From 6ec710e34d1c3179a374f4623e860a08c7b3326e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Markus Heiser Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2016 12:06:26 -0300 Subject: [media] doc-rst: media: reordered top sectioning Within the old section hierarchy, all doc parts has been placed under the introduction, e.g: * Linux Media Infrastructure API + Introduction - Video for Linux API - Digital TV API - ... With separating the introduction sibling to the other parts we get a more common section hierarchy: * Linux Media Infrastructure API + Introduction + Video for Linux API + Digital TV API + ... BTW: compacting the intro text. This patch is on top of media_tree/docs-next Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser --- Documentation/media/intro.rst | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 46 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Documentation/media/intro.rst (limited to 'Documentation/media/intro.rst') diff --git a/Documentation/media/intro.rst b/Documentation/media/intro.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..be90bda --- /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 ` covers radio, video capture and output, + cameras, analog TV devices and codecs. + +2. The :ref:`second part ` 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 ` covers the Remote Controller API. + +4. The :ref:`fourth part ` covers the Media Controller API. + +5. The :ref:`fifth part ` 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 `__. For discussing improvements, +reporting troubles, sending new drivers, etc, please mail to: `Linux Media +Mailing List (LMML) `__. -- cgit v1.1