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diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/controls.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/controls.xml index 9e8f8549867..47198eef75a 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/controls.xml +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/controls.xml @@ -722,17 +722,22 @@ for more details.</para> </section> <section id="mpeg-controls"> - <title>MPEG Control Reference</title> + <title>Codec Control Reference</title> - <para>Below all controls within the MPEG control class are + <para>Below all controls within the Codec control class are described. First the generic controls, then controls specific for certain hardware.</para> + <para>Note: These controls are applicable to all codecs and +not just MPEG. The defines are prefixed with V4L2_CID_MPEG/V4L2_MPEG +as the controls were originally made for MPEG codecs and later +extended to cover all encoding formats.</para> + <section> - <title>Generic MPEG Controls</title> + <title>Generic Codec Controls</title> <table pgwide="1" frame="none" id="mpeg-control-id"> - <title>MPEG Control IDs</title> + <title>Codec Control IDs</title> <tgroup cols="4"> <colspec colname="c1" colwidth="1*" /> <colspec colname="c2" colwidth="6*" /> @@ -752,7 +757,7 @@ certain hardware.</para> <row> <entry spanname="id"><constant>V4L2_CID_MPEG_CLASS</constant> </entry> <entry>class</entry> - </row><row><entry spanname="descr">The MPEG class + </row><row><entry spanname="descr">The Codec class descriptor. Calling &VIDIOC-QUERYCTRL; for this control will return a description of this control class. This description can be used as the caption of a Tab page in a GUI, for example.</entry> @@ -2253,6 +2258,26 @@ Applicable to the MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4 encoders.</entry> VBV buffer control.</entry> </row> + <row><entry></entry></row> + <row id="v4l2-mpeg-video-hor-search-range"> + <entry spanname="id"><constant>V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MV_H_SEARCH_RANGE</constant> </entry> + <entry>integer</entry> + </row> + <row><entry spanname="descr">Horizontal search range defines maximum horizontal search area in pixels +to search and match for the present Macroblock (MB) in the reference picture. This V4L2 control macro is used to set +horizontal search range for motion estimation module in video encoder.</entry> + </row> + + <row><entry></entry></row> + <row id="v4l2-mpeg-video-vert-search-range"> + <entry spanname="id"><constant>V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MV_V_SEARCH_RANGE</constant> </entry> + <entry>integer</entry> + </row> + <row><entry spanname="descr">Vertical search range defines maximum vertical search area in pixels +to search and match for the present Macroblock (MB) in the reference picture. This V4L2 control macro is used to set +vertical search range for motion estimation module in video encoder.</entry> + </row> + <row><entry></entry></row> <row> <entry spanname="id"><constant>V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_CPB_SIZE</constant> </entry> @@ -2300,6 +2325,12 @@ Possible values are:</entry> </row> <row><entry></entry></row> <row> + <entry spanname="id"><constant>V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_REPEAT_SEQ_HEADER</constant> </entry> + <entry>boolean</entry> + </row><row><entry spanname="descr">Repeat the video sequence headers. Repeating these +headers makes random access to the video stream easier. Applicable to the MPEG1, 2 and 4 encoder.</entry> + </row> + <row> <entry spanname="id"><constant>V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_DECODER_MPEG4_DEBLOCK_FILTER</constant> </entry> <entry>boolean</entry> </row><row><entry spanname="descr">Enabled the deblocking post processing filter for MPEG4 decoder. @@ -3003,6 +3034,200 @@ in by the application. 0 = do not insert, 1 = insert packets.</entry> </tgroup> </table> </section> + + <section> + <title>VPX Control Reference</title> + + <para>The VPX controls include controls for encoding parameters + of VPx video codec.</para> + + <table pgwide="1" frame="none" id="vpx-control-id"> + <title>VPX Control IDs</title> + + <tgroup cols="4"> + <colspec colname="c1" colwidth="1*" /> + <colspec colname="c2" colwidth="6*" /> + <colspec colname="c3" colwidth="2*" /> + <colspec colname="c4" colwidth="6*" /> + <spanspec namest="c1" nameend="c2" spanname="id" /> + <spanspec namest="c2" nameend="c4" spanname="descr" /> + <thead> + <row> + <entry spanname="id" align="left">ID</entry> + <entry align="left">Type</entry> + </row><row rowsep="1"><entry spanname="descr" align="left">Description</entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody valign="top"> + <row><entry></entry></row> + + <row><entry></entry></row> + <row id="v4l2-vpx-num-partitions"> + <entry spanname="id"><constant>V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_NUM_PARTITIONS</constant></entry> + <entry>enum v4l2_vp8_num_partitions</entry> + </row> + <row><entry spanname="descr">The number of token partitions to use in VP8 encoder. +Possible values are:</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entrytbl spanname="descr" cols="2"> + <tbody valign="top"> + <row> + <entry><constant>V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_1_PARTITION</constant></entry> + <entry>1 coefficient partition</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_2_PARTITIONS</constant></entry> + <entry>2 coefficient partitions</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_4_PARTITIONS</constant></entry> + <entry>4 coefficient partitions</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_8_PARTITIONS</constant></entry> + <entry>8 coefficient partitions</entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </entrytbl> + </row> + + <row><entry></entry></row> + <row> + <entry spanname="id"><constant>V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_IMD_DISABLE_4X4</constant></entry> + <entry>boolean</entry> + </row> + <row><entry spanname="descr">Setting this prevents intra 4x4 mode in the intra mode decision.</entry> + </row> + + <row><entry></entry></row> + <row id="v4l2-vpx-num-ref-frames"> + <entry spanname="id"><constant>V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_NUM_REF_FRAMES</constant></entry> + <entry>enum v4l2_vp8_num_ref_frames</entry> + </row> + <row><entry spanname="descr">The number of reference pictures for encoding P frames. +Possible values are:</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entrytbl spanname="descr" cols="2"> + <tbody valign="top"> + <row> + <entry><constant>V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_1_REF_FRAME</constant></entry> + <entry>Last encoded frame will be searched</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_2_REF_FRAME</constant></entry> + <entry>Two frames will be searched among the last encoded frame, the golden frame +and the alternate reference (altref) frame. The encoder implementation will decide which two are chosen.</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_3_REF_FRAME</constant></entry> + <entry>The last encoded frame, the golden frame and the altref frame will be searched.</entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </entrytbl> + </row> + + <row><entry></entry></row> + <row> + <entry spanname="id"><constant>V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_FILTER_LEVEL</constant></entry> + <entry>integer</entry> + </row> + <row><entry spanname="descr">Indicates the loop filter level. The adjustment of the loop +filter level is done via a delta value against a baseline loop filter value.</entry> + </row> + + <row><entry></entry></row> + <row> + <entry spanname="id"><constant>V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_FILTER_SHARPNESS</constant></entry> + <entry>integer</entry> + </row> + <row><entry spanname="descr">This parameter affects the loop filter. Anything above +zero weakens the deblocking effect on the loop filter.</entry> + </row> + + <row><entry></entry></row> + <row> + <entry spanname="id"><constant>V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_GOLDEN_FRAME_REF_PERIOD</constant></entry> + <entry>integer</entry> + </row> + <row><entry spanname="descr">Sets the refresh period for the golden frame. The period is defined +in number of frames. For a value of 'n', every nth frame starting from the first key frame will be taken as a golden frame. +For eg. for encoding sequence of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 where the golden frame refresh period is set as 4, the frames +0, 4, 8 etc will be taken as the golden frames as frame 0 is always a key frame.</entry> + </row> + + <row><entry></entry></row> + <row id="v4l2-vpx-golden-frame-sel"> + <entry spanname="id"><constant>V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_GOLDEN_FRAME_SEL</constant></entry> + <entry>enum v4l2_vp8_golden_frame_sel</entry> + </row> + <row><entry spanname="descr">Selects the golden frame for encoding. +Possible values are:</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entrytbl spanname="descr" cols="2"> + <tbody valign="top"> + <row> + <entry><constant>V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_GOLDEN_FRAME_USE_PREV</constant></entry> + <entry>Use the (n-2)th frame as a golden frame, current frame index being 'n'.</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_GOLDEN_FRAME_USE_REF_PERIOD</constant></entry> + <entry>Use the previous specific frame indicated by +V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_GOLDEN_FRAME_REF_PERIOD as a golden frame.</entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </entrytbl> + </row> + + <row><entry></entry></row> + <row> + <entry spanname="id"><constant>V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_MIN_QP</constant></entry> + <entry>integer</entry> + </row> + <row><entry spanname="descr">Minimum quantization parameter for VP8.</entry> + </row> + + <row><entry></entry></row> + <row> + <entry spanname="id"><constant>V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_MAX_QP</constant></entry> + <entry>integer</entry> + </row> + <row><entry spanname="descr">Maximum quantization parameter for VP8.</entry> + </row> + + <row><entry></entry></row> + <row> + <entry spanname="id"><constant>V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_I_FRAME_QP</constant> </entry> + <entry>integer</entry> + </row> + <row><entry spanname="descr">Quantization parameter for an I frame for VP8.</entry> + </row> + + <row><entry></entry></row> + <row> + <entry spanname="id"><constant>V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_P_FRAME_QP</constant> </entry> + <entry>integer</entry> + </row> + <row><entry spanname="descr">Quantization parameter for a P frame for VP8.</entry> + </row> + + <row><entry></entry></row> + <row> + <entry spanname="id"><constant>V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_PROFILE</constant> </entry> + <entry>integer</entry> + </row> + <row><entry spanname="descr">Select the desired profile for VPx encoder. +Acceptable values are 0, 1, 2 and 3 corresponding to encoder profiles 0, 1, 2 and 3.</entry> + </row> + + <row><entry></entry></row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + + </section> </section> <section id="camera-controls"> @@ -3136,6 +3361,13 @@ giving priority to the center of the metered area.</entry> <entry><constant>V4L2_EXPOSURE_METERING_SPOT</constant> </entry> <entry>Measure only very small area at the center of the frame.</entry> </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>V4L2_EXPOSURE_METERING_MATRIX</constant> </entry> + <entry>A multi-zone metering. The light intensity is measured +in several points of the frame and the the results are combined. The +algorithm of the zones selection and their significance in calculating the +final value is device dependent.</entry> + </row> </tbody> </entrytbl> </row> @@ -3848,7 +4080,7 @@ in Hz. The range and step are driver-specific.</entry> </row> <row> <entry spanname="id"><constant>V4L2_CID_TUNE_PREEMPHASIS</constant> </entry> - <entry>integer</entry> + <entry>enum v4l2_preemphasis</entry> </row> <row id="v4l2-preemphasis"><entry spanname="descr">Configures the pre-emphasis value for broadcasting. A pre-emphasis filter is applied to the broadcast to accentuate the high audio frequencies. @@ -4158,6 +4390,24 @@ interface and may change in the future.</para> <entry>The flash controller has detected a short or open circuit condition on the indicator LED.</entry> </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>V4L2_FLASH_FAULT_UNDER_VOLTAGE</constant></entry> + <entry>Flash controller voltage to the flash LED + has been below the minimum limit specific to the flash + controller.</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>V4L2_FLASH_FAULT_INPUT_VOLTAGE</constant></entry> + <entry>The input voltage of the flash controller is below + the limit under which strobing the flash at full current + will not be possible.The condition persists until this flag + is no longer set.</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>V4L2_FLASH_FAULT_LED_OVER_TEMPERATURE</constant></entry> + <entry>The temperature of the LED has exceeded its + allowed upper limit.</entry> + </row> </tbody> </entrytbl> </row> @@ -4687,4 +4937,214 @@ interface and may change in the future.</para> </table> </section> + + <section id="fm-rx-controls"> + <title>FM Receiver Control Reference</title> + + <para>The FM Receiver (FM_RX) class includes controls for common features of + FM Reception capable devices.</para> + + <table pgwide="1" frame="none" id="fm-rx-control-id"> + <title>FM_RX Control IDs</title> + + <tgroup cols="4"> + <colspec colname="c1" colwidth="1*" /> + <colspec colname="c2" colwidth="6*" /> + <colspec colname="c3" colwidth="2*" /> + <colspec colname="c4" colwidth="6*" /> + <spanspec namest="c1" nameend="c2" spanname="id" /> + <spanspec namest="c2" nameend="c4" spanname="descr" /> + <thead> + <row> + <entry spanname="id" align="left">ID</entry> + <entry align="left">Type</entry> + </row><row rowsep="1"><entry spanname="descr" align="left">Description</entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody valign="top"> + <row><entry></entry></row> + <row> + <entry spanname="id"><constant>V4L2_CID_FM_RX_CLASS</constant> </entry> + <entry>class</entry> + </row><row><entry spanname="descr">The FM_RX class +descriptor. Calling &VIDIOC-QUERYCTRL; for this control will return a +description of this control class.</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry spanname="id"><constant>V4L2_CID_RDS_RECEPTION</constant> </entry> + <entry>boolean</entry> + </row><row><entry spanname="descr">Enables/disables RDS + reception by the radio tuner</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry spanname="id"><constant>V4L2_CID_TUNE_DEEMPHASIS</constant> </entry> + <entry>enum v4l2_deemphasis</entry> + </row> + <row id="v4l2-deemphasis"><entry spanname="descr">Configures the de-emphasis value for reception. +A de-emphasis filter is applied to the broadcast to accentuate the high audio frequencies. +Depending on the region, a time constant of either 50 or 75 useconds is used. The enum v4l2_deemphasis +defines possible values for de-emphasis. Here they are:</entry> + </row><row> + <entrytbl spanname="descr" cols="2"> + <tbody valign="top"> + <row> + <entry><constant>V4L2_DEEMPHASIS_DISABLED</constant> </entry> + <entry>No de-emphasis is applied.</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>V4L2_DEEMPHASIS_50_uS</constant> </entry> + <entry>A de-emphasis of 50 uS is used.</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>V4L2_DEEMPHASIS_75_uS</constant> </entry> + <entry>A de-emphasis of 75 uS is used.</entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </entrytbl> + + </row> + <row><entry></entry></row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + + </section> + + <section id="rf-tuner-controls"> + <title>RF Tuner Control Reference</title> + + <para> +The RF Tuner (RF_TUNER) class includes controls for common features of devices +having RF tuner. + </para> + <para> +In this context, RF tuner is radio receiver circuit between antenna and +demodulator. It receives radio frequency (RF) from the antenna and converts that +received signal to lower intermediate frequency (IF) or baseband frequency (BB). +Tuners that could do baseband output are often called Zero-IF tuners. Older +tuners were typically simple PLL tuners inside a metal box, whilst newer ones +are highly integrated chips without a metal box "silicon tuners". These controls +are mostly applicable for new feature rich silicon tuners, just because older +tuners does not have much adjustable features. + </para> + <para> +For more information about RF tuners see +<ulink url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuner_%28radio%29">Tuner (radio)</ulink> +and +<ulink url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RF_front_end">RF front end</ulink> +from Wikipedia. + </para> + + <table pgwide="1" frame="none" id="rf-tuner-control-id"> + <title>RF_TUNER Control IDs</title> + + <tgroup cols="4"> + <colspec colname="c1" colwidth="1*" /> + <colspec colname="c2" colwidth="6*" /> + <colspec colname="c3" colwidth="2*" /> + <colspec colname="c4" colwidth="6*" /> + <spanspec namest="c1" nameend="c2" spanname="id" /> + <spanspec namest="c2" nameend="c4" spanname="descr" /> + <thead> + <row> + <entry spanname="id" align="left">ID</entry> + <entry align="left">Type</entry> + </row> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry spanname="descr" align="left">Description</entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody valign="top"> + <row><entry></entry></row> + <row> + <entry spanname="id"><constant>V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_CLASS</constant> </entry> + <entry>class</entry> + </row><row><entry spanname="descr">The RF_TUNER class +descriptor. Calling &VIDIOC-QUERYCTRL; for this control will return a +description of this control class.</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry spanname="id"><constant>V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_BANDWIDTH_AUTO</constant> </entry> + <entry>boolean</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry spanname="descr">Enables/disables tuner radio channel +bandwidth configuration. In automatic mode bandwidth configuration is performed +by the driver.</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry spanname="id"><constant>V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_BANDWIDTH</constant> </entry> + <entry>integer</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry spanname="descr">Filter(s) on tuner signal path are used to +filter signal according to receiving party needs. Driver configures filters to +fulfill desired bandwidth requirement. Used when V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_BANDWIDTH_AUTO is not +set. Unit is in Hz. The range and step are driver-specific.</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry spanname="id"><constant>V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_LNA_GAIN_AUTO</constant> </entry> + <entry>boolean</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry spanname="descr">Enables/disables LNA automatic gain control (AGC)</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry spanname="id"><constant>V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_MIXER_GAIN_AUTO</constant> </entry> + <entry>boolean</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry spanname="descr">Enables/disables mixer automatic gain control (AGC)</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry spanname="id"><constant>V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_IF_GAIN_AUTO</constant> </entry> + <entry>boolean</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry spanname="descr">Enables/disables IF automatic gain control (AGC)</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry spanname="id"><constant>V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_LNA_GAIN</constant> </entry> + <entry>integer</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry spanname="descr">LNA (low noise amplifier) gain is first +gain stage on the RF tuner signal path. It is located very close to tuner +antenna input. Used when <constant>V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_LNA_GAIN_AUTO</constant> is not set. +The range and step are driver-specific.</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry spanname="id"><constant>V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_MIXER_GAIN</constant> </entry> + <entry>integer</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry spanname="descr">Mixer gain is second gain stage on the RF +tuner signal path. It is located inside mixer block, where RF signal is +down-converted by the mixer. Used when <constant>V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_MIXER_GAIN_AUTO</constant> +is not set. The range and step are driver-specific.</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry spanname="id"><constant>V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_IF_GAIN</constant> </entry> + <entry>integer</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry spanname="descr">IF gain is last gain stage on the RF tuner +signal path. It is located on output of RF tuner. It controls signal level of +intermediate frequency output or baseband output. Used when +<constant>V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_IF_GAIN_AUTO</constant> is not set. The range and step are +driver-specific.</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry spanname="id"><constant>V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_PLL_LOCK</constant> </entry> + <entry>boolean</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry spanname="descr">Is synthesizer PLL locked? RF tuner is +receiving given frequency when that control is set. This is a read-only control. +</entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </section> </section> |