2.5.5. ioctl FE_SET_PROPERTY, FE_GET_PROPERTY

2.5.5.1. Name

FE_SET_PROPERTY - FE_GET_PROPERTY - FE_SET_PROPERTY sets one or more frontend properties. - FE_GET_PROPERTY returns one or more frontend properties.

2.5.5.2. Synopsis

int ioctl(int fd, FE_GET_PROPERTY, struct dtv_properties *argp)

int ioctl(int fd, FE_SET_PROPERTY, struct dtv_properties *argp)

2.5.5.3. Arguments

fd

File descriptor returned by open().

argp

pointer to struct dtv_properties

2.5.5.4. Description

All DVB frontend devices support the FE_SET_PROPERTY and FE_GET_PROPERTY ioctls. The supported properties and statistics depends on the delivery system and on the device:

• FE_SET_PROPERTY:
  • This ioctl is used to set one or more frontend properties.
  • This is the basic command to request the frontend to tune into some frequency and to start decoding the digital TV signal.
  • This call requires read/write access to the device.
  • At return, the values are updated to reflect the actual parameters used.
• FE_GET_PROPERTY:
  • This ioctl is used to get properties and statistics from the frontend.
  • No properties are changed, and statistics aren’t reset.
  • This call only requires read-only access to the device.

2.5.5.5. Return Value

On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the errno variable is set appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the Generic Error Codes chapter.