What’s the Difference Between Ethernet Types? (.PDF Download)

April 5, 2017

When choosing the Ethernet technology that might best fit your industrial system, you first need to have some base information:

• How many I/O points do you have?

• How fast do you need the information?

• What is my span of control (the amount of devices being controlled off how many I/Os)?

• What training or knowledge do people have in terms of operating this equipment?...

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