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.. -*- coding: utf-8; mode: rst -*-
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.. _VIDIOC_QUERYCAP:
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*********************
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ioctl VIDIOC_QUERYCAP
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*********************
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Name
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====
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VIDIOC_QUERYCAP - Query device capabilities
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Synopsis
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========
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.. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, VIDIOC_QUERYCAP, struct v4l2_capability *argp )
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:name: VIDIOC_QUERYCAP
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Arguments
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=========
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``fd``
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File descriptor returned by :ref:`open() <func-open>`.
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``argp``
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Description
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===========
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All V4L2 devices support the ``VIDIOC_QUERYCAP`` ioctl. It is used to
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identify kernel devices compatible with this specification and to obtain
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information about driver and hardware capabilities. The ioctl takes a
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pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_capability` which is
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filled by the driver. When the driver is not compatible with this
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specification the ioctl returns an ``EINVAL`` error code.
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.. tabularcolumns:: |p{1.5cm}|p{2.5cm}|p{13cm}|
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.. c:type:: v4l2_capability
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.. flat-table:: struct v4l2_capability
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:header-rows: 0
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:stub-columns: 0
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:widths: 3 4 20
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* - __u8
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- ``driver``\ [16]
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- Name of the driver, a unique NUL-terminated ASCII string. For
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example: "bttv". Driver specific applications can use this
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information to verify the driver identity. It is also useful to
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work around known bugs, or to identify drivers in error reports.
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Storing strings in fixed sized arrays is bad practice but
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unavoidable here. Drivers and applications should take precautions
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to never read or write beyond the end of the array and to make
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sure the strings are properly NUL-terminated.
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* - __u8
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- ``card``\ [32]
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- Name of the device, a NUL-terminated UTF-8 string. For example:
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"Yoyodyne TV/FM". One driver may support different brands or
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models of video hardware. This information is intended for users,
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for example in a menu of available devices. Since multiple TV
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cards of the same brand may be installed which are supported by
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the same driver, this name should be combined with the character
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device file name (e. g. ``/dev/video2``) or the ``bus_info``
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string to avoid ambiguities.
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* - __u8
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- ``bus_info``\ [32]
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- Location of the device in the system, a NUL-terminated ASCII
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string. For example: "PCI:0000:05:06.0". This information is
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intended for users, to distinguish multiple identical devices. If
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no such information is available the field must simply count the
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devices controlled by the driver ("platform:vivi-000"). The
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bus_info must start with "PCI:" for PCI boards, "PCIe:" for PCI
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Express boards, "usb-" for USB devices, "I2C:" for i2c devices,
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"ISA:" for ISA devices, "parport" for parallel port devices and
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"platform:" for platform devices.
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* - __u32
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- ``version``
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- Version number of the driver.
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Starting with kernel 3.1, the version reported is provided by the
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V4L2 subsystem following the kernel numbering scheme. However, it
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may not always return the same version as the kernel if, for
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example, a stable or distribution-modified kernel uses the V4L2
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stack from a newer kernel.
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The version number is formatted using the ``KERNEL_VERSION()``
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macro:
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* - :cspan:`2`
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``#define KERNEL_VERSION(a,b,c) (((a) << 16) + ((b) << 8) + (c))``
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``__u32 version = KERNEL_VERSION(0, 8, 1);``
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``printf ("Version: %u.%u.%u\\n",``
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``(version >> 16) & 0xFF, (version >> 8) & 0xFF, version & 0xFF);``
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* - __u32
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- ``capabilities``
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- Available capabilities of the physical device as a whole, see
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:ref:`device-capabilities`. The same physical device can export
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multiple devices in /dev (e.g. /dev/videoX, /dev/vbiY and
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/dev/radioZ). The ``capabilities`` field should contain a union of
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all capabilities available around the several V4L2 devices
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exported to userspace. For all those devices the ``capabilities``
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field returns the same set of capabilities. This allows
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applications to open just one of the devices (typically the video
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device) and discover whether video, vbi and/or radio are also
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supported.
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* - __u32
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- ``device_caps``
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- Device capabilities of the opened device, see
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:ref:`device-capabilities`. Should contain the available
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capabilities of that specific device node. So, for example,
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``device_caps`` of a radio device will only contain radio related
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capabilities and no video or vbi capabilities. This field is only
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set if the ``capabilities`` field contains the
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``V4L2_CAP_DEVICE_CAPS`` capability. Only the ``capabilities``
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field can have the ``V4L2_CAP_DEVICE_CAPS`` capability,
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``device_caps`` will never set ``V4L2_CAP_DEVICE_CAPS``.
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* - __u32
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- ``reserved``\ [3]
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- Reserved for future extensions. Drivers must set this array to
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zero.
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.. tabularcolumns:: |p{6cm}|p{2.2cm}|p{8.8cm}|
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.. _device-capabilities:
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.. cssclass:: longtable
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.. flat-table:: Device Capabilities Flags
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* - ``V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_CAPTURE``
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- 0x00000001
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- The device supports the single-planar API through the
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:ref:`Video Capture <capture>` interface.
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* - ``V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_CAPTURE_MPLANE``
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- 0x00001000
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- The device supports the :ref:`multi-planar API <planar-apis>`
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through the :ref:`Video Capture <capture>` interface.
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* - ``V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_OUTPUT``
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- 0x00000002
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- The device supports the single-planar API through the
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:ref:`Video Output <output>` interface.
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* - ``V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_OUTPUT_MPLANE``
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- 0x00002000
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- The device supports the :ref:`multi-planar API <planar-apis>`
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through the :ref:`Video Output <output>` interface.
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* - ``V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_M2M``
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- 0x00004000
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- The device supports the single-planar API through the Video
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Memory-To-Memory interface.
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* - ``V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_M2M_MPLANE``
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- 0x00008000
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- The device supports the :ref:`multi-planar API <planar-apis>`
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through the Video Memory-To-Memory interface.
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* - ``V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_OVERLAY``
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- 0x00000004
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- The device supports the :ref:`Video Overlay <overlay>`
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interface. A video overlay device typically stores captured images
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directly in the video memory of a graphics card, with hardware
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clipping and scaling.
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* - ``V4L2_CAP_VBI_CAPTURE``
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- 0x00000010
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- The device supports the :ref:`Raw VBI Capture <raw-vbi>`
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interface, providing Teletext and Closed Caption data.
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* - ``V4L2_CAP_VBI_OUTPUT``
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- 0x00000020
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- The device supports the :ref:`Raw VBI Output <raw-vbi>`
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interface.
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* - ``V4L2_CAP_SLICED_VBI_CAPTURE``
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- 0x00000040
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- The device supports the :ref:`Sliced VBI Capture <sliced>`
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interface.
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* - ``V4L2_CAP_SLICED_VBI_OUTPUT``
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- 0x00000080
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- The device supports the :ref:`Sliced VBI Output <sliced>`
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interface.
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* - ``V4L2_CAP_RDS_CAPTURE``
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- 0x00000100
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- The device supports the :ref:`RDS <rds>` capture interface.
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* - ``V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_OUTPUT_OVERLAY``
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- 0x00000200
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- The device supports the :ref:`Video Output Overlay <osd>` (OSD)
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interface. Unlike the *Video Overlay* interface, this is a
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secondary function of video output devices and overlays an image
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onto an outgoing video signal. When the driver sets this flag, it
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must clear the ``V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_OVERLAY`` flag and vice
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versa. [#f1]_
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* - ``V4L2_CAP_HW_FREQ_SEEK``
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- 0x00000400
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- The device supports the
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:ref:`VIDIOC_S_HW_FREQ_SEEK` ioctl
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for hardware frequency seeking.
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* - ``V4L2_CAP_RDS_OUTPUT``
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- 0x00000800
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- The device supports the :ref:`RDS <rds>` output interface.
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* - ``V4L2_CAP_TUNER``
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- 0x00010000
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- The device has some sort of tuner to receive RF-modulated video
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signals. For more information about tuner programming see
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:ref:`tuner`.
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* - ``V4L2_CAP_AUDIO``
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- 0x00020000
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- The device has audio inputs or outputs. It may or may not support
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audio recording or playback, in PCM or compressed formats. PCM
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audio support must be implemented as ALSA or OSS interface. For
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more information on audio inputs and outputs see :ref:`audio`.
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* - ``V4L2_CAP_RADIO``
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- 0x00040000
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- This is a radio receiver.
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* - ``V4L2_CAP_MODULATOR``
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- 0x00080000
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- The device has some sort of modulator to emit RF-modulated
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video/audio signals. For more information about modulator
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programming see :ref:`tuner`.
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* - ``V4L2_CAP_SDR_CAPTURE``
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- 0x00100000
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- The device supports the :ref:`SDR Capture <sdr>` interface.
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* - ``V4L2_CAP_EXT_PIX_FORMAT``
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- 0x00200000
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- The device supports the struct
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:c:type:`v4l2_pix_format` extended fields.
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* - ``V4L2_CAP_SDR_OUTPUT``
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- 0x00400000
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- The device supports the :ref:`SDR Output <sdr>` interface.
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* - ``V4L2_CAP_READWRITE``
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- 0x01000000
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- The device supports the :ref:`read() <rw>` and/or
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:ref:`write() <rw>` I/O methods.
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* - ``V4L2_CAP_ASYNCIO``
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- 0x02000000
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- The device supports the :ref:`asynchronous <async>` I/O methods.
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* - ``V4L2_CAP_STREAMING``
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- 0x04000000
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- The device supports the :ref:`streaming <mmap>` I/O method.
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* - ``V4L2_CAP_TOUCH``
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- 0x10000000
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- This is a touch device.
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* - ``V4L2_CAP_DEVICE_CAPS``
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- 0x80000000
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- The driver fills the ``device_caps`` field. This capability can
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only appear in the ``capabilities`` field and never in the
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``device_caps`` field.
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Return Value
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============
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On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
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appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
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:ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.
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.. [#f1]
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The struct :c:type:`v4l2_framebuffer` lacks an
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enum :c:type:`v4l2_buf_type` field, therefore the
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type of overlay is implied by the driver capabilities.
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