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DeviceNet™ Technical Overview

WHAT IS THE DEVICENET? For years the process industry has been
DeviceNet is a low-cost communications link to attempting to develop a single, open standard to
connect industrial devices (such as limit switches, address all kinds of field devices. The original
photoelectric sensors, valve manifolds, motor scope of their standards effort was aimed at
starters, process sensors, bar code readers, replacing the 4-20 mA standard with a single
variable frequency drives, panel displays and digital standard. As the scope increased to
operator interfaces) to a network and eliminate address complex and sophisticated services
expensive hardwiring. (such as high data rate communications between
controllers, time synchronization of large
The direct connectivity provides improved numbers of devices scanning at very high
communication between devices as well as speeds), the development of a single standard
important device-level diagnostics not easily became delayed.
accessible or available through hardwired I/O
interfaces. At the same time, the cost of communication
technology has dropped considerably in recent
DeviceNet is a simple, networking solution that years, making it cost-effective to connect simple
reduces the cost and time to wire and install devices never considered for SP50 fieldbus
industrial automation devices, while providing directly to a network. Such a standard for
interchangeability of like components from simple devices requires the same level of
multiple vendors. interchange-ability as exists for 120/220 VAC and
24 VDC discrete, hardwired I/O. DeviceNet allows
DeviceNet is an open network standard. the interchangeability of simple devices while
The specification and protocol are open – making interconnectivity of more complex
vendors are not required to purchase hardware, devices possible. In addition to reading the
software or licensing rights to connect devices state of discrete devices, DeviceNet provides
to a system. Anyone may obtain the DeviceNet the capability to report temperatures, to read
Specification from the Open DeviceNet Vendor the load current in a motor starter, to change the
Association, Inc. (ODVA) for a nominal deceleration rate of drives, or to count the
reproduction charge (currently $300 USD + number of packages that have passed on a
postage). conveyor in the previous hour.
Any company that manufactures (or intends
to manufacture) DeviceNet products may join Controller Area Network (CAN) is the key to low
ODVA and participate in technical working cost products. The DeviceNet communication
groups that are developing enhancements to link is based on a broadcast-oriented,
the DeviceNet Specification. communications protocol – the Controller Area
Network (CAN). The CAN protocol was originally
Buyers of the DeviceNet Specification receive an developed by BOSCH for the European
unlimited, royalty-free license to develop DeviceNet automotive market for replacing expensive, wire
products. Companies looking for assistance may harnesses with low-cost network cable on
purchase sample code that eases their automobiles. As a result, the CAN protocol has
implementation, development toolkits, and fast response and high reliability for applications
development services from many sources. The as demanding as control of anti-lock brakes and
key hardware components are available from the air-bags. Chips are available in a variety of
largest worldwide suppliers of semiconductors. packages with high temperature ratings and high
noise immunity, attributes well suited for the
Why the DeviceNet Communication Link? industrial automation market as well.

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DeviceNet™ Technical Overview

But it is consumer and commercial demand for Link Layer)


CAN that is the key driver in lowering the price • DeviceNet Physical Layer and Media (Layer 1 -
and increasing the performance of CAN chips. In Physical Layer)
1994, four suppliers of CAN chips (Intel, Motorola,
Philips, Siemens) shipped 4+ million CAN chips. Volume 2
Over 137 million are forecasted for the year 2000. • Device Profiles to obtain interoperability and
Whereas other industrial automation networks interchangeability among like products
use custom chips with annual demand varying
from 20,000–200,000 per year, DeviceNet DeviceNet incorporates CAN (Controller Area
products use the same CAN chips as are used in Network). CAN defines the syntax or form of
automotive and other consumer/commercial the data movement. The DeviceNet application
applications. The chips for DeviceNet products layer defines the semantics or meaning of the
are typically 5–10 times less than chips for data moved.
other networks. Communication Protocol Features

DEVICENET FEATURES AND FUNCTIONALITY DeviceNet ISO Application


Protocol (Layer 7)
Network Size Up to 64 nodes
CAN ISO Data Link
Network Length Selectable end-to-end network
Protocol (Layer 2)
distance varies with speed
Baud Rate Distance
Physical ISO Physical
125 Kbps 500 m (1,640 ft) Layer (Layer 1)
250 Kbps 250 m (820 ft)
500 Kbps 100 m (328 ft) Transmission ISO Media
Media (Layer 0)
Data Packets 0-8 bytes
Bus Topology Linear (trunkline/dropline); Figure 1. DeviceNet is an Application
power and signal on the same Layer Protocol (ISO Layer 7)
network cable
Bus Addressing Peer-to-Peer with Multi-Cast • Peer-to-Peer data exchange in which any
(one-to-many); Multi-Master DeviceNet product can produce and consume
and Master/Slave special case; messages
polled or change-of-state • Master/Slave operation defined as a proper
(exception-based) subset of Peer-to-Peer
System Features Removal and replacement of • A DeviceNet product may behave as a Client or
devices from the network a Server or both
under power • A DeviceNet network may have up to 64 Media
Access Control Identifiers or MAC IDs (node
What is the DeviceNet Specification? addresses). Each node can support an infinite
number of I/O. Typical I/O counts for pneumatic
The DeviceNet Specification defines a network
valve actuators are 16 or 32.
communication system for moving data between
elements of an industrial control system. The
The Object Model
specification is divided into two volumes and
A DeviceNet node is modeled as a collection of
defines the following elements:
Objects. An object provides an abstract
representation of a particular component within a
Volume 1
product. The realization of this abstract object
• DeviceNet Communication Protocol and
model with a product is implementation
Application (Layer 7 - Application Layer)
dependent.
• CAN and its use in DeviceNet (Layer 2 - Data

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