[etherlab-users] Looking for EtherCAT info

[Grant Edwards]

On 2009-02-24, Florian Pose <fp at igh-essen.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 06:58:38PM +0000, Grant Edwards wrote:
>>   * If I want to support EoE, is a dedicated sync manager(s)
>>     required? If so, how many sync managers and how much buffer
>>     RAM is used?
>
> since EoE is a mailbox protocol, at least 2 sync managers have to be
> reserved for mailbox access. The size of the mailboxes is configurable.
>
>>   * If I want to support FoE, is a dedicated sync manager
>>     required? If so, how much buffer RAM is used?
>
> The same 2 sync managers could be used for FoE, too.
>
>> Where does one find answers to questions like those?
>
> The IEC specification or the knowledge base or forum on
> ethercat.org.

I did finally find on the ethercat.org site a PDF containing a
set of presentation overheads that answered most of my
questions.  It was surprisingly well hidden.

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