Re: [Emc-developers] EtherCAT

2013-10-25 Thread Jan de Kruyf
Perhaps you have to register for those screens Gene, I forget, it is a while ago I went through it. There are lots of pdf's available also. The software stack comes from here: http://www.systec-electronic.com/html/index.pl/en_download_OpenPOWERLINK it is not as nice as IgH, bu it is manageable.

Re: [Emc-developers] EtherCAT

2013-10-25 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 25 October 2013 12:51:37 Jan de Kruyf did opine: > So perhaps this is the right time for the ultimate solution: > > --lets stop lusting after the idols of Beckhoff.-- > > I have and I burned badly. Lots of good productive time down the drain, > because I liked the IgH stack so much. >

Re: [Emc-developers] EtherCAT

2013-10-25 Thread Jan de Kruyf
So perhaps this is the right time for the ultimate solution: --lets stop lusting after the idols of Beckhoff.-- I have and I burned badly. Lots of good productive time down the drain, because I liked the IgH stack so much. And of course I still respect that piece of software. But in my experience