CIP Data
Part of the data portion of an EtherNet/IP packet is the CIP data. Some of the portions of CIP data include the following components:
- Item Count
The number of Common Packet Format Items - Type ID
A way for the destination to know what type of message is included. - Sequence Number
The “cypher” used to crack the code of the data. - Data Type ID
A way for the destination to know what type of data is included within the message. - Length
The amount of data included. - Data
The whole point of the process.