Process Device Profiles for EtherNet/IP Expanded to Include RTD and Thermocouple Temperature Sensors
Nuremberg, Germany – November 12, 2024 – ODVA announced today that new process device profiles for temperature sensors are now available as a part of The EtherNet/IPTM Specification. Process device profiles help system integrators and end users to be able to efficiently commission new devices and to more easily replace devices for optimized plant operations…. Continue reading
EtherNet/IP Concurrent Connections for Critical Applications Now Available with CIP Safety
Nuremberg, Germany – November 12, 2024 – ODVA is pleased to announce that the CIP SafetyTM on EtherNet/IPTM technology has been enhanced to allow for the use of Concurrent Connections for applications requiring both high availability and functional safety. Concurrent Connections allow for communication redundancy between multiple producing and consuming devices for the most critical… Continue reading
Process Automation Device Information Model (PA-DIM) Working Group Introduces Extensions to Standard with Release of Version 1.1
Standard expands to support analyzer device types and data modeling extensions, enhancing interoperability for process applications Frankfurt, Germany, 11 June 2024 – The co-owners of Process Automation Device Information Model (PA-DIM), including FDT Group, FieldComm Group, ISA 100 WCI, NAMUR, ODVA, OPC Foundation, PROFIBUS and PROFINET International, VDMA, and ZVEI, today announced the release of… Continue reading
Device-Based Firewall Profile Added to CIP Security to Further Protect EtherNet/IP Networks
Nuremberg, Germany – November 14, 2023 – ODVA announced today that CIP SecurityTM, the cybersecurity network extension for EtherNet/IPTM, has added a new device-based firewall for enhanced intrusion deterrence. The CIP Security device-based firewall provides users with a simple traffic filter similar to how the IP Tables program enables a firewall to be setup in… Continue reading
ODVA’S 2023 Industry Conference Spotlights Latest in Single Pair Ethernet, 5G, Security, Process Automation, TSN, and Data Science
El Vendrell, Spain – October 19, 2023 – ODVA held its Industry Conference and 22nd Annual Meeting of Members in Europe for the first time in El Vendrell, Spain from October 17 – 19, 2023. Over 125 industry professionals from approximately 50 different companies hailing from all around the world were in attendance. Attendees were… Continue reading
ODVA Leadership Elected for 23rd Term
El Vendrell, Spain – October 19, 2023 – The leadership for ODVA’s 23rd term was elected and announced at the 22nd Annual Meeting of Members in El Vendrell, Spain on October 19, 2023. This brings to a conclusion a successful 22nd term that saw an ODVA MemberTM increase to 400 companies, a host of EtherNet/IP… Continue reading
EtherNet/IP Adds Process Device Profile Support for Enhanced Process Variable and Diagnostic Standardization
Hanover, Germany – April 17, 2023 – ODVA announced today that process device profiles have been added to The EtherNet/IPTM Specification to provide automation practitioners with another critical tool to help optimize plant operations. Process device profiles provide a standard format for process variables and diagnostics across an array of devices for smoother vendor interoperability… Continue reading
ODVA Conformance Testing Available for EtherNet/IP Devices on the Ethernet-APL Physical Layer for Process Automation
Nuremberg, Germany – November 8, 2022 – ODVA announced today that conformance testing is now available for EtherNet/IP network-enabled devices that communicate over the Ethernet-APL physical layer. Conformance testing verifies the Ethernet-APL physical layer functionality by checking that the different port types properly adhere to the relevant specifications. The EtherNet/IP communication network functionality is also… Continue reading
ISA100 WCI, NAMUR, ODVA, PI, VDMA, and ZVEI Plan to Partner with FieldComm Group and OPC Foundation to Collaboratively Develop the Process Automation Device Information Model Standard
Collaboration promises to simplify integration of OT and IT systems by optimizing process automation end users’ management of data from field devices Frankfurt, Germany – August 23, 2022 – Major standards development and end user organizations serving the process automation industry announce today ongoing collaboration work on the specification for a standardized Process Automation Device… Continue reading
APL Project Successfully Completed: Ethernet-APL is Here!
Specifications Internationally Standardized, Conformance Test Plans Implemented, First Products Released Frankfurt, Germany – August 23, 2022: After almost 4 years of close and fruitful collaboration between the four leading standards development organizations, FieldComm Group, ODVA, OPC Foundation, and PROFIBUS & PROFINET International (PI), combined with significant support from 12 major industry project partners, the participants… Continue reading


