FEATURES
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    49   - Bus monitoring: Slave states are read cyclically. Automatic scanning of the
    49   - Bus monitoring: Slave states are read cyclically. Automatic scanning of the
    50     bus after a topology change.
    50     bus after a topology change.
    51   - Automatic configuration of slaves, if a application-layer state change is
    51   - Automatic configuration of slaves, if a application-layer state change is
    52     requested.
    52     requested.
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    54 * Implementation of the CANopen over EtherCAT (CoE) mailbox protocol.
    54 * Implementation of the "CANopen over EtherCAT" (CoE) mailbox protocol.
    55   - Configuration of CoE-capable slaves.
    55   - Configuration of CoE-capable slaves.
    56   - SDO information service (dictionary listing).
    56   - SDO information service (dictionary listing).
    57   - SDO transfers both via the application interface and the command-line tool.
    57   - SDO transfers both via the application interface and the command-line tool.
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    59 * Implementation of the Ethernet over EtherCAT (EoE) mailbox protocol.
    59 * Implementation of the "Ethernet over EtherCAT" (EoE) mailbox protocol.
    60   - Virtual network interface for any EoE-capable slave.
    60   - Virtual network interface for any EoE-capable slave.
    61   - Both a switched and a routed EoE network architecture is natively supported
    61   - Both a switched and a routed EoE network architecture is natively supported
    62     and configurable with standard tools.
    62     and configurable with standard tools.
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    64 * Implementation of the Vendor specific over EtherCAT (VoE) mailbox protocol.
    64 * Implementation of the "Vendor-specific over EtherCAT" (VoE) mailbox protocol.
    65   - Communication with vendor-specific mailbox protocols via the API. 
    65   - Communication with vendor-specific mailbox protocols via the API. 
       
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    67 * Implementation of the "File Access over EtherCAT" (FoE) mailbox protocol.
       
    68   - Loading and storing files via the command-line tool.
       
    69   - Updating a slave's firmware can be done easily.
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    67 * Userspace command-line tool 'ethercat'.
    71 * Userspace command-line tool 'ethercat'.
    68   - Detailed information about master, slaves, domains and bus configuration.
    72   - Detailed information about master, slaves, domains and bus configuration.
       
    73   - Setting the master's debug level.
    69   - Reading/Writing alias addresses.
    74   - Reading/Writing alias addresses.
    70   - Listing slave configurations.
    75   - Listing slave configurations.
    71   - Viewing process data.
    76   - Viewing process data.
    72   - SDO download/upload; listing SDO dictionaries.
    77   - SDO download/upload; listing SDO dictionaries.
       
    78   - Loading and storing files via FoE.
    73   - Access to slave registers.
    79   - Access to slave registers.
    74   - Slave SII (EEPROM) access.
    80   - Slave SII (EEPROM) access.
    75   - Controlling application-layer states.
    81   - Controlling application-layer states.
    76   - Generation of slave description XML from existing slaves.
    82   - Generation of slave description XML from existing slaves.
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