On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 4:59 AM, Martin Bugge (marbugge)
<marbu...@cisco.com> wrote:
> Author: Martin Bugge <marbu...@cisco.com>
> Date:  Tue, 1 March 2010
> ======================
>
> This is a proposal for adding a Consumer Electronic Control (CEC) API to
> V4L2.
> This document describes the changes and new ioctls needed.
>
> Version 1.0 (This is first version)
>
> Background
> ==========
> CEC is a protocol that provides high-level control functions between various
> audiovisual products.
> It is an optional supplement to the High-Definition Multimedia Interface
> Specification (HDMI).
> Physical layer is a one-wire bidirectional serial bus that uses the
> industry-standard AV.link protocol.
>
> In short: CEC uses pin 13 on the HDMI connector to transmit and receive
> small data-packets
>          (maximum 16 bytes including a 1 byte header) at low data rates
> (~400 bits/s).
>
> A CEC device may have any of 15 logical addresses (0 - 14).
> (address 15 is broadcast and some addresses are reserved)
>

It would be nice if this was not tied to v4l as we'll start seeing CEC
support show in GPUs soon as well.

Alex

>
> References
> ==========
> [1] High-Definition Multimedia Interface Specification version 1.3a,
>    Supplement 1 Consumer Electronic Control (CEC).
>    http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/specification.aspx
>
> [2]
> http://www.hdmi.org/pdf/whitepaper/DesigningCECintoYourNextHDMIProduct.pdf
>
>
> Proposed solution
> =================
>
> Two new ioctls:
>    VIDIOC_CEC_CAP (read)
>    VIDIOC_CEC_CMD (read/write)
>
> VIDIOC_CEC_CAP:
> ---------------
>
> struct vl2_cec_cap {
>       __u32 logicaldevices;
>       __u32 reserved[7];
> };
>
> The capability ioctl will return the number of logical devices/addresses
> which can be
> simultaneously supported on this HW.
>    0:       This HW don't support CEC.
>    1 -> 14: This HW supports n logical devices simultaneously.
>
> VIDIOC_CEC_CMD:
> ---------------
>
> struct v4l2_cec_cmd {
>    __u32 cmd;
>    __u32 reserved[7];
>    union {
>        struct {
>            __u32 index;
>            __u32 enable;
>            __u32 addr;
>        } conf;
>        struct {
>            __u32 len;
>            __u8  msg[16];
>            __u32 status;
>        } data;
>        __u32 raw[8];
>    };
> };
>
> Alternatively the data struct could be:
>        struct {
>            __u8  initiator;
>            __u8  destination;
>            __u8  len;
>            __u8  msg[15];
>            __u32 status;
>        } data;
>
> Commands:
>
> #define V4L2_CEC_CMD_CONF  (1)
> #define V4L2_CEC_CMD_TX    (2)
> #define V4L2_CEC_CMD_RX    (3)
>
> Tx status field:
>
> #define V4L2_CEC_STAT_TX_OK            (0)
> #define V4L2_CEC_STAT_TX_ARB_LOST      (1)
> #define V4L2_CEC_STAT_TX_RETRY_TIMEOUT (2)
>
> The command ioctl is used both for configuration and to receive/transmit
> data.
>
> * The configuration command must be done for each logical device address
>  which is to be enabled on this HW. Maximum number of logical devices
>  is found with the capability ioctl.
>    conf:
>         index:  0 -> number_of_logical_devices-1
>         enable: true/false
>         addr:   logical address
>
>  By default all logical devices are disabled.
>
> * Tx/Rx command
>    data:
>         len:    length of message (data + header)
>         msg:    the raw CEC message received/transmitted
>         status: when the driver is in blocking mode it gives the result for
> transmit.
>
> Events
> ------
>
> In the case of non-blocking mode the driver will issue the following events:
>
> V4L2_EVENT_CEC_TX
> V4L2_EVENT_CEC_RX
>
> V4L2_EVENT_CEC_TX
> -----------------
>  * transmit is complete with the following status:
> Add an additional struct to the struct v4l2_event
>
> struct v4l2_event_cec_tx {
>       __u32 status;
> }
>
> V4L2_EVENT_CEC_RX
> -----------------
>  * received a complete message
>
>
> Comments ?
>
>           Martin Bugge
>
> --
> Martin Bugge - Tandberg (now a part of Cisco)
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