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     7 General Information

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    10 This is an Open-Source EtherCAT master implementation for Linux 2.6.

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    12 For more information, see

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    14 http://etherlab.org

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    16 or contact

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    18 Florian Pose <fp@igh-essen.com>

    19 Ingenieurgemeinschaft IgH

    20 Heinz-Baecker-Str. 34

    21 D-45356 Essen

    22 http://igh-essen.com

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    26 Installation

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    29 1) Create a copy of the configuration template:

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    31   $ cp ethercat.conf.tmpl ethercat.conf

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    33 2) Adjust the Variables in the configuration file to your needs.

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    35 3) Build the EtherCAT master and network device driver modules:

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    37   $ make

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    39 4) Install the the EtherCAT master (as root):

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    41   # make install

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    43   This will create the following files and directories:

    44     - /etc/sysconfig/ethercat (configuration file)

    45     - /etc/init.d/ethercat    (startup script)

    46     - /usr/sbin/rcethercat    (link to startup script)

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    48   The modules will be placed in /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/net.

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