[etherlab-users] EtherCAT data size compatibility issue

[Gavin Lambert]

64-bit macros are already defined in ecrt.h, so just use them.

 

In general though, if you want to deal with other data sizes, have a look at how the macros are defined, and define your own versions.  They’re just wrappers around standard conditional byte-swapping calculations.

 

Data on EtherCAT is little-endian by convention (although occasionally a slave will do something different), so the byte-swapping is only needed if your master code might run on a big-endian processor.

 

From: Eshwar Lal
Sent: Friday, 10 February 2017 02:26
To: etherlab-users at etherlab.org
Subject: [etherlab-users] EtherCAT data size compatibility issue

 

 

hello all,

 

I am using EtherCAT master with ESC FC1100 for performing HIL simulations, I am using ecrt.h api functions to send a receive data variables,

 

EC_READ_U32 and EC_WRITE_U32, which support only 32bit unsigned values, however my process variable is 64bit in size.

 

is there any possible solution to this problem? so that I can transfer the variables 64bit in size over etherCAT and perform calculation for my simulation or any other possible tip to convert the 64bit variable to 32bit just for transmit and receive purpose. Or a method to transfer and receive 64bit values over EtherCAT.

it would be great to hear a positive solution to rectify the issue.

 

Note: I am using Linux kernel with RTAI.

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