User Controls

Extended Controls

Introduction The control mechanism as originally designed was meant to be used for user settings (brightness, saturation, etc). However, it turned out to be a very useful model for implementing more complicated driver APIs where each driver implements only a subset of a larger API. The MPEG encoding API was the driving force behind designing and implementing this extended control mechanism: the MPEG standard is quite large and the currently supported hardware MPEG encoders each only implement a subset of this standard. Further more, many parameters relating to how the video is encoded into an MPEG stream are specific to the MPEG encoding chip since the MPEG standard only defines the format of the resulting MPEG stream, not how the video is actually encoded into that format. Unfortunately, the original control API lacked some features needed for these new uses and so it was extended into the (not terribly originally named) extended control API. Even though the MPEG encoding API was the first effort to use the Extended Control API, nowadays there are also other classes of Extended Controls, such as Camera Controls and FM Transmitter Controls. The Extended Controls API as well as all Extended Controls classes are described in the following text.

The Extended Control API Three new ioctls are available: &VIDIOC-G-EXT-CTRLS;, &VIDIOC-S-EXT-CTRLS; and &VIDIOC-TRY-EXT-CTRLS;. These ioctls act on arrays of controls (as opposed to the &VIDIOC-G-CTRL; and &VIDIOC-S-CTRL; ioctls that act on a single control). This is needed since it is often required to atomically change several controls at once. Each of the new ioctls expects a pointer to a &v4l2-ext-controls;. This structure contains a pointer to the control array, a count of the number of controls in that array and a control class. Control classes are used to group similar controls into a single class. For example, control class V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_USER contains all user controls (&ie; all controls that can also be set using the old VIDIOC_S_CTRL ioctl). Control class V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_MPEG contains all controls relating to MPEG encoding, etc. All controls in the control array must belong to the specified control class. An error is returned if this is not the case. It is also possible to use an empty control array (count == 0) to check whether the specified control class is supported. The control array is a &v4l2-ext-control; array. The v4l2_ext_control structure is very similar to &v4l2-control;, except for the fact that it also allows for 64-bit values and pointers to be passed. It is important to realize that due to the flexibility of controls it is necessary to check whether the control you want to set actually is supported in the driver and what the valid range of values is. So use the &VIDIOC-QUERYCTRL; and &VIDIOC-QUERYMENU; ioctls to check this. Also note that it is possible that some of the menu indices in a control of type V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_MENU may not be supported (VIDIOC_QUERYMENU will return an error). A good example is the list of supported MPEG audio bitrates. Some drivers only support one or two bitrates, others support a wider range. All controls use machine endianness.

Enumerating Extended Controls The recommended way to enumerate over the extended controls is by using &VIDIOC-QUERYCTRL; in combination with the V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_NEXT_CTRL flag: &v4l2-queryctrl; qctrl; qctrl.id = V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_NEXT_CTRL; while (0 == ioctl (fd, &VIDIOC-QUERYCTRL;, &qctrl)) { /* ... */ qctrl.id |= V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_NEXT_CTRL; } The initial control ID is set to 0 ORed with the V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_NEXT_CTRL flag. The VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL ioctl will return the first control with a higher ID than the specified one. When no such controls are found an error is returned. If you want to get all controls within a specific control class, then you can set the initial qctrl.id value to the control class and add an extra check to break out of the loop when a control of another control class is found: qctrl.id = V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_MPEG | V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_NEXT_CTRL; while (0 == ioctl (fd, &VIDIOC-QUERYCTRL;, &qctrl)) { if (V4L2_CTRL_ID2CLASS (qctrl.id) != V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_MPEG) break; /* ... */ qctrl.id |= V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_NEXT_CTRL; } The 32-bit qctrl.id value is subdivided into three bit ranges: the top 4 bits are reserved for flags (⪚ V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_NEXT_CTRL) and are not actually part of the ID. The remaining 28 bits form the control ID, of which the most significant 12 bits define the control class and the least significant 16 bits identify the control within the control class. It is guaranteed that these last 16 bits are always non-zero for controls. The range of 0x1000 and up are reserved for driver-specific controls. The macro V4L2_CTRL_ID2CLASS(id) returns the control class ID based on a control ID. If the driver does not support extended controls, then VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL will fail when used in combination with V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_NEXT_CTRL. In that case the old method of enumerating control should be used (see 1.8). But if it is supported, then it is guaranteed to enumerate over all controls, including driver-private controls.

Creating Control Panels It is possible to create control panels for a graphical user interface where the user can select the various controls. Basically you will have to iterate over all controls using the method described above. Each control class starts with a control of type V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_CTRL_CLASS. VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL will return the name of this control class which can be used as the title of a tab page within a control panel. The flags field of &v4l2-queryctrl; also contains hints on the behavior of the control. See the &VIDIOC-QUERYCTRL; documentation for more details.

Codec Control Reference Below all controls within the Codec control class are described. First the generic controls, then controls specific for certain hardware. 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.

Generic Codec Controls Codec Control IDs ID Type Description V4L2_CID_MPEG_CLASS class 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. V4L2_CID_MPEG_STREAM_TYPE enum v4l2_mpeg_stream_type The MPEG-1, -2 or -4 output stream type. One cannot assume anything here. Each hardware MPEG encoder tends to support different subsets of the available MPEG stream types. This control is specific to multiplexed MPEG streams. The currently defined stream types are: V4L2_MPEG_STREAM_TYPE_MPEG2_PS MPEG-2 program stream V4L2_MPEG_STREAM_TYPE_MPEG2_TS MPEG-2 transport stream V4L2_MPEG_STREAM_TYPE_MPEG1_SS MPEG-1 system stream V4L2_MPEG_STREAM_TYPE_MPEG2_DVD MPEG-2 DVD-compatible stream V4L2_MPEG_STREAM_TYPE_MPEG1_VCD MPEG-1 VCD-compatible stream V4L2_MPEG_STREAM_TYPE_MPEG2_SVCD MPEG-2 SVCD-compatible stream V4L2_CID_MPEG_STREAM_PID_PMT integer Program Map Table Packet ID for the MPEG transport stream (default 16) V4L2_CID_MPEG_STREAM_PID_AUDIO integer Audio Packet ID for the MPEG transport stream (default 256) V4L2_CID_MPEG_STREAM_PID_VIDEO integer Video Packet ID for the MPEG transport stream (default 260) V4L2_CID_MPEG_STREAM_PID_PCR integer Packet ID for the MPEG transport stream carrying PCR fields (default 259) V4L2_CID_MPEG_STREAM_PES_ID_AUDIO integer Audio ID for MPEG PES V4L2_CID_MPEG_STREAM_PES_ID_VIDEO integer Video ID for MPEG PES V4L2_CID_MPEG_STREAM_VBI_FMT enum v4l2_mpeg_stream_vbi_fmt Some cards can embed VBI data (⪚ Closed Caption, Teletext) into the MPEG stream. This control selects whether VBI data should be embedded, and if so, what embedding method should be used. The list of possible VBI formats depends on the driver. The currently defined VBI format types are: V4L2_MPEG_STREAM_VBI_FMT_NONE No VBI in the MPEG stream V4L2_MPEG_STREAM_VBI_FMT_IVTV VBI in private packets, IVTV format (documented in the kernel sources in the file Documentation/video4linux/cx2341x/README.vbi) V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_SAMPLING_FREQ enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_sampling_freq MPEG Audio sampling frequency. Possible values are: V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_SAMPLING_FREQ_44100 44.1 kHz V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_SAMPLING_FREQ_48000 48 kHz V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_SAMPLING_FREQ_32000 32 kHz V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_ENCODING enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_encoding MPEG Audio encoding. This control is specific to multiplexed MPEG streams. Possible values are: V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_ENCODING_LAYER_1 MPEG-1/2 Layer I encoding V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_ENCODING_LAYER_2 MPEG-1/2 Layer II encoding V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_ENCODING_LAYER_3 MPEG-1/2 Layer III encoding V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_ENCODING_AAC MPEG-2/4 AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_ENCODING_AC3 AC-3 aka ATSC A/52 encoding V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_l1_bitrate MPEG-1/2 Layer I bitrate. Possible values are: V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_32K 32 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_64K 64 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_96K 96 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_128K 128 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_160K 160 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_192K 192 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_224K 224 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_256K 256 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_288K 288 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_320K 320 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_352K 352 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_384K 384 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_416K 416 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_448K 448 kbit/s V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_l2_bitrate MPEG-1/2 Layer II bitrate. Possible values are: V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_32K 32 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_48K 48 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_56K 56 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_64K 64 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_80K 80 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_96K 96 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_112K 112 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_128K 128 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_160K 160 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_192K 192 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_224K 224 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_256K 256 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_320K 320 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_384K 384 kbit/s V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_l3_bitrate MPEG-1/2 Layer III bitrate. Possible values are: V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_32K 32 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_40K 40 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_48K 48 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_56K 56 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_64K 64 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_80K 80 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_96K 96 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_112K 112 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_128K 128 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_160K 160 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_192K 192 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_224K 224 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_256K 256 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_320K 320 kbit/s V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_AAC_BITRATE integer AAC bitrate in bits per second. V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_ac3_bitrate AC-3 bitrate. Possible values are: V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_32K 32 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_40K 40 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_48K 48 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_56K 56 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_64K 64 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_80K 80 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_96K 96 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_112K 112 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_128K 128 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_160K 160 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_192K 192 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_224K 224 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_256K 256 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_320K 320 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_384K 384 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_448K 448 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_512K 512 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_576K 576 kbit/s V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_640K 640 kbit/s V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_MODE enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_mode MPEG Audio mode. Possible values are: V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_MODE_STEREO Stereo V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_MODE_JOINT_STEREO Joint Stereo V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_MODE_DUAL Bilingual V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_MODE_MONO Mono V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_MODE_EXTENSION enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_mode_extension Joint Stereo audio mode extension. In Layer I and II they indicate which subbands are in intensity stereo. All other subbands are coded in stereo. Layer III is not (yet) supported. Possible values are: V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_MODE_EXTENSION_BOUND_4 Subbands 4-31 in intensity stereo V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_MODE_EXTENSION_BOUND_8 Subbands 8-31 in intensity stereo V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_MODE_EXTENSION_BOUND_12 Subbands 12-31 in intensity stereo V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_MODE_EXTENSION_BOUND_16 Subbands 16-31 in intensity stereo V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_EMPHASIS enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_emphasis Audio Emphasis. Possible values are: V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_EMPHASIS_NONE None V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_EMPHASIS_50_DIV_15_uS 50/15 microsecond emphasis V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_EMPHASIS_CCITT_J17 CCITT J.17 V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_CRC enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_crc CRC method. Possible values are: V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_CRC_NONE None V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_CRC_CRC16 16 bit parity check V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_MUTE boolean Mutes the audio when capturing. This is not done by muting audio hardware, which can still produce a slight hiss, but in the encoder itself, guaranteeing a fixed and reproducible audio bitstream. 0 = unmuted, 1 = muted. V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_DEC_PLAYBACK enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_dec_playback Determines how monolingual audio should be played back. Possible values are: V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_DEC_PLAYBACK_AUTO Automatically determines the best playback mode. V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_DEC_PLAYBACK_STEREO Stereo playback. V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_DEC_PLAYBACK_LEFT Left channel playback. V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_DEC_PLAYBACK_RIGHT Right channel playback. V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_DEC_PLAYBACK_MONO Mono playback. V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_DEC_PLAYBACK_SWAPPED_STEREO Stereo playback with swapped left and right channels. V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_DEC_MULTILINGUAL_PLAYBACK enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_dec_playback Determines how multilingual audio should be played back. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_ENCODING enum v4l2_mpeg_video_encoding MPEG Video encoding method. This control is specific to multiplexed MPEG streams. Possible values are: V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_ENCODING_MPEG_1 MPEG-1 Video encoding V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_ENCODING_MPEG_2 MPEG-2 Video encoding V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_ENCODING_MPEG_4_AVC MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) Video encoding V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_ASPECT enum v4l2_mpeg_video_aspect Video aspect. Possible values are: V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_ASPECT_1x1 V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_ASPECT_4x3 V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_ASPECT_16x9 V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_ASPECT_221x100 V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_B_FRAMES integer Number of B-Frames (default 2) V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_GOP_SIZE integer GOP size (default 12) V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_GOP_CLOSURE boolean GOP closure (default 1) V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_PULLDOWN boolean Enable 3:2 pulldown (default 0) V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_BITRATE_MODE enum v4l2_mpeg_video_bitrate_mode Video bitrate mode. Possible values are: V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_BITRATE_MODE_VBR Variable bitrate V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_BITRATE_MODE_CBR Constant bitrate V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_BITRATE integer Video bitrate in bits per second. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_BITRATE_PEAK integer Peak video bitrate in bits per second. Must be larger or equal to the average video bitrate. It is ignored if the video bitrate mode is set to constant bitrate. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_TEMPORAL_DECIMATION integer For every captured frame, skip this many subsequent frames (default 0). V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MUTE boolean "Mutes" the video to a fixed color when capturing. This is useful for testing, to produce a fixed video bitstream. 0 = unmuted, 1 = muted. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MUTE_YUV integer Sets the "mute" color of the video. The supplied 32-bit integer is interpreted as follows (bit 0 = least significant bit): Bit 0:7 V chrominance information Bit 8:15 U chrominance information Bit 16:23 Y luminance information Bit 24:31 Must be zero. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_DEC_PTS integer64 This read-only control returns the 33-bit video Presentation Time Stamp as defined in ITU T-REC-H.222.0 and ISO/IEC 13818-1 of the currently displayed frame. This is the same PTS as is used in &VIDIOC-DECODER-CMD;. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_DEC_FRAME integer64 This read-only control returns the frame counter of the frame that is currently displayed (decoded). This value is reset to 0 whenever the decoder is started. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_DECODER_SLICE_INTERFACE boolean If enabled the decoder expects to receive a single slice per buffer, otherwise the decoder expects a single frame in per buffer. Applicable to the decoder, all codecs. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_SAR_ENABLE boolean Enable writing sample aspect ratio in the Video Usability Information. Applicable to the H264 encoder. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_SAR_IDC enum v4l2_mpeg_video_h264_vui_sar_idc VUI sample aspect ratio indicator for H.264 encoding. The value is defined in the table E-1 in the standard. Applicable to the H264 encoder. V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_SAR_IDC_UNSPECIFIED Unspecified V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_SAR_IDC_1x1 1x1 V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_SAR_IDC_12x11 12x11 V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_SAR_IDC_10x11 10x11 V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_SAR_IDC_16x11 16x11 V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_SAR_IDC_40x33 40x33 V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_SAR_IDC_24x11 24x11 V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_SAR_IDC_20x11 20x11 V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_SAR_IDC_32x11 32x11 V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_SAR_IDC_80x33 80x33 V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_SAR_IDC_18x11 18x11 V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_SAR_IDC_15x11 15x11 V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_SAR_IDC_64x33 64x33 V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_SAR_IDC_160x99 160x99 V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_SAR_IDC_4x3 4x3 V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_SAR_IDC_3x2 3x2 V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_SAR_IDC_2x1 2x1 V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_SAR_IDC_EXTENDED Extended SAR V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_EXT_SAR_WIDTH integer Extended sample aspect ratio width for H.264 VUI encoding. Applicable to the H264 encoder. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_VUI_EXT_SAR_HEIGHT integer Extended sample aspect ratio height for H.264 VUI encoding. Applicable to the H264 encoder. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LEVEL enum v4l2_mpeg_video_h264_level The level information for the H264 video elementary stream. Applicable to the H264 encoder. Possible values are: V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LEVEL_1_0 Level 1.0 V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LEVEL_1B Level 1B V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LEVEL_1_1 Level 1.1 V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LEVEL_1_2 Level 1.2 V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LEVEL_1_3 Level 1.3 V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LEVEL_2_0 Level 2.0 V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LEVEL_2_1 Level 2.1 V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LEVEL_2_2 Level 2.2 V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LEVEL_3_0 Level 3.0 V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LEVEL_3_1 Level 3.1 V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LEVEL_3_2 Level 3.2 V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LEVEL_4_0 Level 4.0 V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LEVEL_4_1 Level 4.1 V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LEVEL_4_2 Level 4.2 V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LEVEL_5_0 Level 5.0 V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LEVEL_5_1 Level 5.1 V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MPEG4_LEVEL enum v4l2_mpeg_video_mpeg4_level The level information for the MPEG4 elementary stream. Applicable to the MPEG4 encoder. Possible values are: V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_LEVEL_0 Level 0 V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_LEVEL_0B Level 0b V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_LEVEL_1 Level 1 V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_LEVEL_2 Level 2 V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_LEVEL_3 Level 3 V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_LEVEL_3B Level 3b V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_LEVEL_4 Level 4 V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_LEVEL_5 Level 5 V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PROFILE enum v4l2_mpeg_video_h264_profile The profile information for H264. Applicable to the H264 encoder. Possible values are: V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PROFILE_BASELINE Baseline profile V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PROFILE_CONSTRAINED_BASELINE Constrained Baseline profile V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PROFILE_MAIN Main profile V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PROFILE_EXTENDED Extended profile V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PROFILE_HIGH High profile V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PROFILE_HIGH_10 High 10 profile V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PROFILE_HIGH_422 High 422 profile V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PROFILE_HIGH_444_PREDICTIVE High 444 Predictive profile V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PROFILE_HIGH_10_INTRA High 10 Intra profile V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PROFILE_HIGH_422_INTRA High 422 Intra profile V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PROFILE_HIGH_444_INTRA High 444 Intra profile V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PROFILE_CAVLC_444_INTRA CAVLC 444 Intra profile V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PROFILE_SCALABLE_BASELINE Scalable Baseline profile V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PROFILE_SCALABLE_HIGH Scalable High profile V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PROFILE_SCALABLE_HIGH_INTRA Scalable High Intra profile V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PROFILE_STEREO_HIGH Stereo High profile V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PROFILE_MULTIVIEW_HIGH Multiview High profile V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MPEG4_PROFILE enum v4l2_mpeg_video_mpeg4_profile The profile information for MPEG4. Applicable to the MPEG4 encoder. Possible values are: V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_PROFILE_SIMPLE Simple profile V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_PROFILE_ADVANCED_SIMPLE Advanced Simple profile V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_PROFILE_CORE Core profile V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_PROFILE_SIMPLE_SCALABLE Simple Scalable profile V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_PROFILE_ADVANCED_CODING_EFFICIENCY V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MAX_REF_PIC integer The maximum number of reference pictures used for encoding. Applicable to the encoder. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MULTI_SLICE_MODE enum v4l2_mpeg_video_multi_slice_mode Determines how the encoder should handle division of frame into slices. Applicable to the encoder. Possible values are: V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_MULTI_SLICE_MODE_SINGLE Single slice per frame. V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_MULTI_SLICE_MODE_MAX_MB Multiple slices with set maximum number of macroblocks per slice. V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_MULTI_SLICE_MODE_MAX_BYTES Multiple slice with set maximum size in bytes per slice. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MULTI_SLICE_MAX_MB integer The maximum number of macroblocks in a slice. Used when V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MULTI_SLICE_MODE is set to V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_MULTI_SLICE_MODE_MAX_MB. Applicable to the encoder. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MULTI_SLICE_MAX_BYTES integer The maximum size of a slice in bytes. Used when V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MULTI_SLICE_MODE is set to V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_MULTI_SLICE_MODE_MAX_BYTES. Applicable to the encoder. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LOOP_FILTER_MODE enum v4l2_mpeg_video_h264_loop_filter_mode Loop filter mode for H264 encoder. Possible values are: V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LOOP_FILTER_MODE_ENABLED Loop filter is enabled. V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LOOP_FILTER_MODE_DISABLED Loop filter is disabled. V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LOOP_FILTER_MODE_DISABLED_AT_SLICE_BOUNDARY Loop filter is disabled at the slice boundary. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LOOP_FILTER_ALPHA integer Loop filter alpha coefficient, defined in the H264 standard. Applicable to the H264 encoder. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_LOOP_FILTER_BETA integer Loop filter beta coefficient, defined in the H264 standard. Applicable to the H264 encoder. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_ENTROPY_MODE enum v4l2_mpeg_video_h264_entropy_mode Entropy coding mode for H264 - CABAC/CAVALC. Applicable to the H264 encoder. Possible values are: V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_ENTROPY_MODE_CAVLC Use CAVLC entropy coding. V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_ENTROPY_MODE_CABAC Use CABAC entropy coding. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_8X8_TRANSFORM boolean Enable 8X8 transform for H264. Applicable to the H264 encoder. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_CYCLIC_INTRA_REFRESH_MB integer Cyclic intra macroblock refresh. This is the number of continuous macroblocks refreshed every frame. Each frame a successive set of macroblocks is refreshed until the cycle completes and starts from the top of the frame. Applicable to H264, H263 and MPEG4 encoder. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_FRAME_RC_ENABLE boolean Frame level rate control enable. If this control is disabled then the quantization parameter for each frame type is constant and set with appropriate controls (e.g. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H263_I_FRAME_QP). If frame rate control is enabled then quantization parameter is adjusted to meet the chosen bitrate. Minimum and maximum value for the quantization parameter can be set with appropriate controls (e.g. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H263_MIN_QP). Applicable to encoders. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MB_RC_ENABLE boolean Macroblock level rate control enable. Applicable to the MPEG4 and H264 encoders. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MPEG4_QPEL boolean Quarter pixel motion estimation for MPEG4. Applicable to the MPEG4 encoder. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H263_I_FRAME_QP integer Quantization parameter for an I frame for H263. Valid range: from 1 to 31. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H263_MIN_QP integer Minimum quantization parameter for H263. Valid range: from 1 to 31. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H263_MAX_QP integer Maximum quantization parameter for H263. Valid range: from 1 to 31. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H263_P_FRAME_QP integer Quantization parameter for an P frame for H263. Valid range: from 1 to 31. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H263_B_FRAME_QP integer Quantization parameter for an B frame for H263. Valid range: from 1 to 31. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_I_FRAME_QP integer Quantization parameter for an I frame for H264. Valid range: from 0 to 51. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_MIN_QP integer Minimum quantization parameter for H264. Valid range: from 0 to 51. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_MAX_QP integer Maximum quantization parameter for H264. Valid range: from 0 to 51. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_P_FRAME_QP integer Quantization parameter for an P frame for H264. Valid range: from 0 to 51. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_B_FRAME_QP integer Quantization parameter for an B frame for H264. Valid range: from 0 to 51. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MPEG4_I_FRAME_QP integer Quantization parameter for an I frame for MPEG4. Valid range: from 1 to 31. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MPEG4_MIN_QP integer Minimum quantization parameter for MPEG4. Valid range: from 1 to 31. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MPEG4_MAX_QP integer Maximum quantization parameter for MPEG4. Valid range: from 1 to 31. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MPEG4_P_FRAME_QP integer Quantization parameter for an P frame for MPEG4. Valid range: from 1 to 31. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MPEG4_B_FRAME_QP integer Quantization parameter for an B frame for MPEG4. Valid range: from 1 to 31. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VBV_SIZE integer The Video Buffer Verifier size in kilobytes, it is used as a limitation of frame skip. The VBV is defined in the standard as a mean to verify that the produced stream will be successfully decoded. The standard describes it as "Part of a hypothetical decoder that is conceptually connected to the output of the encoder. Its purpose is to provide a constraint on the variability of the data rate that an encoder or editing process may produce.". Applicable to the MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4 encoders. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VBV_DELAY integer Sets the initial delay in milliseconds for VBV buffer control. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_CPB_SIZE integer The Coded Picture Buffer size in kilobytes, it is used as a limitation of frame skip. The CPB is defined in the H264 standard as a mean to verify that the produced stream will be successfully decoded. Applicable to the H264 encoder. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_I_PERIOD integer Period between I-frames in the open GOP for H264. In case of an open GOP this is the period between two I-frames. The period between IDR (Instantaneous Decoding Refresh) frames is taken from the GOP_SIZE control. An IDR frame, which stands for Instantaneous Decoding Refresh is an I-frame after which no prior frames are referenced. This means that a stream can be restarted from an IDR frame without the need to store or decode any previous frames. Applicable to the H264 encoder. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_HEADER_MODE enum v4l2_mpeg_video_header_mode Determines whether the header is returned as the first buffer or is it returned together with the first frame. Applicable to encoders. Possible values are: V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_HEADER_MODE_SEPARATE The stream header is returned separately in the first buffer. V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_HEADER_MODE_JOINED_WITH_1ST_FRAME The stream header is returned together with the first encoded frame. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_REPEAT_SEQ_HEADER boolean Repeat the video sequence headers. Repeating these headers makes random access to the video stream easier. Applicable to the MPEG1, 2 and 4 encoder. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_DECODER_MPEG4_DEBLOCK_FILTER boolean Enabled the deblocking post processing filter for MPEG4 decoder. Applicable to the MPEG4 decoder. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MPEG4_VOP_TIME_RES integer vop_time_increment_resolution value for MPEG4. Applicable to the MPEG4 encoder. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MPEG4_VOP_TIME_INC integer vop_time_increment value for MPEG4. Applicable to the MPEG4 encoder. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_SEI_FRAME_PACKING boolean Enable generation of frame packing supplemental enhancement information in the encoded bitstream. The frame packing SEI message contains the arrangement of L and R planes for 3D viewing. Applicable to the H264 encoder. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_SEI_FP_CURRENT_FRAME_0 boolean Sets current frame as frame0 in frame packing SEI. Applicable to the H264 encoder. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_SEI_FP_ARRANGEMENT_TYPE enum v4l2_mpeg_video_h264_sei_fp_arrangement_type Frame packing arrangement type for H264 SEI. Applicable to the H264 encoder. Possible values are: V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_SEI_FP_ARRANGEMENT_TYPE_CHEKERBOARD Pixels are alternatively from L and R. V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_SEI_FP_ARRANGEMENT_TYPE_COLUMN L and R are interlaced by column. V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_SEI_FP_ARRANGEMENT_TYPE_ROW L and R are interlaced by row. V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_SEI_FP_ARRANGEMENT_TYPE_SIDE_BY_SIDE L is on the left, R on the right. V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_SEI_FP_ARRANGEMENT_TYPE_TOP_BOTTOM L is on top, R on bottom. V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_SEI_FP_ARRANGEMENT_TYPE_TEMPORAL One view per frame. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_FMO boolean Enables flexible macroblock ordering in the encoded bitstream. It is a technique used for restructuring the ordering of macroblocks in pictures. Applicable to the H264 encoder. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_FMO_MAP_TYPE enum v4l2_mpeg_video_h264_fmo_map_type When using FMO, the map type divides the image in different scan patterns of macroblocks. Applicable to the H264 encoder. Possible values are: V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_FMO_MAP_TYPE_INTERLEAVED_SLICES Slices are interleaved one after other with macroblocks in run length order. V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_FMO_MAP_TYPE_SCATTERED_SLICES Scatters the macroblocks based on a mathematical function known to both encoder and decoder. V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_FMO_MAP_TYPE_FOREGROUND_WITH_LEFT_OVER Macroblocks arranged in rectangular areas or regions of interest. V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_FMO_MAP_TYPE_BOX_OUT Slice groups grow in a cyclic way from centre to outwards. V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_FMO_MAP_TYPE_RASTER_SCAN Slice groups grow in raster scan pattern from left to right. V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_FMO_MAP_TYPE_WIPE_SCAN Slice groups grow in wipe scan pattern from top to bottom. V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_FMO_MAP_TYPE_EXPLICIT User defined map type. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_FMO_SLICE_GROUP integer Number of slice groups in FMO. Applicable to the H264 encoder. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_FMO_CHANGE_DIRECTION enum v4l2_mpeg_video_h264_fmo_change_dir Specifies a direction of the slice group change for raster and wipe maps. Applicable to the H264 encoder. Possible values are: V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_FMO_CHANGE_DIR_RIGHT Raster scan or wipe right. V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_FMO_CHANGE_DIR_LEFT Reverse raster scan or wipe left. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_FMO_CHANGE_RATE integer Specifies the size of the first slice group for raster and wipe map. Applicable to the H264 encoder. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_FMO_RUN_LENGTH integer Specifies the number of consecutive macroblocks for the interleaved map. Applicable to the H264 encoder. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_ASO boolean Enables arbitrary slice ordering in encoded bitstream. Applicable to the H264 encoder. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_ASO_SLICE_ORDER integer Specifies the slice order in ASO. Applicable to the H264 encoder. The supplied 32-bit integer is interpreted as follows (bit 0 = least significant bit): Bit 0:15 Slice ID Bit 16:32 Slice position or order V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_HIERARCHICAL_CODING boolean Enables H264 hierarchical coding. Applicable to the H264 encoder. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_HIERARCHICAL_CODING_TYPE enum v4l2_mpeg_video_h264_hierarchical_coding_type Specifies the hierarchical coding type. Applicable to the H264 encoder. Possible values are: V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_HIERARCHICAL_CODING_B Hierarchical B coding. V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_HIERARCHICAL_CODING_P Hierarchical P coding. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_HIERARCHICAL_CODING_LAYER integer Specifies the number of hierarchical coding layers. Applicable to the H264 encoder. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_HIERARCHICAL_CODING_LAYER_QP integer Specifies a user defined QP for each layer. Applicable to the H264 encoder. The supplied 32-bit integer is interpreted as follows (bit 0 = least significant bit): Bit 0:15 QP value Bit 16:32 Layer number

MFC 5.1 MPEG Controls The following MPEG class controls deal with MPEG decoding and encoding settings that are specific to the Multi Format Codec 5.1 device present in the S5P family of SoCs by Samsung. MFC 5.1 Control IDs ID Type Description V4L2_CID_MPEG_MFC51_VIDEO_DECODER_H264_DISPLAY_DELAY_ENABLE integer If the display delay is enabled then the decoder has to return a CAPTURE buffer after processing a certain number of OUTPUT buffers. If this number is low, then it may result in buffers not being dequeued in display order. In addition hardware may still use those buffers as reference, thus application should not write to those buffers. This feature can be used for example for generating thumbnails of videos. Applicable to the H264 decoder. V4L2_CID_MPEG_MFC51_VIDEO_DECODER_H264_DISPLAY_DELAY integer Display delay value for H264 decoder. The decoder is forced to return a decoded frame after the set 'display delay' number of frames. If this number is low it may result in frames returned out of dispaly order, in addition the hardware may still be using the returned buffer as a reference picture for subsequent frames. V4L2_CID_MPEG_MFC51_VIDEO_H264_NUM_REF_PIC_FOR_P integer The number of reference pictures used for encoding a P picture. Applicable to the H264 encoder. V4L2_CID_MPEG_MFC51_VIDEO_PADDING boolean Padding enable in the encoder - use a color instead of repeating border pixels. Applicable to encoders. V4L2_CID_MPEG_MFC51_VIDEO_PADDING_YUV integer Padding color in the encoder. Applicable to encoders. The supplied 32-bit integer is interpreted as follows (bit 0 = least significant bit): Bit 0:7 V chrominance information Bit 8:15 U chrominance information Bit 16:23 Y luminance information Bit 24:31 Must be zero. V4L2_CID_MPEG_MFC51_VIDEO_RC_REACTION_COEFF integer Reaction coefficient for MFC rate control. Applicable to encoders. Note 1: Valid only when the frame level RC is enabled. Note 2: For tight CBR, this field must be small (ex. 2 ~ 10). For VBR, this field must be large (ex. 100 ~ 1000). Note 3: It is not recommended to use the greater number than FRAME_RATE * (10^9 / BIT_RATE). V4L2_CID_MPEG_MFC51_VIDEO_H264_ADAPTIVE_RC_DARK boolean Adaptive rate control for dark region. Valid only when H.264 and macroblock level RC is enabled (V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MB_RC_ENABLE). Applicable to the H264 encoder. V4L2_CID_MPEG_MFC51_VIDEO_H264_ADAPTIVE_RC_SMOOTH boolean Adaptive rate control for smooth region. Valid only when H.264 and macroblock level RC is enabled (V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MB_RC_ENABLE). Applicable to the H264 encoder. V4L2_CID_MPEG_MFC51_VIDEO_H264_ADAPTIVE_RC_STATIC boolean Adaptive rate control for static region. Valid only when H.264 and macroblock level RC is enabled (V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MB_RC_ENABLE). Applicable to the H264 encoder. V4L2_CID_MPEG_MFC51_VIDEO_H264_ADAPTIVE_RC_ACTIVITY boolean Adaptive rate control for activity region. Valid only when H.264 and macroblock level RC is enabled (V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MB_RC_ENABLE). Applicable to the H264 encoder. V4L2_CID_MPEG_MFC51_VIDEO_FRAME_SKIP_MODE enum v4l2_mpeg_mfc51_video_frame_skip_mode Indicates in what conditions the encoder should skip frames. If encoding a frame would cause the encoded stream to be larger then a chosen data limit then the frame will be skipped. Possible values are: V4L2_MPEG_MFC51_FRAME_SKIP_MODE_DISABLED Frame skip mode is disabled. V4L2_MPEG_MFC51_FRAME_SKIP_MODE_LEVEL_LIMIT Frame skip mode enabled and buffer limit is set by the chosen level and is defined by the standard. V4L2_MPEG_MFC51_FRAME_SKIP_MODE_BUF_LIMIT Frame skip mode enabled and buffer limit is set by the VBV (MPEG1/2/4) or CPB (H264) buffer size control. V4L2_CID_MPEG_MFC51_VIDEO_RC_FIXED_TARGET_BIT integer Enable rate-control with fixed target bit. If this setting is enabled, then the rate control logic of the encoder will calculate the average bitrate for a GOP and keep it below or equal the set bitrate target. Otherwise the rate control logic calculates the overall average bitrate for the stream and keeps it below or equal to the set bitrate. In the first case the average bitrate for the whole stream will be smaller then the set bitrate. This is caused because the average is calculated for smaller number of frames, on the other hand enabling this setting will ensure that the stream will meet tight bandwidth contraints. Applicable to encoders. V4L2_CID_MPEG_MFC51_VIDEO_FORCE_FRAME_TYPE enum v4l2_mpeg_mfc51_video_force_frame_type Force a frame type for the next queued buffer. Applicable to encoders. Possible values are: V4L2_MPEG_MFC51_FORCE_FRAME_TYPE_DISABLED Forcing a specific frame type disabled. V4L2_MPEG_MFC51_FORCE_FRAME_TYPE_I_FRAME Force an I-frame. V4L2_MPEG_MFC51_FORCE_FRAME_TYPE_NOT_CODED Force a non-coded frame.

CX2341x MPEG Controls The following MPEG class controls deal with MPEG encoding settings that are specific to the Conexant CX23415 and CX23416 MPEG encoding chips. CX2341x Control IDs ID Type Description V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_SPATIAL_FILTER_MODE enum v4l2_mpeg_cx2341x_video_spatial_filter_mode Sets the Spatial Filter mode (default MANUAL). Possible values are: V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_SPATIAL_FILTER_MODE_MANUAL Choose the filter manually V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_SPATIAL_FILTER_MODE_AUTO Choose the filter automatically V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_SPATIAL_FILTER integer (0-15) The setting for the Spatial Filter. 0 = off, 15 = maximum. (Default is 0.) V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_LUMA_SPATIAL_FILTER_TYPE enum v4l2_mpeg_cx2341x_video_luma_spatial_filter_type Select the algorithm to use for the Luma Spatial Filter (default 1D_HOR). Possible values: V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_LUMA_SPATIAL_FILTER_TYPE_OFF No filter V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_LUMA_SPATIAL_FILTER_TYPE_1D_HOR One-dimensional horizontal V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_LUMA_SPATIAL_FILTER_TYPE_1D_VERT One-dimensional vertical V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_LUMA_SPATIAL_FILTER_TYPE_2D_HV_SEPARABLE Two-dimensional separable V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_LUMA_SPATIAL_FILTER_TYPE_2D_SYM_NON_SEPARABLE Two-dimensional symmetrical non-separable V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_CHROMA_SPATIAL_FILTER_TYPE enum v4l2_mpeg_cx2341x_video_chroma_spatial_filter_type Select the algorithm for the Chroma Spatial Filter (default 1D_HOR). Possible values are: V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_CHROMA_SPATIAL_FILTER_TYPE_OFF No filter V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_CHROMA_SPATIAL_FILTER_TYPE_1D_HOR One-dimensional horizontal V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_TEMPORAL_FILTER_MODE enum v4l2_mpeg_cx2341x_video_temporal_filter_mode Sets the Temporal Filter mode (default MANUAL). Possible values are: V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_TEMPORAL_FILTER_MODE_MANUAL Choose the filter manually V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_TEMPORAL_FILTER_MODE_AUTO Choose the filter automatically V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_TEMPORAL_FILTER integer (0-31) The setting for the Temporal Filter. 0 = off, 31 = maximum. (Default is 8 for full-scale capturing and 0 for scaled capturing.) V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_MEDIAN_FILTER_TYPE enum v4l2_mpeg_cx2341x_video_median_filter_type Median Filter Type (default OFF). Possible values are: V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_MEDIAN_FILTER_TYPE_OFF No filter V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_MEDIAN_FILTER_TYPE_HOR Horizontal filter V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_MEDIAN_FILTER_TYPE_VERT Vertical filter V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_MEDIAN_FILTER_TYPE_HOR_VERT Horizontal and vertical filter V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_MEDIAN_FILTER_TYPE_DIAG Diagonal filter V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_LUMA_MEDIAN_FILTER_BOTTOM integer (0-255) Threshold above which the luminance median filter is enabled (default 0) V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_LUMA_MEDIAN_FILTER_TOP integer (0-255) Threshold below which the luminance median filter is enabled (default 255) V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_CHROMA_MEDIAN_FILTER_BOTTOM integer (0-255) Threshold above which the chroma median filter is enabled (default 0) V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_CHROMA_MEDIAN_FILTER_TOP integer (0-255) Threshold below which the chroma median filter is enabled (default 255) V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_STREAM_INSERT_NAV_PACKETS boolean The CX2341X MPEG encoder can insert one empty MPEG-2 PES packet into the stream between every four video frames. The packet size is 2048 bytes, including the packet_start_code_prefix and stream_id fields. The stream_id is 0xBF (private stream 2). The payload consists of 0x00 bytes, to be filled in by the application. 0 = do not insert, 1 = insert packets.

VPX Control Reference The VPX controls include controls for encoding parameters of VPx video codec. VPX Control IDs ID Type Description V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_NUM_PARTITIONS enum v4l2_vp8_num_partitions The number of token partitions to use in VP8 encoder. Possible values are: V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_1_PARTITION 1 coefficient partition V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_2_PARTITIONS 2 coefficient partitions V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_4_PARTITIONS 4 coefficient partitions V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_8_PARTITIONS 8 coefficient partitions V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_IMD_DISABLE_4X4 boolean Setting this prevents intra 4x4 mode in the intra mode decision. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_NUM_REF_FRAMES enum v4l2_vp8_num_ref_frames The number of reference pictures for encoding P frames. Possible values are: V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_1_REF_FRAME Last encoded frame will be searched V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_2_REF_FRAME 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. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_3_REF_FRAME The last encoded frame, the golden frame and the altref frame will be searched. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_FILTER_LEVEL integer Indicates the loop filter level. The adjustment of the loop filter level is done via a delta value against a baseline loop filter value. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_FILTER_SHARPNESS integer This parameter affects the loop filter. Anything above zero weakens the deblocking effect on the loop filter. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_GOLDEN_FRAME_REF_PERIOD integer 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. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_GOLDEN_FRAME_SEL enum v4l2_vp8_golden_frame_sel Selects the golden frame for encoding. Possible values are: V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_GOLDEN_FRAME_USE_PREV Use the (n-2)th frame as a golden frame, current frame index being 'n'. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_GOLDEN_FRAME_USE_REF_PERIOD Use the previous specific frame indicated by V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_GOLDEN_FRAME_REF_PERIOD as a golden frame.

Camera Control Reference The Camera class includes controls for mechanical (or equivalent digital) features of a device such as controllable lenses or sensors. Camera Control IDs ID Type Description V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS class The Camera class descriptor. Calling &VIDIOC-QUERYCTRL; for this control will return a description of this control class. V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE_AUTO enum v4l2_exposure_auto_type Enables automatic adjustments of the exposure time and/or iris aperture. The effect of manual changes of the exposure time or iris aperture while these features are enabled is undefined, drivers should ignore such requests. Possible values are: V4L2_EXPOSURE_AUTO Automatic exposure time, automatic iris aperture. V4L2_EXPOSURE_MANUAL Manual exposure time, manual iris. V4L2_EXPOSURE_SHUTTER_PRIORITY Manual exposure time, auto iris. V4L2_EXPOSURE_APERTURE_PRIORITY Auto exposure time, manual iris. V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE_ABSOLUTE integer Determines the exposure time of the camera sensor. The exposure time is limited by the frame interval. Drivers should interpret the values as 100 µs units, where the value 1 stands for 1/10000th of a second, 10000 for 1 second and 100000 for 10 seconds. V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE_AUTO_PRIORITY boolean When V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE_AUTO is set to AUTO or APERTURE_PRIORITY, this control determines if the device may dynamically vary the frame rate. By default this feature is disabled (0) and the frame rate must remain constant. V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE_BIAS integer menu Determines the automatic exposure compensation, it is effective only when V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE_AUTO control is set to AUTO, SHUTTER_PRIORITY or APERTURE_PRIORITY. It is expressed in terms of EV, drivers should interpret the values as 0.001 EV units, where the value 1000 stands for +1 EV. Increasing the exposure compensation value is equivalent to decreasing the exposure value (EV) and will increase the amount of light at the image sensor. The camera performs the exposure compensation by adjusting absolute exposure time and/or aperture. V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE_METERING enum v4l2_exposure_metering Determines how the camera measures the amount of light available for the frame exposure. Possible values are: V4L2_EXPOSURE_METERING_AVERAGE Use the light information coming from the entire frame and average giving no weighting to any particular portion of the metered area. V4L2_EXPOSURE_METERING_CENTER_WEIGHTED Average the light information coming from the entire frame giving priority to the center of the metered area. V4L2_EXPOSURE_METERING_SPOT Measure only very small area at the center of the frame. V4L2_EXPOSURE_METERING_MATRIX 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. V4L2_CID_PAN_RELATIVE integer This control turns the camera horizontally by the specified amount. The unit is undefined. A positive value moves the camera to the right (clockwise when viewed from above), a negative value to the left. A value of zero does not cause motion. This is a write-only control. V4L2_CID_TILT_RELATIVE integer This control turns the camera vertically by the specified amount. The unit is undefined. A positive value moves the camera up, a negative value down. A value of zero does not cause motion. This is a write-only control. V4L2_CID_PAN_RESET button When this control is set, the camera moves horizontally to the default position. V4L2_CID_TILT_RESET button When this control is set, the camera moves vertically to the default position. V4L2_CID_PAN_ABSOLUTE integer This control turns the camera horizontally to the specified position. Positive values move the camera to the right (clockwise when viewed from above), negative values to the left. Drivers should interpret the values as arc seconds, with valid values between -180 * 3600 and +180 * 3600 inclusive. V4L2_CID_TILT_ABSOLUTE integer This control turns the camera vertically to the specified position. Positive values move the camera up, negative values down. Drivers should interpret the values as arc seconds, with valid values between -180 * 3600 and +180 * 3600 inclusive. V4L2_CID_FOCUS_ABSOLUTE integer This control sets the focal point of the camera to the specified position. The unit is undefined. Positive values set the focus closer to the camera, negative values towards infinity. V4L2_CID_FOCUS_RELATIVE integer This control moves the focal point of the camera by the specified amount. The unit is undefined. Positive values move the focus closer to the camera, negative values towards infinity. This is a write-only control. V4L2_CID_FOCUS_AUTO boolean Enables continuous automatic focus adjustments. The effect of manual focus adjustments while this feature is enabled is undefined, drivers should ignore such requests. V4L2_CID_AUTO_FOCUS_START button Starts single auto focus process. The effect of setting this control when V4L2_CID_FOCUS_AUTO is set to TRUE (1) is undefined, drivers should ignore such requests. V4L2_CID_AUTO_FOCUS_STOP button Aborts automatic focusing started with V4L2_CID_AUTO_FOCUS_START control. It is effective only when the continuous autofocus is disabled, that is when V4L2_CID_FOCUS_AUTO control is set to FALSE (0). V4L2_CID_AUTO_FOCUS_STATUS bitmask The automatic focus status. This is a read-only control. V4L2_AUTO_FOCUS_STATUS_IDLE Automatic focus is not active. V4L2_AUTO_FOCUS_STATUS_BUSY Automatic focusing is in progress. V4L2_AUTO_FOCUS_STATUS_REACHED Focus has been reached. V4L2_AUTO_FOCUS_STATUS_FAILED Automatic focus has failed, the driver will not transition from this state until another action is performed by an application. Setting V4L2_LOCK_FOCUS lock bit of the V4L2_CID_3A_LOCK control may stop updates of the V4L2_CID_AUTO_FOCUS_STATUS control value. V4L2_CID_AUTO_FOCUS_RANGE enum v4l2_auto_focus_range Determines auto focus distance range for which lens may be adjusted. V4L2_AUTO_FOCUS_RANGE_AUTO The camera automatically selects the focus range. V4L2_AUTO_FOCUS_RANGE_NORMAL Normal distance range, limited for best automatic focus performance. V4L2_AUTO_FOCUS_RANGE_MACRO Macro (close-up) auto focus. The camera will use its minimum possible distance for auto focus. V4L2_AUTO_FOCUS_RANGE_INFINITY The lens is set to focus on an object at infinite distance. V4L2_CID_ZOOM_ABSOLUTE integer Specify the objective lens focal length as an absolute value. The zoom unit is driver-specific and its value should be a positive integer. V4L2_CID_ZOOM_RELATIVE integer Specify the objective lens focal length relatively to the current value. Positive values move the zoom lens group towards the telephoto direction, negative values towards the wide-angle direction. The zoom unit is driver-specific. This is a write-only control. V4L2_CID_ZOOM_CONTINUOUS integer Move the objective lens group at the specified speed until it reaches physical device limits or until an explicit request to stop the movement. A positive value moves the zoom lens group towards the telephoto direction. A value of zero stops the zoom lens group movement. A negative value moves the zoom lens group towards the wide-angle direction. The zoom speed unit is driver-specific. V4L2_CID_IRIS_ABSOLUTE integer This control sets the camera's aperture to the specified value. The unit is undefined. Larger values open the iris wider, smaller values close it. V4L2_CID_IRIS_RELATIVE integer This control modifies the camera's aperture by the specified amount. The unit is undefined. Positive values open the iris one step further, negative values close it one step further. This is a write-only control. V4L2_CID_PRIVACY boolean Prevent video from being acquired by the camera. When this control is set to TRUE (1), no image can be captured by the camera. Common means to enforce privacy are mechanical obturation of the sensor and firmware image processing, but the device is not restricted to these methods. Devices that implement the privacy control must support read access and may support write access. V4L2_CID_BAND_STOP_FILTER integer Switch the band-stop filter of a camera sensor on or off, or specify its strength. Such band-stop filters can be used, for example, to filter out the fluorescent light component. V4L2_CID_AUTO_N_PRESET_WHITE_BALANCE enum v4l2_auto_n_preset_white_balance Sets white balance to automatic, manual or a preset. The presets determine color temperature of the light as a hint to the camera for white balance adjustments resulting in most accurate color representation. The following white balance presets are listed in order of increasing color temperature. V4L2_WHITE_BALANCE_MANUAL Manual white balance. V4L2_WHITE_BALANCE_AUTO Automatic white balance adjustments. V4L2_WHITE_BALANCE_INCANDESCENT White balance setting for incandescent (tungsten) lighting. It generally cools down the colors and corresponds approximately to 2500...3500 K color temperature range. V4L2_WHITE_BALANCE_FLUORESCENT White balance preset for fluorescent lighting. It corresponds approximately to 4000...5000 K color temperature. V4L2_WHITE_BALANCE_FLUORESCENT_H With this setting the camera will compensate for fluorescent H lighting. V4L2_WHITE_BALANCE_HORIZON White balance setting for horizon daylight. It corresponds approximately to 5000 K color temperature. V4L2_WHITE_BALANCE_DAYLIGHT White balance preset for daylight (with clear sky). It corresponds approximately to 5000...6500 K color temperature. V4L2_WHITE_BALANCE_FLASH With this setting the camera will compensate for the flash light. It slightly warms up the colors and corresponds roughly to 5000...5500 K color temperature. V4L2_WHITE_BALANCE_CLOUDY White balance preset for moderately overcast sky. This option corresponds approximately to 6500...8000 K color temperature range. V4L2_WHITE_BALANCE_SHADE White balance preset for shade or heavily overcast sky. It corresponds approximately to 9000...10000 K color temperature. V4L2_CID_WIDE_DYNAMIC_RANGE boolean Enables or disables the camera's wide dynamic range feature. This feature allows to obtain clear images in situations where intensity of the illumination varies significantly throughout the scene, i.e. there are simultaneously very dark and very bright areas. It is most commonly realized in cameras by combining two subsequent frames with different exposure times. This control may be changed to a menu control in the future, if more options are required. V4L2_CID_IMAGE_STABILIZATION boolean Enables or disables image stabilization. V4L2_CID_ISO_SENSITIVITY integer menu Determines ISO equivalent of an image sensor indicating the sensor's sensitivity to light. The numbers are expressed in arithmetic scale, as per standard, where doubling the sensor sensitivity is represented by doubling the numerical ISO value. Applications should interpret the values as standard ISO values multiplied by 1000, e.g. control value 800 stands for ISO 0.8. Drivers will usually support only a subset of standard ISO values. The effect of setting this control while the V4L2_CID_ISO_SENSITIVITY_AUTO control is set to a value other than V4L2_CID_ISO_SENSITIVITY_MANUAL is undefined, drivers should ignore such requests. V4L2_CID_ISO_SENSITIVITY_AUTO enum v4l2_iso_sensitivity_type Enables or disables automatic ISO sensitivity adjustments. V4L2_CID_ISO_SENSITIVITY_MANUAL Manual ISO sensitivity. V4L2_CID_ISO_SENSITIVITY_AUTO Automatic ISO sensitivity adjustments. V4L2_CID_SCENE_MODE enum v4l2_scene_mode This control allows to select scene programs as the camera automatic modes optimized for common shooting scenes. Within these modes the camera determines best exposure, aperture, focusing, light metering, white balance and equivalent sensitivity. The controls of those parameters are influenced by the scene mode control. An exact behavior in each mode is subject to the camera specification. When the scene mode feature is not used, this control should be set to V4L2_SCENE_MODE_NONE to make sure the other possibly related controls are accessible. The following scene programs are defined: V4L2_SCENE_MODE_NONE The scene mode feature is disabled. V4L2_SCENE_MODE_BACKLIGHT Backlight. Compensates for dark shadows when light is coming from behind a subject, also by automatically turning on the flash. V4L2_SCENE_MODE_BEACH_SNOW Beach and snow. This mode compensates for all-white or bright scenes, which tend to look gray and low contrast, when camera's automatic exposure is based on an average scene brightness. To compensate, this mode automatically slightly overexposes the frames. The white balance may also be adjusted to compensate for the fact that reflected snow looks bluish rather than white. V4L2_SCENE_MODE_CANDLELIGHT Candle light. The camera generally raises the ISO sensitivity and lowers the shutter speed. This mode compensates for relatively close subject in the scene. The flash is disabled in order to preserve the ambiance of the light. V4L2_SCENE_MODE_DAWN_DUSK Dawn and dusk. Preserves the colors seen in low natural light before dusk and after down. The camera may turn off the flash, and automatically focus at infinity. It will usually boost saturation and lower the shutter speed. V4L2_SCENE_MODE_FALL_COLORS Fall colors. Increases saturation and adjusts white balance for color enhancement. Pictures of autumn leaves get saturated reds and yellows. V4L2_SCENE_MODE_FIREWORKS Fireworks. Long exposure times are used to capture the expanding burst of light from a firework. The camera may invoke image stabilization. V4L2_SCENE_MODE_LANDSCAPE Landscape. The camera may choose a small aperture to provide deep depth of field and long exposure duration to help capture detail in dim light conditions. The focus is fixed at infinity. Suitable for distant and wide scenery. V4L2_SCENE_MODE_NIGHT Night, also known as Night Landscape. Designed for low light conditions, it preserves detail in the dark areas without blowing out bright objects. The camera generally sets itself to a medium-to-high ISO sensitivity, with a relatively long exposure time, and turns flash off. As such, there will be increased image noise and the possibility of blurred image. V4L2_SCENE_MODE_PARTY_INDOOR Party and indoor. Designed to capture indoor scenes that are lit by indoor background lighting as well as the flash. The camera usually increases ISO sensitivity, and adjusts exposure for the low light conditions. V4L2_SCENE_MODE_PORTRAIT Portrait. The camera adjusts the aperture so that the depth of field is reduced, which helps to isolate the subject against a smooth background. Most cameras recognize the presence of faces in the scene and focus on them. The color hue is adjusted to enhance skin tones. The intensity of the flash is often reduced. V4L2_SCENE_MODE_SPORTS Sports. Significantly increases ISO and uses a fast shutter speed to freeze motion of rapidly-moving subjects. Increased image noise may be seen in this mode. V4L2_SCENE_MODE_SUNSET Sunset. Preserves deep hues seen in sunsets and sunrises. It bumps up the saturation. V4L2_SCENE_MODE_TEXT Text. It applies extra contrast and sharpness, it is typically a black-and-white mode optimized for readability. Automatic focus may be switched to close-up mode and this setting may also involve some lens-distortion correction. V4L2_CID_3A_LOCK bitmask This control locks or unlocks the automatic focus, exposure and white balance. The automatic adjustments can be paused independently by setting the corresponding lock bit to 1. The camera then retains the settings until the lock bit is cleared. The following lock bits are defined: V4L2_LOCK_EXPOSURE Automatic exposure adjustments lock. V4L2_LOCK_WHITE_BALANCE Automatic white balance adjustments lock. V4L2_LOCK_FOCUS Automatic focus lock. When a given algorithm is not enabled, drivers should ignore requests to lock it and should return no error. An example might be an application setting bit V4L2_LOCK_WHITE_BALANCE when the V4L2_CID_AUTO_WHITE_BALANCE control is set to FALSE. The value of this control may be changed by exposure, white balance or focus controls.

FM Transmitter Control Reference The FM Transmitter (FM_TX) class includes controls for common features of FM transmissions capable devices. Currently this class includes parameters for audio compression, pilot tone generation, audio deviation limiter, RDS transmission and tuning power features. FM_TX Control IDs ID Type Description V4L2_CID_FM_TX_CLASS class The FM_TX class descriptor. Calling &VIDIOC-QUERYCTRL; for this control will return a description of this control class. V4L2_CID_RDS_TX_DEVIATION integer Configures RDS signal frequency deviation level in Hz. The range and step are driver-specific. V4L2_CID_RDS_TX_PI integer Sets the RDS Programme Identification field for transmission. V4L2_CID_RDS_TX_PTY integer Sets the RDS Programme Type field for transmission. This encodes up to 31 pre-defined programme types. V4L2_CID_RDS_TX_PS_NAME string Sets the Programme Service name (PS_NAME) for transmission. It is intended for static display on a receiver. It is the primary aid to listeners in programme service identification and selection. In Annex E of , the RDS specification, there is a full description of the correct character encoding for Programme Service name strings. Also from RDS specification, PS is usually a single eight character text. However, it is also possible to find receivers which can scroll strings sized as 8 x N characters. So, this control must be configured with steps of 8 characters. The result is it must always contain a string with size multiple of 8. V4L2_CID_RDS_TX_RADIO_TEXT string Sets the Radio Text info for transmission. It is a textual description of what is being broadcasted. RDS Radio Text can be applied when broadcaster wishes to transmit longer PS names, programme-related information or any other text. In these cases, RadioText should be used in addition to V4L2_CID_RDS_TX_PS_NAME. The encoding for Radio Text strings is also fully described in Annex E of . The length of Radio Text strings depends on which RDS Block is being used to transmit it, either 32 (2A block) or 64 (2B block). However, it is also possible to find receivers which can scroll strings sized as 32 x N or 64 x N characters. So, this control must be configured with steps of 32 or 64 characters. The result is it must always contain a string with size multiple of 32 or 64. V4L2_CID_AUDIO_LIMITER_ENABLED boolean Enables or disables the audio deviation limiter feature. The limiter is useful when trying to maximize the audio volume, minimize receiver-generated distortion and prevent overmodulation. V4L2_CID_AUDIO_LIMITER_RELEASE_TIME integer Sets the audio deviation limiter feature release time. Unit is in useconds. Step and range are driver-specific. V4L2_CID_AUDIO_LIMITER_DEVIATION integer Configures audio frequency deviation level in Hz. The range and step are driver-specific. V4L2_CID_AUDIO_COMPRESSION_ENABLED boolean Enables or disables the audio compression feature. This feature amplifies signals below the threshold by a fixed gain and compresses audio signals above the threshold by the ratio of Threshold/(Gain + Threshold). V4L2_CID_AUDIO_COMPRESSION_GAIN integer Sets the gain for audio compression feature. It is a dB value. The range and step are driver-specific. V4L2_CID_AUDIO_COMPRESSION_THRESHOLD integer Sets the threshold level for audio compression freature. It is a dB value. The range and step are driver-specific. V4L2_CID_AUDIO_COMPRESSION_ATTACK_TIME integer Sets the attack time for audio compression feature. It is a useconds value. The range and step are driver-specific. V4L2_CID_AUDIO_COMPRESSION_RELEASE_TIME integer Sets the release time for audio compression feature. It is a useconds value. The range and step are driver-specific. V4L2_CID_PILOT_TONE_ENABLED boolean Enables or disables the pilot tone generation feature. V4L2_CID_PILOT_TONE_DEVIATION integer Configures pilot tone frequency deviation level. Unit is in Hz. The range and step are driver-specific. V4L2_CID_PILOT_TONE_FREQUENCY integer Configures pilot tone frequency value. Unit is in Hz. The range and step are driver-specific. V4L2_CID_TUNE_PREEMPHASIS enum v4l2_preemphasis Configures the pre-emphasis value for broadcasting. A pre-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_preemphasis defines possible values for pre-emphasis. Here they are: V4L2_PREEMPHASIS_DISABLED No pre-emphasis is applied. V4L2_PREEMPHASIS_50_uS A pre-emphasis of 50 uS is used. V4L2_PREEMPHASIS_75_uS A pre-emphasis of 75 uS is used. V4L2_CID_TUNE_POWER_LEVEL integer Sets the output power level for signal transmission. Unit is in dBuV. Range and step are driver-specific. V4L2_CID_TUNE_ANTENNA_CAPACITOR integer This selects the value of antenna tuning capacitor manually or automatically if set to zero. Unit, range and step are driver-specific.

For more details about RDS specification, refer to document, from CENELEC.

Flash Control Reference Experimental This is an experimental interface and may change in the future. The V4L2 flash controls are intended to provide generic access to flash controller devices. Flash controller devices are typically used in digital cameras. The interface can support both LED and xenon flash devices. As of writing this, there is no xenon flash driver using this interface.

Supported use cases

Unsynchronised LED flash (software strobe) Unsynchronised LED flash is controlled directly by the host as the sensor. The flash must be enabled by the host before the exposure of the image starts and disabled once it ends. The host is fully responsible for the timing of the flash. Example of such device: Nokia N900.

Synchronised LED flash (hardware strobe) The synchronised LED flash is pre-programmed by the host (power and timeout) but controlled by the sensor through a strobe signal from the sensor to the flash. The sensor controls the flash duration and timing. This information typically must be made available to the sensor.

LED flash as torch LED flash may be used as torch in conjunction with another use case involving camera or individually. Flash Control IDs ID Type Description V4L2_CID_FLASH_CLASS class The FLASH class descriptor. V4L2_CID_FLASH_LED_MODE menu Defines the mode of the flash LED, the high-power white LED attached to the flash controller. Setting this control may not be possible in presence of some faults. See V4L2_CID_FLASH_FAULT. V4L2_FLASH_LED_MODE_NONE Off. V4L2_FLASH_LED_MODE_FLASH Flash mode. V4L2_FLASH_LED_MODE_TORCH Torch mode. See V4L2_CID_FLASH_TORCH_INTENSITY. V4L2_CID_FLASH_STROBE_SOURCE menu Defines the source of the flash LED strobe. V4L2_FLASH_STROBE_SOURCE_SOFTWARE The flash strobe is triggered by using the V4L2_CID_FLASH_STROBE control. V4L2_FLASH_STROBE_SOURCE_EXTERNAL The flash strobe is triggered by an external source. Typically this is a sensor, which makes it possible to synchronises the flash strobe start to exposure start. V4L2_CID_FLASH_STROBE button Strobe flash. Valid when V4L2_CID_FLASH_LED_MODE is set to V4L2_FLASH_LED_MODE_FLASH and V4L2_CID_FLASH_STROBE_SOURCE is set to V4L2_FLASH_STROBE_SOURCE_SOFTWARE. Setting this control may not be possible in presence of some faults. See V4L2_CID_FLASH_FAULT. V4L2_CID_FLASH_STROBE_STOP button Stop flash strobe immediately. V4L2_CID_FLASH_STROBE_STATUS boolean Strobe status: whether the flash is strobing at the moment or not. This is a read-only control. V4L2_CID_FLASH_TIMEOUT integer Hardware timeout for flash. The flash strobe is stopped after this period of time has passed from the start of the strobe. V4L2_CID_FLASH_INTENSITY integer Intensity of the flash strobe when the flash LED is in flash mode (V4L2_FLASH_LED_MODE_FLASH). The unit should be milliamps (mA) if possible. V4L2_CID_FLASH_TORCH_INTENSITY integer Intensity of the flash LED in torch mode (V4L2_FLASH_LED_MODE_TORCH). The unit should be milliamps (mA) if possible. Setting this control may not be possible in presence of some faults. See V4L2_CID_FLASH_FAULT. V4L2_CID_FLASH_INDICATOR_INTENSITY integer Intensity of the indicator LED. The indicator LED may be fully independent of the flash LED. The unit should be microamps (uA) if possible. V4L2_CID_FLASH_FAULT bitmask Faults related to the flash. The faults tell about specific problems in the flash chip itself or the LEDs attached to it. Faults may prevent further use of some of the flash controls. In particular, V4L2_CID_FLASH_LED_MODE is set to V4L2_FLASH_LED_MODE_NONE if the fault affects the flash LED. Exactly which faults have such an effect is chip dependent. Reading the faults resets the control and returns the chip to a usable state if possible. V4L2_FLASH_FAULT_OVER_VOLTAGE Flash controller voltage to the flash LED has exceeded the limit specific to the flash controller. V4L2_FLASH_FAULT_TIMEOUT The flash strobe was still on when the timeout set by the user --- V4L2_CID_FLASH_TIMEOUT control --- has expired. Not all flash controllers may set this in all such conditions. V4L2_FLASH_FAULT_OVER_TEMPERATURE The flash controller has overheated. V4L2_FLASH_FAULT_SHORT_CIRCUIT The short circuit protection of the flash controller has been triggered. V4L2_FLASH_FAULT_OVER_CURRENT Current in the LED power supply has exceeded the limit specific to the flash controller. V4L2_FLASH_FAULT_INDICATOR The flash controller has detected a short or open circuit condition on the indicator LED. V4L2_CID_FLASH_CHARGE boolean Enable or disable charging of the xenon flash capacitor. V4L2_CID_FLASH_READY boolean Is the flash ready to strobe? Xenon flashes require their capacitors charged before strobing. LED flashes often require a cooldown period after strobe during which another strobe will not be possible. This is a read-only control.

JPEG Control Reference The JPEG class includes controls for common features of JPEG encoders and decoders. Currently it includes features for codecs implementing progressive baseline DCT compression process with Huffman entrophy coding. JPEG Control IDs ID Type Description V4L2_CID_JPEG_CLASS class The JPEG class descriptor. Calling &VIDIOC-QUERYCTRL; for this control will return a description of this control class. V4L2_CID_JPEG_CHROMA_SUBSAMPLING menu The chroma subsampling factors describe how each component of an input image is sampled, in respect to maximum sample rate in each spatial dimension. See , clause A.1.1. for more details. The V4L2_CID_JPEG_CHROMA_SUBSAMPLING control determines how Cb and Cr components are downsampled after coverting an input image from RGB to Y'CbCr color space. V4L2_JPEG_CHROMA_SUBSAMPLING_444 No chroma subsampling, each pixel has Y, Cr and Cb values. V4L2_JPEG_CHROMA_SUBSAMPLING_422 Horizontally subsample Cr, Cb components by a factor of 2. V4L2_JPEG_CHROMA_SUBSAMPLING_420 Subsample Cr, Cb components horizontally and vertically by 2. V4L2_JPEG_CHROMA_SUBSAMPLING_411 Horizontally subsample Cr, Cb components by a factor of 4. V4L2_JPEG_CHROMA_SUBSAMPLING_410 Subsample Cr, Cb components horizontally by 4 and vertically by 2. V4L2_JPEG_CHROMA_SUBSAMPLING_GRAY Use only luminance component. V4L2_CID_JPEG_RESTART_INTERVAL integer The restart interval determines an interval of inserting RSTm markers (m = 0..7). The purpose of these markers is to additionally reinitialize the encoder process, in order to process blocks of an image independently. For the lossy compression processes the restart interval unit is MCU (Minimum Coded Unit) and its value is contained in DRI (Define Restart Interval) marker. If V4L2_CID_JPEG_RESTART_INTERVAL control is set to 0, DRI and RSTm markers will not be inserted. V4L2_CID_JPEG_COMPRESSION_QUALITY integer V4L2_CID_JPEG_COMPRESSION_QUALITY control determines trade-off between image quality and size. It provides simpler method for applications to control image quality, without a need for direct reconfiguration of luminance and chrominance quantization tables. In cases where a driver uses quantization tables configured directly by an application, using interfaces defined elsewhere, V4L2_CID_JPEG_COMPRESSION_QUALITY control should be set by driver to 0. The value range of this control is driver-specific. Only positive, non-zero values are meaningful. The recommended range is 1 - 100, where larger values correspond to better image quality. V4L2_CID_JPEG_ACTIVE_MARKER bitmask Specify which JPEG markers are included in compressed stream. This control is valid only for encoders. V4L2_JPEG_ACTIVE_MARKER_APP0 Application data segment APP0. V4L2_JPEG_ACTIVE_MARKER_APP1 Application data segment APP1. V4L2_JPEG_ACTIVE_MARKER_COM Comment segment. V4L2_JPEG_ACTIVE_MARKER_DQT Quantization tables segment. V4L2_JPEG_ACTIVE_MARKER_DHT Huffman tables segment.

For more details about JPEG specification, refer to , , .

Image Source Control Reference Experimental This is an experimental interface and may change in the future. The Image Source control class is intended for low-level control of image source devices such as image sensors. The devices feature an analogue to digital converter and a bus transmitter to transmit the image data out of the device. Image Source Control IDs ID Type Description V4L2_CID_IMAGE_SOURCE_CLASS class The IMAGE_SOURCE class descriptor. V4L2_CID_VBLANK integer Vertical blanking. The idle period after every frame during which no image data is produced. The unit of vertical blanking is a line. Every line has length of the image width plus horizontal blanking at the pixel rate defined by V4L2_CID_PIXEL_RATE control in the same sub-device. V4L2_CID_HBLANK integer Horizontal blanking. The idle period after every line of image data during which no image data is produced. The unit of horizontal blanking is pixels. V4L2_CID_ANALOGUE_GAIN integer Analogue gain is gain affecting all colour components in the pixel matrix. The gain operation is performed in the analogue domain before A/D conversion.

Image Process Control Reference Experimental This is an experimental interface and may change in the future. The Image Source control class is intended for low-level control of image processing functions. Unlike V4L2_CID_IMAGE_SOURCE_CLASS, the controls in this class affect processing the image, and do not control capturing of it. Image Source Control IDs ID Type Description V4L2_CID_IMAGE_PROC_CLASS class The IMAGE_PROC class descriptor. V4L2_CID_LINK_FREQ integer menu Data bus frequency. Together with the media bus pixel code, bus type (clock cycles per sample), the data bus frequency defines the pixel rate (V4L2_CID_PIXEL_RATE) in the pixel array (or possibly elsewhere, if the device is not an image sensor). The frame rate can be calculated from the pixel clock, image width and height and horizontal and vertical blanking. While the pixel rate control may be defined elsewhere than in the subdev containing the pixel array, the frame rate cannot be obtained from that information. This is because only on the pixel array it can be assumed that the vertical and horizontal blanking information is exact: no other blanking is allowed in the pixel array. The selection of frame rate is performed by selecting the desired horizontal and vertical blanking. The unit of this control is Hz. V4L2_CID_PIXEL_RATE 64-bit integer Pixel rate in the source pads of the subdev. This control is read-only and its unit is pixels / second. V4L2_CID_TEST_PATTERN menu Some capture/display/sensor devices have the capability to generate test pattern images. These hardware specific test patterns can be used to test if a device is working properly.

Digital Video Control Reference Experimental This is an experimental interface and may change in the future. The Digital Video control class is intended to control receivers and transmitters for VGA, DVI (Digital Visual Interface), HDMI () and DisplayPort (). These controls are generally expected to be private to the receiver or transmitter subdevice that implements them, so they are only exposed on the /dev/v4l-subdev* device node. Note that these devices can have multiple input or output pads which are hooked up to e.g. HDMI connectors. Even though the subdevice will receive or transmit video from/to only one of those pads, the other pads can still be active when it comes to EDID (Extended Display Identification Data, ) and HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection System, ) processing, allowing the device to do the fairly slow EDID/HDCP handling in advance. This allows for quick switching between connectors. These pads appear in several of the controls in this section as bitmasks, one bit for each pad. Bit 0 corresponds to pad 0, bit 1 to pad 1, etc. The maximum value of the control is the set of valid pads. Digital Video Control IDs ID Type Description V4L2_CID_DV_CLASS class The Digital Video class descriptor. V4L2_CID_DV_TX_HOTPLUG bitmask Many connectors have a hotplug pin which is high if EDID information is available from the source. This control shows the state of the hotplug pin as seen by the transmitter. Each bit corresponds to an output pad on the transmitter. If an output pad does not have an associated hotplug pin, then the bit for that pad will be 0. This read-only control is applicable to DVI-D, HDMI and DisplayPort connectors. V4L2_CID_DV_TX_RXSENSE bitmask Rx Sense is the detection of pull-ups on the TMDS clock lines. This normally means that the sink has left/entered standby (i.e. the transmitter can sense that the receiver is ready to receive video). Each bit corresponds to an output pad on the transmitter. If an output pad does not have an associated Rx Sense, then the bit for that pad will be 0. This read-only control is applicable to DVI-D and HDMI devices. V4L2_CID_DV_TX_EDID_PRESENT bitmask When the transmitter sees the hotplug signal from the receiver it will attempt to read the EDID. If set, then the transmitter has read at least the first block (= 128 bytes). Each bit corresponds to an output pad on the transmitter. If an output pad does not support EDIDs, then the bit for that pad will be 0. This read-only control is applicable to VGA, DVI-A/D, HDMI and DisplayPort connectors. V4L2_CID_DV_TX_MODE enum v4l2_dv_tx_mode HDMI transmitters can transmit in DVI-D mode (just video) or in HDMI mode (video + audio + auxiliary data). This control selects which mode to use: V4L2_DV_TX_MODE_DVI_D or V4L2_DV_TX_MODE_HDMI. This control is applicable to HDMI connectors. V4L2_CID_DV_TX_RGB_RANGE enum v4l2_dv_rgb_range Select the quantization range for RGB output. V4L2_DV_RANGE_AUTO follows the RGB quantization range specified in the standard for the video interface (ie. for HDMI). V4L2_DV_RANGE_LIMITED and V4L2_DV_RANGE_FULL override the standard to be compatible with sinks that have not implemented the standard correctly (unfortunately quite common for HDMI and DVI-D). Full range allows all possible values to be used whereas limited range sets the range to (16 << (N-8)) - (235 << (N-8)) where N is the number of bits per component. This control is applicable to VGA, DVI-A/D, HDMI and DisplayPort connectors. V4L2_CID_DV_RX_POWER_PRESENT bitmask Detects whether the receiver receives power from the source (e.g. HDMI carries 5V on one of the pins). This is often used to power an eeprom which contains EDID information, such that the source can read the EDID even if the sink is in standby/power off. Each bit corresponds to an input pad on the transmitter. If an input pad cannot detect whether power is present, then the bit for that pad will be 0. This read-only control is applicable to DVI-D, HDMI and DisplayPort connectors. V4L2_CID_DV_RX_RGB_RANGE enum v4l2_dv_rgb_range Select the quantization range for RGB input. V4L2_DV_RANGE_AUTO follows the RGB quantization range specified in the standard for the video interface (ie. for HDMI). V4L2_DV_RANGE_LIMITED and V4L2_DV_RANGE_FULL override the standard to be compatible with sources that have not implemented the standard correctly (unfortunately quite common for HDMI and DVI-D). Full range allows all possible values to be used whereas limited range sets the range to (16 << (N-8)) - (235 << (N-8)) where N is the number of bits per component. This control is applicable to VGA, DVI-A/D, HDMI and DisplayPort connectors.

FM Receiver Control Reference The FM Receiver (FM_RX) class includes controls for common features of FM Reception capable devices. FM_RX Control IDs ID Type Description V4L2_CID_FM_RX_CLASS class The FM_RX class descriptor. Calling &VIDIOC-QUERYCTRL; for this control will return a description of this control class. V4L2_CID_RDS_RECEPTION boolean Enables/disables RDS reception by the radio tuner V4L2_CID_TUNE_DEEMPHASIS enum v4l2_deemphasis 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: V4L2_DEEMPHASIS_DISABLED No de-emphasis is applied. V4L2_DEEMPHASIS_50_uS A de-emphasis of 50 uS is used. V4L2_DEEMPHASIS_75_uS A de-emphasis of 75 uS is used.