diff -r ded9519c8d6e -r a5b4f1d17908 NEWS --- a/NEWS Tue Feb 26 16:58:20 2008 +0000 +++ b/NEWS Wed Feb 27 10:28:43 2008 +0000 @@ -13,17 +13,19 @@ - Replaced slave address string with alias and position values. See ecrt_master_slave_config(). - Removed ecrt_master_get_slave_by_pos(), because it is no longer - necessary (alias/position, slave configurations). + necessary due to alias/position addressing. - Added ec_slave_config_state_t for the new method ecrt_slave_config_state(). - Process data memory for a domain can now be allocated externally. This offers the possibility to use a shared-memory-region. Therefore, - added the domain methods ecrt_domain_size() and ecrt_domain_memory(). + added the domain methods ecrt_domain_size() and + ecrt_domain_external_memory(). - Replaced the process data pointers in the Pdo entry registration functions with a process data offset, that is now returned by - ecrt_domain_reg_pdo_entry(). This was necessary for the external + ecrt_slave_config_reg_pdo_entry(). This was necessary for the external domain memory. An additional advantage is, that the returned offset value - is directly usable. + is directly usable. If the domain's process data is allocated internally, + the start address can be retrieved with ecrt_domain_data(). - Replaced ecrt_slave_pdo_mapping/add/clear() with ecrt_slave_config_mapping() that is now able to specify Pdo mapping and Pdo configuration. Pdo entries mapped in this way can now immediately be @@ -33,16 +35,17 @@ ec_master_state_t, respectively. Renamed ecrt_master_get_status() to ecrt_master_state(), for consistency reasons. - Added ec_domain_state_t and ec_wc_state_t for a new output parameter - of ecrt_domain_state(). + of ecrt_domain_state(). The domain state object does now contain + information, if the process data was exchanged completely. - Former "Pdo registration" meant Pdo entry registration in fact, therefore renamed ec_pdo_reg_t to ec_pdo_entry_reg_t and ecrt_domain_register_pdo() - to ecrt_domain_reg_pdo_entry(). + to ecrt_slave_config_reg_pdo_entry(). - Removed ecrt_domain_register_pdo_range(), because it's functionality can be reached by specifying an explicit Pdo mapping and registering those Pdo entries. * Pdo configuration is now supported. -* Current Pdo mapping/configuration is now read during bus scan, without - using the Sdo dictionary. +* Current Pdo mapping/configuration is now read via CoE during bus scan, using + direct Sdo access, independent of the dictionary. * Added 8139too driver for kernel 2.6.22, thanks to Erwin Burgstaller. * Added 8139too driver for kernel 2.6.23, thanks to Richard Hacker. * Added e1000 driver for kernel 2.6.22.