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News Release from: ODVA
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 03 December 2007
CIP Network family specifications are
updated
New editions bring a range of enhancements to the specifications aimed at delivering increased ease of configuration for users.
ODVA has published new editions of the specifications for the family of CIP Networks, which includes updates for EtherNet/IP, DeviceNet, CompoNet and ControlNet These new editions represent the second publication update of these specifications in 2007, and they bring a range of enhancements to the specifications aimed at delivering increased ease of configuration for users
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 15 Nov 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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All together, the new editions include 23 specification enhancements.
Among the enhancements, the following are especially noteworthy.
The update of The EtherNet/IP Specification with the latest in physical layer international standards provides new specifications for industrially hardened cables and provides active interface design requirements for industrial interfaces, while still supporting commercial products and interfaces.
In line with international standards, a minimum of Category 5e cabling components is now recommended.
In addition, the specifications for the physical layer have been made more comprehensive through the addition of support for physical media dependents (PMDs), such as TP-PMD and fibre PMD.
A new device profile for an enhanced mass flow controller provides the instances and attributes necessary for the next generation mass flow controller devices, including supporting both upstream process gas Temperature and upstream process gas pressure in separate instances of the S-analogue sensor object, while allowing for future expansion of the profile.
New media for CompoNet include a four-conductor round cable for use in IP67 environments, simplifying CompoNet network power supply wiring by allowing communication signal lines and network power lines to be routed through one cable connected via a M8 or M12 connector.
CIP is a single, media-independent protocol common to all of the family of CIP Networks, and it provides the interoperability and interchangeability essential to open networks and open systems.
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