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COBALT UHF-SERIES CHAPTER 6: ETHERNET/IP INTERFACE
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Drive. This ensures that all devices with the same profile have a common
look on the network.
D ATA T YPE D EFINITION T ABLE
EtherNet/IP was designed by the Open Device Vendors Association (ODVA) as an
open protocol. The following table contains a description of the data types used by
ODVA that are also found in this chapter.
DATA TYPE DESCRIPTION
USINT
Unsigned Short Integer (8-bit)
UINT
Unsigned Integer (16-bit)
UDINT
Unsigned Double Integer (32-bit)
STRING
Character String (1 byte per character)
BYTE
Bit String (8-bits)
WORD
Bit String (16-bits)
DWORD
Bit String (32-bits)
Table 6-1: Data Type Definitions
6.9.1 Ethernet/IP Required Objects
Under Ethernet/IP, there are six Required Objects:
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EQUIRED OBJECTS:
Identity Object (0x01)
Message Router Object (0x02)
Assembly Object (0x04)
Connection Manager Object (0x06)
TCP Object (0xF5)
Ethernet Link Object (0xF6)