From d6fc1da076bc419350fac17bb176cd67e84e7fe3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Florian Pose Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 12:36:07 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Updated FEATURES. --- FEATURES | 13 ++++++++----- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/FEATURES b/FEATURES index 99a503e1..123a01c9 100644 --- a/FEATURES +++ b/FEATURES @@ -14,13 +14,16 @@ General Features: - Runs as kernel module for Linux 2.6. - Multiple masters possible on one machine. -* EtherCAT-capable versions of standard Linux drivers for wide-spread - Ethernet devices. - - Interrupt-less operation of Ethernet devices. - - Easy implementation of additional Ethernet drivers through common device - interface. +* Native EtherCAT-capable versions of standard Linux drivers for wide-spread + Ethernet devices, as well as a generic driver for all chips supported by the + Linux kernel. + - Interrupt-less operation of Ethernet devices when using native drivers. + - Easy implementation of additional native Ethernet drivers through common + device interface. - Operation possible with any device supported by the standard drivers, including PCMCIA devices. + - For any other hardware, the generic driver can be used. It uses the lower + layers of the Linux network stack. * Supports any realtime environment through independent architecture. - RTAI, Xenomai, RT-Preempt, etc.