
3116 Configures the IT Content Type of the transmitted video. This
3117 information is sent over HDMI and DisplayPort connectors as part of
3118 the AVI InfoFrame. The term 'IT Content' is used for content that
3119 originates from a computer as opposed to content from a TV broadcast
3120 or an analog source. The enum v4l2_dv_it_content_type defines
3121 the possible content types:
3123 .. tabularcolumns:: |p{7.0cm}|p{10.5cm}|
3129 * - ``V4L2_DV_IT_CONTENT_TYPE_GRAPHICS``
3130 - Graphics content. Pixel data should be passed unfiltered and
3131 without analog reconstruction.
3132 * - ``V4L2_DV_IT_CONTENT_TYPE_PHOTO``
3133 - Photo content. The content is derived from digital still pictures.
3134 The content should be passed through with minimal scaling and
3135 picture enhancements.
3136 * - ``V4L2_DV_IT_CONTENT_TYPE_CINEMA``
3138 * - ``V4L2_DV_IT_CONTENT_TYPE_GAME``
3139 - Game content. Audio and video latency should be minimized.
3140 * - ``V4L2_DV_IT_CONTENT_TYPE_NO_ITC``
3141 - No IT Content information is available and the ITC bit in the AVI
3142 InfoFrame is set to 0.
3146 ``V4L2_CID_DV_RX_POWER_PRESENT (bitmask)``
3147 Detects whether the receiver receives power from the source (e.g.
3148 HDMI carries 5V on one of the pins). This is often used to power an
3149 eeprom which contains EDID information, such that the source can
3150 read the EDID even if the sink is in standby/power off. Each bit
3151 corresponds to an input pad on the transmitter. If an input pad
3152 cannot detect whether power is present, then the bit for that pad
3153 will be 0. This read-only control is applicable to DVI-D, HDMI and
3154 DisplayPort connectors.
3156 ``V4L2_CID_DV_RX_RGB_RANGE``
3159 enum v4l2_dv_rgb_range -
3160 Select the quantization range for RGB input. V4L2_DV_RANGE_AUTO
3161 follows the RGB quantization range specified in the standard for the
3162 video interface (ie. :ref:`cea861` for HDMI).
3163 V4L2_DV_RANGE_LIMITED and V4L2_DV_RANGE_FULL override the
3164 standard to be compatible with sources that have not implemented the
3165 standard correctly (unfortunately quite common for HDMI and DVI-D).
3166 Full range allows all possible values to be used whereas limited
3167 range sets the range to (16 << (N-8)) - (235 << (N-8)) where N is
3168 the number of bits per component. This control is applicable to VGA,
3169 DVI-A/D, HDMI and DisplayPort connectors.
3171 ``V4L2_CID_DV_RX_IT_CONTENT_TYPE``
3174 enum v4l2_dv_it_content_type -
3175 Reads the IT Content Type of the received video. This information is
3176 sent over HDMI and DisplayPort connectors as part of the AVI
3177 InfoFrame. The term 'IT Content' is used for content that originates
3178 from a computer as opposed to content from a TV broadcast or an
3179 analog source. See ``V4L2_CID_DV_TX_IT_CONTENT_TYPE`` for the
3180 available content types.
3185 FM Receiver Control Reference
3186 =============================
3188 The FM Receiver (FM_RX) class includes controls for common features of
3189 FM Reception capable devices.
3192 .. _fm-rx-control-id:
3197 ``V4L2_CID_FM_RX_CLASS (class)``
3198 The FM_RX class descriptor. Calling
3199 :ref:`VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL` for this control will
3200 return a description of this control class.
3202 ``V4L2_CID_RDS_RECEPTION (boolean)``
3203 Enables/disables RDS reception by the radio tuner
3205 ``V4L2_CID_RDS_RX_PTY (integer)``
3206 Gets RDS Programme Type field. This encodes up to 31 pre-defined
3209 ``V4L2_CID_RDS_RX_PS_NAME (string)``
3210 Gets the Programme Service name (PS_NAME). It is intended for
3211 static display on a receiver. It is the primary aid to listeners in
3212 programme service identification and selection. In Annex E of
3213 :ref:`iec62106`, the RDS specification, there is a full
3214 description of the correct character encoding for Programme Service
3215 name strings. Also from RDS specification, PS is usually a single
3216 eight character text. However, it is also possible to find receivers
3217 which can scroll strings sized as 8 x N characters. So, this control
3218 must be configured with steps of 8 characters. The result is it must
3219 always contain a string with size multiple of 8.
3221 ``V4L2_CID_RDS_RX_RADIO_TEXT (string)``
3222 Gets the Radio Text info. It is a textual description of what is
3223 being broadcasted. RDS Radio Text can be applied when broadcaster
3224 wishes to transmit longer PS names, programme-related information or
3225 any other text. In these cases, RadioText can be used in addition to
3226 ``V4L2_CID_RDS_RX_PS_NAME``. The encoding for Radio Text strings is
3227 also fully described in Annex E of :ref:`iec62106`. The length of
3228 Radio Text strings depends on which RDS Block is being used to
3229 transmit it, either 32 (2A block) or 64 (2B block). However, it is
3230 also possible to find receivers which can scroll strings sized as 32
3231 x N or 64 x N characters. So, this control must be configured with
3232 steps of 32 or 64 characters. The result is it must always contain a
3233 string with size multiple of 32 or 64.
3235 ``V4L2_CID_RDS_RX_TRAFFIC_ANNOUNCEMENT (boolean)``
3236 If set, then a traffic announcement is in progress.
3238 ``V4L2_CID_RDS_RX_TRAFFIC_PROGRAM (boolean)``
3239 If set, then the tuned programme carries traffic announcements.
3241 ``V4L2_CID_RDS_RX_MUSIC_SPEECH (boolean)``
3242 If set, then this channel broadcasts music. If cleared, then it
3243 broadcasts speech. If the transmitter doesn't make this distinction,
3244 then it will be set.
3246 ``V4L2_CID_TUNE_DEEMPHASIS``
3249 enum v4l2_deemphasis -
3250 Configures the de-emphasis value for reception. A de-emphasis filter
3251 is applied to the broadcast to accentuate the high audio
3252 frequencies. Depending on the region, a time constant of either 50
3253 or 75 useconds is used. The enum v4l2_deemphasis defines possible
3254 values for de-emphasis. Here they are:
3262 * - ``V4L2_DEEMPHASIS_DISABLED``
3263 - No de-emphasis is applied.
3264 * - ``V4L2_DEEMPHASIS_50_uS``
3265 - A de-emphasis of 50 uS is used.
3266 * - ``V4L2_DEEMPHASIS_75_uS``
3267 - A de-emphasis of 75 uS is used.
3272 .. _detect-controls:
3274 Detect Control Reference
3275 ========================
3277 The Detect class includes controls for common features of various motion
3278 or object detection capable devices.
3281 .. _detect-control-id:
3286 ``V4L2_CID_DETECT_CLASS (class)``
3287 The Detect class descriptor. Calling
3288 :ref:`VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL` for this control will
3289 return a description of this control class.
3291 ``V4L2_CID_DETECT_MD_MODE (menu)``
3292 Sets the motion detection mode.
3294 .. tabularcolumns:: |p{7.5cm}|p{10.0cm}|
3300 * - ``V4L2_DETECT_MD_MODE_DISABLED``
3301 - Disable motion detection.
3302 * - ``V4L2_DETECT_MD_MODE_GLOBAL``
3303 - Use a single motion detection threshold.
3304 * - ``V4L2_DETECT_MD_MODE_THRESHOLD_GRID``
3305 - The image is divided into a grid, each cell with its own motion
3306 detection threshold. These thresholds are set through the
3307 ``V4L2_CID_DETECT_MD_THRESHOLD_GRID`` matrix control.
3308 * - ``V4L2_DETECT_MD_MODE_REGION_GRID``
3309 - The image is divided into a grid, each cell with its own region
3310 value that specifies which per-region motion detection thresholds
3311 should be used. Each region has its own thresholds. How these
3312 per-region thresholds are set up is driver-specific. The region
3313 values for the grid are set through the
3314 ``V4L2_CID_DETECT_MD_REGION_GRID`` matrix control.
3318 ``V4L2_CID_DETECT_MD_GLOBAL_THRESHOLD (integer)``
3319 Sets the global motion detection threshold to be used with the
3320 ``V4L2_DETECT_MD_MODE_GLOBAL`` motion detection mode.
3322 ``V4L2_CID_DETECT_MD_THRESHOLD_GRID (__u16 matrix)``
3323 Sets the motion detection thresholds for each cell in the grid. To
3324 be used with the ``V4L2_DETECT_MD_MODE_THRESHOLD_GRID`` motion
3325 detection mode. Matrix element (0, 0) represents the cell at the
3326 top-left of the grid.
3328 ``V4L2_CID_DETECT_MD_REGION_GRID (__u8 matrix)``
3329 Sets the motion detection region value for each cell in the grid. To
3330 be used with the ``V4L2_DETECT_MD_MODE_REGION_GRID`` motion
3331 detection mode. Matrix element (0, 0) represents the cell at the
3332 top-left of the grid.
3335 .. _rf-tuner-controls:
3337 RF Tuner Control Reference
3338 ==========================
3340 The RF Tuner (RF_TUNER) class includes controls for common features of
3341 devices having RF tuner.
3343 In this context, RF tuner is radio receiver circuit between antenna and
3344 demodulator. It receives radio frequency (RF) from the antenna and
3345 converts that received signal to lower intermediate frequency (IF) or
3346 baseband frequency (BB). Tuners that could do baseband output are often
3347 called Zero-IF tuners. Older tuners were typically simple PLL tuners
3348 inside a metal box, whilst newer ones are highly integrated chips
3349 without a metal box "silicon tuners". These controls are mostly
3350 applicable for new feature rich silicon tuners, just because older
3351 tuners does not have much adjustable features.
3353 For more information about RF tuners see
3354 `Tuner (radio) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuner_%28radio%29>`__
3355 and `RF front end <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RF_front_end>`__
3359 .. _rf-tuner-control-id:
3361 RF_TUNER Control IDs
3362 --------------------
3364 ``V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_CLASS (class)``
3365 The RF_TUNER class descriptor. Calling
3366 :ref:`VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL` for this control will
3367 return a description of this control class.
3369 ``V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_BANDWIDTH_AUTO (boolean)``
3370 Enables/disables tuner radio channel bandwidth configuration. In
3371 automatic mode bandwidth configuration is performed by the driver.
3373 ``V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_BANDWIDTH (integer)``
3374 Filter(s) on tuner signal path are used to filter signal according
3375 to receiving party needs. Driver configures filters to fulfill
3376 desired bandwidth requirement. Used when
3377 V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_BANDWIDTH_AUTO is not set. Unit is in Hz. The
3378 range and step are driver-specific.
3380 ``V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_LNA_GAIN_AUTO (boolean)``
3381 Enables/disables LNA automatic gain control (AGC)
3383 ``V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_MIXER_GAIN_AUTO (boolean)``
3384 Enables/disables mixer automatic gain control (AGC)
3386 ``V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_IF_GAIN_AUTO (boolean)``
3387 Enables/disables IF automatic gain control (AGC)
3389 ``V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_RF_GAIN (integer)``
3390 The RF amplifier is the very first amplifier on the receiver signal
3391 path, just right after the antenna input. The difference between the
3392 LNA gain and the RF gain in this document is that the LNA gain is
3393 integrated in the tuner chip while the RF gain is a separate chip.
3394 There may be both RF and LNA gain controls in the same device. The
3395 range and step are driver-specific.
3397 ``V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_LNA_GAIN (integer)``
3398 LNA (low noise amplifier) gain is first gain stage on the RF tuner
3399 signal path. It is located very close to tuner antenna input. Used
3400 when ``V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_LNA_GAIN_AUTO`` is not set. See
3401 ``V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_RF_GAIN`` to understand how RF gain and LNA gain
3402 differs from the each others. The range and step are
3405 ``V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_MIXER_GAIN (integer)``
3406 Mixer gain is second gain stage on the RF tuner signal path. It is
3407 located inside mixer block, where RF signal is down-converted by the
3408 mixer. Used when ``V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_MIXER_GAIN_AUTO`` is not set.
3409 The range and step are driver-specific.
3411 ``V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_IF_GAIN (integer)``
3412 IF gain is last gain stage on the RF tuner signal path. It is
3413 located on output of RF tuner. It controls signal level of
3414 intermediate frequency output or baseband output. Used when
3415 ``V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_IF_GAIN_AUTO`` is not set. The range and step
3416 are driver-specific.
3418 ``V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_PLL_LOCK (boolean)``
3419 Is synthesizer PLL locked? RF tuner is receiving given frequency
3420 when that control is set. This is a read-only control.
3423 This control may be changed to a menu control in the future, if more
3424 options are required.