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Writing an ethernet driver for TiM551

asked 2014-03-18 13:24:27 -0500

pwong gravatar image

updated 2016-10-24 08:59:30 -0500

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I found this driver for the TiM551

http://wiki.ros.org/sick_tim3xx

It worked really well, but I want to take advantage of the TiM551's IP67 rating. This means I can't use the usb on the side. I'm new to writing drivers for devices and not particularly knowledgeable on networking. Is there a guide out there for me to follow? I've been studying up on the LMS1xx driver, but I don't know if its enough to help me write it.

I would imagine the first step is to use wireshark to understand how the message is formatted.

Learning how to write drivers would be really helpful, I wouldn't want to be limited from just whats currently available.

Thank you!

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answered 2014-03-19 07:59:49 -0500

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updated 2014-03-19 08:00:22 -0500

The author of the driver informed me TCP is already supported with the current driver. It was just updated on the documentation and works wonderfully!

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