--- a/FEATURES Thu Jan 21 11:09:31 2010 +0100
+++ b/FEATURES Thu Jan 21 11:10:22 2010 +0100
@@ -14,13 +14,16 @@
- Runs as kernel module for Linux 2.6.
- Multiple masters possible on one machine.
-* EtherCAT-capable versions of standard Linux drivers for wide-spread
- Ethernet devices.
- - Interrupt-less operation of Ethernet devices.
- - Easy implementation of additional Ethernet drivers through common device
- interface.
+* Native EtherCAT-capable versions of standard Linux drivers for wide-spread
+ Ethernet devices, as well as a generic driver for all chips supported by the
+ Linux kernel.
+ - Interrupt-less operation of Ethernet devices when using native drivers.
+ - Easy implementation of additional native Ethernet drivers through common
+ device interface.
- Operation possible with any device supported by the standard drivers,
including PCMCIA devices.
+ - For any other hardware, the generic driver can be used. It uses the lower
+ layers of the Linux network stack.
* Supports any realtime environment through independent architecture.
- RTAI, Xenomai, RT-Preempt, etc.