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Version 1.4.0:
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* Remove the end state of the master state machine.
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* Remove the xmldev files.
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* Supply new ec_master_state_t.
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* Implement ecrt_slave_config_state().
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* Make ecrt_master_slave_config() return no error when slave is not present
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  or invalid.
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* Remove get_cycles() calls and references to cpu_khz to increase
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  portability.
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* Replace Sysfs interface with cdev and a user space program
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  to replace lsec; move a few sysfs attributes to proc.
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* Implement realtime interface via cdev.
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* Make scanning and configuration run parallel (each).
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* Mailbox state machine using toggle bits.
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* Mailbox protocol handlers.
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* SDO write access in sysfs.
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* Update documentation.
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* Adapt remaining examples.
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* READMEs for examples.
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* Separate Pdo and Pdo entry classes.
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* Attach Pdo names.
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* Wait for bus scanning, even when link is not up at ecrt_request_master().
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* Add something like lsec -n to show numeric vendor IDs.
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* Separate CoE debugging.
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* Evaluate EEPROM contents after writing.
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Future issues:
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* Distributed clocks.
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* Move slave handlers and state machines, etc. into a user space daemon (move
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  kernel threads to user space daemon with a TCP interface replacing the
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  cdev).
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* Mailbox gateway.
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* Redundancy with 2 network adapters.
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* Interface/buffers for asynchronous domain IO.
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Smaller issues:
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* Evaluate SII Size field (0x003E) to determine maximum SII memory size.
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* Unite fsm_pdo_mapping, fsm_pdo_config and fsm_coe_map.
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* Clear sync managers in INIT.
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* Read out CRC counters.
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* Optimize alignment of process data.
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* Configure slave ports to automatically open on link detection.
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* Only execute one EoE handler per EoE cycle.
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Less important issues:
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* File access over EtherCAT (FoE).
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* Allow VLAN tagging.
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* Determine number of frames, the NIC can handle.
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