From 2def883e12d56a3168aa24bef8b8ef6969c8c126 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Florian Pose Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 14:41:29 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] NEWS. --- NEWS | 9 +++++++-- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 10151a5d..fcd0f7fd 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -51,8 +51,9 @@ Changes in version 1.4.0: - Removed the bus_state and bus_tainted flags from ec_master_state_t. * Device interface changes: - Moved device output parameter of ecdev_offer() to return value. -* Replaced the Sysfs interface with a new 'ethercat' command-line tool. See - 'ethercat --help'. The tool is able to +* Replaced the Sysfs interface with a new 'ethercat' command-line tool, that + communicates with the master via a character device and ioctls. The device + is created via udev. The tool is able to - Write alias addresses. - Show the bus configuration. - Output binary domain process data. @@ -69,6 +70,8 @@ Changes in version 1.4.0: - Request slave states. - Generate slave information xmls. * Removed include/ecdb.h. +* Using the timestamp counter is now optional (configure --enable-cycles), + because it is only available on Intel architectures. * Sdo dictionaries will now also be fetched in operation mode. * SII write requests will now also be processed in operation mode. * Mapping of Pdo entries is now supported. @@ -92,7 +95,9 @@ Changes in version 1.4.0: domains have to be used for inputs and output. * Allow gaps in PDO mapping read from CoE. * Fixed bug in CoE code. +* Added some timeouts for CoE transfers. * Ansynchronous handling of CoE Emergency requests. +* Sync managers are disabled, if the size is zero. * Improved handling of large EEPROM contents. * Renamed ec_master module parameters main and backup to main_devices and backup_devices to avoid warnings of some compilers.