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openCONFIGURATOR v1.4.1
openCONFIGURATOR is an open-source tool for easy setup and configuration of
any POWERLINK network. It ideally complements openPOWERLINK, the open-source
POWERLINK protocol stack for master and slave
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License
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Copyright © 2015 - Kalycito Infotech Private Limited.
All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
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RELEASE NOTE
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openCONFIGURATOR 1.4.1 is a minor release that includes bug fixes and
enhancements on the library and the GUI.
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BUG FIXES
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- Objects 1F8D/F0 & 1F81/F0 are handled correctly for chained node
- Auto-generate PDO mapping with entries exceeding 254
- OD empty after node delete.
- Persist ForceToCDC flag.
- ProcessImage padding variables wrong format.
- SaveAs action for a converted project fails.
- Bookkeep the path of the input XDD/XDC during project upgrade.
- Other minor fixes, stability and memory leak issues.
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BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY
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- The API is not backward compatible to older versions of openCONFIGURATOR.
- The projects created with v1.4.0 or later cannot be opened by older versions
of openCONFIGURATOR.
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KNOWN ISSUES and WORK AROUND
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- Currently projects created with earlier versions of openCONFIGURATOR are not supported.
- In Windows only 32 bit is supported, install only Tcl/Tk 32 bit version
- The PDO mapping table does not auto calculate datasize for the complex datatypes.
Workaround:
1) Set Auto Generate to 'No'.
2) Set the datasize in the mapping entry.
3) Set Auto Generate back to 'Yes'
- MN PRes and PReq cannot be configured for simultaneous reception by a CN.
- Skipping of offset is not allowed for PDO mapping.
Workaround:
1) Set Auto Generate to 'No'.
2) Create the CN and MN mapping with the required values.
3) Build the project to generate the CDC.
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SUPPORT
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- Refer the user-manual available in the below link
http://sourceforge.net/projects/openconf/files/openCONFIGURATOR/1.4/1.4.1
- For more information and help on using openCONFIGURATOR, please post us on the
help forum at http://sourceforge.net/p/openconf/discussion/help/