I want to play an PCM file with ALSA on Linux, here's my code:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <alsa/asoundlib.h>
main (int argc, char *argv[])
{
int i;
int err;
short buf[128];
snd_pcm_t *playback_handle;
snd_pcm_hw_params_t *hw_params;
if ((err = snd_pcm_open (&playback_handle, argv[1], SND_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK, 0)) < 0) {
fprintf (stderr, "cannot open audio device %s (%s)\n",
argv[1],
snd_strerror (err));
exit (1);
}
if ((err = snd_pcm_hw_params_malloc (&hw_params)) < 0) {
fprintf (stderr, "cannot allocate hardware parameter structure (%s)\n",
snd_strerror (err));
exit (1);
}
if ((err = snd_pcm_hw_params_any (playback_handle, hw_params)) < 0) {
fprintf (stderr, "cannot initialize hardware parameter structure (%s)\n",
snd_strerror (err));
exit (1);
}
if ((err = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_access (playback_handle, hw_params, SND_PCM_ACCESS_RW_INTERLEAVED)) < 0) {
fprintf (stderr, "cannot set access type (%s)\n",
snd_strerror (err));
exit (1);
}
if ((err = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_format (playback_handle, hw_params, SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16_LE)) < 0) {
fprintf (stderr, "cannot set sample format (%s)\n",
snd_strerror (err));
exit (1);
}
if ((err = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_rate_near (playback_handle, hw_params, 44100, 0)) < 0) {
fprintf (stderr, "cannot set sample rate (%s)\n",
snd_strerror (err));
exit (1);
}
if ((err = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_channels (playback_handle, hw_params, 2)) < 0) {
fprintf (stderr, "cannot set channel count (%s)\n",
snd_strerror (err));
exit (1);
}
if ((err = snd_pcm_hw_params (playback_handle, hw_params)) < 0) {
fprintf (stderr, "cannot set parameters (%s)\n",
snd_strerror (err));
exit (1);
}
snd_pcm_hw_params_free (hw_params);
if ((err = snd_pcm_prepare (playback_handle)) < 0) {
fprintf (stderr, "cannot prepare audio interface for use (%s)\n",
snd_strerror (err));
exit (1);
}
for (i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {
if ((err = snd_pcm_writei (playback_handle, buf, 128)) != 128) {
fprintf (stderr, "write to audio interface failed (%s)\n",
snd_strerror (err));
exit (1);
}
}
snd_pcm_close (playback_handle);
exit (0);
}
My question is now, I want to play an decoded MP3 file, which is now in PCM form. But the parameters of the function snd_pcm_writei are "pcm handle, buffer, size". The PCM is given, the size is the size of the buffer, but how do I come to the buffer parameter?
snd_pcm_writei takes in 3 parameters, as you already know:
You have to read() the frames from the PCM into the buffer and then play them back
Here is a short program (reformatted from here, listing 3) that plays back the raw PCM data:
/* Use the newer ALSA API */
#define ALSA_PCM_NEW_HW_PARAMS_API
#include <alsa/asoundlib.h>
int main() {
long loops;
int rc;
int size;
snd_pcm_t *handle;
snd_pcm_hw_params_t *params;
unsigned int val;
int dir;
snd_pcm_uframes_t frames;
char *buffer;
/* Open PCM device for playback. */
rc = snd_pcm_open(&handle, "default", SND_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK, 0);
if (rc < 0)
{
fprintf(stderr, "Unable to open PCM device: %s\n", snd_strerror(rc));
exit(1);
}
/* Allocate a hardware parameters object. */
snd_pcm_hw_params_alloca(¶ms);
/* Fill it in with default values. */
snd_pcm_hw_params_any(handle, params);
/* Set the desired hardware parameters. */
/* Interleaved mode */
snd_pcm_hw_params_set_access(handle, params, SND_PCM_ACCESS_RW_INTERLEAVED);
/* Signed 16-bit little-endian format */
snd_pcm_hw_params_set_format(handle, params, SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16_LE);
/* Two channels (stereo) */
snd_pcm_hw_params_set_channels(handle, params, 2);
/* 44100 bits/second sampling rate (CD quality) */
val = 44100;
snd_pcm_hw_params_set_rate_near(handle, params, &val, &dir);
/* Set period size to 32 frames. */
frames = 32;
snd_pcm_hw_params_set_period_size_near(handle, params, &frames, &dir);
/* Write the parameters to the driver */
rc = snd_pcm_hw_params(handle, params);
if (rc < 0)
{
fprintf(stderr, "Unable to set HW parameters: %s\n", snd_strerror(rc));
exit(1);
}
/* Use a buffer large enough to hold one period */
snd_pcm_hw_params_get_period_size(params, &frames, &dir);
size = frames * 4; /* 2 bytes/sample, 2 channels */
buffer = (char *) malloc(size);
/* We want to loop for 5 seconds */
snd_pcm_hw_params_get_period_time(params, &val, &dir);
/* 5 seconds in microseconds divided by period time */
loops = 5000000 / val;
while (loops > 0)
{
loops--;
rc = read(0, buffer, size); /* ### Retrieve the buffer ### */
if (rc == 0)
{
fprintf(stderr, "End of file on input\n");
break;
} else if (rc != size)
{
fprintf(stderr, "Short read: read %d bytes\n", rc);
}
rc = snd_pcm_writei(handle, buffer, frames);
if (rc == -EPIPE)
{
/* EPIPE means underrun */
fprintf(stderr, "Underrun occurred\n");
snd_pcm_prepare(handle);
} else if (rc < 0)
{
fprintf(stderr, "Error from writei: %s\n", snd_strerror(rc));
} else if (rc != (int)frames)
{
fprintf(stderr, "Short write, write %d frames\n", rc);
}
}
snd_pcm_drain(handle);
snd_pcm_close(handle);
free(buffer);
return 0;
}