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ODVA, Inc. (formerly Open DeviceNet Vendors Association, Inc.) was founded in 1995 and is a global trade and standard development organization whose members are suppliers of devices for industrial automation applications. To qualify for membership in ODVA, applicants must be an entity that makes and sells products using ODVA technologies. ODVA technologies include the
Common Industrial Protocol The Common Industrial Protocol (CIP) is an industrial protocol for industrial automation applications. It is supported by ODVA. Previously known as Control and Information Protocol, CIP encompasses a comprehensive suite of messages and services ...
or "CIP" ODVA forms group for the DeviceNet of Things
/ref>- ODVA's media-independent, object-oriented protocol - along with ODVA's network adaptations of CIP -
EtherNet/IP EtherNet/IP (IP = Industrial Protocol) is an industrial network protocol that adapts the Common Industrial Protocol (CIP) to standard Ethernet. EtherNet/IP is one of the leading industrial protocols in the United States and is widely used in a r ...
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DeviceNet DeviceNet is a network protocol used in the automation industry to interconnect control devices for data exchange. It utilizes the Common Industrial Protocol over a Controller Area Network media layer and defines an application layer to cover a ra ...
, ControlNet, and CompoNet. ODVA has more than 15 technical working groups, overseen by its Technical Review Board, which develop and enhance ODVA's implementation specifications for its technologies. These specifications define how a product shall be designed in accordance with the specifications. ODVA maintains a conformance testing practice to validate that products designed using ODVA technologies comply with the specifications and interoperate in multivendor systems. ODVA also provides other services to its members to promote the adoption of ODVA technologies by industry. ODVA is a US 501(c)6 corporation incorporated in the state of Wisconsin. Its headquarters are in
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It also has conformance test service providers in North America, China, Germany, and Japan.


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ODVA.org
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