CONTROLNET

ControlNet is an open, deterministic industrial network protocol managed by ODVA, designed for high-speed, time-critical communication between controllers, I/O, and other automation devices on a shared coaxial or fiber-optic network. It supports both scheduled (deterministic) and unscheduled messaging, making it well suited for motion control, process monitoring, and distributed I/O applications. Products carrying this tag include Allen-Bradley 1786-series network infrastructure components such as Y taps, T taps, ring repeaters, and BNC connector toolkits, as well as Flex I/O ControlNet network adapters (1794-ACN15, 1794-ACNR15), XM dynamic measurement modules, Power Monitor 5000 communication modules, and ControlNet-to-DeviceNet linking devices.