Industrial Ethernet

Industrial Ethernet is the name given to the use of the Ethernet network protocol in an industrial environment, for automation and process control.

 

A number of techniques are used to adapt the Ethernet protocol for the needs of industrial processes, which must provide real time behavior.

 

By using non-proprietary protocols, automation systems from different manufacturers can be interconnected throughout a process plant.

 

Industrial Ethernet takes advantage of the relatively larger marketplace for computer interconnections to reduce cost and improve performance of communications between industrial controllers.

 

Industrial Ethernet (IE) components used in plant process areas must be designed to work in harsh environments of temperature extremes, humidity, and vibration that exceed the ranges for IT equipment intended for installation in controlled environments.

 

 

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Planned

Q3 2013

Yes

Yes

EtherCAT

EtherCAT/UDP

TCP/IP,

UDP/IP

TCP/IP,

UDP/IP, Profinet RT

360µs at 1/1 *)

500µs at 5/5

1 ms

1 reg. 1ms

10 reg. 4ms

360µs at 1/1 *)

500µs at 5/5

Ethernet

100Mbit/s

Ethernet

100Mbit/s

Ethernet

100Mbit/s

Line, Ring,

Start, Tree

Switches,

routers,

wireless

Switches,

routers,

wireless

Switches,

routers,

wireless

Line, Star,

Tree

IEC 61158,

IEC/PAS 62407

IEC 61784-3

ISO 15745-4

 

IEC 61158/

IEC 61784/

ODVA Ethernet/IP

standard

 

IEC 61158/

IEC 61784

 

 

 

IEC 61491

merged

into

IEC 61158

 

IEC 61158/

IEC 61784

 

 

 

IEC 61158, EPSG

(Ethernet

Powerlink

Standarization

Group)