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The ODVA has announced that it will publish new editions of the specifications for the family of Common Industrial Protocol (CIP) networks, including the EtherNet/IP, DeviceNet, CompoNet, ControlNet and CIP Safety technologies. The latest editions of the CIP Networks specifi cations include capabilities that extend device interoperability and application coverage to an greater range of devices and applications.
In a separate announcement, ODVA also said that ControlNet is now wholly under the management of the ODVA, an action unanimously endorsed by ControlNet International, the organization that established ControlNet as an open standard for automation networks. This action makes ODVA the single organization responsible for developing, managing and promoting the adoption of CIP and the family of CIP networks.
Each network in the family of CIP Networks uses the same, media-independent protocol – CIP. This approach is intended to provide signifi cant advantages to users including, among others, a comprehensive suite of messages and services needed for control, confi guration, information, safety, synchronization and motion, as well as topology options for network adaptations to meet specifi c application requirements.
