TODO
author Florian Pose <fp@igh-essen.com>
Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:06:49 +0000
changeset 1036 dc2008bc8113
parent 1031 000593b576dd
child 1037 59f191c9185b
permissions -rw-r--r--
Check for data sizes when reading Pdo assignment/mapping from CoE.
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EtherCAT master TODO

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Version 1.4.0:

* Remove get_cycles() calls and references to cpu_khz to increase
  portability.
* Make scanning and configuration run parallel (each).
* Adapt remaining examples.
* READMEs for examples.
* Update documentation.
* Attach Pdo names from SII or Coe dictioary to Pdos read via CoE.
* Add a -n (numeric) switch to ethercat command.
* Remove Eoe cylces and Idle cycles.
* Store Sdo abort code in sdo_request_t and output it in user space.

Future issues:

* Distributed clocks.
* Move master threads, slave handlers and state machines into a user
  space daemon.
* Implement user space realtime interface via cdev.
* Mailbox protocol handlers.
* Mailbox state machine using toggle bits.
* Mailbox gateway.
* Separate CoE debugging.
* Evaluate EEPROM contents after writing.
* Optimize alignment of process data.
* Wait for bus scanning, even when link is not up at ecrt_request_master()?
* Redundancy with 2 network adapters.
* Interface/buffers for asynchronous domain IO.

Smaller issues:

* Evaluate SII Size field (0x003E) to determine maximum SII memory size.
* Unite fsm_pdo_mapping, fsm_pdo_config and fsm_coe_map.
* Clear sync managers in INIT.
* Read out CRC counters.
* Configure slave ports to automatically open on link detection.
* Only execute one EoE handler per EoE cycle.

Less important issues:

* File access over EtherCAT (FoE).
* Allow VLAN tagging.
* Determine number of frames, the NIC can handle.

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