1 // python-v4l2capture
2 // Python extension to capture video with video4linux2
3 //
4 // 2009, 2010, 2011 Fredrik Portstrom
5 //
6 // I, the copyright holder of this file, hereby release it into the
7 // public domain. This applies worldwide. In case this is not legally
8 // possible: I grant anyone the right to use this work for any
9 // purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are
10 // required by law.
11
12 #include <Python.h>
13 #include <fcntl.h>
14 #include <linux/videodev2.h>
15 #include <sys/mman.h>
16
17 // LIBV4L is not needed for MJPEG capture.
18 #undef USE_LIBV4L
19
20 #ifdef USE_LIBV4L
21 #include <libv4l2.h>
22 #else
23 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
24 #define v4l2_close close
25 #define v4l2_ioctl ioctl
26 #define v4l2_mmap mmap
27 #define v4l2_munmap munmap
28 #define v4l2_open open
29 #endif
30
31 #define ASSERT_OPEN if(self->fd < 0) \
32 { \
33 PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, \
34 "I/O operation on closed file"); \
35 return NULL; \
36 }
37
38 struct buffer {
39 void *start;
40 size_t length;
41 };
42
43 typedef struct {
44 PyObject_HEAD
45 int fd;
46 struct buffer *buffers;
47 int buffer_count;
48 } Video_device;
49
50 struct capability {
51 int id;
52 const char *name;
53 };
54
55 static struct capability capabilities[] = {
56 { V4L2_CAP_ASYNCIO, "asyncio" },
57 { V4L2_CAP_AUDIO, "audio" },
58 { V4L2_CAP_HW_FREQ_SEEK, "hw_freq_seek" },
59 { V4L2_CAP_RADIO, "radio" },
60 { V4L2_CAP_RDS_CAPTURE, "rds_capture" },
61 { V4L2_CAP_READWRITE, "readwrite" },
62 { V4L2_CAP_SLICED_VBI_CAPTURE, "sliced_vbi_capture" },
63 { V4L2_CAP_SLICED_VBI_OUTPUT, "sliced_vbi_output" },
64 { V4L2_CAP_STREAMING, "streaming" },
65 { V4L2_CAP_TUNER, "tuner" },
66 { V4L2_CAP_VBI_CAPTURE, "vbi_capture" },
67 { V4L2_CAP_VBI_OUTPUT, "vbi_output" },
68 { V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_CAPTURE, "video_capture" },
69 { V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_OUTPUT, "video_output" },
70 { V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_OUTPUT_OVERLAY, "video_output_overlay" },
71 { V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_OVERLAY, "video_overlay" }
72 };
73
my_ioctl(int fd,int request,void * arg)74 static int my_ioctl(int fd, int request, void *arg)
75 {
76 // Retry ioctl until it returns without being interrupted.
77
78 for(;;)
79 {
80 int result = v4l2_ioctl(fd, request, arg);
81
82 if(!result)
83 {
84 return 0;
85 }
86
87 if(errno != EINTR)
88 {
89 PyErr_SetFromErrno(PyExc_IOError);
90 return 1;
91 }
92 }
93 }
94
Video_device_unmap(Video_device * self)95 static void Video_device_unmap(Video_device *self)
96 {
97 int i;
98
99 for(i = 0; i < self->buffer_count; i++)
100 {
101 v4l2_munmap(self->buffers[i].start, self->buffers[i].length);
102 }
103 free(self->buffers);
104 self->buffers = NULL;
105 }
106
Video_device_dealloc(Video_device * self)107 static void Video_device_dealloc(Video_device *self)
108 {
109 if(self->fd >= 0)
110 {
111 if(self->buffers)
112 {
113 Video_device_unmap(self);
114 }
115
116 v4l2_close(self->fd);
117 }
118
119 self->ob_type->tp_free((PyObject *)self);
120 }
121
Video_device_init(Video_device * self,PyObject * args,PyObject * kwargs)122 static int Video_device_init(Video_device *self, PyObject *args,
123 PyObject *kwargs)
124 {
125 const char *device_path;
126
127 if(!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s", &device_path))
128 {
129 return -1;
130 }
131
132 int fd = v4l2_open(device_path, O_RDWR | O_NONBLOCK);
133
134 if(fd < 0)
135 {
136 PyErr_SetFromErrnoWithFilename(PyExc_IOError, (char *)device_path);
137 return -1;
138 }
139
140 self->fd = fd;
141 self->buffers = NULL;
142 self->buffer_count = 0;
143 return 0;
144 }
145
Video_device_close(Video_device * self)146 static PyObject *Video_device_close(Video_device *self)
147 {
148 if(self->fd >= 0)
149 {
150 if(self->buffers)
151 {
152 Video_device_unmap(self);
153 }
154
155 v4l2_close(self->fd);
156 self->fd = -1;
157 }
158
159 Py_RETURN_NONE;
160 }
161
Video_device_fileno(Video_device * self)162 static PyObject *Video_device_fileno(Video_device *self)
163 {
164 ASSERT_OPEN;
165 return PyInt_FromLong(self->fd);
166 }
167
Video_device_get_info(Video_device * self)168 static PyObject *Video_device_get_info(Video_device *self)
169 {
170 ASSERT_OPEN;
171 struct v4l2_capability caps;
172
173 if(my_ioctl(self->fd, VIDIOC_QUERYCAP, &caps))
174 {
175 return NULL;
176 }
177
178 PyObject *set = PySet_New(NULL);
179
180 if(!set)
181 {
182 return NULL;
183 }
184
185 struct capability *capability = capabilities;
186
187 while((void *)capability < (void *)capabilities + sizeof(capabilities))
188 {
189 if(caps.capabilities & capability->id)
190 {
191 PyObject *s = PyString_FromString(capability->name);
192
193 if(!s)
194 {
195 Py_DECREF(set);
196 return NULL;
197 }
198
199 PySet_Add(set, s);
200 }
201
202 capability++;
203 }
204
205 return Py_BuildValue("sssO", caps.driver, caps.card, caps.bus_info, set);
206 }
207
Video_device_set_format(Video_device * self,PyObject * args)208 static PyObject *Video_device_set_format(Video_device *self, PyObject *args)
209 {
210 int size_x;
211 int size_y;
212 if(!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "ii", &size_x, &size_y))
213 {
214 return NULL;
215 }
216
217 struct v4l2_format format;
218 format.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
219 format.fmt.pix.width = size_x;
220 format.fmt.pix.height = size_y;
221 format.fmt.pix.pixelformat = V4L2_PIX_FMT_MJPEG;
222 format.fmt.pix.field = V4L2_FIELD_NONE;
223 format.fmt.pix.bytesperline = 0;
224
225 if(my_ioctl(self->fd, VIDIOC_S_FMT, &format))
226 {
227 return NULL;
228 }
229
230 return Py_BuildValue("ii", format.fmt.pix.width, format.fmt.pix.height);
231 }
232
Video_device_set_fps(Video_device * self,PyObject * args)233 static PyObject *Video_device_set_fps(Video_device *self, PyObject *args)
234 {
235 int fps;
236 if(!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "i", &fps))
237 {
238 return NULL;
239 }
240 struct v4l2_streamparm setfps;
241 memset(&setfps, 0, sizeof(struct v4l2_streamparm));
242 setfps.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
243 setfps.parm.capture.timeperframe.numerator = 1;
244 setfps.parm.capture.timeperframe.denominator = fps;
245 if(my_ioctl(self->fd, VIDIOC_S_PARM, &setfps)){
246 return NULL;
247 }
248 return Py_BuildValue("i",setfps.parm.capture.timeperframe.denominator);
249 }
250
Video_device_start(Video_device * self)251 static PyObject *Video_device_start(Video_device *self)
252 {
253 ASSERT_OPEN;
254 enum v4l2_buf_type type;
255 type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
256
257 if(my_ioctl(self->fd, VIDIOC_STREAMON, &type))
258 {
259 return NULL;
260 }
261
262 Py_RETURN_NONE;
263 }
264
Video_device_stop(Video_device * self)265 static PyObject *Video_device_stop(Video_device *self)
266 {
267 ASSERT_OPEN;
268 enum v4l2_buf_type type;
269 type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
270
271 if(my_ioctl(self->fd, VIDIOC_STREAMOFF, &type))
272 {
273 return NULL;
274 }
275
276 Py_RETURN_NONE;
277 }
278
Video_device_create_buffers(Video_device * self,PyObject * args)279 static PyObject *Video_device_create_buffers(Video_device *self, PyObject *args)
280 {
281 int buffer_count;
282
283 if(!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "I", &buffer_count))
284 {
285 return NULL;
286 }
287
288 ASSERT_OPEN;
289
290 if(self->buffers)
291 {
292 PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "Buffers are already created");
293 return NULL;
294 }
295
296 struct v4l2_requestbuffers reqbuf;
297 reqbuf.count = buffer_count;
298 reqbuf.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
299 reqbuf.memory = V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP;
300
301 if(my_ioctl(self->fd, VIDIOC_REQBUFS, &reqbuf))
302 {
303 return NULL;
304 }
305
306 if(!reqbuf.count)
307 {
308 PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError, "Not enough buffer memory");
309 return NULL;
310 }
311
312 self->buffers = malloc(reqbuf.count * sizeof(struct buffer));
313
314 if(!self->buffers)
315 {
316 PyErr_NoMemory();
317 return NULL;
318 }
319
320 int i;
321
322 for(i = 0; i < reqbuf.count; i++)
323 {
324 struct v4l2_buffer buffer;
325 buffer.index = i;
326 buffer.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
327 buffer.memory = V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP;
328
329 if(my_ioctl(self->fd, VIDIOC_QUERYBUF, &buffer))
330 {
331 return NULL;
332 }
333
334 self->buffers[i].length = buffer.length;
335 self->buffers[i].start = v4l2_mmap(NULL, buffer.length,
336 PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED, self->fd, buffer.m.offset);
337
338 if(self->buffers[i].start == MAP_FAILED)
339 {
340 PyErr_SetFromErrno(PyExc_IOError);
341 Video_device_unmap(self);
342 return NULL;
343 }
344 ++self->buffer_count;
345 }
346
347 Py_RETURN_NONE;
348 }
349
Video_device_queue_all_buffers(Video_device * self)350 static PyObject *Video_device_queue_all_buffers(Video_device *self)
351 {
352 if(!self->buffers)
353 {
354 ASSERT_OPEN;
355 PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "Buffers have not been created");
356 return NULL;
357 }
358
359 int i;
360 int buffer_count = self->buffer_count;
361
362 for(i = 0; i < buffer_count; i++)
363 {
364 struct v4l2_buffer buffer;
365 buffer.index = i;
366 buffer.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
367 buffer.memory = V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP;
368
369 if(my_ioctl(self->fd, VIDIOC_QBUF, &buffer))
370 {
371 return NULL;
372 }
373 }
374
375 Py_RETURN_NONE;
376 }
377
Video_device_read_internal(Video_device * self,int queue)378 static PyObject *Video_device_read_internal(Video_device *self, int queue)
379 {
380 if(!self->buffers)
381 {
382 ASSERT_OPEN;
383 PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "Buffers have not been created");
384 return NULL;
385 }
386
387 struct v4l2_buffer buffer;
388 buffer.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
389 buffer.memory = V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP;
390
391 if(my_ioctl(self->fd, VIDIOC_DQBUF, &buffer))
392 {
393 return NULL;
394 }
395
396 PyObject *result = PyString_FromStringAndSize(
397 self->buffers[buffer.index].start, buffer.bytesused);
398
399 if(!result)
400 {
401 return NULL;
402 }
403
404 if(queue && my_ioctl(self->fd, VIDIOC_QBUF, &buffer))
405 {
406 return NULL;
407 }
408
409 return result;
410 }
411
Video_device_read(Video_device * self)412 static PyObject *Video_device_read(Video_device *self)
413 {
414 return Video_device_read_internal(self, 0);
415 }
416
Video_device_read_and_queue(Video_device * self)417 static PyObject *Video_device_read_and_queue(Video_device *self)
418 {
419 return Video_device_read_internal(self, 1);
420 }
421
422 static PyMethodDef Video_device_methods[] = {
423 {"close", (PyCFunction)Video_device_close, METH_NOARGS,
424 "close()\n\n"
425 "Close video device. Subsequent calls to other methods will fail."},
426 {"fileno", (PyCFunction)Video_device_fileno, METH_NOARGS,
427 "fileno() -> integer \"file descriptor\".\n\n"
428 "This enables video devices to be passed select.select for waiting "
429 "until a frame is available for reading."},
430 {"get_info", (PyCFunction)Video_device_get_info, METH_NOARGS,
431 "get_info() -> driver, card, bus_info, capabilities\n\n"
432 "Returns three strings with information about the video device, and one "
433 "set containing strings identifying the capabilities of the video "
434 "device."},
435 {"set_format", (PyCFunction)Video_device_set_format, METH_VARARGS,
436 "set_format(size_x, size_y) -> size_x, size_y\n\n"
437 "Request the video device to set image size and format. The device may "
438 "choose another size than requested and will return its choice. The "
439 "image format will be MJPEG."},
440 {"set_fps", (PyCFunction)Video_device_set_fps, METH_VARARGS,
441 "set_fps(fps) -> fps \n\n"
442 "Request the video device to set frame per seconds.The device may "
443 "choose another frame rate than requested and will return its choice. " },
444 {"start", (PyCFunction)Video_device_start, METH_NOARGS,
445 "start()\n\n"
446 "Start video capture."},
447 {"stop", (PyCFunction)Video_device_stop, METH_NOARGS,
448 "stop()\n\n"
449 "Stop video capture."},
450 {"create_buffers", (PyCFunction)Video_device_create_buffers, METH_VARARGS,
451 "create_buffers(count)\n\n"
452 "Create buffers used for capturing image data. Can only be called once "
453 "for each video device object."},
454 {"queue_all_buffers", (PyCFunction)Video_device_queue_all_buffers,
455 METH_NOARGS,
456 "queue_all_buffers()\n\n"
457 "Let the video device fill all buffers created."},
458 {"read", (PyCFunction)Video_device_read, METH_NOARGS,
459 "read() -> string\n\n"
460 "Reads image data from a buffer that has been filled by the video "
461 "device. The image data is in MJPEG format. "
462 "The buffer is removed from the queue. Fails if no buffer "
463 "is filled. Use select.select to check for filled buffers."},
464 {"read_and_queue", (PyCFunction)Video_device_read_and_queue, METH_NOARGS,
465 "read_and_queue()\n\n"
466 "Same as 'read', but adds the buffer back to the queue so the video "
467 "device can fill it again."},
468 {NULL}
469 };
470
471 static PyTypeObject Video_device_type = {
472 PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
473 0, "v4l2capture.Video_device", sizeof(Video_device), 0,
474 (destructor)Video_device_dealloc, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
475 0, Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT, "Video_device(path)\n\nOpens the video device at "
476 "the given path and returns an object that can capture images. The "
477 "constructor and all methods except close may raise IOError.", 0, 0, 0,
478 0, 0, 0, Video_device_methods, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
479 (initproc)Video_device_init
480 };
481
482 static PyMethodDef module_methods[] = {
483 {NULL}
484 };
485
initv4l2capture(void)486 PyMODINIT_FUNC initv4l2capture(void)
487 {
488 Video_device_type.tp_new = PyType_GenericNew;
489
490 if(PyType_Ready(&Video_device_type) < 0)
491 {
492 return;
493 }
494
495 PyObject *module = Py_InitModule3("v4l2capture", module_methods,
496 "Capture video with video4linux2.");
497
498 if(!module)
499 {
500 return;
501 }
502
503 Py_INCREF(&Video_device_type);
504 PyModule_AddObject(module, "Video_device", (PyObject *)&Video_device_type);
505 }
506