Newsdesk - November 2001

New open fieldbus standard is gaining momentum

The latest open fieldbus CC-LINK, and its foundation the CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA) is gaining momentum, following a successful launch of the European section of the CLPA at the Hanover Messe. CC-Link originally started life as an Asian equivalent to Profibus and DeviceNet type fieldbuses, but is now becoming more widely recognised.

CC-Link is designed to perform deterministic simultaneous control and data transmissions, and to give the highest possible network availability with its 26 station floating master capability.

In particular, anyone looking to export networkable solutions to Asia should consider the significant strengths of the CC-Link specification.

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