diff --git a/src/lcec_conf.c b/src/lcec_conf.c
index b0e9ad1..607c6d7 100644
--- a/src/lcec_conf.c
+++ b/src/lcec_conf.c
@@ -1267,6 +1267,11 @@ static void parsePdoEntryAttrs(LCEC_CONF_XML_INST_T *inst, int next, const char
         p->halType = HAL_FLOAT;
         continue;
       }
+      if (strcasecmp(val, "float-lreal") == 0) {
+        p->subType = lcecPdoEntTypeFloatLREAL;
+        p->halType = HAL_FLOAT;
+        continue;
+      }
       fprintf(stderr, "%s: ERROR: Invalid pdoEntry halType %s\n", modname, val);
       XML_StopParser(inst->parser, 0);
       return;
diff --git a/src/lcec_conf.h b/src/lcec_conf.h
index 5d9943c..2620938 100644
--- a/src/lcec_conf.h
+++ b/src/lcec_conf.h
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ typedef enum {
   lcecPdoEntTypeFloatSigned,
   lcecPdoEntTypeFloatUnsigned,
   lcecPdoEntTypeComplex,
-  lcecPdoEntTypeFloatIeee
+  lcecPdoEntTypeFloatIeee,
+  lcecPdoEntTypeFloatLREAL
 } LCEC_PDOENT_TYPE_T;

 typedef enum {
diff --git a/src/lcec_generic.c b/src/lcec_generic.c
index dfddf73..dde7164 100644
--- a/src/lcec_generic.c
+++ b/src/lcec_generic.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ int lcec_generic_init(int comp_id, struct lcec_slave *slave, ec_pdo_entry_reg_t

       case HAL_FLOAT:
         // check data size
-        if (hal_data->bitLength > 32) {
+        if (!(hal_data->bitLength == 32 || hal_data->bitLength == 64)) {
           rtapi_print_msg(RTAPI_MSG_WARN, LCEC_MSG_PFX "unable to export pin %s.%s.%s.%s: invalid process data bitlen!\n", LCEC_MODULE_NAME, master->name, slave->name, hal_data->name);
           continue;
         }
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ void lcec_generic_read(struct lcec_slave *slave, long period) {
           fval = lcec_generic_read_u32(pd, hal_data);
         } else if(hal_data->subType == lcecPdoEntTypeFloatIeee){
           fval = EC_READ_REAL(&pd[hal_data->pdo_os]);
+        } else if(hal_data->subType == lcecPdoEntTypeFloatLREAL){
+          fval = EC_READ_LREAL(&pd[hal_data->pdo_os]);
         } else {
           fval = lcec_generic_read_s32(pd, hal_data);
         }