Today’s manufacturing applications demand interoperability on a platform that is truly media-independent. Manufacturers are choosing Common Industrial Protocol (CIP™) technology for the clear CIP advantage: proven, industrial protocol and future-proof network architecture.
Seamless bridging and routing is perhaps the most significant advantage for users of CIP Networks, for it is this mechanism that most protects the user's investment for the future. The ability to originate a message on one CIP Network, such as DeviceNet, and then pass it to another CIP Network, such as EtherNet/IP, with no presentation at the Application Layer, means that users can incorporate incremental application improvements to existing installations and/or integrate automation systems with diagnostic, prognostic and/or IT applications.
ODVA’s network extensions CIP Safety™, CIP Sync™ and CIP Motion™ allow safety communication stacks, time synchronization, and simple to high-performance drive profiles to work on DeviceNet and EtherNet/IP.