Specifications

EtherNet/IP

Open Industrialized Protocol for Configuration, Data

Collection/Acquisition and Control

Ethernet TCP/IP, the same network used by the World Wide Web and most email systems, is Rockwell

Automation’s network choice between the plant floor and your business systems because it provides easy

access to various enterprise information systems. EtherNet/IP utilizes standard EtherNet TCP/IP – including

protocol, chips, and media – and adds the IP, Industrial Protocol, based on the NetLinx architecture on top.

The result: Configure, Collect Data and Control your plant with EtherNet/IP and enjoy the benefits of both

the standard Ethernet TCP/IP and the NetLinx architecture.

ControlNet

High-Speed, Deterministic and Repeatable Performance

ControlNet is an open network managed by ContolNet International, Ltd., an independent vendor’s

organization. ControlNet is a real-time, control network utilizing the producer/consumer model that

provides high-speed transport of both time-critical I/O data and messaging data, including upload/download

of programming and configuration data and peer-to-peer messaging – all in one, single physical media link.

ControlNet’s high-speed (5Mbits/sec) control and data capabilities significantly enhance I/O performance

and peer-to-peer communication in any system or application where it is employed.

ControlNet is highly deterministic because it has the ability to reliably predict when data will be delivered.

ControlNet is also renowned for its repeatable nature which guarantees that transmit times are unfailingly

constant and unaffected by devices connecting to, or data leaving, the network. These are critical

requirements for ensuring dependable, synchronized and coordinated real-time performance

DeviceNet

Lower Costs, Faster Installation and Reduced Downtime

DeviceNet is an open network managed by the Open DeviceNet Vendor Association with more than 400

member companies. Based on proven Controller Area Network (CAN) technology and the

producer/consumer model, it is a cost-effective solution for low-level, industrial device networking and an

effective way to provide access to the intelligence present in those devices. A DeviceNet network allows

you to connect devices directly to plant-floor controllers over an open network without the need to hard-

wire each device into I/O modules. This direct connectivity reduces costly and time-consuming wiring.

DeviceNet’s 64-node, multi-drop network uses a single cable to interface devices up to 500m (164 ft) from

your control system, rather than wiring each device to an I/O chassis. Intelligent devices on this network

offer improved and more comprehensive diagnostics to reduce system downtime. These features – reduced

wiring, reduced start-up time, less downtime – are our pledge to bring you the most advanced networking

solutions available.

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