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| -rw-r--r-- | dvb-spec/HOWTO-use-the-frontend-api | 17 |
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diff --git a/dvb-spec/HOWTO-use-the-frontend-api b/dvb-spec/HOWTO-use-the-frontend-api index 538f5d05e..7f5456d1e 100644 --- a/dvb-spec/HOWTO-use-the-frontend-api +++ b/dvb-spec/HOWTO-use-the-frontend-api @@ -46,10 +46,25 @@ How to determine the API version? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -What do you have to do to set up a your frontend? +What is a DVB frontend? + + the term 'frontend' refers to this part of the DVB adapter which receives + an MPEG transport stream and will feed it later into the Demultiplexer. + Whenever you want to receive MPEG streams via satellite, antenna or cable + you have to set up your frontend first. + + When you watch on your DVB card or into your SetTopBox the frontend is usually + the combination of a demodulator chip and a small silver metal box with the + HF electronic. Usually the demodulator is built into this metal box. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +What do you have to do to set up your frontend? First you should try to determine the type of your frontend. + #include <linux/dvb/frontend.h> + struct dvb_frontend_info info; int fd; |