NEWS.
--- a/NEWS Wed Jul 02 14:28:30 2008 +0000
+++ b/NEWS Wed Jul 02 14:41:29 2008 +0000
@@ -51,8 +51,9 @@
- Removed the bus_state and bus_tainted flags from ec_master_state_t.
* Device interface changes:
- Moved device output parameter of ecdev_offer() to return value.
-* Replaced the Sysfs interface with a new 'ethercat' command-line tool. See
- 'ethercat --help'. The tool is able to
+* Replaced the Sysfs interface with a new 'ethercat' command-line tool, that
+ communicates with the master via a character device and ioctls. The device
+ is created via udev. The tool is able to
- Write alias addresses.
- Show the bus configuration.
- Output binary domain process data.
@@ -69,6 +70,8 @@
- Request slave states.
- Generate slave information xmls.
* Removed include/ecdb.h.
+* Using the timestamp counter is now optional (configure --enable-cycles),
+ because it is only available on Intel architectures.
* Sdo dictionaries will now also be fetched in operation mode.
* SII write requests will now also be processed in operation mode.
* Mapping of Pdo entries is now supported.
@@ -92,7 +95,9 @@
domains have to be used for inputs and output.
* Allow gaps in PDO mapping read from CoE.
* Fixed bug in CoE code.
+* Added some timeouts for CoE transfers.
* Ansynchronous handling of CoE Emergency requests.
+* Sync managers are disabled, if the size is zero.
* Improved handling of large EEPROM contents.
* Renamed ec_master module parameters main and backup to main_devices and
backup_devices to avoid warnings of some compilers.