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# Install EtherCat kernel drivers + Set-up

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# Need to configure another ethernet port on cpu-b084-hp03 for ethercat

# MUST configure another ethernet port for ethercat

# ifconfig eth1 192.168.1.10 netmask 255.255.252.0<insert_your_ethercat_ip_address> netmask <insert_your_netmask>

# Recommend using the following logic to configure based on the port’s MAC Address

EthCat_MAC_ADDR=00:0B:AB:39:3F:CB<insert_your_MAC_addresss_for_your_etherCAT_port>

eth_cat=$(ifconfig -a | grep "HWaddr ${EthCat_MAC_ADDR}" | awk '{print $1}')

ifconfig ${eth_cat} netmask 255.255.255.0<insert_your_ethercat_ip_address> netmask <insert_your_netmask>

# insert MAC address for eth1 after main_devices

# the ethercat slaves/devices are connected at eth1 ${eth_cat} (for this specific configuration)

insmod $ETHERCAT_DRIVER/master/ec_master.ko main_devices=${EthCat_MAC_ADDR}

insmod $ETHERCAT_DRIVER/devices/ec_generic.ko

/sbin/ifconfig eth1 ${eth_cat} up

ln -s $ETHERCAT_DRIVER/tool/ethercat /sbin/ethercat

sleep 5

chmod o+rw /dev/EtherCAT*