Katherine Voss, ODVA

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Process Safety July 24, 2012

CIP Safety: Fail-safe communication between nodes

CIP Safety, for functional safety applications on the EtherNet/IP and DeviceNet networks, provides fail-safe communication between nodes, such as safety I/O blocks, safety interlock switches, safety light curtains, and safety PLCs in safety applications up to Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 3.

By Katherine Voss, ODVA