Terms can sometimes play tricks on the mind. Take EtherNet/IP, for example. Many people will read “IP” as internet protocol and think that EtherNet/IP refers to plain old, standard industrial Ethernet ...

The purpose of the network layer is to help route messages between different local networks. Central to this layer is the concept of exclusive network addresses, where every terminal connected to the ...

Given are the five classes of IP addresses and its application. Supply each class with its corresponding IP network address range for the first octet/byte. IP address contains four groups of numbers ...

“Not being overcomplicated is Modbus TCP/IP’s biggest draw, not only for PLCs, but especially for PC-based applications,” said Jason Haldeman, senior product specialist for I/O and networking at ...