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Networks
| Introduction |  |
Available Networks | |
EtherNet/IP Network | |
ControlNet Network | |
DeviceNet Network | |
Serial Network | |
DH-485 Network | |
NetLinx Open Network Architecture is the Rockwell Automation strategy of using open networking technology for seamless, top-floor to shop-floor integration. The NetLinx-based networks – DeviceNet, ControlNet, and EtherNet/IP – all use the Common Industrial Protocol (CIP), so they speak a common language and share a universal set of communication services. NetLinx architecture, part of the Integrated Architecture, seamlessly integrates all the components in an automation system from a few devices on one network to multiple devices on multiple networks including access to the Internet – helping you to improve flexibility, reduce installation costs, and increase productivity.
- The EtherNet/IP network is an open industrial-networking standard that supports implicit and explicit messaging and uses commercial, off-the-shelf Ethernet equipment and physical media.
- The ControlNet network allows intelligent, high-speed control devices to share the information required for supervisory control, work-cell coordination, operator interface,remote device configuration, programming, and troubleshooting.
- The DeviceNet network offers low-cost, high-speed access to plant-floor data from a broad range of plant-floor devices and a significant reduction in wiring.