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.. _FE_READ_BER:
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FE_READ_BER
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Name
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FE_READ_BER
Synopsis
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.. c:function:: int ioctl(int fd, int request = FE_READ_BER, uint32_t *ber)
Arguments
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- int fd
- File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
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- int request
- Equals :ref:`FE_READ_BER` for this command.
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- uint32_t \*ber
- The bit error rate is stored into \*ber.
Description
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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.
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
:ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.