Thermo Scientific AquaSensors
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DataStick
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Ethernet Communications User Guide
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6 EtherNet/IP
The product supports all measure, calibrate, configure and diagnose features of the
DataStick via EtherNet/IP.
EtherNet/IP™ is a low-cost open industrial network that links industrial devices (such as
limit switches, photoelectric sensors and motor starters) to machine controllers over
Ethernet.
This section describes the EtherNet/IP Network Object Model which completely
describes the interface from the EtherNet/IP network point of view. It also describes the
unit configuration, unit initialization and the EtherNet/IP Network Model.
6.1 Electronic Data Sheet (EDS)
The EtherNet/IP Electronic Data Sheet (EDS) is called 282EEIP.eds and can be found on
the Ethernet Files CD that is supplied with the Ethernet product. Be sure to register the
EDS file with the configuration tool that you will be using.
6.2 Definitions
Network Client
The EtherNet/IP network host (commonly a scanner module
in a programmable logic controller)
Network Server
An EtherNet/IP device that implements server functionality
in an EtherNet/IP system
Programmable
Logic Controller
PLC refers to the EtherNet/IP network host
BYTE
An unsigned 8-bit value
USINT
Unsigned Short Integer, see BYTE
UINT
Unsigned Integer, a 16-bit unsigned value
WORD
See UINT
BOOL
A logical type (TRUE or FALSE) which may be represented
by a single bit
REAL
Floating point, specifically IEEE 32-bit single precision
UDINT
Unsigned Double Integer, a 32-bit unsigned value
SHORT_STRING
A string of bytes in which the first byte contains the length
NAN
Not A Number, a specific value for IEEE floating-point to
indicate NO-DATA
6.3 Reference Documents
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ODVA Volume 1: CIP Common Specification, Edition 3.1 ©2006 ODVA
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ODVA Volume 2: EtherNet/IP Adaptation of CIP, Edition 1.3 ©2006 ODVA
