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+.. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this
+.. document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License,
+.. Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free Software
+.. Foundation, with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts
+.. and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included at
+.. Documentation/media/uapi/fdl-appendix.rst.
+..
+.. TODO: replace it to GFDL-1.1-or-later WITH no-invariant-sections
+
+.. _rf-tuner-controls:
+
+**************************
+RF Tuner Control Reference
+**************************
+
+The RF Tuner (RF_TUNER) class includes controls for common features of
+devices having RF tuner.
+
+In this context, RF tuner is radio receiver circuit between antenna and
+demodulator. It receives radio frequency (RF) from the antenna and
+converts that received signal to lower intermediate frequency (IF) or
+baseband frequency (BB). Tuners that could do baseband output are often
+called Zero-IF tuners. Older tuners were typically simple PLL tuners
+inside a metal box, while newer ones are highly integrated chips
+without a metal box "silicon tuners". These controls are mostly
+applicable for new feature rich silicon tuners, just because older
+tuners does not have much adjustable features.
+
+For more information about RF tuners see
+`Tuner (radio) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuner_%28radio%29>`__
+and `RF front end <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RF_front_end>`__
+from Wikipedia.
+
+
+.. _rf-tuner-control-id:
+
+RF_TUNER Control IDs
+====================
+
+``V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_CLASS (class)``
+ The RF_TUNER class descriptor. Calling
+ :ref:`VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL` for this control will
+ return a description of this control class.
+
+``V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_BANDWIDTH_AUTO (boolean)``
+ Enables/disables tuner radio channel bandwidth configuration. In
+ automatic mode bandwidth configuration is performed by the driver.
+
+``V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_BANDWIDTH (integer)``
+ Filter(s) on tuner signal path are used to filter signal according
+ to receiving party needs. Driver configures filters to fulfill
+ desired bandwidth requirement. Used when
+ V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_BANDWIDTH_AUTO is not set. Unit is in Hz. The
+ range and step are driver-specific.
+
+``V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_LNA_GAIN_AUTO (boolean)``
+ Enables/disables LNA automatic gain control (AGC)
+
+``V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_MIXER_GAIN_AUTO (boolean)``
+ Enables/disables mixer automatic gain control (AGC)
+
+``V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_IF_GAIN_AUTO (boolean)``
+ Enables/disables IF automatic gain control (AGC)
+
+``V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_RF_GAIN (integer)``
+ The RF amplifier is the very first amplifier on the receiver signal
+ path, just right after the antenna input. The difference between the
+ LNA gain and the RF gain in this document is that the LNA gain is
+ integrated in the tuner chip while the RF gain is a separate chip.
+ There may be both RF and LNA gain controls in the same device. The
+ range and step are driver-specific.
+
+``V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_LNA_GAIN (integer)``
+ LNA (low noise amplifier) gain is first gain stage on the RF tuner
+ signal path. It is located very close to tuner antenna input. Used
+ when ``V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_LNA_GAIN_AUTO`` is not set. See
+ ``V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_RF_GAIN`` to understand how RF gain and LNA gain
+ differs from the each others. The range and step are
+ driver-specific.
+
+``V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_MIXER_GAIN (integer)``
+ Mixer gain is second gain stage on the RF tuner signal path. It is
+ located inside mixer block, where RF signal is down-converted by the
+ mixer. Used when ``V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_MIXER_GAIN_AUTO`` is not set.
+ The range and step are driver-specific.
+
+``V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_IF_GAIN (integer)``
+ IF gain is last gain stage on the RF tuner signal path. It is
+ located on output of RF tuner. It controls signal level of
+ intermediate frequency output or baseband output. Used when
+ ``V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_IF_GAIN_AUTO`` is not set. The range and step
+ are driver-specific.
+
+``V4L2_CID_RF_TUNER_PLL_LOCK (boolean)``
+ Is synthesizer PLL locked? RF tuner is receiving given frequency
+ when that control is set. This is a read-only control.