POWERLINK and Ethernet/IP Comparison as Robust Industrial Ethernet Protocols

An inside look at industrial Ethernet communication protocols

There are four major components in industrial automation including PLC controllers, HMI panels, industrial drives and sensors. The PLC controller is the brain of an industrial automation system; it provides relay control, motion control, industrial input and output process control, distributed system, and networking control. PLCs often need to work in harsh environmental conditions, withstandin...

Industrial Ethernet Switching

Security in Industrial Ethernet

Ethernet has become increasingly popular in automation, due to its easy integration with other networks but also for its low costs and commercial availability. Characteristics like real-time capabilities required in automation have also been added and now form Industrial Ethernet allowing its deployment in application areas formerly reserved for dedicated fieldbus systems. Due to the vertical i...

Advantages of Industrial Ethernet

iv 1 Industrial Communication 1 1.1 Automation Pyramid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.2 Fieldbuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.3 Industrial Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1.3.1 Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1.3.2 Other layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1.3.3 Solutions ....

The Industrial Ethernet Book - Articles

Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition and industrial control systems, with their traditional reliance on proprietary networks and hardware, have long been considered immune to the cyber attacks suffered by corporate information systems. Unfortunately, both academic research and in-the-field experience indicate misplaced confidence.The move to open standards such as Ethernet,TCP/IP, and web t...