[etherlab-users] Using both CoE and EoE in user space?

[Jacob de Beer]

Hello Sebastien,

Sorry for my late reaction, but thanks for your answer.

Is this issue on the roadmap to be solved?
If so, when is this planned and is there any way we can help solving this?

Regards,
Jacob de Beer


On 01/10/2014 05:21 PM, Sebastien Blanchet wrote:
> Hi,
>
> You understand correctly: it is not yet possible to run a EtherCAT 
> master program in userspace using EoE. (random crash)
>
> you have the same problem with Serial-over-EtherCAT, it works only in 
> kernel mode.
>
> Instead rewriting your application as kernel module, you may add an 
> extra network card to connect to your Ethernet switch.
>
> regards
> ---
> sebastien
>
> On 12/24/2013 09:31 AM, Jacob de Beer wrote:
>> We are developing an application using Igh Ethercat master 1.5.2 for 
>> use with
>> Beckhoff and Omron modules, using CANopen over Ethercat.
>> We now also want to integrate some Beckhof Ethernet switch port 
>> terminals and
>> thus also need to use Ethernet over Ethercat.
>>
>> The application interface function ecrt_master_callbacks needed for 
>> concurrent
>> master acces between CoE en EoE to 'register' the locking mechanism 
>> implemented
>> in the application seems to be only available in kernel space,
>> so do we understand correctly that using both CoE and EoE in an 
>> application is
>> not (yet?) possible in user space?
>>
>> If so, is there another solution to use both CoE and EoE without 
>> having to write
>> our application as a kernel module?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Regards,
>> Jacob de Beer
>