施耐德電氣成為ODVA協(xié)會主要成員

April 11, 2007 – ODVA today announced that Schneider Electric will significantly increase its level of support for the organization by becoming one of its principal members, alongside Cisco Systems, Eaton Electrical, Omron Corporation, and Rockwell Automation.

4月11日消息——ODVA（開放設備網(wǎng)供應商協(xié)會）今天宣布施耐德電氣將極大提高對該組織的支持度，與思科系統(tǒng)、伊頓電氣、歐姆龍以及羅克韋爾自動化等公司一道，成為該組織的主要成員之一。

Schneider Electric’s increased participation in ODVA coincides with ODVA's plans to extend the CIP Network specifications to provide compatibility of Modbus/TCP devices with networks built on the Common Industrial Protocol (CIP). This extension will give existing Modbus/TCP users a clear path to CIP Network architectures while protecting their automation investments.

施耐德電氣加大在ODVA參與度符合ODVA的計劃，就是擴大CIP網(wǎng)絡規(guī)范，為Modbus/TCP設備提供與基于通用工業(yè)協(xié)議(CIP)網(wǎng)絡的兼容性。這一擴展將為現(xiàn)有的Modbus/TCP用戶提供了一條通向CIP網(wǎng)絡架構的明確道路，同時保護了他們現(xiàn)有的自動化投資。

Schneider Electric’s increased support of ODVA reflects the company’s plans to deploy EtherNet/IP as a foundation of its network strategy. This action, by a global fortune 500 company, is a major indication of industry's continued push to adopt network technologies for automation that use standard, unmodified Ethernet and Internet technologies. Users will benefit through significantly increased interoperability between the largest installed base of industrial Ethernet networks - EtherNet/IP and Modbus/TCP - as well as between automation products from a growing number of vendors. Combined, these benefits will reduce cost, time and risk for users deploying and maintaining their network architectures.

施耐德電氣對ODVA加大支持反映了公司把EtherNet/IP作為其網(wǎng)絡策略的一個基礎的計劃。作為一家全球財富500強公司的這一行為，主要表明了業(yè)界繼續(xù)促進為自動化采用網(wǎng)絡技術，使用標準的、未更改的以太網(wǎng)和互聯(lián)網(wǎng)技術。用戶將從EtherNet/IP 和 Modbus/TCP這兩個安裝最多的工業(yè)以太網(wǎng)網(wǎng)絡之間極大提高的互用性，以及更多供應商所提供的自動化產(chǎn)品而獲益。這些獲益結合起來將為用戶使用和維護他們的網(wǎng)絡架構減少成本、時間和風險。

"Our customers want the interoperability and seamless integration of the factory floor that networks using standard, unmodified Ethernet can provide, and one network for control, information, configuration, safety, synchronization and motion,” said Adrien Scolé, Senior Vice President of Innovation for the Automation Business, Schneider Electric. “EtherNet/IP is the answer to meeting our customers’ needs by providing compatibility with existing Modbus/TCP products and systems in combination with the complete suite of services contained in CIP. For these reasons, we are eager to team with ODVA to help make EtherNet/IP the most widely used industrial network available."

施耐德電氣自動化業(yè)務創(chuàng)新高級副總裁Adrien Scolé表示：“我們的客戶希望利用標準的、未更改的以太網(wǎng)網(wǎng)絡可以提供互用性和工廠的無縫整合，而且希望得到一個用于控制、信息、配置、安全、同步以及運動的網(wǎng)絡。EtherNet/IP就是我們客戶需要的答案，它為現(xiàn)有的 Modbus/TCP 產(chǎn)品和系統(tǒng)提供了兼容性，以及CIP所包含的一整套完整服務?；谶@些原因，我們希望與ODVA一道，共同促使EtherNet/IP成為應用最廣的工業(yè)網(wǎng)絡?！?/P>

Katherine Voss, Executive Director, ODVA, agreed: "ODVA is delighted Schneider Electric is increasing its support of the organization and our technologies, most notably EtherNet/IP. Schneider Electric is an industry leader in driving adoption of standard, unmodified Ethernet technologies on the factory floor and throughout the enterprise. ODVA looks forward to leveraging the vast experience of Schneider Electric in automation and their expertise in Ethernet and Internet technologies to continue to expand the capabilities of ODVA technologies. ODVA especially salutes Schneider Electric for putting users first in making the decision to build its network strategy with an industrial Ethernet solution that provides interoperability of multi-vendor systems and protects the customer's investment."

ODVA執(zhí)行總裁Katherine Voss表示：“ODVA非常高興施耐德電氣增加對我們組織以及技術的支持，尤其對EtherNet/IP技術的支持。施耐德電氣在促使工廠和企業(yè)界采用標準的、未更改的以太網(wǎng)技術方面是一個業(yè)界領導者。ODVA期待憑借施耐德在自動化領域的豐富經(jīng)驗以及在以太網(wǎng)和互聯(lián)網(wǎng)技術方面的專長，繼續(xù)擴大ODVA的技術能力。ODVA特別敬佩施耐德在決定把一個兼容多種系統(tǒng)的工業(yè)以太網(wǎng)解決方案納入其網(wǎng)絡策略的時候，把用戶利益放在首位，保護了客戶的原有投資?！?/P>

EtherNet/IP was introduced in 2001 and has more than 1.125 million installed nodes. EtherNet/IP and Modbus/TCP are the two most popular industrial Ethernet protocols, representing over 50 percent worldwide market share, according to the most recent market study from ARC Advisory Group.

EtherNet/IP在2001年被推出，現(xiàn)已有超過112萬5千個安裝節(jié)點。ARC咨詢集團最新的一份市場調(diào)查表明，EtherNet/IP和Modbus/TCP是兩項最通用的工業(yè)以太網(wǎng)協(xié)議，共占據(jù)了全球市場份額的一半多。

“This is a big development in the automation industry,” said Harry Forbes, Senior Analyst at ARC Advisory Group. “It is unusual to see several automation majors joining in such close collaboration, especially in a strategic area such as industrial Ethernet, and it adds to the value of ODVA and its CIP Network technologies in the automation industry. Automation users of Modbus/TCP can now look forward to benefiting from CIP Networks. Schneider Electric products will also benefit from the many capabilities of CIP, but end users will be the real winners here because future CIP Networks will offer an even broader range of choices.”

ARC咨詢集團高級分析師Harry Forbes表示：“這是自動化行業(yè)的一個大發(fā)展。幾個自動化行業(yè)的巨頭進行這樣一個緊密的合作并不常見，特別是在工業(yè)以太網(wǎng)這樣一個戰(zhàn)略領域，它提升了ODVA及其CIP網(wǎng)絡技術在自動化行業(yè)的價值。Modbus/TCP技術的自動化用戶現(xiàn)在可以期待從CIP網(wǎng)絡獲益了。施耐德電氣的產(chǎn)品也將受益于CIP網(wǎng)絡的眾多性能，但在這里真正的贏家將是終端用戶，因為未來CIP網(wǎng)絡將提供更廣的選擇范圍。”

Schneider Electric plans to have its next generation of EtherNet/IP products, incorporating connectivity to existing Modbus/TCP devices, in 2008. ODVA will provide an overview of the concept planned for The EtherNet/IP Specification to support Modbus/TCP devices on EtherNet/IP networks at its next press conference scheduled for Monday, April 16, 2007 at 15:00 hr in the Dresden Room of the Convention Center at the Hannover Fairgrounds in Hannover, Germany.

施耐德電氣計劃在2008年推出新一代EtherNet/IP產(chǎn)品，并可以跟現(xiàn)有的Modbus/TCP設備相連接。ODVA 將在4月16號周一下午3點在德國漢諾威展的大會中心Dresden廳舉辦的下一個新聞發(fā)布會上，提供一份在 EtherNet/IP 網(wǎng)絡支持Modbus/TCP 設備的EtherNet/IP 規(guī)范總概念。

About Schneider Electric
關于施耐德電氣

A member of ODVA since 2003, Schneider Electric is the world's power and control specialist. Through its world-class brands, Merlin Gerin, Square D and Telemecanique, Schneider Electric anticipates and satisfies its customers' requirements in the residential, building, industry and energy and infrastructure markets. With 105,000 employees and operations in 190 countries, Schneider Electric generated sales of €13.7 billion in 2006 through 13,000 distributor outlets.

施耐德電氣公司是全球電力與控制專家。通過旗下三大國際著名品牌，梅蘭日蘭（Merlin Gerin）、美商實快電力（Square D）和TE電器（Telemecanique），施耐德電氣公司為能源與基礎設施、工業(yè)、建筑及民用住宅等市場提供著系列齊全的優(yōu)質(zhì)產(chǎn)品及服務。施耐德電氣2006年全球銷售額為137億歐元，在全世界190個國家擁有10萬5千名員工以及1萬3千多個銷售點。

About ODVA
關于ODVA

ODVA is an international association comprised of members from the world's leading automation companies. Collectively, ODVA and its members support network technologies using the Common Industrial Protocol (CIP). These currently include DeviceNet, EtherNet/IP, CompoNet, and the major extensions to CIP — CIP Safety, CIP Sync, and CIP Motion. ODVA manages the development of these open technologies, and assists manufacturers and users of CIP Networks through tools, training and marketing activities. In addition, ODVA offers conformance testing to help ensure that products built to its specifications operate in multi-vendor systems. ODVA also is active in other standards’ development organizations and industry consortia to drive the growth of open communication standards.

ODVA是一個由全球領先的自動化公司組成的國際性協(xié)會。ODVA及其成員通過利用通用工業(yè)協(xié)議(CIP)共同支持網(wǎng)絡技術。目前這些技術包括DeviceNet，EtherNet/IP， CompoNet，以及CIP的主要拓展——CIP Safety，CIP Sync，和CIP Motion。ODVA管理這些開放技術的開發(fā)，通過工具、培訓和營銷活動，協(xié)助CIP網(wǎng)絡的制造商和用戶。此外，ODVA還提供兼容測試以確保基于其規(guī)范的產(chǎn)品可以運行于多種不同供應商的系統(tǒng)。ODVA還積極與其他標準的開發(fā)組織和業(yè)界協(xié)會一起，推動開放通信標準的發(fā)展。

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