Hi, since we are trying to optimize our systems, some general questions arise again, as perhaps the answers have changed over the time. We are using Ubuntu 8.04 with RT patches, with Ubuntu stock kernel 2.6.24-rt, and EtherCAT master from about a month ago.
1) Which Ethernet card is best suited for the EtherCAT master when using large process data and fast EtherCAT cycles? We had some problems with the E1000: When using lots (>100) of domains, we got many EtherCAT datagram timeouts and the process EtherCAT-OP used nearly all of the CPU (1.86GHz Celeron). This got better when we put in a cheap 8139 card - but we still see these errors from time to time and don't really know where they come from. 2) Is using the RT PREEMPT kernel still ok? I don't read much about other people using it here, most seem to be using RTAI? If using RT PREEMPT, are there any special options to be set in the system or are the default settings ok? 3) Would changing to a newer kernel (like 2.6.31-rt with Ubuntu 10.04) make a difference performance-wise? Thanks Georg _______________________________________________ etherlab-users mailing list etherlab-users@etherlab.org http://lists.etherlab.org/mailman/listinfo/etherlab-users
