It also means that EIP can be easily supported on standard PCs and all their derivatives.
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Building on these standard PC technologies means that EIP works transparently with all the standard off-the-shelf Ethernet devices found in today’s marketplace. Ethernet/IP uses all the transport and control protocols used in traditional Ethernet including the Transport Control Protocol (TCP), the Internet Protocol (IP) and the media access and signaling technologies found in off-the-shelf Ethernet interface cards.
Four independent groups have joined forces to develop and promote EIP as a public domain Ethernet application layer for Industrial Automation.
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All devices on an EtherNet/IP network present their data to the network as a series of data values called attributes grouped with other similar data values into sets of attributes called Objects. For information on what TCP or UDP is get my Industrial Ethernet Book. That means that EtherNet/IP is simply the way data is organized in a TCP or UDP packet. EtherNet/IP is an application layer protocol that is transferred inside a TCP/IP Packet. I’m only 65% as good as David Letterman). Here’s the top 6.5 things you need to know about EtherNet/IP. I’m often asked what is EtherNet/IP or can you give me an EtherNet/IP quick introduction. The 6.5 Things You Must Know about EtherNet/IP Your Guide to understanding EtherNet/IP Only the lack of a widely accepted, flexible application layer targeted to Industrial Automation has prevented its complete acceptance.
Now with prices falling, PCs with inherent Ethernet capability moving in droves onto the factory floor and intelligent switches and routers, Ethernet is gaining acceptance. Until recently the expense, lack of intelligent switches and routers and the domination of large vendors with proprietary protocols prevented the wide acceptance of Ethernet on the factory floor. Traditionally, Ethernet had only limited acceptance in Industrial Automation. Terminating the fill operation on a bottle requires much more time-precise communications than accessing the next page of an Internet site. Instead of letting a user wait while a task is being performed, factory floor data communications needs are real-time or very close to real time.
Instead of accessing files and printers, factory floor controllers must access data embedded in drive systems, operator workstations and I/O devices. The needs of the factory floor are much different with some very special requirements. It allows users to share files, access printers, send email, search the Internet and perform all the other communications used in the office environment. This suite of protocols works well for the office environment. On this wire is a whole series of communication protocols such as IP, the Internet Protocol TCP, the Transport Control Protocol and various Microsoft protocols such as NetBEUI. This cable is only the physical part of Ethernet, the media carrying Ethernet messages to your PC. This cable connects their office PC to the printers and servers of the local network and the infinite web sites on the Internet. Most people who work in an office associate the term “Ethernet” with the physical cable behind their desk.
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