Hi .

It sounds like I will be setting to listen_only in most practical
cases with a fully operational bus connected. Correct?

Thanks.

Roland



On 2/27/07, Jan Kiszka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
roland Tollenaar wrote:
> Hi,
>
> In choosing listen_only or Loop_back. What am I actually selecting?
> The documentation only tells me that the parameter sets loop_back or
> listen_only mode. Not what the difference is between those modes.
> Again one of those general network programming features I presume.

Both modes affect the controller directly if it supports it. Listen-only
means that this CAN node will not acknowledge incoming frames even if
they are correct, it will just sit there and sniff passively.

Loopback means that the hardware emulates a fully working bus (i.e.
correctly terminated) with only one node that simply receives what it sends.

[Granted, documentation might be improvable here for CAN beginners.
Still, you need basic some CAN understanding to deal with real-life
issues anyway.]

>
> When working with the virtual device. Does it matter which mode is chosen?

Nope, none of them is emulated so far.

Jan




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