Terms can sometimes play tricks on the mind. Take EtherNet/IP, for example. Many people will read “IP” as internet protocol and think that EtherNet/IP refers to plain old, standard industrial Ethernet ...

A recent study conducted by the Open DeviceNet Vendor Association (ODVA), Boca Raton, Fla., found more than 80 vendors are developing hardware and software for the EtherNet/IP specification, verifying ...

EtherNet/IP is an industrial automation networking protocol based on the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standard that has dominated the world of IT networking for the past three decades. Despite Ethernet’s ...

At the recent Hannover Fair, the Open DeviceNet Vendors Association launched an EtherNet/IP seminar series, while unveilng new support and the latest advances in the industrial networking technology.

EtherNet/IP is one of three open network standards (DeviceNet TM, ControlNet TM and EtherNet/IP TM), which all use a common application layer, the “Common Industrial Protocol” (CIP TM). This common ...

These system allow usersto bridge the gap between a control layer and a data layer while also expandingthe I/O directly on the Ethernet network. The TURCK modules work as gateways between EtherNet/IP ...

The ODVA (Open DeviceNet Vendors Association) has added process device profiles to the EtherNet/IP specification to give process automation engineers another tool to optimise plant operation. EtherNet ...

Real-time Ethernet networks according to the EtherNet/IP standard now support Ethernet-APL, the Advanced Physical Layer for process automation. A corresponding extension of the EtherNet/IP ...

General Motors Corp., the world's largest vehicle manufacturer, recently standardized on the Ethernet/IP network for its vehicle manufacturing operations. The network is slated to provide real-time ...