CIP networks: 24 V dc power with Ethernet specification expected in April
End-users can face incompatibility when designing and deploying 24V auxiliary power on the factory floor. In response, ODVA, keeper of the Common Industrial Protocol (CIP) networks, is creating a 24 V dc "Power with Ethernet" specification to help power e-stops, I/O sources and devices, actuators, and controllers. Link to diagram, related stories.
Howey-in-the-Hills, FL – Like a round peg in a square hole, end-users can face incompatibility when designing and deploying 24 V auxiliary power on the factory floor. In response, ODVA is creating a “Power with Ethernet” specification for ODVA’s networks based on Common Industrial Protocol (CIP). The 24 V dc auxiliary power specification is expected in April, according to those involved, at the 2009 CIP Networks Conference & 13th Annual Meeting, Feb. 24-26 .
The 24 V dc output power from an EtherNet/IP compatible device would run in a separate cable from the cable used for Ethernet data (as opposed to the IEEE Power over Ethernet, PoE, specification , which goes through the same wires), says Bob Lounsbury, chair for the ODVA EtherNet/IP Physical Layer Special Interest Group (SIG).
The power (actually 18-24 V dc depending distance from the source) would operate e-stops, I/O sources and devices, actuators, and controllers, all of which may need more power than PoE or PoE-Plus wire can deliver, explains Lounsbury, principal engineer, Rockwell Automation. Work on the specification has involved several ODVA CIP groups, including the DeviceNet Physical Layer SIG, which began considering 24 V dc power for CIP devices five years ago, covering topology, cable, and connectors. (The system is designed to provide no less than 18 V dc.
See power circuit diagram
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Among details expected in the specification are support for:
– Star, linear, and daisy chain topologies;
– 4-pin mini and micro connectors; and
– 5-pin IP67 connectors (compatible with Profibus).
Safety also is being considered, Lounsbury adds, by ensuring male pins wouldn’t be exposed and trying to make sure damage wouldn’t occur if cables were accidently plugged where they shouldn’t be.
Also read: Power over Ethernet Plus for factory automation .
For other recent ODVA coverage, see:
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10 benefits of Common Industrial Protocol networks, according to ODVA
; and
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Testing, time-based control help CIP based networks; ODVA meets Feb. 24-26
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– Mark T. Hoske , editor in chief
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