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General Information

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This is an Open-Source EtherCAT master implementation for Linux 2.6.

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For more information, see

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http://etherlab.org

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or contact

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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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Installation

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1) Create a copy of the configuration template:

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  $ cp ethercat.conf.tmpl ethercat.conf

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2) Adjust the Variables in the configuration file to your needs.

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3) Build the EtherCAT master and network device driver modules:

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  $ make

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4) Install the the EtherCAT master (as root):

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  # make install

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  This will create the following files and directories:

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    - /etc/sysconfig/ethercat (configuration file)

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    - /etc/init.d/ethercat    (startup script)

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    - /usr/sbin/rcethercat    (link to startup script)

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  The modules will be placed in /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/net.

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