diff -r f8a1e9f364a3 -r b9a6e2c22745 README --- a/README Thu Apr 20 14:34:58 2006 +0000 +++ b/README Fri Apr 21 12:35:17 2006 +0000 @@ -1,11 +1,20 @@ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +This is the README file of the IgH EtherCAT Master. + $Id$ +Contents: +1) General Information +2) Requirements +3) Building and Installing +4) Realtime & Tuning +5) License + ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -General Information -=================== +1) General Information +====================== This is an Open-Source EtherCAT master implementation for Linux 2.6. @@ -23,8 +32,8 @@ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Requirements -============ +2) Requirements +=============== 1) Software requirements @@ -39,8 +48,8 @@ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Building and installing -======================= +3) Building and installing +========================== 1) Create a copy of the configuration template: @@ -66,8 +75,8 @@ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Realtime & Tuning -================= +4) Realtime & Tuning +==================== Realtime patches for the Linux kernel are supported, but not required. The realtime processing has to be done by the calling module (see API @@ -78,3 +87,25 @@ recommented (hdparm -d0 ). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +5) License +========== + +Copyright (C) 2006 Florian Pose, Ingenieurgemeinschaft IgH + +This file is part of the IgH EtherCAT Master. + +The IgH EtherCAT Master is free software; you can redistribute it +and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License +as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License. + +The IgH EtherCAT Master is distributed in the hope that it will be +useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of +MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the +GNU General Public License for more details. + +You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License +along with the IgH EtherCAT Master; if not, write to the Free Software +Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------