Quantum Ethernet I/O applications use CIP within a producer/consumer model to provide communication services in an industrial environment. This section describes the available CIP objects for Quantum EIO modules.
(common industrial protocol) A comprehensive suite of messages and services for the collection of manufacturing automation applications (control, safety, synchronization, motion, configuration and information). CIP allows users to integrate these manufacturing applications with enterprise-level Ethernet networks and the internet. CIP is the core protocol of EtherNet/IP.
