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   554 \index{Application interface}
   554 \index{Application interface}
   555 
   555 
   556 %   Interface version
   556 %   Interface version
   557 %   Master Requesting and Releasing
   557 %   Master Requesting and Releasing
   558 %   Master Locking
   558 %   Master Locking
   559 %   Slave configuration
       
   560 %   Configuring Pdo assignment and mapping
   559 %   Configuring Pdo assignment and mapping
   561 %   Domains (memory)
   560 %   Domains (memory)
   562 %   Pdo entry registration
   561 %   Pdo entry registration
   563 %   Sdo configuration
   562 %   Sdo configuration
   564 %   Sdo access
   563 %   Sdo access
   565 %   Cyclic operation
       
   566 
   564 
   567 The application interface provides functions and data structures for
   565 The application interface provides functions and data structures for
   568 applications to access an EtherCAT master. The complete documentation of the
   566 applications to access an EtherCAT master. The complete documentation of the
   569 interface is included as Doxygen~\cite{doxygen} comments in the header file
   567 interface is included as Doxygen~\cite{doxygen} comments in the header file
   570 \textit{include/ecrt.h}. It can either be read directly from the file
   568 \textit{include/ecrt.h}. It can either be read directly from the file
   697 % TODO PDOS endianess
   695 % TODO PDOS endianess
   698 % TODO Datagram injection
   696 % TODO Datagram injection
   699 
   697 
   700 %------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   698 %------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   701 
   699 
   702 \section{Concurrent Master Access} % FIXME
   700 \section{Concurrent Master Access}
   703 \label{sec:concurr}
   701 \label{sec:concurr}
   704 \index{Concurrency}
   702 \index{Concurrency}
   705 
   703 
   706 In some cases, one master is used by several instances, for example when an
   704 In some cases, one master is used by several instances, for example when an
   707 application does cyclic process data exchange, and there are EoE-capable
   705 application does cyclic process data exchange, and there are EoE-capable
   730 Figure~\ref{fig:locks} exemplary shows, how two processes share one master:
   728 Figure~\ref{fig:locks} exemplary shows, how two processes share one master:
   731 The application's cyclic task uses the master for process data exchange, while
   729 The application's cyclic task uses the master for process data exchange, while
   732 the master-internal EoE process uses it to communicate with EoE-capable
   730 the master-internal EoE process uses it to communicate with EoE-capable
   733 slaves.  Both have to acquire the master lock before access: The application
   731 slaves.  Both have to acquire the master lock before access: The application
   734 task can access the lock natively, while the EoE process has to use the
   732 task can access the lock natively, while the EoE process has to use the
   735 callbacks. See the application interface documentation (chap.~\ref{chap:api}
   733 callbacks. See the application interface documentation (chap.~\ref{chap:api})
   736 of how to use the locking callbacks.
   734 for how to use the locking callbacks.
   737 
   735 
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   736 %------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   739 
   737 
   740 \chapter{Ethernet Devices}
   738 \chapter{Ethernet Devices}
   741 \label{sec:devices}
   739 \label{sec:devices}