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The Special Interest Group for CIP System Architecture is to maintain and enhance the elements of the Common Industrial Protocol (CIP) common to all of its network adaptations, enabling vendors to create interoperable products across its supported network technologies to address end-user applications. If you select to attend this SIG meeting, and you are not already officially registered as a... See More →
The Special Interest Group for the Common Industrial Cloud Interface seeks to optimize the transport of Data between the cloud and ODVA CONFORMANT™ devices that support EtherNet/IP and DeviceNet. By so doing, the SIG intends to enhance the value of EtherNet/IP by optimizing high performance, secure communications between Devices, a CIP-enabled ICS (ICS) and the Cloud as well as to simplify... See More →
The Special Interest Group for EtherNet/IP in the Process Industries seeks to fulfill the vision of the Optimization of Process Integration (OPI) by leveraging the inherent strengths of EtherNet/IP, encompassing existing industry standards, and augmenting EtherNet/IP’s strengths with enhancements to the ODVA Specifications.If you select to attend this SIG meeting, and you are not already... See More →
The Special Interest Group for EtherNet/IP Infrastructure seeks to promote standards for infrastructure devices used in communication networks that implement the EtherNet/IP adaptation of the Common Industrial Protocol. These standards are intended for the purpose of achieving ease-of-use and reliability of these networks.If you select to attend this SIG meeting, and you are not already officially... See More →
The Special Interest Group for EtherNet/IP Physical Layer seeks to maintain and enhance ODVA Specifications related to the physical layer of EtherNet/IP by maintaining the specifications with minor technical updates or clarifications, creating specification enhancements on new technologies, and maintaining the EtherNet/IP Planning and Installation Guide with updates and clarifications.If you... See More →
The Special Interest Group for EtherNet/IP System Architecture seeks to further the development of the EtherNet/IP protocol, enabling vendors to create interoperable products that address end-user application problems.If you select to attend this SIG meeting, and you are not already officially registered as a Standard Participant on this SIG, your SIG Meeting selection indicates that you agree to... See More →
Since the decision by NAMUR to specify two network protocols for Ethernet-based applications in the process industries, ODVA has developed specification enhancements to align with the needs of these applications, covering Device Management, Profiles, aspects related to the Physical Layer, Security and Safety. This paper aims to address this last item: Safety. Typical scenarios for achieving... See More →
In industrial automation, keeping device firmware up to date is critical for maintaining security, reliability, and compliance with evolving regulations. With the introduction of the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), firmware updates for connected devices will soon become mandatory, creating an urgent need for standardized methods to manage these updates efficiently across diverse equipment.... See More →
EtherNet/IP In-Cabinet system replaced hardwiring between devices with a single composite media and extended EtherNet/IP communication directly into low-cost industrial control components. As adoption grows, there is increasing demand to support functional safety applications within this ecosystem while maintaining performance, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), and multi‑vendor... See More →
David Brandt is an Engineering Fellow, and has been with Rockwell Automation since 1989. He has worked in Advanced Technology with a primary focus on industrial automation protocols. Accomplishments include collaborative prototyping and technology transfer from R&D of what would... Read More →
This article introduces a compact, robust connector generically referred to as the ix, a next-generation miniaturized Ethernet connector system standardized under IEC 61076-3-124, engineered to replace RJ45 in industrial automation environments. At roughly one-quarter the volume of RJ45, the ix gives design engineers the dimensional headroom to integrate Ethernet connectivity into... See More →
The emergence of Industry 4.0 has accelerated the adoption of reconfigurable and software-defined manufacturing systems. These systems rely increasingly on programmable controllers, distributed input/output devices, industrial Ethernet networks, and dynamically integrated safety functions. Functional safety communication profiles such as CIP Safety apply the black-channel principle defined in IEC... See More →
EtherNet/IP devices are becoming more complex, and the associated device configuration in modern automation systems must balance rich, device-specific behavior with cloud-scale deployment, interoperability, and predictable host integration. The paper will describe an approach that combines stateless business logic, schema-versioned APIs to address this challenge. In this model, device... See More →
The European Union Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) introduces mandatory cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements that are placed on the European market. For manufacturers of industrial communication products and EtherNet/IP devices in particular, compliance is not only a regulatory obligation but also a practical necessity for reducing operational risk, protecting customer... See More →
Recent enhancements to The CIP Networks Library Volume 1 modify requirements for device Electronic Data Sheets (EDS) and for the first time introduce requirements for applications that interpret them. The specification has historically left many features optional to promote EtherNet/IP adoption. In some cases, this led to interoperability issues. In others it created a disincentive for feature... See More →
As industrial automation systems continue to scale and increasingly integrate with enterprise IT infrastructures (for example in data centers), IPv6 is becoming a critical technology for the future evolution of the Common Industrial Protocol (CIP). IPv6 enables new approaches to scalability, address management, and network interoperability that are difficult to achieve with IPv4-based solutions.... See More →
A major manufacturer of plastic packaging products sought to modernize its inventory management system for raw plastic pellet storage silos. The existing level measurement technology proved intermittently unreliable, particularly during the critical filling process. This lack of reliability introduced the risk of overfilling, leading to potential material loss, safety concerns, and operational... See More →
EZ-EDS has long served as a key tool for creating, editing, and validating EDS files within industrial communication ecosystems. As device description technologies evolve, new requirements introduced through xDS initiatives create both opportunities and challenges for tools that support EDS development workflows. To remain effective, EZ-EDS must adapt to these changes while continuing to provide a... See More →
In the current industrial automation landscape cyber-securing the device in the network poses a big challenge. Securing EtherNet/IP CIP endpoints remains difficult when reliance is placed only on perimeter controls. Firewalls, segmentation, VPN, and (D)TLS wrappers protect the channel, but they do not by themselves decide whether a specific CIP object, service, or operational command is authorized... See More →
The Common Industrial Protocol (CIP) is widely used in industrial automation to enable interoperable communication between devices from multiple vendors. As the number and diversity of CIP-enabled products continue to grow, the need for standardized, machine-readable mechanisms to describe device capabilities, characteristics, and related metadata has become increasingly important. Such mechanisms... See More →
Accurate and reliable time synchronization has become a foundational capability for modern industrial automation systems. Applications such as motion control, coordinated drives, distributed I/O, expiration of credentials, and time correlated diagnostics increasingly depend on accurate time synchronization to maintain a common system time across controllers and devices. IEEE 1588 PTP is widely... See More →
Principal Engineer and Security Architect, Rockwell Automation
Jack Visoky is a Principal Engineer and Security Architect at Rockwell Automation where his current responsibilities include definition of common security technologies, security standards work, and security technology research. Visoky has worked at Rockwell Automation for nearly twenty... Read More →
CIP Safety is based on the Black Channel concept defined in IEC 61784‑3, where the communication path is treated as unknown and potentially faulty, and safety integrity is achieved through end‑to‑end mechanisms in the Safety Communication Layer (SCL). These mechanisms provide a SIL 3 compatible residual error rate independent of the underlying network and lower protocol layers. However,... See More →
Industrial networks are commonly defined through topology, protocol conformance, and connectivity. While these descriptors remain essential, they are no longer sufficient to explain the behavior of contemporary automation systems operating across distributed control, diagnostics, engineering access, segmentation boundaries, and cross-domain integration. This paper argues that new networks require... See More →
Rob Lodesky is the Commercial Director for HMS Networks AMERICAS INT division. Rob has worked in the Automation and Industrial communication field since 2005. Rob has taught and built ODVA seminars on communication technology, such as CIP Security and CIP Safety.Rob Lodesky is the... Read More →
Industrial communication protocols are a foundational element of modern process and factory automation, enabling interoperability, real-time control, and efficient device integration. However, many widely deployed protocols were not originally designed with cybersecurity as a primary objective. Although standards development organizations have been steadily adding security functionality to these... See More →
Principal Engineer and Security Architect, Rockwell Automation
Jack Visoky is a Principal Engineer and Security Architect at Rockwell Automation where his current responsibilities include definition of common security technologies, security standards work, and security technology research. Visoky has worked at Rockwell Automation for nearly twenty... Read More →
As industrial robotics adoption accelerates, the need for standardized, vendor neutral integration between Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and robot controllers has become increasingly critical. While the Standard Robot Controller Interface (SRCI) specification defines a comprehensive, PLC centric command and state model for robotic systems, it does not prescribe a Common Industrial Protocol... See More →
The transition of industrial automation toward Industry 4.0, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), and flexible manufacturing requires robust wireless communication, such as Wi-Fi 6 and 5G. Traditional industrial Ethernet protocols were designed for wired, deterministic environments, and adapting them to wireless media introduces significant architectural challenges. This paper argues that... See More →
Rob Lodesky is the Commercial Director for HMS Networks AMERICAS INT division. Rob has worked in the Automation and Industrial communication field since 2005. Rob has taught and built ODVA seminars on communication technology, such as CIP Security and CIP Safety.Rob Lodesky is the... Read More →
In the current industrial automation landscape cyber-securing the device in the network poses a big challenge. Securing EtherNet/IP CIP endpoints remains difficult when reliance is placed only on perimeter controls. Firewalls, segmentation, VPN, and (D)TLS wrappers protect the channel, but they do not by themselves decide whether a specific CIP object, service, or operational command is authorized... See More →
