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NAME

       Linux::DVB - interface to (some parts of) the Linux DVB API

SYNOPSIS

        use Linux::DVB;

DESCRIPTION

       This module provides an interface to the Linux DVB API. It is a straightforward translation of the C API.
       You should read the Linux DVB API description to make any sense of this module. It can be found here:

          http://www.linuxtv.org/docs/dvbapi/dvbapi.html

       All constants from frontend.h and demux.h are exported by their C name and by default.

       Noteworthy differences to the C API: unions and sub-structs are usually translated into flat perl hashes,
       i.e "struct.u.qam.symbol_rate" becomes "$struct->{symbol_rate}".

       Noteworthy limitations of this module include: No interface to the video, audio and net devices. If you
       need this functionality bug the author.

Linux::DVB::Frontend CLASS

   SYNOPSIS
        my $fe = new Linux::DVB::Frontend $path, $writable;

        my $fe = new Linux::DVB::Frontend
                    "/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0", 1;

        $fe->fh; # filehandle
        $fe->fd; # fileno
        $fe->blocking (0); # or 1

        $fe->{name}
        $fe->{type}
        $fe->frontend_info->{name}

        $fe->status & FE_HAS_LOCK
        print $fe->ber, $fe->snr, $fe->signal_strength, $fe->uncorrected;

        my $tune = $fe->parameters;
        $tune->{frequency};
        $tune->{symbol_rate};

       $fe->set (parameter => value, ...)
           Sets frontend parameters. All values are stuffed into the "dvb_frontend_parameters" structure without
           conversion and passed to FE_SET_FRONTEND.

           Returns true on success.

           All modes:

             frequency         =>
             inversion         =>

           QPSK frontends:

             symbol_rate       =>
             fec_inner         =>

           QAM frontends:

             symbol_rate       =>
             modulation        =>

           QFDM frontends:

             bandwidth         =>
             code_rate_HP      =>
             code_rate_LP      =>
             constellation     =>
             transmission_mode =>

       $fe->parameters
           Calls  FE_GET_FRONTEND and returns a hash reference that contains the same keys as given to the "set"
           method.

           Example:

             Data::Dumper::Dumper $fe->get

             {
               frequency   => 426000000, # 426 Mhz
               inversion   => 0,         # INVERSION_OFF
               symbol_rate => 6900000,   # 6.9 MB/s
               modulation  => 3,         # QAM_64
             }

       $ok = $fe->diseqc_reset_overload
           If the bus has been automatically powered off due to power overload, this call restores the power  to
           the  bus. The call requires read/write access to the device. This call has no effect if the device is
           manually powered off. Not all DVB adapters support this call.

       $ok = $fe->diseqc_voltage (13|18)
           Set the DiSEqC voltage to either 13 or 18 volts.

       $ok = $fe->diseqc_tone (1|0)
           Enables (1) or disables (0) the DiSEqC continuous 22khz tone generation.

       $ok = $fe->diseqc_send_burst (0|1)
           Sends a 22KHz tone burst of type SEC_MINI_A (0) or SEC_MINI_B (1).

       $ok = $fe->diseqc_cmd ($command)
           Sends a DiSEqC command ($command is 3 to 6 bytes of binary data).

       $reply = $fe->diseqc_reply ($timeout)
           Receives a reply to a DiSEqC 2.0 command and returns it as a binary octet string 0..4 bytes in length
           (or "undef" in the error case).

Linux::DVB::Demux CLASS

   SYNOPSIS
        my $dmx = new Linux::DVB::Demux
                    "/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0";

        $fe->fh; # filehandle
        $fe->fd; # fileno
        $fe->blocking (1); # non-blocking is default

        $dmx->buffer (16384);
        $dmx->sct_filter ($pid, "filter", "mask", $timeout=0, $flags=DMX_CHECK_CRC);
        $dmx->pes_filter ($pid, $input, $output, $type, $flags=0);
        $dmx->start;
        $dmx->stop;

Linux::DVB::Decode CLASS

   SYNOPSIS
          $si_decoded_hashref = Linux::DVB::Decode::si $section_data;

       $hashref = Linux::DVB::Decode::si $section_data
           Tries to parse the string inside $section_data as an SI table and return  it  as  a  hash  reference.
           Only  the  first  SI table will be returned as hash reference, and the $section_data will be modified
           in-place by removing the table data.

           The way  to  use  this  function  is  to  append  new  data  to  your  $section_data  and  then  call
           "Linux::DVB::Decode::si" in a loop until it returns "undef". Please ntoe, however, that the Linux DVB
           API  will  return  only one table at a time from sysread, so you can safely assume that every sysread
           will return exactly one (or zero in case of errors) SI table.

           Here is an example of what to expect:

             {
               'segment_last_section_number' => 112,
               'table_id' => 81,
               'service_id' => 28129,
               'original_network_id' => 1,
               'section_syntax_indicator' => 1,
               'current_next_indicator' => 1,
               'events' => [
                             {
                               'running_status' => 0,
                               'start_time_hms' => 2097152,
                               'event_id' => 39505,
                               'free_CA_mode' => 0,
                               'start_time_mjd' => 53470,
                               'descriptors' => [
                                                  {
                                                    'event_name' => 'Nachrichten',
                                                    'text' => '',
                                                    'ISO_639_language_code' => 'deu',
                                                    'type' => 77
                                                  },
                                                  {
                                                    'programme_identification_label' => 337280,
                                                    'type' => 105
                                                  },
                                                  {
                                                    'raw_data' => '22:0010.04#00',
                                                    'type' => 130
                                                  }
                                                ],
                               'duration' => 1280
                             },
                             {
                               'running_status' => 0,
                               'start_time_hms' => 2098432,
                               'event_id' => 39506,
                               'free_CA_mode' => 0,
                               'start_time_mjd' => 53470,
                               'descriptors' => [
                                                  {
                                                    'event_name' => 'SR 1 - Nachtwerk',
                                                    'text' => '',
                                                    'ISO_639_language_code' => 'deu',
                                                    'type' => 77
                                                  },
                                                  {
                                                    'programme_identification_label' => 337285,
                                                    'type' => 105
                                                  },
                                                  {
                                                    'raw_data' => '22:0510.04#00',
                                                    'type' => 130
                                                  }
                                                ],
                               'duration' => 87296
                             }
                           ],
               'last_table_id' => 81,
               'section_number' => 112,
               'last_section_number' => 176,
               'version_number' => 31,
               'transport_stream_id' => 1101
             }

       $text = Linux::DVB::Decode::text $data
           Converts text found in DVB si tables into perl text. Only iso-8859-1..-11 and  UTF-16  is  supported,
           other encodings (big5 etc. is not. Bug me if you need this).

       %Linux::DVB::Decode::nibble_to_genre
           A two-level hash mapping genre nibbles to genres, e.g.

              $Linux::DVB::Decode::nibble_to_genre{7}{6}
              => 'film/cinema'

       ($sec,$min,$hour) = Linux::DVB::Decode::time $hms
       ($mday,$mon,$year) = Linux::DVB::Decode::date $mjd
       ($sec,$min,$hour,$mday,$mon,$year) = Linux::DVB::Decode::datetime $mjd, $hms
       $sec = Linux::DVB::Decode::time_linear $hms
       $sec = Linux::DVB::Decode::datetime_linear $mjd, $hms
           Break  down  a  "DVB  time"  (modified  julian  date  +  bcd  encoded  seconds)  into it's components
           (non-"_linear") or into a seconds count ("_linear" variants) since the epoch  ("datetime_linear")  or
           the start of the day ("time_linear").

           The  format  of  the  returns  value  of  the  date  and  datetime  functions  is not compatible with
           "Time::Local". Use the "_linear" functions instead.

           Example:

              my $time = Linux::DVB::Decode::datetime_linear $mjd, $hms
              printf "Starts at %s\n",
                 POSIX::strftime "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S",
                    localtime $time;

AUTHORS

        Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>, http://home.schmorp.de/
        Magnus Schmidt, eMail at http://www.27b-6.de/email.php

perl v5.38.2                                       2024-03-31                                           DVB(3pm)