add support for read signal quality, power and biterror rate from python

3 files changed, 38 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lib/dvb/frontend.cpp b/lib/dvb/frontend.cpp
index 8d035bfa..a26f6bd8 100644
--- a/lib/dvb/frontend.cpp
+++ b/lib/dvb/frontend.cpp
@@ -376,6 +376,35 @@ void eDVBFrontend::timeout()
 		m_tuning = 0;
 }
 
+int eDVBFrontend::readFrontendData(int type)
+{
+	switch(type)
+	{
+		case bitErrorRate:
+		{
+			uint32_t ber=0;
+			if (ioctl(m_fd, FE_READ_BER, &ber) < 0 && errno != ERANGE)
+				eDebug("FE_READ_BER failed (%m)");
+			return ber;
+		}
+		case signalPower:
+		{
+			uint16_t snr=0;
+			if (ioctl(m_fd, FE_READ_SNR, &snr) < 0 && errno != ERANGE)
+				eDebug("FE_READ_SNR failed (%m)");
+			return snr;
+		}
+		case signalQuality:
+		{
+			uint16_t strength=0;
+			if (ioctl(m_fd, FE_READ_SIGNAL_STRENGTH, &strength) < 0 && errno != ERANGE)
+				eDebug("FE_READ_SIGNAL_STRENGTH failed (%m)");
+			return strength;
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #ifndef FP_IOCTL_GET_ID
 #define FP_IOCTL_GET_ID 0
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/dvb/frontend.h b/lib/dvb/frontend.h
index d06da32a..8da0829c 100644
--- a/lib/dvb/frontend.h
+++ b/lib/dvb/frontend.h
@@ -91,7 +91,9 @@ public:
 	RESULT setSecSequence(const eSecCommandList &list);
 	RESULT getData(int num, int &data);
 	RESULT setData(int num, int val);
-	
+
+	int readFrontendData(int type); // bitErrorRate, signalPower, signalQuality
+
 	int isCompatibleWith(ePtr<iDVBFrontendParameters> &feparm);
 	
 	int getID() { return m_fe; }
diff --git a/lib/dvb/idvb.h b/lib/dvb/idvb.h
index a14e0af5..22eccbd9 100644
--- a/lib/dvb/idvb.h
+++ b/lib/dvb/idvb.h
@@ -344,6 +344,12 @@ public:
 	virtual RESULT sendToneburst(int burst)=0;
 	virtual RESULT setSEC(iDVBSatelliteEquipmentControl *sec)=0;
 	virtual RESULT setSecSequence(const eSecCommandList &list)=0;
+
+	enum {
+		bitErrorRate, signalPower, signalQuality
+	};
+	virtual int readFrontendData(int type)=0;
+
 	virtual RESULT getData(int num, int &data)=0;
 	virtual RESULT setData(int num, int val)=0;