This repository provides usage examples for the Motion Master static C++ libraries. Included are:

• The SOEM library for communicating with Synapticon SOMANET devices via EtherCAT.
• The SPoE library, which implements a custom protocol for communicating with Synapticon SOMANET Integro devices over Ethernet.

For full documentation on the Motion Master libraries, please visit our official documentation.

Clone the repository with all submodules:

git clone --recursive https://github.com/synapticon/motion_master_lib_examples.git
cd motion_master_lib_examples

• Git – Version control system
• CMake – Build system generator
• Ninja – Fast build tool
• GCC – Compiler toolchain for Linux
• Visual Studio 2022 – Compiler and IDE for Windows 11

To temporarily enable cl.exe in your PowerShell 7 (x64) session, follow these steps:

1. Open PowerShell 7 (x64).

2. Run the following command to initialize the Visual Studio environment:

   cmd /c '"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x64 && powershell'

3. Once the new PowerShell session starts, verify that cl.exe is available by running:

   cl

ℹ️ The previous steps are necessary because the Developer Command Prompt for VS 2022 may default to the 32-bit toolset, causing linker failures in 64-bit builds. You can verify this by running cl and checking if the output includes for x86.

To compile:

cmake --preset x64-windows-debug
cmake --build --preset x64-windows-debug --parallel

The compiled executables will be located in: ./build/x64-windows-debug/

First, install the required build tools:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y git cmake ninja-build build-essential

To compile:

cmake --preset x64-linux-debug
cmake --build --preset x64-linux-debug --parallel

The compiled executables will be located in: ./build/x64-linux-debug/