Hilscher firmwares usually take .NXD (Hilscher database) files for configuration, which are automatically downloaed during driver startup.

EtherCAT Master firmwares make an exception here and are able to use Beckhoff's XML configuration file, which must be named ethercat.xml.

These XML files are not downloaded per default, so either the configuration must be manually done by the application using xChannelDownload() command and execute a CHANNEL_INIT afterwards,
or patch the driver source by adding another file type being downloaded (see following excerpt):

Before

After

USER_LINUX.c

uint32_t USER_GetConfigurationFileCount(...)
{
...
  if(0 == strncasecmp(szExt, HIL_FILE_EXTENSION_DATABASE, 4))
...
}

int USER_GetConfigurationFile(...)
{
...
  if(0 == strncasecmp(szExt, HIL_FILE_EXTENSION_DATABASE, 4))
...
}

USER_LINUX.c

uint32_t USER_GetConfigurationFileCount(...)
{
...
  if( (0 == strncasecmp(szExt, HIL_FILE_EXTENSION_DATABASE, 4)) ||
      (0 == strncasecmp(szExt, ".xml", 4)) )
...
}

int USER_GetConfigurationFile(...)
{
...
  if( (0 == strncasecmp(szExt, HIL_FILE_EXTENSION_DATABASE, 4)) ||
      (0 == strncasecmp(szExt, ".xml", 4)) )
...
}

General

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How to enable access to cifX device for non-root users
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Failed to load the uio_netx kernel module
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How to enable an automated load of the uio_netx kernel module at system start
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Failed to map the DPM of a device
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Is DMA data transfer supported?
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What I/O exchange performance can I expect using SPM?
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What devices are supported?
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Warning of the uio_netx kernel module on x86 (AMD64) platform: "map pfn RAM range req uncached-minus for..., got write-back"
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Failed to install the driver via the provided build script
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Does the driver work under XENOMAI
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Does the driver work under RTAI
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Which Kernel versions are supported
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Which Linux distributions are supported
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Why is my "ethercat.xml" configuration file not downloaded ?
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Is it possible to access devices via SYCON.net?

Installation

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Failed to load the uio_netx kernel module
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Is DMA data transfer supported?
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How to install the driver step by step
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Failed to install the driver via the provided build script

Configuration

Application

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Failed request DMA state or to exchange IO-data via DMA
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Unable to access or find a device
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Any questions to the driver's API

netX based Virtual Ethernet Interface

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Failed to create a Virtual Ethernet Interface

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