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ODVA's energy approach will simplify the ability to understand energy consumption and enable control methodologies to optimize energy usage throughout the industrial ecosystem from the plantfloor to the grid.

Specifications update EtherNet/IP, DeviceNet, CompoNet and ControlNet, and the CIP Safety extension to the EtherNet/IP and DeviceNet networks.

Specs cover EtherNet/IP, DeviceNet, CompoNet and ControlNet technologies.

Design guide provides engineers and IT professionals with detailed guidance on deploying plantwide EtherNet/IP, a standard Ethernet and IP network technology

Designed to connect a wide range of products using open communication standards, developers can download the new license and royalty-free adapter stack through SourceForge.net.

OPTOCODE models with EtherNet/IP interfaces are now certified by the Open DeviceNet Vendors Association.

Testing service simulates a variety of real world scenarios representative of network traffic in real-time control applications using EtherNet/IP.

The EtherNet/IP communication interface for Yokogawa's data acquisition and industrial recorder products has passed the ODVA conformance test.

ODVA endorsed Ethernet/IP during its 2007 CIP Networks Conference and 12th Annual Meeting of Members.

"Network Infrastructure for EtherNet/IP" provides an introduction to the network infrastructure and gives users a framework for identifying the considerations that are most critical to their specific applications. It references specific switch features that users of EtherNet/IP would require for proper communication.

These new editions are the second publication of updates in 2006. More than 20 Specification Enhancements were integrated into these editions, allowing more comprehensive and useful information to be contained within EDS files, adding DTM configuration options, and facilitating the deployment of these networks with increased flexibility.