[etherlab-users] "EtherCAT WARNING: <N> datagrams TIMED OUT!" problem

[Florian Pose]

Hi,

On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 01:39:12PM +0400, Anthony Sharobaiko wrote:
> ec_mini example worked for me. Btw, was ecdb.h meant to be a complete
> database?

no, that's why the file will be dropped in the next release. ;-)

> I also have a spare e100 card (intel 8255x), but
> http://www.etherlab.org/en/ethercat/hardware.php states that it is
> supported under 2.6.18 only (I was unable to find adeos patch for this
> kernel version in rtai distributions). Are there any plans to support
> it in newer kernels (like .19 =)) ?

There are many plans, but someone will have to implement them. ;-) I'm
currently concentrating on the 8139too and e1000 drivers. If someone has
the time to port the e100 one, I'll gladly accept patches.

I guess in most cases it's much cheaper to buy a new low-cost network
adapter than investing the time to port a new driver. There are very
few cases, that enforce a certain hardware...

-- 
Best regards,
Florian Pose

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