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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2009-09-21 09:03:10 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2009-09-21 09:03:10 -0700
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+ <title>Teletext Interface</title>
+
+ <para>This interface aims at devices receiving and demodulating
+Teletext data [<xref linkend="ets300706" />, <xref linkend="itu653" />], evaluating the
+Teletext packages and storing formatted pages in cache memory. Such
+devices are usually implemented as microcontrollers with serial
+interface (I<superscript>2</superscript>C) and can be found on older
+TV cards, dedicated Teletext decoding cards and home-brew devices
+connected to the PC parallel port.</para>
+
+ <para>The Teletext API was designed by Martin Buck. It is defined in
+the kernel header file <filename>linux/videotext.h</filename>, the
+specification is available from <ulink url="ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/videotext/">
+ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/videotext/</ulink>. (Videotext is the name of
+the German public television Teletext service.) Conventional character
+device file names are <filename>/dev/vtx</filename> and
+<filename>/dev/vttuner</filename>, with device number 83, 0 and 83, 16
+respectively. A similar interface exists for the Philips SAA5249
+Teletext decoder [specification?] with character device file names
+<filename>/dev/tlkN</filename>, device number 102, N.</para>
+
+ <para>Eventually the Teletext API was integrated into the V4L API
+with character device file names <filename>/dev/vtx0</filename> to
+<filename>/dev/vtx31</filename>, device major number 81, minor numbers
+192 to 223. For reference the V4L Teletext API specification is
+reproduced here in full: "Teletext interfaces talk the existing VTX
+API." Teletext devices with major number 83 and 102 will be removed in
+Linux 2.6.</para>
+
+ <para>There are no plans to replace the Teletext API or to integrate
+it into V4L2. Please write to the linux-media mailing list: &v4l-ml;
+when the need arises.</para>
+
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