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diff --git a/Documentation/media/intro.rst b/Documentation/media/intro.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..be90bda5b3f3 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/media/intro.rst @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +.. -*- coding: utf-8; mode: rst -*- + +============ +Introduction +============ + +This document covers the Linux Kernel to Userspace API's used by video +and radio streaming devices, including video cameras, analog and digital +TV receiver cards, AM/FM receiver cards, Software Defined Radio (SDR), +streaming capture and output devices, codec devices and remote controllers. + +A typical media device hardware is shown at :ref:`typical_media_device`. + +.. _typical_media_device: + +.. figure:: media_api_files/typical_media_device.* + :alt: typical_media_device.svg + :align: center + + Typical Media Device + +The media infrastructure API was designed to control such devices. It is +divided into five parts. + +1. The :ref:`first part <v4l2spec>` covers radio, video capture and output, + cameras, analog TV devices and codecs. + +2. The :ref:`second part <dvbapi>` covers the API used for digital TV and + Internet reception via one of the several digital tv standards. While it is + called as DVB API, in fact it covers several different video standards + including DVB-T/T2, DVB-S/S2, DVB-C, ATSC, ISDB-T, ISDB-S, DTMB, etc. The + complete list of supported standards can be found at + :ref:`fe-delivery-system-t`. + +3. The :ref:`third part <remote_controllers>` covers the Remote Controller API. + +4. The :ref:`fourth part <media_controller>` covers the Media Controller API. + +5. The :ref:`fifth part <cec>` covers the CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) API. + +It should also be noted that a media device may also have audio components, like +mixers, PCM capture, PCM playback, etc, which are controlled via ALSA API. For +additional information and for the latest development code, see: +`https://linuxtv.org <https://linuxtv.org>`__. For discussing improvements, +reporting troubles, sending new drivers, etc, please mail to: `Linux Media +Mailing List (LMML) <http://vger.kernel.org/vger-lists.html#linux-media>`__. diff --git a/Documentation/media/media_uapi.rst b/Documentation/media/media_uapi.rst index 49f5cb5ed825..527c6deb1a19 100644 --- a/Documentation/media/media_uapi.rst +++ b/Documentation/media/media_uapi.rst @@ -15,61 +15,10 @@ the license is included in the chapter entitled "GNU Free Documentation License". -============ -Introduction -============ - -This document covers the Linux Kernel to Userspace API's used by video -and radio streaming devices, including video cameras, analog and digital -TV receiver cards, AM/FM receiver cards, Software Defined Radio (SDR), -streaming capture and output devices, codec devices and remote controllers. - -A typical media device hardware is shown at -:ref:`typical_media_device`. - - -.. _typical_media_device: - -.. figure:: media_api_files/typical_media_device.* - :alt: typical_media_device.svg - :align: center - - Typical Media Device - -The media infrastructure API was designed to control such devices. It is -divided into five parts. - -The :ref:`first part <v4l2spec>` covers radio, video capture and output, -cameras, analog TV devices and codecs. - -The :ref:`second part <dvbapi>` covers the API used for digital TV and -Internet reception via one of the several digital tv standards. While it -is called as DVB API, in fact it covers several different video -standards including DVB-T/T2, DVB-S/S2, DVB-C, ATSC, ISDB-T, ISDB-S, -DTMB, etc. The complete list of supported standards can be found at -:ref:`fe-delivery-system-t`. - -The :ref:`third part <remote_controllers>` covers the Remote Controller API. - -The :ref:`fourth part <media_controller>` covers the Media Controller API. - -The :ref:`fifth part <cec>` covers the CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) API. - -It should also be noted that a media device may also have audio -components, like mixers, PCM capture, PCM playback, etc, which are -controlled via ALSA API. - -For additional information and for the latest development code, see: -`https://linuxtv.org <https://linuxtv.org>`__. - -For discussing improvements, reporting troubles, sending new drivers, -etc, please mail to: -`Linux Media Mailing List (LMML). <http://vger.kernel.org/vger-lists.html#linux-media>`__. - - .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 1 + intro uapi/v4l/v4l2 uapi/dvb/dvbapi uapi/rc/remote_controllers |