Technical Whitepaper: EtherNet/IP with Applied Motion Drives August 2, 2011

EtherNet/IP was introduced in 2001 and today is the most developed, proven and complete industrial Ethernet network solution available for manufacturing automation. EtherNet/IP is a member of a family of networks that implements the Common Industrial Protocol (CIP) at its upper layers. CIP encompasses a comprehensive suite of messages and services for a variety of manufacturing automation applications, including control, safety, synchronization, motion, configuration and information. As a truly media independent protocol that is supported by hundreds of vendors around the world, CIP provides users with a unified communication architecture throughout the manufacturing enterprise.

EtherNet/IP with Applied Motion Drives

EtherNet/IP offers several unique advantages for manufacturing automation applications:

>Complete producer-consumer services let you simultaneously control, configure and collect data from intelligent devices over a single network or use a single network as a backbone for multiple distributed CIP networks
>Compatible with standard Internet protocols – e.g. HTTP, FTP, SNMP and DHCP – and standard industrial protocols for data access and exchanges such as OPC
>Compliance with IEEE Ethernet standards provides users with a choice of network interface speeds-  e.g. 10, 100 Mbps and 1 Gbps – and a flexible network architecture compatible with commercially available Ethernet installation options including copper, fiber, fiber ring and wireless

The complete technical article can be downloaded at the link below-
http://www.applied-motion.com/sites/default/files/EtherNet-IP-White-Paper_920-0050.pdf

Additional information can be found at-

http://www.servo2go.com/product.php?ID=105241

For more information, please contact:      

Warren Osak       
sales@servo2go.com
Toll Free Phone:   877-378-0240  
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