Beckhoff ethercat 64 with bit linuxcnc, How to install.

have you installed the ethercat master ? is the master working ?

what is the output of the command "ethercat slaves" in terminal ?

I couldn't install ethercat master either. But i can type and see ethercat slaves.

First i followed these instructions, but i couldn't get it working.

docs.google.com/document/d/1GiB065ZIAaoM...GQl2X9DM9-THNM/edit#

Then, i followed "Grotius" steps.

It also didn't work.

need more informations....

-output of "ethercat slaves"
-output of "uname -a"
-output of "ethercat version"
-output of "ethercat master"

Here you go;

-output of "ethercat slaves"
-output of "uname -a"
-output of "ethercat version"
-output of "ethercat master"

as follows;

ikt@debian:~/linuxcnc-ethercat$ ethercat slaves
0 1:0 PREOP + MBDLT25BF
ikt@debian:~/linuxcnc-ethercat$ uname -a
Linux debian 3.4-9-rtai-686-pae #1 SMP PREEMPT Debian 3.4.55-4linuxcnc i686 GNU/Linux
ikt@debian:~/linuxcnc-ethercat$ ethercat version
IgH EtherCAT master 1.5.2 unknown
ikt@debian:~/linuxcnc-ethercat$ ethercat master
Master0
Phase: Idle
Active: no
Slaves: 1
Ethernet devices:
Main: 2c:56:dc:79:1e:56 (attached)
Link: UP
Tx frames: 22690
Tx bytes: 1361682
Rx frames: 22656
Rx bytes: 1359642
Tx errors: 0
Tx frame rate [1/s]: 249 251 211
Tx rate [KByte/s]: 14.6 14.7 12.3
Rx frame rate [1/s]: 249 251 210
Rx rate [KByte/s]: 14.6 14.7 12.3
Common:
Tx frames: 25046
Tx bytes: 1503042
Rx frames: 22656
Rx bytes: 1359642
Lost frames: 2390
Tx frame rate [1/s]: 249 252 223
Tx rate [KByte/s]: 14.6 14.7 13.0
Rx frame rate [1/s]: 249 251 210
Rx rate [KByte/s]: 14.6 14.7 12.3
Loss rate [1/s]: 0 0 12
Frame loss [%]: 0.0 0.1 5.4
Distributed clocks:
Reference clock: Slave 0
DC reference time: 0
Application time: 0
2000-01-01 00:00:00.000000000
ikt@debian:~/linuxcnc-ethercat$

Hi,

your are running on an old rtai kernel.

Rtai support for lcnc-ethercat has been dropped years ago.
You have to use an uspace kernel (preempt rt).
the best way would be to get one of grotius actual ethercat images installed.
or get the actual buster iso and do an manual install.

Wheezy Rtai will not work.

Thank you for your response.

Is there any link to follow these procedures?

I tried buster installation. But it constantly freezes on network configuration... So i wanted to try 2.7 version.

I could servo on and jog an axis though.

"I could servo on and jog an axis though." i don't understand that sentence.... you are not able to compile lcnc ethercat ......

does an normal buster install (without lcnc) also freeze? (debian.org)

ethercat download
ethercat upload worked

I can jog axis in command line. But i couldn't managed to run linuxcnc ethercat.

I didn't try original debian buster.

Now i'm gonna try this.
www.linuxcnc.org/testing-stretch-rtpreempt/

ok..

do a try with this, but i might remember that the apt sources are not available anymore..

hello folks,

I am searching how to succesfully install ethercat on lcnc. I found more "tutorials" how to do and I do not know which is the easist way for begining... I found next links...

1. sourceforge.net/projects/skynet-software/files/
2. github.com/grotius-cnc/install_script
3. forum.linuxcnc.org/27-driver-boards/3559...all?start=110#184991
4. also forum.linuxcnc.org/27-driver-boards/3559...tall?start=30#135811

I currently run with 7i76e at integrated network card... but I have EK1100+EL1008+EL2008 connected to Realtek8139 in PCI port of this guy www.furbify.sk/pocitac-hp-compaq-8100-elite-sff-1605417 ...

thanks for any help!!

Regards Slav