TheCommon Industrial Protocol(CIP) is an industrial protocol forindustrial automationapplications. It is supported byODVA. Previously known as Control and Information Protocol,[1]CIP encompasses a comprehensive suite of messages and services for the collection of manufacturing automation applications – control, safety, synchronization, motion, configuration and information. It allows users to integrate these manufacturing applications with enterprise-levelEthernetnetworks and theInternet. It is supported by hundreds of vendors around the world,[2]and is media-independent. CIP provides a unified communication architecture throughout the manufacturing enterprise. It is used inEtherNet/IP,DeviceNet, CompoNet andControlNet. ODVA is the organization that supports network technologies built on the Common Industrial Protocol (CIP). These also currently include application extensions to CIP: CIP Safety, CIP Motion and CIP Sync.
DeviceNetis a network protocol used in the automation industry to interconnect control devices for data exchange. It utilizes theCommon Industrial Protocolover aController Area Networkmedia layer and defines an application layer to cover a range of device profiles. Typical applications include information exchange, safety devices, and largeI/O controlnetworks.[1]