Industrial Network AS-I ARCNet CANopen ControlNet DH+

Developer
AS-I Consortium Datapoint CAN In Automation, Phillips ControlNet Consortium Allen-Bradley

Introduced
1993 1975

Openness
AS-II C market item ANSI spec Multiple vendors Multiple vendors Proprietary

Topology
Bus, ring, tree star Star, bus, distributed star Trunkline/dropline Linear, tree, star, ring or combination Linear trunk; Trunkline/dropline Linear trunk; Trunkline/dropline Trunkline, dropline w/ branching

Physical Media
2-wire cable Coax, twisted pair, fiber Twisted pair (3) Coax, fiber Twinaxial 4 wire twisted pair Twisted pair (3) Thin coax, twisted pair, fiber, thick coax Thin coax, twisted pair, fiber, thick coax Twisted pair, fiber

Max devices
124 255

Max distance
100m 300m (1) 600m (4) 120m (5) 1825m (6) 8-305m (7) 20Km (8) 3Km @ 57.6Kbps 1Km @ 230Kbps 1.2Km 6m/drop 500m 6Km (1) 185m (4) 100m(1)(5) 400m (6) 185m (4) 100m(1)(5) 400m (6) 100m (5) 2Km (6) @100Mbps 1.9Km @ 31.25Kbps 400m/seg 12.8Km total 2Km @ 78Kbps 500m 350m 100m @ 12Mbps 24Km (6) 6Km

Communication methodology
Master/slave polling Peer-to-peer Master/slave, peer-topeer, multicast, multimaster Producer/Consumer device object model Multi-master, Peer-to-peer Multi-master, Peer-to-peer Master/slave, Multimaster, Peer-to-peer Peer-to-peer, Broadcast

Transmission properties
EMI resistant 19.53 Kbps10Mbps 10-1000 Kbps 5Mbps 57.6Kbps230Kbps

Max data packet size

na 507 bytes

Cycle time

More info

4.7 ms Application layer dependent <1ms 2ms

As-interface.com Arcnet.com Can-cia.de Bosch.de Controlnet.org AB.com AB.com

1995 1996

127 99

8 bytes 512 bytes

1984

64

180 bytes

na

DH485 DeviceNet

Allen-Bradley

1992

Proprietary Multiple vendors Multiple vendors

32

19.2Kbps

180 bytes

na 2ms master/slave polling Application layer dependent

AB.com ODVA.org AB.com

Allen-Bradley

1994

64

125-500Kbps

8 bytes

Ethernet

DEC, Intel, Xerox ControlNet & DeviceNet Consortium Fieldbus Foundation

1976

Bus, star

1024

10-100Mbps

1.5K bytes

IndustrialEthernet.com

Ethernet IP Foundation Fieldbus high-speed Ethernet Foundation Fieldbus H1 Interbus-S LonWorks Modbus Plus Modbus RTU/ASCII Profibus DP/PA Remote I/O Smart Distributed System Seriplex WorldFIP

1996

Multiple vendors

Bus, star

1024

Producer/Consumer object model Client/server Publisher/subscriber Event notification Client/server Publisher/subscriber Event notification Master/slave w/ total frame transfer Master/slave Peer-to-peer Peer-to-peer Master/slave Master/slave Peer-to-peer

10-100Mbps

1.5K bytes

na

Controlnet.org AB.com

2000(2)

Multiple vendors

Star

Unlimited

100Mbps

Variable

<5ms

Fieldbus.org

Fieldbus Foundation Phoenix Contact Interbus Club Echelon Modicon Modicon Siemens

1995

Multiple vendors Multiple vendors Open Propietary Open Multiple vendors

Star, bus Segmented w/ T drops Bus, ring, loop, star Linear Line, star, tree w/ segments Line, star, ring

Twisted pair, fiber Twisted pair, fiber Twisted pair, fiber Twisted pair Twisted pair Twisted pair, fiber

240

31.25Kbps

128 octets

<100ms

Fieldbus.org

1984 1991 na 1978 DP: 1994 PA: 1995

256 32,000 64 250 127

500Kbps 1.25Mbps 1Mbps 300bps38.4Kbps DP: 8Mbps PA: 31.25Kbps

512 bytes 228 bytes Variable 254 bytes 244 bytes

1.8ms 20ms na na <2ms typical 12ms @ 230Kbps 40ms @ 57.6Kbps <1ms, event driven 1.32 ms @ 200Kbps 2ms @ 1Mbps

Interbusclub.com Echelon.com Lomark.org Modicon.com Modbus.org Modicon.com Modbus.org Profibus.com

Allen-Bradley

1980

Proprietary

Linear trunk

Twinaxial

32

Master/slave Master/slave, Peer-to-peer, multicast, multimaster Master/slave, peer-topeer Peer-to-peer

57.6 -230Kbps

128 bytes

AB.com

Honeywell

1994

Multiple vendors Multiple vendors Multiple vendors

Trunkline/dropline Tree, loop, ring, multidrop, star Bus

Twisted pair (3) 4 wire shielded cable Twisted pair, fiber

64

500m

125K-1Mbps

8 bytes 7,680 per transfer 128 bytes

Honeywell.com

APC WorldFTP

1990 1988

500+ 256

150+m 40Km

200 Mbps 31.25Kbps (5) 1-6Mbps (6)

Seriplex.org Worldftp.org

Notes (1) Using repeaters/routers (2) Initial product testing (3) Signal & power (4) Coax (5) Twisted pair (6) Fiber (7) Data rate dependent (8) Between two nodes w/o repeaters

Sources Rockwell Automation Commercial Engineering World Bus Journal, April 2001 Synergetic Resources