VCAUDIO(4)

VCAUDIO(4) | Device Drivers Manual | VCAUDIO(4)

# NAME

`vcaudio` —
Broadcom VideoCore integrated audio device driver

# SYNOPSIS

`vcaudio* at vchiq?`

# DESCRIPTION

The `vcaudio` driver provides support for the VideoCore 4 audio interface found on Broadcom SoCs used in boards such as the Raspberry Pi.

Three outputs are supported: `auto`, `headphones`, and `hdmi`. The selected output can be changed using the `outputs.select` mixerctl(1) variable. `headphones` corresponds to the analog 3.5mm jack on the Raspberry Pi.

The hardware does not support recording.

# SEE ALSO

mixerctl(1), audio(4), mixer(4), vchiq(4)

# HISTORY

The `vcaudio` device driver appeared in NetBSD 7.0.

# BUGS

The playback block size is fixed at 40ms of audio. The hardware output format is fixed at stereo 48kHz 16-bit LPCM so is not configurable with audiocfg(1).

February 26, 2021 | NetBSD 10.0