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    27   - Operation possible without any realtime extension at all.
    27   - Operation possible without any realtime extension at all.
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    29 * Common API for Realtime-Applications in kernel- and userspace.
    29 * Common API for Realtime-Applications in kernel- and userspace.
    30   - Requesting and releasing masters.
    30   - Requesting and releasing masters.
    31   - Dynamic slave configuration, even for slaves that are offline.
    31   - Dynamic slave configuration, even for slaves that are offline.
    32   - Detailed configuration of the slaves' Pdos and Sdos.
    32   - Detailed configuration of the slaves' PDOs and SDOs.
    33   - Creation of process data domains (see below). Registration of Pdo entries
    33   - Creation of process data domains (see below). Registration of PDO entries
    34     for exchange within a domain.
    34     for exchange within a domain.
    35   - Monitoring the states of masters, slave configurations and domains.
    35   - Monitoring the states of masters, slave configurations and domains.
    36   - Sdo handlers for application-triggered CoE transfers (see below).
    36   - SDO handlers for application-triggered CoE transfers (see below).
    37   - Avoidance of unnecessary copy operations for process data.
    37   - Avoidance of unnecessary copy operations for process data.
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    39 * Separating slave groups through domains.
    39 * Separating slave groups through domains.
    40   - Handling of multiple slave groups with different sampling rates.
    40   - Handling of multiple slave groups with different sampling rates.
    41   - Automatic calculation of process data mapping, FMMU- and sync manager
    41   - Automatic calculation of process data mapping, FMMU- and sync manager
    47   - Bus monitoring: Slave states are read cyclically. Automatic scanning of the
    47   - Bus monitoring: Slave states are read cyclically. Automatic scanning of the
    48     bus after a topology change.
    48     bus after a topology change.
    49   - Automatic configuration of slaves, if a application-layer state change is
    49   - Automatic configuration of slaves, if a application-layer state change is
    50     requested.
    50     requested.
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    52 * Implementation of the CANopen-over-EtherCAT (CoE) mailbox protocol.
    52 * Implementation of the CANopen over EtherCAT (CoE) mailbox protocol.
    53   - Configuration of CoE-capable slaves.
    53   - Configuration of CoE-capable slaves.
    54   - Sdo information service (dictionary listing).
    54   - SDO information service (dictionary listing).
    55   - Sdo transfers both via the application interface and the command-line tool.
    55   - SDO transfers both via the application interface and the command-line tool.
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    56 
    57 * Implementation of the Ethernet-over-EtherCAT (EoE) mailbox protocol.
    57 * Implementation of the Ethernet over EtherCAT (EoE) mailbox protocol.
    58   - Virtual network interface for any EoE-capable slave.
    58   - Virtual network interface for any EoE-capable slave.
    59   - Both a switched and a routed EoE network architecture is natively supported
    59   - Both a switched and a routed EoE network architecture is natively supported
    60     and configurable with standard tools.
    60     and configurable with standard tools.
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    62 * Userspace command-line tool 'ethercat'.
    62 * Userspace command-line tool 'ethercat'.
    63   - Detailed information about master, slaves, domains and bus configuration.
    63   - Detailed information about master, slaves, domains and bus configuration.
    64   - Reading/Writing alias addresses.
    64   - Reading/Writing alias addresses.
    65   - Listing slave configurations.
    65   - Listing slave configurations.
    66   - Viewing process data.
    66   - Viewing process data.
    67   - Sdo download/upload; listing Sdo dictionaries.
    67   - SDO download/upload; listing SDO dictionaries.
    68   - Slave SII (EEPROM) access.
    68   - Slave SII (EEPROM) access.
    69   - Controlling application-layer states.
    69   - Controlling application-layer states.
    70   - Generation of slave description XML from existing slaves.
    70   - Generation of slave description XML from existing slaves.
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    72 * Seamless integration in any GNU/Linux distribution.
    72 * Seamless integration in any GNU/Linux distribution.