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<h2 id="process-automation-protocols">Process automation protocols</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/AS-Interface/BWo7Atql">AS-i</a> – Actuator-sensor interface, a low level 2-wire bus establishing power and communications to basic digital and analog devices</li> <li><a href="/facts/Bristol_Standard_Asynchronous_Protocol/IPDbd9jx">BSAP</a> – Bristol Standard Asynchronous Protocol, developed by Bristol Babcock Inc.</li> <li><a href="/facts/CC-Link_Industrial_Networks/Jebs2mG1">CC-Link Industrial Networks</a> – Supported by the CLPA</li> <li><a href="/facts/Common_Industrial_Protocol/7D1ch1I6">CIP</a> (Common Industrial Protocol) – can be treated as application layer common to <a href="/facts/DeviceNet/AkqVlcvy">DeviceNet</a>, CompoNet, <a href="/facts/ControlNet/puCvaQfw">ControlNet</a> and <a href="/facts/EtherNet%2fIP/oWaDHFNn">EtherNet/IP</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/ControlNet/puCvaQfw">ControlNet</a> – an implementation of <a href="/facts/Common_Industrial_Protocol/7D1ch1I6">CIP</a>, originally by <a href="/facts/Allen-Bradley/CjmJlac5">Allen-Bradley</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/DeviceNet/AkqVlcvy">DeviceNet</a> – an implementation of <a href="/facts/Common_Industrial_Protocol/7D1ch1I6">CIP</a>, originally by <a href="/facts/Allen-Bradley/CjmJlac5">Allen-Bradley</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/DF-1_Protocol/sVSLB4uz">DF-1</a> - used by <a href="/facts/Allen-Bradley/CjmJlac5">Allen-Bradley</a> ControlLogix, CompactLogix, PLC-5, SLC-500, and MicroLogix class devices</li> <li><a href="/facts/DNP3/nUv1Edg8">DNP3</a> - a protocol used to communicate by industrial control and utility SCADA systems</li> <li><a href="/facts/DirectNET_Protocol/6Id5H8os">DirectNet</a> – Koyo / Automation Direct proprietary, yet documented PLC interface</li> <li><a href="/facts/EtherCAT/3kI9lq5v">EtherCAT</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ethernet_Global_Data_Protocol/bDjbkMBS">Ethernet Global Data (EGD)</a> – <a href="/facts/GE_Fanuc_Automation_North_America%2c_Inc./hD0CY1Jr">GE Fanuc</a> <a href="/facts/Programmable_logic_controller/bqh0GAdb">PLCs</a> (see also <a href="/facts/Service_Request_Transport_Protocol/W6h9N3pB">SRTP</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/EtherNet%2fIP/oWaDHFNn">EtherNet/IP</a> – IP stands for "Industrial Protocol". An implementation of <a href="/facts/Common_Industrial_Protocol/7D1ch1I6">CIP</a>, originally created by <a href="/facts/Rockwell_Automation/X7XzuTyh">Rockwell Automation</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ethernet_Powerlink/EMXpzFgk">Ethernet Powerlink</a> – an open protocol managed by the Ethernet POWERLINK Standardization Group (EPSG).</li> <li><a href="/facts/Factory_Interface_Network_Service/xBeVhp11">FINS</a>, <a href="/facts/Omron/fGa0o0W6">Omron</a>'s protocol for communication over several networks, including Ethernet.</li> <li><a href="/facts/FOUNDATION_fieldbus/efnATEfA">FOUNDATION fieldbus</a> – <a href="/facts/Foundation_Fieldbus_H1/4bsJWsSj">H1</a> & HSE</li> <li><a href="/facts/HART_Protocol/D2E5UNG7">HART Protocol</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/HostLink_Protocol/9xFBb0ck">HostLink Protocol</a>, <a href="/facts/Omron/fGa0o0W6">Omron</a>'s protocol for communication over serial links.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Interbus/glVNtrFj">Interbus</a>, Phoenix Contact's protocol for communication over serial links, now part of PROFINET IO</li> <li><a href="/facts/MECHATROLINK/N27Gcp4M">MECHATROLINK</a> – open protocol originally developed by <a href="/facts/Yaskawa/fe6sJN44">Yaskawa</a>, supported by the MMA</li> <li><a href="/facts/MelsecNet/f5cLBUjt">MelsecNet</a>, and MelsecNet II, /B, and /H, supported by <a href="/facts/Mitsubishi_Electric/aRfAQNS8">Mitsubishi Electric</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Modbus_PEMEX/tUUcLUpj">Modbus PEMEX</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Modbus_Plus/tUUcLUpj">Modbus Plus</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Modbus/tUUcLUpj">Modbus</a> RTU or ASCII or TCP</li> <li><a href="/facts/Multi-Point_Interface/x4Fg4G6M">MPI</a> – <a href="/facts/Multi_Point_Interface/x4Fg4G6M">Multi Point Interface</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Open_smart_grid_protocol/cHe17Ufa">OSGP</a> – The Open Smart Grid Protocol, a widely use protocol for smart grid devices built on ISO/IEC 14908.1</li> <li><a href="/facts/OpenADR/0GhP5SVY">OpenADR</a> – Open Automated Demand Response; protocol to manage electricity consuming/controlling devices</li> <li><a href="/facts/Optomux/764RNbct">Optomux</a> – Serial (<a href="/facts/RS-422/le2rYC8T">RS-422</a>/485) network protocol originally developed by <a href="/facts/Opto_22/PDPgXna9">Opto 22</a> in 1982. The protocol was openly documented<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> and over time used for industrial automation applications.</li> <li>Process Image Exchange Protocol (PieP) – An Open <a href="/facts/Fieldbus/kna8UpU3">Fieldbus</a> Protocol</li> <li><a href="/facts/Profibus/8GBvaRCb">Profibus</a> – by PROFIBUS & PROFINET International (PI)</li> <li><a href="/facts/PROFINET/nsDDsEze">PROFINET</a> - by PROFIBUS & PROFINET International (PI)</li> <li><a href="/facts/RAPIEnet/3FqTYsfh">RAPIEnet</a> – Real-time Automation Protocols for Industrial Ethernet</li> <li><a href="/facts/SDS_Protocol/s7Wj3lDy">Honeywell SDS</a> – Smart Distributed System – Originally developed by <a href="/facts/Honeywell/qjkujlwJ">Honeywell</a>. Currently supported by Holjeron.</li> <li><a href="/facts/SERCOS_III/Qj2NFM5x">SERCOS III</a>, Ethernet-based version of SERCOS real-time interface standard</li> <li><a href="/facts/SERCOS_interface/wUp4duIM">SERCOS interface</a>, Open Protocol for <a href="/facts/Hard_real-time/p9HxgL4L">hard real-time</a> control of motion and I/O</li> <li><a href="/facts/Service_Request_Transport_Protocol/W6h9N3pB">GE SRTP</a> – <a href="/facts/GE_Fanuc_Automation_North_America%2c_Inc./hD0CY1Jr">GE Fanuc</a> <a href="/facts/Programmable_logic_controller/bqh0GAdb">PLCs</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sinec_H1/jfjtVqy9">Sinec H1</a> – <a href="/facts/Siemens_AG/coa80TQn">Siemens</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/SynqNet/hhzYKHEb">SynqNet</a> – <a href="/facts/Danaher_Corporation/N67j7GXW">Danaher</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/TTEthernet/4tjtFN8l">TTEthernet</a> – <a href="/facts/TTTech/4tjtFN8l">TTTech</a></li></ul> <h2 id="industrial-control-system-protocols">Industrial control system protocols</h2> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/Industrial_control_system/YzgsMy2x">Industrial control system</a></p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Data_Distribution_Service/V2fu8coB">Data Distribution Service</a> from the <a href="/facts/Object_Management_Group/SNpN8n9U">Object Management Group</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/EPICS/tAGhEw79">EPICS</a> Channel Access and PV Access (PVA), particle accelerator control system framework</li> <li><a href="/facts/MTConnect/Jblwsn41">MTConnect</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/OPC_Unified_Architecture/DX40Sh4D">OPC Unified Architecture</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Open_Platform_Communications/AvudB9cl">Open Platform Communications</a>, formerly OLE for process control</li></ul> <h2 id="building-automation-protocols">Building automation protocols</h2> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/Building_automation/57392A57">Building automation</a></p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/1-Wire/HTbRwuTU">1-Wire</a> – from Dallas/Maxim</li> <li><a href="/facts/BACnet/145nwCv2">BACnet</a> – for Building Automation and Control networks, maintained by <a href="/facts/ASHRAE/qKcVzqUJ">ASHRAE</a> Committee SSPC 135.</li> <li><a href="/facts/BatiBUS/csc5GEdd">BatiBUS</a> - merged to KNX</li> <li><a href="/facts/C-Bus_(protocol)/KE02TJqW">C-Bus</a> Clipsal Integrated Systems Main Proprietary Protocol</li> <li><a href="/facts/CC-Link_Industrial_Networks/Jebs2mG1">CC-Link Industrial Networks</a>, supported by <a href="/facts/Mitsubishi_Electric/aRfAQNS8">Mitsubishi Electric</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Digital_Addressable_Lighting_Interface/2wpLWnbT">DALI</a> - Digital Addressable Lighting Interface specified in IEC 62386.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Digital_Serial_Interface/7H7bI6af">DSI</a> - Digital Serial Interface for the controlling of lighting in building, precursor to DALI.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Dynalite/uls15JEB">Dynet</a> - lighting and automation control protocol developed in Sydney, Australia by the company Dynalite</li> <li><a href="/facts/EnOcean/x36rIGhf">EnOcean</a> – Low Power Wireless protocol for energy harvesting and very lower power devices.</li> <li><a href="/facts/European_Home_Systems_Protocol/b5wmaHKG">European Home Systems Protocol</a> (EHS) - merged to KNX</li> <li><a href="/facts/European_Installation_Bus/dJaLbGUI">European Installation Bus</a> (EIB) named also <a href="/facts/Instabus/dJaLbGUI">Instabus</a> - merged to KNX</li> <li><a href="/facts/INSTEON/VVYBKDLp">INSTEON</a> - SmartHome Labs Pro New 2-way Protocol based on Power-BUS.</li> <li><a href="/facts/KNX_(standard)/ftmDyKRw">KNX</a> – Standard for building control. Previously Batibus/EHS/EIB</li> <li><a href="/facts/LonTalk/4wEPBIbh">LonTalk</a> – protocol for <a href="/facts/LonWorks/IgkozrtT">LonWorks</a> technology by <a href="/facts/Echelon_Corporation/jMJH6WEJ">Echelon Corporation</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Modbus/tUUcLUpj">Modbus</a> RTU or ASCII or TCP</li> <li><a href="/facts/OBIX/UXwDhj8o">oBIX</a> - Open Building Information Exchange is a standard for <a href="/facts/RESTful/Q58zfr5h">RESTful</a> Web Services-based interfaces to building control systems developed by <a href="/facts/OASIS_(organization)/a2r8y7tX">OASIS</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Universal_powerline_bus/z94mEHTo">UPB</a> - 2-way Peer to Peer Protocol</li> <li><a href="/facts/Very_Simple_Control_Protocol/D8Sk65V8">VSCP</a> - Very Simple Control Protocol is a free protocol with main focus on building- or home-automation</li> <li><a href="/facts/XAP_Home_Automation_protocol/XjT8NwDP">xAP</a> – Open protocol</li> <li><a href="/facts/X10_(industry_standard)/LFrqygzr">X10</a> – Open standard for communication among electronic devices used for home automation (domotics)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Z-Wave/54f7ULf8">Z-Wave</a> - Wireless RF Protocol</li> <li><a href="/facts/Zigbee/SG0GxpjI">Zigbee</a> – Open protocol for Mesh Networks</li></ul> <h2 id="power-system-automation-protocols">Power system automation protocols</h2> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/Power_system_automation/b8NvNAFm">Power system automation</a></p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/DNP3/nUv1Edg8">DNP3</a> – Distributed Network Protocol</li> <li><a href="/facts/IEC_60870-5/S8ICFfNT">IEC 60870-5</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/IEC_61850/BQR3BkCS">IEC 61850</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/IEC_62351/N9szfNRy">IEC 62351</a> – Security for IEC 60870, 61850, DNP3 & ICCP protocols</li></ul> <h2 id="automatic-meter-reading-protocols">Automatic meter reading protocols</h2> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/Automatic_meter_reading/8X2ANTxP">Automatic meter reading</a></p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/IEC_61107/cAKLzIu5">ANSI C12.18</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/IEC_62056/NWms53Cf">DLMS/IEC 62056</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/IEC_61107/cAKLzIu5">IEC 61107</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Meter-Bus/dtbXW3PD">M-Bus</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Open_Metering_System/wU2f2dGd">OMS</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Zigbee_Smart_Energy_2.0/SG0GxpjI">Zigbee Smart Energy 2.0</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Modbus/tUUcLUpj">Modbus</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/ANSI_C12.21/lyJYPIpk">ANSI C12.21</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/ANSI_C12.22/J7gBxM5R">ANSI C12.22</a></li></ul> <h2 id="automobile--vehicle-protocol-buses">Automobile / Vehicle protocol buses</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Controller_Area_Network/EGxoS88W">Controller Area Network</a> (CAN) – an inexpensive low-speed serial bus for interconnecting automotive components</li> <li><a href="/facts/FlexRay/rQtVC5J5">FlexRay</a> – a general purpose high-speed protocol with safety-critical features</li> <li><a href="/facts/IDB-1394/XYdQlxfy">IDB-1394</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/IEBus/169hlMpk">IEBus</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/J1708/vxo0hA1k">J1708</a> – RS-485 based SAE specification used in commercial vehicles, agriculture, and heavy equipment.</li> <li><a href="/facts/J1939/p04NqYhk">J1939</a> and <a href="/facts/ISO_11783/WmloQvl1">ISO11783</a> – an adaptation of CAN for agricultural and commercial vehicles</li> <li><a href="/facts/Keyword_Protocol_2000/KnjsKdEs">Keyword Protocol 2000</a> (KWP2000) – a protocol for automotive diagnostic devices (runs either on a <a href="/facts/Serial_cable/SSI6eMoY">serial</a> line or over CAN)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Local_Interconnect_Network/7EgQVSCR">Local Interconnect Network</a> (LIN) – a very low cost in-vehicle sub-network</li> <li><a href="/facts/Media_Oriented_Systems_Transport/yj0dy4mo">Media Oriented Systems Transport</a> (MOST) – a high-speed multimedia interface</li> <li><a href="/facts/Vehicle_Area_Network/N2A9NTpA">Vehicle Area Network</a> (VAN)</li> <li><a href="/facts/UAVCAN/HB9ArymK">UAVCAN</a> - a lightweight protocol for in-vehicle communication over CAN or Ethernet</li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Lists_of_network_protocols/WS2eM6DH">Lists of network protocols</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Protocol_converter/49C9D667">Protocol converter</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Serial_communication/r5xP7P1c">Serial communication</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Vehicle_bus/rspKTuFY">Vehicle bus</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Optomux Protocol Guide". Opto22.com. 2012-01-08. Retrieved 2012-09-01. <a href="http://www.opto22.com/site/documents/drilldown.aspx?aid=1941&title=Optomux+Protocol+Guide" target="_blank">http://www.opto22.com/site/documents/drilldown.aspx?aid=1941&title=Optomux+Protocol+Guide</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>