Generic Ethernet/IP and CIP Technical Information

Generic Ethernet/IP and CIP Technical Information

This wiki area was created for documenting technical aspects of CIP devices which include Ethernet/IP, ControlNet, and DeviceNET.

CIP is a complex object oriented device specification used for a common ground of exchanging information between devices. The general specifications are documented in the ODVA documents of "THE CIP NETWORKS LIBRARY". These manuals spell out the common aspects across of CIP devices. CIP allows extensions of the specifications by use of Vendor specific and Device specific Objects, Services, and Attributes. The vendor specific items can sometimes be difficult to find documented details about. So it is the purpose of this wiki to fill in the blanks.