Industrial Ethernet technology explained

An ODVA product story

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Feb 15, 2008

Seminars provide potential users and vendors with the basic knowledge they need to critically evaluate how EtherNet/IP is the right investment for decades to come.

ODVA is continuing its worldwide series of EtherNet/IP seminars designed to increase industry awareness and technical expertise of how to implement EtherNet/IP, the industrial Ethernet technology managed by ODVA.

The free, one-day seminars are designed for potential users and vendors of EtherNet/IP products and networks.

"With this series of seminars, ODVA will provide potential users and vendors with the basic knowledge they need to critically evaluate how EtherNet/IP is the right investment for decades to come", says Katherine Voss, Executive Director of ODVA.

The seminar, titled "EtherNet/IP: the proven and complete solution for manufacturing automation", presents a technical overview of EtherNet/IP and the underlying Common Industrial Protocol (CIP), an analysis of the value of implementing EtherNet/IP, and a primer on the basics of industrial Ethernet.

Upcoming venues in North America include: Cincinnati, Ohio; Costa Mesa, California; Seattle, Washington; Nashville, Tennessee; and Toronto, Ontario.

A full list of worldwide venues and dates appears on the ODVA website, together with a registration form.