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+/******************************************************************************
+ *
+ *  $Id$
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2006-2008  Florian Pose, Ingenieurgemeinschaft IgH
+ *
+ *  This file is part of the IgH EtherCAT master userspace library.
+ *  
+ *  The IgH EtherCAT master userspace library is free software; you can
+ *  redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General
+ *  Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2.1
+ *  of the License.
+ *
+ *  The IgH EtherCAT master userspace library is distributed in the hope that
+ *  it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
+ *  warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ *  along with the IgH EtherCAT master userspace library. If not, see
+ *  <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *  
+ *  ---
+ *  
+ *  The license mentioned above concerns the source code only. Using the
+ *  EtherCAT technology and brand is only permitted in compliance with the
+ *  industrial property and similar rights of Beckhoff Automation GmbH.
+ *
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+/** \file
+ *
+ * EtherCAT virtual TTY interface.
+ *
+ * \defgroup TTYInterface EtherCAT Virtual TTY Interface
+ *
+ * @{
+ */
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef __ECTTY_H__
+#define __ECTTY_H__
+
+/******************************************************************************
+ * Data types 
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+struct ec_tty;
+typedef struct ec_tty ec_tty_t; /**< \see ec_tty */
+
+/******************************************************************************
+ * Global functions
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+/** Create a virtual TTY interface.
+ * 
+ * \return Pointer to the interface object, otherwise an ERR_PTR value.
+ */
+ec_tty_t *ectty_create(void);
+
+/******************************************************************************
+ * TTY interface methods
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+/** Releases a virtual TTY interface.
+ */
+void ectty_free(
+        ec_tty_t *tty /**< TTY interface. */
+        );
+
+/** Reads data to send from the TTY interface.
+ *
+ * If there are data to send, they are copied into the \a buffer. At maximum,
+ * \a size bytes are copied. The actual number of bytes copied is returned.
+ *
+ * \return Number of bytes copied.
+ */
+unsigned int ectty_tx_data(
+        ec_tty_t *tty, /**< TTY interface. */
+        uint8_t *buffer, /**< Buffer for data to transmit. */
+        size_t size /**< Available space in \a buffer. */
+        );
+
+/** Pushes received data to the TTY interface.
+ */
+void ectty_rx_data(
+        ec_tty_t *tty, /**< TTY interface. */
+        const uint8_t *buffer, /**< Buffer with received data. */
+        size_t size /**< Number of bytes in \a buffer. */
+        );
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+/** @} */
+
+#endif