diff -r af21f0bdc7c9 -r 2b9c78543663 script/ethercat.conf --- a/script/ethercat.conf Thu Sep 06 14:21:02 2012 +0200 +++ b/script/ethercat.conf Mon Nov 03 15:20:05 2014 +0100 @@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ # # $Id$ # +# vim: spelllang=en spell tw=78 +# #------------------------------------------------------------------------------ # -# Master devices. +# Main Ethernet devices. # # The MASTER_DEVICE variable specifies the Ethernet device for a master # with index 'X'. @@ -26,6 +28,15 @@ #MASTER1_DEVICE="" # +# Backup Ethernet devices +# +# The MASTER_BACKUP variables specify the devices used for redundancy. They +# behaves nearly the same as the MASTER_DEVICE variable, except that it +# does not interpret the ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff address. +# +#MASTER0_BACKUP="" + +# # Ethernet driver modules to use for EtherCAT operation. # # Specify a non-empty list of Ethernet drivers, that shall be used for EtherCAT @@ -36,11 +47,15 @@ # the EtherCAT-capable ones. If a certain (EtherCAT-capable) driver is not # found, a warning will appear. # -# Possible values: 8139too, e100, e1000, e1000e, r8169, generic. Separate -# multiple drivers with spaces. +# Possible values: 8139too, e100, e1000, e1000e, r8169, generic, ccat. +# Separate multiple drivers with spaces. # -# Note: The e100, e1000, e1000e and r8169 drivers are not built by default. -# Enable them with the --enable- configure switches. +# Note: The e100, e1000, e1000e, r8169 and ccat drivers are not built by +# default. Enable them with the --enable- configure switches. +# +# Attention: When using the generic driver, the corresponding Ethernet device +# has to be activated (with OS methods, for example 'ip link set ethX up'), +# before the master is started, otherwise all frames will time out. # DEVICE_MODULES=""