Integrated Architecture

Integrated Architecture

NetLinx

Imagine simplifying your communications with a single, open protocol from plant floor device to IT, improving flexibility and productivity while reducing cost. Imagine controlling, configuring and collecting data from any point in your system. With NetLinx open network architecture, you will.

NetLinx uses the Common Industrial Protocol (CIP™) supported by ODVA, making communication between device, control and information layers seamless. With no translation, routing or special programming required, you get the real-time information you need, accessed through a communication network that supports critical business decision making.

EtherNet/IP — CIP-based network using standard, unmodified Ethernet to communicate from I/O to IT.

ControlNet — CIP-based control network provides real-time high-speed transport of both time-critical I/O and messaging data, including upload/download of programming and configuration data and peer-to-peer messaging, on a single physical media link. Deterministic and repeatable, ControlNet's high-speed control and data capabilities significantly enhance I/O performance and peer-to-peer communications.

DeviceNet — CIP-based device-level network and one of the worlds leading networks for industrial automation, DeviceNet offers robust, efficient data handling. Users benefit from ODVA's strong conformance testing policies, which ensure that products are interoperable, meaning that users can mix-and-match products from a variety of suppliers and integrate them seamlessly.