Beckhoff ethercat 64 with bit linuxcnc, How to install.

Hi @btk,

are you sure you got the right header installed with your real time linux?

Otherwise try this:

This first step is required to make the ethercat+linuxcnc work, as indicated by @Hawkeye in forum.linuxcnc.org/24-hal-components/223...ver?start=670#123888 . On my case this is required to avoid the error while launching linuxcnc with ethercat:

<stdin>: waitpid failed /usr/bin/rtapi_app lcec
<stdin>: /usr/bin/rtapi_app exited without becoming ready
<stdin>: insmod for lcec failed, returned -1

Go to the directory where you have been cloning the git linuxcnc-ethercat. Mine is in ~/linuxcnc-ethercat.

cd ~/linuxcnc-ethercat
gedit ~/linuxcnc-ethercat/src/lcec_main.c

edit this file adding #include "rtapi_mutex.h" below #include "rtapi_app.h" then save and close gedit.

as written on page 4 steps of this thread.

For this make, try also without sudo.

Nicolas

@Grotius .... thanks but seems my problem was ../config.mk related no other, because linuxcnc-dev is installed and work well .... with real machine ...

@Nico2017 ...thanks but these trick not solve my problem because i can launch "make" proces only inside forlder: ***/linuxcnc-ethercat-master/src .... file user.mk -include ../config.mk .... but config.mk not exist. Exist on ***/linuxcnc-ethercat-master folder, but not sure is the same .... ... I try to copy and rename it ......

regards
bkt

@all .... I have an enormus doubt ... did i make a big mistake if i installed ethercat-linuxcnc and ec-debianize / etherlabmaster outside the linuxcnc-dev folder?

because now i try to run "make" on folder ~/linuxcnc-ethercat-master and I can see the error mentioned by Nico2017 .... so if never find halcompile/comp ..... probabily is because is not in the right folder. Is these right?

regards
bkt

Hello @bkt

I do not know if you have solved the problem, but this simply means that you are not in the correct location, you are doing should be
after the first compilation you can also do from the location

Other things .... sittner have add patch for 2.8 Lcnc .... it works on 2.9 too?

if they also work in 2.9

Greeting
Chimeno

I explain again my problem, because not well explained yet I think:

1. linuxcnc-dev 2.9 is installed and work on real machinery.
2. Install ec-debianize is done, I can set my mac adress etc etc
3. Install linuxcnc-ethercat ... these is a problem, if try to launch these command: $ cd linuxcnc-ethercat/ => make .... make process not find halcomp file ...... but i use Grotius guide on page 1, reply 2 of these thread

Any one have these problem? Only depends from Linuxcnc-dev versions 2.9 instead 2.8?

regards
bkt

Install linuxcnc-dev