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.

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