2.6.2.1. FE_READ_BER

2.6.2.1.1. Name

FE_READ_BER

2.6.2.1.2. Synopsis

int ioctl(int fd, int request=FE_READ_BER, uint32_t* ber)

2.6.2.1.3. Arguments

int fd	File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
int request	Equals FE_READ_BER for this command.
uint32_t *ber	The bit error rate is stored into *ber.

2.6.2.1.4. Description

This ioctl call returns the bit error rate for the signal currently received/demodulated by the front-end. For this command, read-only access to the device is sufficient.

2.6.2.1.5. Return Value

On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the errno variable is set appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the Generic Error Codes chapter.