fp@171: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- fp@171: fp@197: This is the README file of the IgH EtherCAT Master. fp@197: fp@171: $Id$ fp@171: fp@197: Contents: fp@197: 1) General Information fp@197: 2) Requirements fp@198: 3) Building and installing fp@197: 4) Realtime & Tuning fp@197: 5) License fp@197: fp@171: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- fp@171: fp@197: 1) General Information fp@197: ====================== fp@171: fp@171: This is an Open-Source EtherCAT master implementation for Linux 2.6. fp@171: fp@171: For more information, see fp@171: fp@171: http://etherlab.org fp@171: fp@171: or contact fp@171: fp@171: Florian Pose fp@171: Ingenieurgemeinschaft IgH fp@171: Heinz-Baecker-Str. 34 fp@171: D-45356 Essen fp@171: http://igh-essen.com fp@171: fp@171: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- fp@171: fp@197: 2) Requirements fp@197: =============== fp@171: fp@193: 1) Software requirements fp@193: fp@193: Configured sources for the Linux 2.6 kernel are required to build the EtherCAT fp@193: master. fp@193: fp@193: 2) Hardware requirements fp@193: fp@193: The EtherCAT master needs a RTL8139 (or compatible) network interface card to fp@193: run. Drivers for other widespread devices (i. e. Intel PRO/100) will be fp@193: implemented soon. fp@193: fp@193: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- fp@193: fp@197: 3) Building and installing fp@197: ========================== fp@193: fp@198: See the INSTALL file. fp@171: fp@171: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- fp@193: fp@197: 4) Realtime & Tuning fp@197: ==================== fp@193: fp@193: Realtime patches for the Linux kernel are supported, but not required. The fp@193: realtime processing has to be done by the calling module (see API fp@193: documentation). The EtherCAT master code itself is (except for the free-run fp@193: mode) completely passive. fp@193: fp@193: To avoid frame timeouts, deactivating DMA access for hard drives is fp@193: recommented (hdparm -d0 ). fp@193: fp@193: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- fp@197: fp@197: 5) License fp@197: ========== fp@197: fp@197: Copyright (C) 2006 Florian Pose, Ingenieurgemeinschaft IgH fp@197: fp@197: This file is part of the IgH EtherCAT Master. fp@197: fp@197: The IgH EtherCAT Master is free software; you can redistribute it fp@197: and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License fp@197: as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License. fp@197: fp@197: The IgH EtherCAT Master is distributed in the hope that it will be fp@197: useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of fp@197: MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the fp@197: GNU General Public License for more details. fp@197: fp@197: You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License fp@197: along with the IgH EtherCAT Master; if not, write to the Free Software fp@197: Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA fp@197: fp@197: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------