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author Florian Pose <fp@igh-essen.com>
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Allow BITx types in XML output.
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EtherCAT master TODO
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$Id$
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vim700: spelllang=en spell
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Version 1.5.0:
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* Distributed clocks:
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    - Check 32/64 bit operations.
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    - Use vendor correction factors when calculating transmission delays.
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    - Skip setting system time offset when application detached.
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    - How to use the SYNC1 shift time?
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    - Do not output graph, if topology calculation failed.
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    - Set the "Cyclic Generation Start Time" based on the slave's
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      "System Time" register instead of using the application time.
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    - Check if register 0x0980 is working, to avoid clearing it when
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      configuring.
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* Remove byte-swapping functions from user space.
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* EoE:
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    - Only execute one EoE handler per cycle.
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    - Mailbox protocol handlers.
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    - Mailbox state machine using toggle bits.
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* Implement 'ethercat foe_read --output-file ...'.
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* Use ec_datagram_zero() where possible.
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* Fix arguments of reg_read.
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* Sign/Abs type for reg_ commands?
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* Number layout for reg_read.
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* Show Record / Array / List type of SDOs.
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* Limit bandwidth of state machine datagram.
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* Read alias from register 0x0012 instead of SII.
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* Finish library implementation.
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* Rescan command.
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* Override sync manager size?
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* Remove ecrt_domain_state()?
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* Check force_config flag before error.
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* Remove allow_scanning flag.
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* Check for ioctl() interface version.
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* Improve application-triggered SDO transfers by moving the state machine into
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  the SDO handlers.
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* Move device driver files in subdirectories.
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* Document ec_fsm_foe members.
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* Test KBUILD_EXTRA_SYMBOLS.
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* Remove default buffer size in SDO upload.
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* Check for Enable SDO Complete Access flag.
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* Implement CompleteAccess for command-line tool.
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* Implement CompleteAccess for SDO uploads.
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* Implement identifier parameter for cstruct command.
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* Implement sync delimiter for cstruct command.
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* Change SDO index at runtime for SDO request.
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* Implement ecrt_slave_config_request_state().
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* Output skipped datagrams again.
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* Output warning on unmatched slave configuration.
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* ec_direction_t default
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* Send_ext context warn
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* XML hex
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* r8169
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Future issues:
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* Segmented SDO downloads.
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* External memory for SDO transfers.
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* C++ implementation of the library.
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* Bus simulator interface.
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* Move master threads, slave handlers and state machines into a user
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  space daemon.
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* Allow master requesting when in ORPHANED phase
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* Mailbox gateway.
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* Separate CoE debugging.
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* Evaluate EEPROM contents after writing.
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* Optimize alignment of process data.
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* Redundancy with 2 network adapters.
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* Interface/buffers for asynchronous domain IO.
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* Make scanning and configuration run parallel (each).
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* ethercat tool:
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    - Data type abbreviations.
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    - Add a -n (numeric) switch.
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	- Check for unwanted options.
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* Simplify master fsm by introducing a common request state to handle external
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  requests (replace write_sii, sdo_request, etc).
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Smaller issues:
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* Read out CRC counters.
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* Configure slave ports to automatically open on link detection.
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* Fix datagram errors on application loading/unloading.
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* Allow VLAN tagging.
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* Determine number of frames, the NIC can handle.
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