Protocol

EtherNet/IP

ENIP

Lab ready Full lab

CIP (Common Industrial Protocol) over TCP/UDP for industrial control, strongly associated with Rockwell ecosystems. Explicit messaging configures objects; implicit I/O connections carry timed produce/consume data via Ethernet/IP encapsulation. EDS files describe identity and assembly layouts.

Domains

Tags

ciprockwellimplicit-ioindustrial

Sources

  • ODVA EtherNet/IP / CIP specifications

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