ODVA launches next generation platform project

tarting with EtherNet/IP, ODVA¹s industrial Ethernet network, and EtherNet/IP¹s core foundation in standard Ethernet and Internet technologies, ODVA has pursued a vision of simplifying the movement of device data from the plant floor to the enterprise. Furthermore, ODVA’s Common Industrial Protocol, commonly known as CIP and used by EtherNet/IP and ODVA’s other industrial network technologies, provides a rich, context-based repository for device data. 

Together, these technologies ­ EtherNet/IP and CIP ­ give the foundation for the definition of a holistic description file that provides the digitised representation of a device. Project xDS will define the technologies and standards for xDS device description files that are based on a common format and syntax to enable workflow-driven device integration. Typical workflows include network and security configuration, network and security diagnostics, device configuration, and device diagnostics.