SEMI E54.13 - Specification for Sensor/Actuator Network Communications for Ethernet/IP(TM) -

Abstract

This Standard was technically approved by the Information & Control Global Technical Committee. This edition was approved for publication by the global Audits and Reviews Subcommittee on September 12, 2011. Available at www.semiviews.org and www.semi.org in October 2011; originally published March 2003.

　

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This Standard defines a communication specification based on the EtherNet/IP (Ethernet/Industrial Protocol) network to enable communications between intelligent devices on a sensor/actuator network (SAN) that operate according to SEMI specified device models (common and device specific) in a semiconductor manufacturing tool.

　

EtherNet/IP is a communication system suitable for use in industrial environments. EtherNet/IP allows intelligent devices to exchange time-critical application information. These devices include simple I/O devices such as sensors/actuators, as well as complex control devices such as robots, programmable logic controllers, and process controllers.

　

EtherNet/IP uses control and information protocol (CIP), the common network, transport and application layers also shared by DeviceNet (SEMI E54.4). EtherNet/IP provides:

• A cost effective solution to bridge factory Ethernet (IEEE 802.3) networks to SEMI E54.4 DeviceNet low-level device networks,

• Access to intelligence present in low-level devices, and

• Producer/Consumer model for Master/Slave and Peer-to-Peer application relationships.

　

EtherNet/IP makes use of standard Ethernet and TCP/IP technology to transport CIP communications packets. The result is a common, open application layer on top of open and highly popular Ethernet and TCP/IP protocols.

　

EtherNet/IP provides a producer/consumer model for the exchange of time-critical control data. The producer/consumer model allows the exchange of application information between a sending device (e.g., the producer) and many receiving devices (e.g., the consumers) without the need to send the data multiple times to multiple destinations. For EtherNet/IP, this is accomplished by making use of the CIP network and transport layers along with IP Multicast technology. Many EtherNet/IP devices can receive the same produced piece of application information from a single producing device.

　

EtherNet/IP makes use of standard IEEE 802.3 technology; there are no nonstandard additions that attempt to improve determinism. Rather, EtherNet/IP recommends the use of commercial switch technology, with 100 Mbps bandwidth and full-duplex operation, to provide for more deterministic performance.

　

　

Referenced SEMI Standards

SEMI E30 — Generic Model for Communications and Control of Manufacturing Equipment (GEM)

SEMI E39 — Object Services Standard: Concepts, Behavior, and Services (OSS)

SEMI E54 — Sensor/Actuator Network Standard

SEMI E54.1 — Standard for Sensor/Actuator Network Common Device Model

SEMI E54.2 — Guide for Writing Sensor/Actuator Network (SAN) Standard Ballots

SEMI E54.3 — Specification for Sensor/Actuator Network Specific Device Model for Mass Flow Device

SEMI E54.4 — Standard for Sensor/Actuator Network Communications for DeviceNet

SEMI E54.10 — Specification for Sensor/Actuator Network Specific Device Model for an In Situ Particle Monitor Device

SEMI E54.11 — Specific Device Model for Endpoint Devices

SEMI E54.18 — Specification for Sensor/Actuator Network Specific Device Model for Vacuum Pump Device

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