Turning lights on with Ethernet/IP

This protocol has been widely adopted in the North American market. I feel it was due to the fact that it became the foundational protocol utilized and baked into Rockwell Automation products. It started popping up in the control engineering space in the late 90s, almost two decades after Modbus. Common Industrial Protocol (CIP) messages are the core element that powers Ethernet/IP. It is the object-oriented and open nature of CIP that has allowed quick adoption in the market. An interesting stat that I came across was that Ethernet/IP was estimated to have had 30% utilization in the industrial global market share. This is quite substantial and the reason why it makes it worth discussing and reviewing in this book. For a more in-depth and detailed read on the Ethernet/IP protocol, use the link https://www.odva.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/PUB00035R0_Infrastructure_Guide.pdf and read through the material that is provided by Open DeviceNet Vendors...