EtherCAT - Adding support for EL2252

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8 years 3 months ago #113236 by jmiceli
Hi all,

I'm implementing the support for Beckhoff EL2252 module (2x digital outputs).
In this module, the outputs switch at a time set by the user.

For my initial experiments, I like to use a PIN to ask for a output switch: when the pin value changes, the outputs switches state 1s later (in a second time, this pin will be use to set the switching time).

But how can I get the current time ? I've done many experiment (see some code below) and the app_time is like a constant / it does not change value.
Here is my test current code:
Code:
static void lcec_el2252_write(struct lcec_slave *slave, long period) { int ret; ec_master_info_t master_info; lcec_master_t *master = slave->master; ret = ecrt_master(master->master, &master_info); rtapi_print_msg(RTAPI_MSG_ALL, "== app time: %lld\n", (long long)master_info.app_time); }

In the debug process, I also tried to print the current time using the RTAI and RTAPI functions directly in lcec_write_master(). There are also constant (which explains why app_time is constant...). I tried to see if the timer was correctly started: it is OK
APIs used:
Code:
// RTAPI rtapi_get_time(); // RTAI rt_get_time(); rt_get_time_ns(); rt_get_cpu_time(); rt_is_hard_timer_running();

Any idea why the RT timer are not running ? or how I can get the current time ?

thanks for your help
J-P

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