1 .. -*- coding: utf-8; mode: rst -*-
3 .. _VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMEINTERVALS:
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6 ioctl VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMEINTERVALS
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12 VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMEINTERVALS - Enumerate frame intervals
18 .. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMEINTERVALS, struct v4l2_frmivalenum *argp )
19 :name: VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMEINTERVALS
26 File descriptor returned by :ref:`open() <func-open>`.
29 Pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_frmivalenum`
30 structure that contains a pixel format and size and receives a frame
37 This ioctl allows applications to enumerate all frame intervals that the
38 device supports for the given pixel format and frame size.
40 The supported pixel formats and frame sizes can be obtained by using the
41 :ref:`VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT` and
42 :ref:`VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMESIZES` functions.
44 The return value and the content of the ``v4l2_frmivalenum.type`` field
45 depend on the type of frame intervals the device supports. Here are the
46 semantics of the function for the different cases:
48 - **Discrete:** The function returns success if the given index value
49 (zero-based) is valid. The application should increase the index by
50 one for each call until ``EINVAL`` is returned. The
51 `v4l2_frmivalenum.type` field is set to
52 `V4L2_FRMIVAL_TYPE_DISCRETE` by the driver. Of the union only
53 the `discrete` member is valid.
55 - **Step-wise:** The function returns success if the given index value
56 is zero and ``EINVAL`` for any other index value. The
57 ``v4l2_frmivalenum.type`` field is set to
58 ``V4L2_FRMIVAL_TYPE_STEPWISE`` by the driver. Of the union only the
59 ``stepwise`` member is valid.
61 - **Continuous:** This is a special case of the step-wise type above.
62 The function returns success if the given index value is zero and
63 ``EINVAL`` for any other index value. The ``v4l2_frmivalenum.type``
64 field is set to ``V4L2_FRMIVAL_TYPE_CONTINUOUS`` by the driver. Of
65 the union only the ``stepwise`` member is valid and the ``step``
68 When the application calls the function with index zero, it must check
69 the ``type`` field to determine the type of frame interval enumeration
70 the device supports. Only for the ``V4L2_FRMIVAL_TYPE_DISCRETE`` type
71 does it make sense to increase the index value to receive more frame
76 The order in which the frame intervals are returned has no
77 special meaning. In particular does it not say anything about potential
78 default frame intervals.
80 Applications can assume that the enumeration data does not change
81 without any interaction from the application itself. This means that the
82 enumeration data is consistent if the application does not perform any
83 other ioctl calls while it runs the frame interval enumeration.
87 **Frame intervals and frame rates:** The V4L2 API uses frame
88 intervals instead of frame rates. Given the frame interval the frame
89 rate can be computed as follows:
93 frame_rate = 1 / frame_interval
99 In the structs below, *IN* denotes a value that has to be filled in by
100 the application, *OUT* denotes values that the driver fills in. The
101 application should zero out all members except for the *IN* fields.
104 .. c:type:: v4l2_frmival_stepwise
106 .. tabularcolumns:: |p{4.4cm}|p{4.4cm}|p{8.7cm}|
108 .. flat-table:: struct v4l2_frmival_stepwise
113 * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_fract`
115 - Minimum frame interval [s].
116 * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_fract`
118 - Maximum frame interval [s].
119 * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_fract`
121 - Frame interval step size [s].
125 .. c:type:: v4l2_frmivalenum
127 .. flat-table:: struct v4l2_frmivalenum
134 - IN: Index of the given frame interval in the enumeration.
138 - IN: Pixel format for which the frame intervals are enumerated.
142 - IN: Frame width for which the frame intervals are enumerated.
146 - IN: Frame height for which the frame intervals are enumerated.
150 - OUT: Frame interval type the device supports.
154 - OUT: Frame interval with the given index.
156 - struct :c:type:`v4l2_fract`
158 - Frame interval [s].
160 - struct :c:type:`v4l2_frmival_stepwise`
166 - Reserved space for future use. Must be zeroed by drivers and
175 .. c:type:: v4l2_frmivaltypes
177 .. tabularcolumns:: |p{6.6cm}|p{2.2cm}|p{8.7cm}|
179 .. flat-table:: enum v4l2_frmivaltypes
184 * - ``V4L2_FRMIVAL_TYPE_DISCRETE``
186 - Discrete frame interval.
187 * - ``V4L2_FRMIVAL_TYPE_CONTINUOUS``
189 - Continuous frame interval.
190 * - ``V4L2_FRMIVAL_TYPE_STEPWISE``
192 - Step-wise defined frame interval.
198 On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
199 appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
200 :ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.