Ethernet is ubiquitous. As long as it is the protocol of choice in IT, and the cost of even industrially hardened Ethernet switches and I/O are low, Ethernet will remain the communication protocol of ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A decade ago, communications in machines took place on a point-to-point basis. If you were building a multi-axis system, you would have to wire 15 wires per axis from the drive to the controller. If ...

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 ...