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1 | .. -*- coding: utf-8; mode: rst -*- |
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3 | .. _FE_READ_BER: | |
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5 | *********** | |
6 | FE_READ_BER | |
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9 | Name |
10 | ==== | |
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15e7d615 | 12 | FE_READ_BER |
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14 | .. attention:: This ioctl is deprecated. |
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16 | Synopsis |
17 | ======== | |
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19 | .. c:function:: int ioctl(int fd, FE_READ_BER, uint32_t *ber) |
20 | :name: FE_READ_BER | |
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9e1f61c0 | 23 | Arguments |
15e7d615 | 24 | ========= |
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26 | ``fd`` |
27 | File descriptor returned by :c:func:`open() <dvb-fe-open>`. | |
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29 | ``ber`` |
30 | The bit error rate is stored into \*ber. | |
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33 | Description |
34 | =========== | |
35 | ||
36 | This ioctl call returns the bit error rate for the signal currently | |
37 | received/demodulated by the front-end. For this command, read-only | |
38 | access to the device is sufficient. | |
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44 | On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set | |
45 | appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the | |
46 | :ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter. |