diff -r ff06c58e269c -r 1322dc34cb37 FEATURES --- a/FEATURES Wed Jul 02 14:06:10 2008 +0000 +++ b/FEATURES Wed Jul 02 14:28:30 2008 +0000 @@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ * Runs as kernel module for Linux 2.6. -* Comes with EtherCAT-capable network driver for RTL8139 and compatible - network interface cards. +* Comes with EtherCAT-capable network driver for serveral network interface + cards. - Interrupt-less network driver operation. - Easy implementation of additional network drivers through common device interface of the master. @@ -32,19 +32,20 @@ - Automatic calculation of process data mapping, FMMU- and sync manager configuration within the domains. -* Master finite state machine (FSM). Thus: +* Master finite state machine (FSM). - Bus monitoring during realtime operation. - Automatic reconfiguration of slaves on bus power failure during realtime operation. - - Controlling of slave states during realtime operation. + - Setting slave states during realtime operation. * Special IDLE mode, when master is not in use. - Automatic scanning of slaves upon topology changes. - Bus visualisation and EoE processing without realtime process connected. * Implementation of the CANopen-over-EtherCAT (CoE) protocol. - - Configuration of CoE-capable slaves via SDO interface. - - SDO dictionary listing. + - Configuration of CoE-capable slaves via Sdo interface. + - Sdo information service (dictionary listing). + - Sdo access via the realtime interface. * Implementation of the Ethernet-over-EtherCAT (EoE) protocol. - Creates virtual network devices that are automatically coupled to @@ -52,10 +53,9 @@ - Thus natively supports either a switched or a routed EoE network architecture with standard GNU/Linux tools. -* User space interface via the system filesystem (Sysfs). - - Detailed information about master and slaves in a tree structure. - - User space tool 'lsec' for quick bus visualisation. - - Slave EEPROM image reading and writing. +* User space interface via a command-line tool 'ethercat'. + - Detailed information about master, slaves and the bus configuration. + - Slave SII reading and writing. * Seamless integration in your favourite GNU/Linux distibution. - Master and network device configuration via sysconfig files.