examples/mini/README
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This is a minimal example module for the use of the EtherCAT master realtime
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interface. It uses a kernel timer to generate a cyclic task.
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Most probably you'll have different EtherCAT slaves present. Try adjusting the
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section "process data" in mini.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 mini.c.
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To build the example module, call:
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make modules
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To run it, call:
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insmod ec_mini.ko
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...and watch the system logs for the outputs.
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