From 2025381cb7c5c430b23d08c8bc184f1b2499707c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: watts Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2023 13:52:08 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Create Orocos Configuration --- Orocos-Configuration.md | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Orocos-Configuration.md diff --git a/Orocos-Configuration.md b/Orocos-Configuration.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e617733 --- /dev/null +++ b/Orocos-Configuration.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +Orocos needs to be configured to your hardware, this involves: + +1. Loading the correct kernel modules +2. Identifying the device number that Comedi is assigning to each card +3. Set the correct device number in the Orocos start.ops file + +## Kernel Modules + +Comedi can automatically load the correct modules for most hardware - the exception is the Agilent interferometer card, for which Joerg wrote a custom driver module. If you need to support an Agilent N1231 (A or B version), then your system will require manual loading of a set of kernel modules. + +(Further detail needed) + +The module names for your hardware can be found on the [Comedi website](https://www.comedi.org/hardware.html). Searching for just the number part of the card name is a quick way to find it. + +## Identify Device Numbers +