[etherlab-users] example code

[Curt]

We are running a fairly stock RHEL 6 compatible kernel using the real-time 
priorities  and scheduler where needed.   

On my desktop I have Dual core 2.2GHz with a r8169 based interface.
Our customer uses a system with an i7 and dual e1000e.  I'm trying to locate 
one of those system for further testings.




On Wednesday 20 November 2013 11:34:16 Jeroen Van den Keybus wrote:
> Using Xenomai and the specific patched drivers, I could easily go beyond 10
> kHz with an EK1100 and 2 EL2008 on a Core 2 Duo 2.2 Ghz with e1000. I also
> did extensive measurement of delays and came up with about 6.5 us for the
> IgH master and something in the order of 10 us for the NIC from transmit
> start to first symbol on wire and back (last symbol on wire to receive
> start). So the NIC delays are certainly appreciable as well.
> 
> Are you running stock Linux (e.g. no RTAI, Xenomai or RT-PREEMPT) ?
> 
> 
> J.
> 
> 
> 
> 2013/11/19 Curt <cfiene at cybermetrix.com>
> 
> > Sorry for the newbie questions.
> >
> > I've downloaded built and installed the ethercat master 1.5.2.
> >
> > Used the generic driver to communicated with an Beckhoff EK1101 hub,
> > EL1034 digital input and EL2034 digital output.
> >
> > I then modified the ./example/user/main.c code to work with these
> > modules. Seems to work OK.   I then  looped the digital out to a digital
> > in to some basic performance testing.
> >
> > At a update rate of 1kHz (1 millisecond), it can detect a change on
> > average of
> > about 2 ms.    I increased the rate to 2kHz,  it can detect a change on
> > average of 1ms, BUT, I see an occasional, "EtherCAT WARNING: Datagram
> > da69fecc
> > (domain0-0-main) was SKIPPED 1 time".   I don't see this warning at a
> > 1kHz update rate.
> >
> > Are these reasonable results, and does this imply that the fastest rate I
> > can
> > expect without errors/warnings is 1 kHz?
> >
> > Would I get significantly better results using the Ethercat kernel module
> > for
> > my chipset?
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Curt Fiene
> > Cybermetrix
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