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-====== EtherCAT ======
-===== Overview =====
-Understanding the inner working of EtherCAT is crucial for using EtherCAT effectively.
-Read [[https://wiki.ntb.ch/infoportal/embedded_systems/ethercat/understanding_ethercat | this article]] to get a better understanding of EtherCAT.
-==== Components =====
-In order to use an EEROS application with EtherCAT, the following components are required:
-  * **EEROS**: The robotic framework
-  * **EtherCAT stack**: The EtherCAT stack from Acontis. Detailed describtion [[https://wiki.ntb.ch/infoportal/embedded_systems/ethercat/understanding_acontis | here]]
-  * **ecmasterlib**: This library provides an easy interface to the EtherCAT stack. The library initializes the stack and takes over the periodic sending and receiving of the bus data. It provides the following interfaces:
-    * **EtherCATInterfaceBase**: Basic interface for //ecmasterlib//
-    * **EtherCATInterfaceElmo**: Based on //EtherCATInterfaceBase//. An interface designed for Elmo drives. You may need to implement your own interface for different drives.
-    * **EtherCATInterfaceElmo_config**
-  * **getDrivesBlock**: Block in control system. I has a signal output for every PDO input value (i.e. encoder values). You may need to modify this block in your application.
-  * **setDrivesBlock**: Block in control system. I has a signal input for every PDO output value (i.e. setTorque). You may need to modify this block in your application.
-===== Preperations =====
-==== Install EtherCAT ====
-First, read [[https://wiki.ntb.ch/infoportal/embedded_systems/ethercat/start | this]] article on how to install EtherCAT on your system and how to run a demo application without EEROS.
-If the demo application runs successfully, you can write your own EEROS application with EtherCAT.
-==== Install EEROS ====
-Once the EtherCAT stack has been installed and the demo application is running, the //ecmasterlib// can be installed.
-Clone, build and install //ecmasterlib//
-TODO:
-<code>
-$ cd path/to/working/directory
-$ git clone url-to-ecmasterlib
-$ cd ecmasterlib
-$ mkdir build-x86-64
-$ cd build-x86-64
-$ cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/absolute/path/to/working/directory/install-x86-64 ..
-$ make
-$ make install
-</code>
-Build and install EEROS after you have installed //ecmasterlib//
-Install EEROS as described in [[getting_started:compile_eeros|this tutorial]], but use the command line option ''-DUSE_ETHERCAT=TRUE'' when calling cmake.
-<code>
-...
-cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/absolute/path/to/working/directory/install-x86-64 -DUSE_ETHERCAT=TRUE ..
-...
-</code>
-===== Necessary adaptions =====
-==== Overview ====
-The components //EtherCATInterfaceElmo_config//, //getDrivesBlock// and //setDrivesBlock// need to be adjusted, if you change the variables, which are transmitted via PDOs (periodic sent/received messages by the EtherCAT bus).
-These components must also be adapted when creating a new EEROS application.