How to install EtherLab EtherCAT master on Ubuntu 24.04
Add the repository:
install_etherlab_ethercat.sh
curl -fsSL https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/science:/EtherLab/Debian_12/Release.key | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee "/usr/share/keyrings/etherlab.gpg" >/dev/null
sudo echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/etherlab.gpg] https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/science:/EtherLab/xUbuntu_24.04/ ./" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/etherlab.list
sudo apt update
Now install the EtherCAT master from the repository we just installed
example.sh
sudo apt install ethercat-master
In case you also need the development headers, install them using
example.sh
sudo apt install libethercat-dev
For more info, see the EtherLab page
How to configure the EtherCAT Master
Now open /etc/ethercat.conf
and set MASTER0_DEVICE
to the name of your network interface.
This typically cannot be the same network interface you’re using for internet or other purposes. You can find the name of your network interfaces using ifconfig
.
example.sh
MASTER0_DEVICE="enx00e04c680004"
Now you can (re)start the EtherCAT master using
example.sh
sudo systemctl restart ethercat
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