Previously known as Control and Information Protocol,[1] CIP encompasses a comprehensive suite of messages and services for the collection of manufacturing automation applications – control, safety, synchronization, motion, configuration and information.
It allows users to integrate these manufacturing applications with enterprise-level Ethernet networks and the Internet.
It is supported by hundreds of vendors around the world,[2] and is media-independent.
CIP provides a unified communication architecture throughout the manufacturing enterprise.
ODVA is the organization that supports network technologies built on the Common Industrial Protocol (CIP).