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Changes in version 1.2.0:
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* Serveral fixes of bugs and stability issues. Master should now run fine
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  with kernels 2.6.17 to 2.6.19.
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* Realtime interface changes:
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  - Re-introduced ecrt_domain_queue() to allow datagram queuing apart
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    from datagram processing. The queuing of a domain's datagrams is not
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    done in ecrt_domain_process() any more!
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  - Removed ecrt_master_deactivate(). Its functionality was moved into
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    ecrt_master_release().
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  - Removed ecrt_master_prepare(). Its functionality was moved into
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    ecrt_master_activate().
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  - Renamed ecdev_start() and ecdev_stop() to ecdev_open() and ecdev_close().
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    These two functions now take a pointer to ec_device_t as their arguments.
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  - The data_ptr parameter of ecrt_domain_register_pdo(),
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    ecrt_domain_register_pdo_list() and ecrt_domain_register_pdo_range() may
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    not be NULL any more.
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  - Removed ecrt_slave_pdo_size(). This function was deprecated long before.
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  - Introduced ECRT_VERSION_MAGIC macro and ecrt_version_magic() function.
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* Device interface changes:
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  - ec_isr_t was replaced by ec_pollfunc_t, the device driver has to supply
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    a poll function to call its ISR. This was introduced because some network
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    drivers' interrupt functions have different arguments.
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* State machines now try to re-send datagrams on datagram timeout.
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* New option -c of the lsec script, displays slave current consumptions and
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  remaining current.
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* Added frame counter in master info file.
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Changes in version 1.1.1:
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* State change FSM: Clearing of sync managers before PREOP.
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* Added modules_install make target.
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* Device modules for kernel 2.6.17.
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* SDO configurations available in Sysfs.
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* FMMU configurations cleared when going to INIT.
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* Slave-specific logs only at debug level 1 (for large busses).
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* Slave flags (error, online) available in Sysfs.
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* Acknowledging of spontaneous state changes in master FSMs.
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* ecrt_master_deactivate() deprecated.
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* Persistent slave lists. Slave structures are only regenerated on topology
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  change in IDLE mode.
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* SDO reading via Sysfs.
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* Added ecrt_domain_register_pdo_range()
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* Fetching of SDO dictionary.
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* Better timing behaviour when starting up under high CPU load.
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* Applied Autotools.
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* Improved output of lsec.
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* SDO download state machine.
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* Improved realtime interface.
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