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<!--Converted with LaTeX2HTML 2002-2-1 (1.71)
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original version by:  Nikos Drakos, CBLU, University of Leeds
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* revised and updated by:  Marcus Hennecke, Ross Moore, Herb Swan
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  HREF="node57.html">Using Dictionary Editor GUI</A>
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<H1><A NAME="SECTION000100000000000000000">
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Developing a new node</A>
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</H1>
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Using provided examples as a base for your new node is generally a good
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idea. You can also use the provided *.od files as a base for your node
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object dictionary.
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<P>
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Creating a new CanOpen node implies to define the Object Dictionary of
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this node. For that, developer have to provide a C file. This C file
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contains the definition of all dictionary entries, and some kind of
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index table that helps the stack to access some entries directly.
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<A NAME="CHILD_LINKS"><STRONG>Subsections</STRONG></A>
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<LI><A NAME="tex2html866"
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  HREF="node57.html">Using Dictionary Editor GUI</A>
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  HREF="node58.html">Installation and usage on Linux</A>
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  HREF="node59.html">Installation and usage on Windows</A>
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  HREF="node60.html">About</A>
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  HREF="node61.html">Main view</A>
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  HREF="node62.html">New node</A>
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  HREF="node63.html">Node info</A>
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  HREF="node64.html">Profile editor</A>
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  HREF="node65.html">User types</A>
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  HREF="node66.html">Mapped variable</A>
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  HREF="node67.html">Integrated help</A>
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  HREF="node68.html">Generating the object Dictionary</A>
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  HREF="node69.html">With GUI</A>
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  HREF="node70.html">With command line</A>
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epimerde
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