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| author | Maxim Levitsky <maximlevitsky@gmail.com> | 2010-07-31 11:59:23 -0300 |
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| committer | Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@redhat.com> | 2010-08-08 23:43:00 -0300 |
| commit | e589333f346b58f8da5bb8152e1219c52d375ccc (patch) | |
| tree | 4ff05f4f9c5a06c532084ed46b3612ebeec1e21c /Documentation/DocBook | |
| parent | 4a702ebf61120906696f8366dd2be0653b1643e3 (diff) | |
| download | linux-e589333f346b58f8da5bb8152e1219c52d375ccc.tar.bz2 | |
V4L/DVB: IR: extend interfaces to support more device settings
LIRC: add new IOCTL that enables learning mode (wide band receiver)
Still missing features: carrier report & timeout reports.
Will need to pack these into ir_raw_event
Signed-off-by: Maxim Levitsky <maximlevitsky@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@redhat.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/DocBook')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/DocBook/v4l/lirc_device_interface.xml | 16 |
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/lirc_device_interface.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/lirc_device_interface.xml index 0413234023d4..68134c0ab4d1 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/lirc_device_interface.xml +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/lirc_device_interface.xml @@ -229,6 +229,22 @@ on working with the default settings initially.</para> and LIRC_SETUP_END. Drivers can also choose to ignore these ioctls.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>LIRC_SET_WIDEBAND_RECEIVER</term> + <listitem> + <para>Some receivers are equipped with special wide band receiver which is intended + to be used to learn output of existing remote. + Calling that ioctl with (1) will enable it, and with (0) disable it. + This might be useful of receivers that have otherwise narrow band receiver + that prevents them to be used with some remotes. + Wide band receiver might also be more precise + On the other hand its disadvantage it usually reduced range of reception. + Note: wide band receiver might be implictly enabled if you enable + carrier reports. In that case it will be disabled as soon as you disable + carrier reports. Trying to disable wide band receiver while carrier + reports are active will do nothing.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> </variablelist> </section> |