INSTALL
author Florian Pose <fp@igh-essen.com>
Fri, 01 Sep 2006 12:35:41 +0000
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This is the INSTALL file of the IgH EtherCAT Master.
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$Id$
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Building and installing
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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/<KERNEL>/kernel/drivers/net
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  (where <KERNEL> is the Linux kernel version configured in ethercat.conf).
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