The update is the latest product of ODVA’s Optimization of Energy Usage (OEU) initiative addressing energy as a managed resource. With this latest enhancement, ODVA builds on its comprehensive suite of technology for energy monitoring and management for end users and OEMs.
ODVA's large community of device vendors provides industry with a converged approach to communication and information technologies that is scalable and not dependent on customised and proprietary systems.
Earlier phases of work for the OEU resulted in (1) standard tools and energy reporting methods for EtherNet/IP to aid in energy assessment and energy monitoring, and (2) standard network services for commanding non-operational automation equipment to conservation states.