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     3 This is the README file of the IgH EtherCAT Master.
     3 This is the README file of the IgH EtherCAT Master.
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     7 Contents:
    11 Contents:
     8 1) General Information
    12 1) General Information
     9 2) Requirements
    13 2) Requirements
    10 3) Building and installing
    14 3) Building and installing
    60 realtime processing has to be done by the calling module (see API
    64 realtime processing has to be done by the calling module (see API
    61 documentation). The EtherCAT master code itself is passive (except for the idle
    65 documentation). The EtherCAT master code itself is passive (except for the idle
    62 mode and EoE).
    66 mode and EoE).
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    64 To avoid frame timeouts, deactivating DMA access for hard drives is
    68 To avoid frame timeouts, deactivating DMA access for hard drives is
    65 recommented (hdparm -d0 <DEV>).
    69 recommended (hdparm -d0 <DEV>).
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    69 5) License
    73 5) License
    70 ==========
    74 ==========
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    72 Copyright (C) 2006  Florian Pose, Ingenieurgemeinschaft IgH
    76 Copyright (C) 2006  Florian Pose, Ingenieurgemeinschaft IgH
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    74 This file is part of the IgH EtherCAT Master.
    78 This file is part of the IgH EtherCAT Master.
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    76 The IgH EtherCAT Master is free software; you can redistribute it
    80 The IgH EtherCAT Master is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
    77 and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
    81 modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2, as
    78 as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
    82 published by the Free Software Foundation.
    79 License, or (at your option) any later version.
       
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    81 The IgH EtherCAT Master is distributed in the hope that it will be
    84 The IgH EtherCAT Master is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
    82 useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    85 WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
    83 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
    86 FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more
    84 GNU General Public License for more details.
    87 details.
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    86 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
    89 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
    87 along with the IgH EtherCAT Master; if not, write to the Free Software
    90 the IgH EtherCAT Master; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
    88 Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
    91 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
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    90 The right to use EtherCAT Technology is granted and comes free of
    93 Using the EtherCAT technology and brand is permitted in compliance with the
    91 charge under condition of compatibility of product made by
    94 industrial property and similar rights of Beckhoff Automation GmbH.
    92 Licensee. People intending to distribute/sell products based on the
       
    93 code, have to sign an agreement to guarantee that products using
       
    94 software based on IgH EtherCAT master stay compatible with the actual
       
    95 EtherCAT specification (which are released themselves as an open
       
    96 standard) as the (only) precondition to have the right to use EtherCAT
       
    97 Technology, IP and trade marks.
       
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