New process device profiles have been added by ODVA to the EtherNet/IP specification to provide end users with another tool to help optimize plant operations. According to ODVA, the new process device ...

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 ...

New process device profiles for temperature sensors have been made available for the EtherNet/IP specification to improve vendor interoperability and thus help system integrators and end users ...

“The Edge” refers to any source of data that ultimately ends up in a data center or cloud processing paradigm. Examples are cameras and sensors, mobile devices, many types of vehicles, routers and ...

Machine builders are enjoying a new level of machine design flexibility through the use of a single network for their entire machine, including VFD and servo drives for integrated motion control. That ...

A remote Ethernet device needs two things: power and Ethernet. You might think that this also means two cables, a beefy one to carry the current needed to run the thing, and thin little twisted pairs ...