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@@ -28,6 +28,16 @@ Devices supporting the SDR receiver interface set the
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<structfield>capabilities</structfield> field of &v4l2-capability;
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<structfield>capabilities</structfield> field of &v4l2-capability;
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returned by the &VIDIOC-QUERYCAP; ioctl. That flag means the device has an
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returned by the &VIDIOC-QUERYCAP; ioctl. That flag means the device has an
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Analog to Digital Converter (ADC), which is a mandatory element for the SDR receiver.
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Analog to Digital Converter (ADC), which is a mandatory element for the SDR receiver.
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+ </para>
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+ <para>
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+Devices supporting the SDR transmitter interface set the
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+<constant>V4L2_CAP_SDR_OUTPUT</constant> and
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+<constant>V4L2_CAP_MODULATOR</constant> flag in the
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+<structfield>capabilities</structfield> field of &v4l2-capability;
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+returned by the &VIDIOC-QUERYCAP; ioctl. That flag means the device has an
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+Digital to Analog Converter (DAC), which is a mandatory element for the SDR transmitter.
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+ </para>
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+ <para>
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At least one of the read/write, streaming or asynchronous I/O methods must
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At least one of the read/write, streaming or asynchronous I/O methods must
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be supported.
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be supported.
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</para>
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</para>
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@@ -39,14 +49,15 @@ be supported.
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<para>
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<para>
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SDR devices can support <link linkend="control">controls</link>, and must
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SDR devices can support <link linkend="control">controls</link>, and must
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support the <link linkend="tuner">tuner</link> ioctls. Tuner ioctls are used
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support the <link linkend="tuner">tuner</link> ioctls. Tuner ioctls are used
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-for setting the ADC sampling rate (sampling frequency) and the possible RF tuner
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-frequency.
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+for setting the ADC/DAC sampling rate (sampling frequency) and the possible
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+radio frequency (RF).
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</para>
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</para>
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<para>
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<para>
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-The <constant>V4L2_TUNER_SDR</constant> tuner type is used for SDR tuners, and
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-the <constant>V4L2_TUNER_RF</constant> tuner type is used for RF tuners. The
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-tuner index of the RF tuner (if any) must always follow the SDR tuner index.
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+The <constant>V4L2_TUNER_SDR</constant> tuner type is used for setting SDR
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+device ADC/DAC frequency, and the <constant>V4L2_TUNER_RF</constant>
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+tuner type is used for setting radio frequency.
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+The tuner index of the RF tuner (if any) must always follow the SDR tuner index.
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Normally the SDR tuner is #0 and the RF tuner is #1.
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Normally the SDR tuner is #0 and the RF tuner is #1.
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</para>
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</para>
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@@ -59,9 +70,9 @@ The &VIDIOC-S-HW-FREQ-SEEK; ioctl is not supported.
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<title>Data Format Negotiation</title>
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<title>Data Format Negotiation</title>
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<para>
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<para>
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-The SDR capture device uses the <link linkend="format">format</link> ioctls to
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-select the capture format. Both the sampling resolution and the data streaming
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-format are bound to that selectable format. In addition to the basic
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+The SDR device uses the <link linkend="format">format</link> ioctls to
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+select the capture and output format. Both the sampling resolution and the data
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+streaming format are bound to that selectable format. In addition to the basic
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<link linkend="format">format</link> ioctls, the &VIDIOC-ENUM-FMT; ioctl
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<link linkend="format">format</link> ioctls, the &VIDIOC-ENUM-FMT; ioctl
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must be supported as well.
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must be supported as well.
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</para>
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</para>
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@@ -69,7 +80,8 @@ must be supported as well.
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<para>
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<para>
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To use the <link linkend="format">format</link> ioctls applications set the
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To use the <link linkend="format">format</link> ioctls applications set the
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<structfield>type</structfield> field of a &v4l2-format; to
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<structfield>type</structfield> field of a &v4l2-format; to
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-<constant>V4L2_BUF_TYPE_SDR_CAPTURE</constant> and use the &v4l2-sdr-format;
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+<constant>V4L2_BUF_TYPE_SDR_CAPTURE</constant> or
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+<constant>V4L2_BUF_TYPE_SDR_OUTPUT</constant> and use the &v4l2-sdr-format;
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<structfield>sdr</structfield> member of the <structfield>fmt</structfield>
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<structfield>sdr</structfield> member of the <structfield>fmt</structfield>
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union as needed per the desired operation.
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union as needed per the desired operation.
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Currently there is two fields, <structfield>pixelformat</structfield> and
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Currently there is two fields, <structfield>pixelformat</structfield> and
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