摘要 |
<p>An Ethernet addressing means for an industrial network comprising at least one controller means (2) and at least one control device node (3, 4, 5, 6) arranged on the network (7), the addressing means (11) comprising at least one user-operate e switch (8) on the control device node (3, 4, 5, 6), the settings of the or each switch (8) being used by the addressing means (11) to form a node-name, wherein an address assigning means (9) assigns an IP address to the control device node (3, 4, 5, 6), a registration means (10) registers the node-name with the IP address, and the controller means (2) then communicates with the control device node (3, 4, 5, 6) using the node-name, which is resolved into the IP address by the registration means (10). When a control device node (3, 4, 5, 6) is replaced, it can be programmed, using the switches (8), with the node-name of the old device.</p> |