examples/rtai_rtdm/README
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$Id$
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This is a minimal example application for the use of the EtherCAT
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master realtime RTDM interface with an RTAI-LXRT thread.
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The application expects an RTAI installation. Configure the master sources
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specifying --enable-rtdm --with-rtai-dir to have the right include paths.
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Most probably you'll have different EtherCAT slaves present. Try adjusting the
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section "process data" in main.c to your bus configuration.
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There are some features that can be disabled by commenting out the respective
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defines at the head of main.c.
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To build the example, call:
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make 
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To run it, load the appropriate RTAI modules:
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insmod $(RTAI_DIR)/modules/rtai_hal.ko
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insmod $(RTAI_DIR)/modules/rtai_lxrt.ko
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insmod $(RTAI_DIR)/modules/rtai_sem.ko
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insmod $(RTAI_DIR)/modules/rtai_rtdm.ko
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Preload the EtherCAT RTDM module:
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modprobe ec_rtdm
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and call as root:
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./ec_rtai_rtdm_example
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...and watch the system logs for the outputs.
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