Update the vidtv documentation with the relevant changes after the last patches. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@xxxxxxxxxx> --- .../driver-api/media/drivers/vidtv.rst | 85 ++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 72 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/media/drivers/vidtv.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/media/drivers/vidtv.rst index edaceef2808c..52c201798d78 100644 --- a/Documentation/driver-api/media/drivers/vidtv.rst +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/media/drivers/vidtv.rst @@ -258,6 +258,42 @@ Using dvb-fe-tool The first step to check whether the demod loaded successfully is to run:: $ dvb-fe-tool + Device Dummy demod for DVB-T/T2/C/S/S2 (/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0) capabilities: + CAN_FEC_1_2 + CAN_FEC_2_3 + CAN_FEC_3_4 + CAN_FEC_4_5 + CAN_FEC_5_6 + CAN_FEC_6_7 + CAN_FEC_7_8 + CAN_FEC_8_9 + CAN_FEC_AUTO + CAN_GUARD_INTERVAL_AUTO + CAN_HIERARCHY_AUTO + CAN_INVERSION_AUTO + CAN_QAM_16 + CAN_QAM_32 + CAN_QAM_64 + CAN_QAM_128 + CAN_QAM_256 + CAN_QAM_AUTO + CAN_QPSK + CAN_TRANSMISSION_MODE_AUTO + DVB API Version 5.11, Current v5 delivery system: DVBC/ANNEX_A + Supported delivery systems: + DVBT + DVBT2 + [DVBC/ANNEX_A] + DVBS + DVBS2 + Frequency range for the current standard: + From: 51.0 MHz + To: 2.15 GHz + Step: 62.5 kHz + Tolerance: 29.5 MHz + Symbol rate ranges for the current standard: + From: 1.00 MBauds + To: 45.0 MBauds This should return what is currently set up at the demod struct, i.e.:: @@ -316,7 +352,7 @@ For this, one should provide a configuration file known as a 'scan file', here's an example:: [Channel] - FREQUENCY = 330000000 + FREQUENCY = 474000000 MODULATION = QAM/AUTO SYMBOL_RATE = 6940000 INNER_FEC = AUTO @@ -337,6 +373,14 @@ You can browse scan tables online here: `dvb-scan-tables Assuming this channel is named 'channel.conf', you can then run:: $ dvbv5-scan channel.conf + dvbv5-scan ~/vidtv.conf + ERROR command BANDWIDTH_HZ (5) not found during retrieve + Cannot calc frequency shift. Either bandwidth/symbol-rate is unavailable (yet). + Scanning frequency #1 330000000 + (0x00) Signal= -68.00dBm + Scanning frequency #2 474000000 + Lock (0x1f) Signal= -34.45dBm C/N= 33.74dB UCB= 0 + Service Beethoven, provider LinuxTV.org: digital television For more information on dvb-scan, check its documentation online here: `dvb-scan Documentation <https://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Dvbscan>`_. @@ -346,23 +390,38 @@ Using dvb-zap dvbv5-zap is a command line tool that can be used to record MPEG-TS to disk. The typical use is to tune into a channel and put it into record mode. The example -below - which is taken from the documentation - illustrates that:: +below - which is taken from the documentation - illustrates that\ [1]_:: - $ dvbv5-zap -c dvb_channel.conf "trilhas sonoras" -r - using demux '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0' + $ dvbv5-zap -c dvb_channel.conf "beethoven" -o music.ts -P -t 10 + using demux 'dvb0.demux0' reading channels from file 'dvb_channel.conf' - service has pid type 05: 204 - tuning to 573000000 Hz - audio pid 104 - dvb_set_pesfilter 104 - Lock (0x1f) Quality= Good Signal= 100.00% C/N= -13.80dB UCB= 70 postBER= 3.14x10^-3 PER= 0 - DVR interface '/dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0' can now be opened + tuning to 474000000 Hz + pass all PID's to TS + dvb_set_pesfilter 8192 + dvb_dev_set_bufsize: buffer set to 6160384 + Lock (0x1f) Quality= Good Signal= -34.66dBm C/N= 33.41dB UCB= 0 postBER= 0 preBER= 1.05x10^-3 PER= 0 + Lock (0x1f) Quality= Good Signal= -34.57dBm C/N= 33.46dB UCB= 0 postBER= 0 preBER= 1.05x10^-3 PER= 0 + Record to file 'music.ts' started + received 24587768 bytes (2401 Kbytes/sec) + Lock (0x1f) Quality= Good Signal= -34.42dBm C/N= 33.89dB UCB= 0 postBER= 0 preBER= 2.44x10^-3 PER= 0 -The channel can be watched by playing the contents of the DVR interface, with -some player that recognizes the MPEG-TS format, such as *mplayer* or *vlc*. +.. [1] In this example, it records 10 seconds with all program ID's stored + at the music.ts file. + + +The channel can be watched by playing the contents of the stream with some +player that recognizes the MPEG-TS format, such as ``mplayer`` or ``vlc``. By playing the contents of the stream one can visually inspect the workings of -vidtv, e.g.:: +vidtv, e.g., to play a recorded TS file with:: + + $ mplayer music.ts + +or, alternatively, running this command on one terminal:: + + $ dvbv5-zap -c dvb_channel.conf "beethoven" -P -r & + +And, on a second terminal, playing the contents from DVR interface with:: $ mplayer /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0 -- 2.28.0
