alsa capture

/****
 configures it for stereo,16 bit,44.1kHz,interleaved access
 ***/




#include "capture.h"


int capture_period()
{

    int err;
snd_pcm_t *capture_handle;
snd_pcm_hw_params_t *hw_params;


if ((err = snd_pcm_open(&capture_handle, argv[1], SND_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE, 0)) < 0)
{
fprintf (stderr, "cannot open audio device :%s\n",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(capture_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(capture_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 (capture_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 (capture_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 (capture_handle, hw_params, 2)) < 0) 
{
fprintf (stderr, "cannot set channel count (%s)\n",snd_strerror (err));
exit (1);
}

if ((err = snd_pcm_hw_params (capture_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 (capture_handle)) < 0) 
{
fprintf (stderr, "cannot prepare audio interface for use (%s)\n",snd_strerror (err));
exit (1);
}


if ((err = snd_pcm_readi (capture_handle, buf, 128)) != 128) 
{
fprintf(stderr, "read from audio interface failed (%s)\n",snd_strerror (err));
exit (1);
}




snd_pcm_close(capture_handle);
return 0;
}