TODO
author Florian Pose <fp@igh-essen.com>
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Clear sync managers before configuration.
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Version 1.5.0:
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* Remove ecrt_domain_state().
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* Segmented SDO downloads.
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* Implement SDO handlers in userspace library.
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* Clear slave list on link down.
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* Check force_config flag before error.
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* Remove allow_scanning flag.
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* File access over EtherCAT (FoE).
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* Improve application-triggered SDO transfers by moving the statemachine into
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  the SDO handlers.
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* External memory for SDO transfers.
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* Bus information via userspace library (slaves, sync managers, PDOs, entries).
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* C++ implementation of the library.
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* Distributed clocks.
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* Bus simulator interface.
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* Implement ecrt_master_slave() in kernel space.
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Future issues:
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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 protocol handlers.
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* Mailbox state machine using toggle bits.
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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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* Stop master thread at ecrt_master_request() to get rid of allow_* flags?
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* Clear sync managers in INIT.
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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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* Only execute one EoE handler per EoE cycle.
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* Fix datagram errors on application loading/unloading.
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Less important issues:
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* Allow VLAN tagging.
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* Determine number of frames, the NIC can handle.
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