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This is the README file of the IgH EtherCAT Master.
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$Id$
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Contents:
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1) General Information
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2) Requirements
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3) Building and installing
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4) Realtime & Tuning
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5) License
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6) Coding Style
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1) General Information
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This is an open-source EtherCAT master implementation for Linux 2.6.
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See the FEATURES file for a list of features. For more information, see
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http://etherlab.org/en/ethercat.
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or contact
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Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Florian Pose <fp@igh-essen.com>
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Ingenieurgemeinschaft IgH
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Heinz-Baecker-Str. 34
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D-45356 Essen
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http://igh-essen.com
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2) Requirements
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===============
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1) Software requirements
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Configured sources for the Linux 2.6 kernel are required to build the EtherCAT
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master.
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2) Hardware requirements
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A table of supported hardware can be found at
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http://etherlab.org/en/ethercat/hardware.php.
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3) Building and installing
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==========================
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See the INSTALL file.
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4) Realtime & Tuning
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====================
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Realtime patches for the Linux kernel are supported, but not required. The
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realtime processing has to be done by the calling module (see API
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documentation). The EtherCAT master code itself is passive (except for the
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idle mode and EoE).
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To avoid frame timeouts, deactivating DMA access for hard drives is
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recommended (hdparm -d0 <DEV>).
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5) License
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Copyright (C) 2006-2009 Florian Pose, Ingenieurgemeinschaft IgH
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This file is part of the IgH EtherCAT Master.
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The IgH EtherCAT Master is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2, as
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published by the Free Software Foundation.
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The IgH EtherCAT Master is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
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WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
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FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more
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details.
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You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
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the IgH EtherCAT Master; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
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51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
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---
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The license mentioned above concerns the source code only. Using the EtherCAT
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technology and brand is only permitted in compliance with the industrial
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property and similar rights of Beckhoff Automation GmbH.
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6) Coding Style
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===============
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Developers shall use the coding style rules in the CodingStyle.txt file.
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