March 1, 2019 - Real Time Automation founder and industrial automation expert John S. Rinaldi just released his latest book The Everyman’s Guide to EtherNet/IP: The Industry’s Leading Automation Protocol .
“It’s the story of how and why EtherNet/IP was conceived and its rise to dominance in the automation world. It’s also a real-world, hands-on handbook for the technology and how it relates to other technologies like Modbus TCP, PROFINET IO and the rest” says Rinaldi.
EtherNet/IP isn’t necessarily standard knowledge to everyone on the factory floor. Rinaldi has been building gateways to work with EtherNet/IP and other protocols for decades. In Rinaldi’s 7th book on industrial automation, the author in his homey, witty, and relatable style, answers Control Engineers’ and Systems Integrators’ burning questions:
- Is EtherNet/IP an IoT transport protocol?
- Are EDS files important for an EtherNet/IP adapter device?
- EtherNet/IP vs. PROFINET IO: which is better?
- Is EtherNet/IP just CIP over an Ethernet connection?
- How many ways are there to organize device data into a CIP Object Model?
- What is the Assembly Object Class?
- Can you use any TCP/IP stack to build an EtherNet/IP device?
- Does DeviceNet complement or detract from EtherNet I/P?
- How important is the Compliance Test Process?
The Everyman’s Guide to EtherNetI/P: The Industry’s Leading Automation Protocol can be purchased from Amazon.com. For a limited time, readers can download the first three chapters by visiting www.rtautomation.com .
