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There isn't a stepconf or pncconf equivalent for ethercat so what I do is to configure the machine using one of these tools and then replace the connection to hardware. Editing by hand. Can be a bit of a handful for a first tine linuxcnc project.
Here is what other people do, including a link to rodw's example ethercat config. forum.linuxcnc.org/ethercat/51016-what-d...recommended-hardware
 

Hey everyone,

So the Gentoo image itself is ready to go, Turboss tested the kernel on his end and saw better performance and more consistency. The only issue right now is qtpyvcp.

I am going to leave this decision completely up to you guys because I can go either way; should I publish the release and updated installer as-is, or should I spend more time (unknown how long it will take) to get qtpyvcp working with the image before pushing everything?

I can do a release now, then update the image again once qtpyvcp is working, that way you guys at least have something for now, but it's up to you.

Thanks,

Alec

Thank you for the answers.

This keeps things easier, "problems solved" so far. Next up is to hook up the spindle drive.

Greetings Timo

Nice. I could not find where you have told us what spindle you are using. Please share.

You can drive the VFD directly with RS485 via a USB to RS485 adapter without bothering with Ethercat. Worked perfectly for me.
I think if you wanted to use Ethercat to drive a VFD, you would use a Ethercat compatible VFD.
There is a Omron MX2 driver included. but I have never used it.