New EIPA Version 4.2.0 Released November 2011

Pyramid Solutions’ EtherNet/IP Adapter DLL Kit (EIPA) enables you to quickly introduce EtherNet/IP Adapter Class functionality into your PC based products and systems.

The EIPA EtherNet/IP Adapter Class software protocol stack provides I/O server, message server and message client functionality. The EIPA software provides an Application Programming Interface (API) for using Common Industrial Protocol (CIP) via TCP/IP. The EIPA software interfaces with your product’s application software and Windows (Winsock) socket level TCP/IP interface. The EIPA consists of the EIPA DLL (with C++ function call API) , C# API, COM API, include files, example Adapter Class application code (demonstrating use of the EIPA), programmer reference manuals, app notes with code samples and EDS & STC example files.

The EIPA has been successfully used in a wide range of PC based products and systems.  The EIPA is distributed under a royalty free software license agreement.

EIPA Features and Kit Description

EtherNet/IP Compatibility

• Enables EtherNet/IP Adapter Class functionality for your PC based product
• UCMM (unconnected) Message Client & Server
• Class 3 (connected) Message Server
• Class 1 (I/O) Connection Server

Resource Utilization and Management

• All resources initialized at stack startup
• No dynamic memory or thread allocation
• Runs on a single thread Platform Compatibility

Platform Compatibility

• Compatible with Microsoft Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit DLLs included)

Supported / Included Objects

• Message Router
• Connection Manager
• Port
• QOS
• Identity
• Ethernet Link
• TCP/IP
• Assembly
• Custom User Objects
• File Object

Complete EIPA Developers’ Kit includes:

• EIPA DLL with C++ function call API, C# API and COM Component for using the EIPA with Windows, VB6 & .NET applications
• Adapter Class Example Code (executable and source code) that demonstrates use of the EIPA APIs and functionality
• EIPA Getting Started and DLL API Reference Manuals
• EIPA C# API and COM Component Reference Manuals
• Example, user modifiable, STC file for use in pre/conformance testing
• Example EDS file, prepared to allow the EIPA stack based node to be used as a Class1 connection target by remote software tools, such as RSNetWorx™ for EtherNet/IP or other EtherNet/IP tools and to serve as a starting point for creating your device’s EDS file.

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EtherNet/IP is a registered trademark of ODVA
RSNetWorX is a registered trademark of Rockwell Software*
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