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    4220 Varsity Drive, Suite A
    Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108-5006
    USA
    http://www.odva.org
    +1 734.975.8840

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    Founded in 1995, ODVA is a global association whose members are comprised of the world’s leading automation companies. ODVA’s mission is to advance open, interoperable information and communication technologies in industrial automation.

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    Ethernet/IP Enhanced To Further Address Industry 4.0 And IIoT

    May 1, 2020
    ODVA has enhanced EtherNet/IP with improved network diagnostics, new methods to optimize bandwidth, and resource requirements for devices, and the addition of IIoT building block...
    Promoting their cooperation around OPC UA at the field level are (l-r): Takayuki Tsuzuki, general manager, FA Systems Div., Mitsubishi Electric Corporation; Rainer Brehm, vice president of automation products and systems, Siemens; Paul Brooks, business development manager, IOT, Rockwell; Stefan Hoppe, president & executive director, OPC Foundation.
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    2019: The Year of the Industrial Network Protocol

    David Greenfield, editor in chief
    Nov. 28, 2018
    The OPC Foundation, CC-Link Partner Association and ODVA have all made announcements about major moves planned for 2019, indicating serious movement toward greater device and ...
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    Coming Soon to Your Ethernet Network: Time Sensitive Networking

    David Greenfield, editor in chief
    Oct. 22, 2015
    At the ODVA 2015 Industry Conference, a great deal of focus was directed at Time Sensitive Networking and its potential to bring determinism to industrial Ethernet networks.
    An example workflow using a remote SME in manufacturing to minimize downtime by supporting rapid problem resolution from the plant floor to external suppliers. Source: Cisco
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    Connecting Expertise Along the Supply Chain

    David Greenfield, editor in chief
    July 22, 2014
    A combination of video, audio and data can be used to connect remote experts in the manufacturing supply chain to avert or solve production bottlenecks and train workers.

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    An example of EtherNet/IP CAT5e cables from Belden.
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    EtherNet/IP Gets New Process Device Profiles

    June 2, 2023
    ODVA has added process device profiles to the EtherNet/IP specification to provide a standard format for process variables and diagnostics and support Ethernet-APL.
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    EtherNet/IP: A CIP-Based Protocol for Discrete and Process Applications

    James R. Koelsch, contributing writer
    March 21, 2023
    This installment in Automation World’s continuing series on key industrial network technologies clarifies what EtherNet/IP is and traces its development as a leading Ethernet-...
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    ODVA Conformance Testing Available for Ethernet/IP Devices on the Ethernet-APL Physical Layer for Process Automation

    Nov. 9, 2022
    ODVA announced today that conformance testing is now available for EtherNet/IP network-enabled devices that communicate over the Ethernet-APL physical layer.
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    Joint Consortium Standardizes Common "Power Consumption Management" for the Shop Floor

    June 7, 2022
    A new interface standard for the acquisition of energy consumption data in industrial manufacturing is being developed by ODVA, OPC Foundation, PI, and VDMA based on OPC UA.
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    Single Common Conformance Test Plan to be Available for the IEC/IEEE 60802 TSN Profile for Industrial Automation

    June 7, 2022
    The Avnu Alliance, CC-Link Partner Association, ODVA, OPC Foundation, and PROFIBUS & PROFINET International jointly announce that they are collaborating to develop a single conformance...
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    Joint Consortium Standardizes Common "Power Consumption Management" for the Shop Floor

    June 1, 2022
    A new interface standard for the acquisition of energy consumption data in industrial manufacturing is being developed by ODVA, OPC Foundation, PI, and VDMA based on OPC UA.
    Fieldbus organizations like the EtherCAT Technology Group acknowledge the value of OPC UA and see it as a complementary standard in industrial control networking. Courtesy: EtherCAT Technology Group
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    How OPC UA Creates Interoperability and Gives Data Context

    James Koelsch
    May 17, 2022
    This second installment in a four-part series on key industrial network technologies explains why OPC UA continues to be recognized as the global interoperability method of choice...
    SPE uses a single twisted pair of wires, as opposed to the two or three used in other forms of industrial ethernet.
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    Industrial Ethernet Advances Broaden the Network’s Value Across Industries

    David Miller
    July 13, 2021
    Recent innovations in industrial Ethernet’s physical layer—Single Pair Ethernet and Ethernet Advanced Physical Layer—are being heralded as game-changers for their ability to extend...
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    CIP Security Enhanced to Support Resource-Constrained Ethernet/IP Devices

    April 14, 2021
    ODVA is pleased to announce that CIP SecurityTM, the cybersecurity network extension for EtherNet/IPTM, has added support for resource-constrained EtherNet/IP devices. CIP Security...

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    Network Protocols Harmonize Around Time-Sensitive Networking

    James Koelsch
    Aug. 14, 2020
    As the TSN standard nears completion, excitement is growing over the prospect of bringing IT and OT closer together. Industrial protocol associations have been working hard with...
    The well-known trunk-and-spur configuration will serve as the general topology for Ethernet-APL. Source: Profibus & Profinet International.
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    OPC Foundation Joins APL Project; Announces OPC UA Motion

    David Greenfield, editor in chief
    July 28, 2020
    Highlighting its role in the development of new industrial process and discrete communications, the OPC Foundation has joined the advanced physical layer for industrial Ethernet...
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    Not So Fast: TSN Not Quite Ready for Prime Time

    Beth Stackpole, contributing writer
    July 26, 2019
    Though standardization efforts for Time-Sensitive Networking continue at pace, it is still years before industry should expect to see a bumper crop of compatible products.
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    New Technologies Extend the Life of Legacy Networks

    Jeanne Schweder
    Jan. 24, 2019
    Neither Ethernet nor fieldbus have all the answers for industrial applications. Suppliers and industry groups are working on ways forward that take into consideration the needs...
    Figure 1: CIP Security™ is designed to protect Industrial Control Systems (ICS) in the new era of automation.
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    ICS Built-in Security in Today’s Connected Enterprise

    Glenn Schulz & Katherine Voss
    Oct. 17, 2017
    ODVA, FDT Group cooperate on standards, tools that protect a connected company’s assets. Joint development builds security infrastructure.
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    Networked I/O Rides the Ethernet Wave

    James R. Koelsch, contributing writer
    Jan. 25, 2013
    Users are taking advantage of the different ways suppliers are exploiting Ethernet and the various communications protocols available to distribute I/O devices.