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The first industrial applications of the jointly developed Ethernet-APL technology by the Standard Development Organizations (SDO) FieldComm Group, ODVA, OPC Foundation, and PI (PROFIBUS & PROFINET International) are already in successful operation in process automation applications worldwide. Now, another significant milestone has been reached: The Joint Working Group “Independent Protocol Physical Layer Group (10BASE-T1L)” has……

Join us for the 2025 Ethernet-APL Roadshow in Texas! Hosted by the Ethernet-APL Team (FieldComm Group, ODVA, PI North America, and OPC Foundation), discover how this revolutionary, high-speed, two-wire Ethernet technology is transforming process automation. Whether you’re an end user, system integrator, or EPC, these free, one-day events will equip you with essential knowledge and……

The standards organizations responsible for Ethernet-APL technology invite you to stop by all of the companies that are responsible for this exciting new technology. Download the map here!

Specifications internationally standardized, conformance test plans implemented, first products released. 

The industry partners and standards organizations responsible for Ethernet-APL technology invite you to stop by all of the companies that are responsible for this exciting new technology. Download the map here!

After many years of cooperation, the Ethernet-APL team is pleased to announce the completion of the technology development program and the availability of first commercial products.

Andre Fritsch works at R. Stahl and has been instrumental in advancing the marketing and technology of Ethernet-APL. In this short video he provides an overview of Ethenet-APL.

Industry partner Yokogawa is to be thanked for the excellent effort they recently made to create a Japanese language version of our whitepaper Click Here to Open the Document

Analog Devices is first to market with a critical component for developing Ethernet-APL products. The ADIN1200 is a low-power single port 10/100 robust Ethernet PHY for real time industrial Ethernet networks.

APL dramatically increases the bandwidth available for digital instrument communications and simplifies network architecture Read Full Article

The question of how Ethernet should be handled in potentially explosive atmospheres has been keeping users in the process industry busy for many years. Now, after successful testing of APL technology by BASF, we are closer to a solution. Read Full Article

Testlabor bei BASF liefert erste Erkenntnisse Besonders großes Interesse an der neuen Kommunikationstechnologie hat der Chemieanlagen-Betreiber BASF: Dieser will seine künftigen Anlagen mit einer performanten digitalen Kommunikation ausstatten, die bis ins Feld reicht. Dazu soll ein Ethernet-Protokoll für alle Prozesskomponenten, also sowohl für Sensorik und Aktorik als auch für Motorsteuergeräte und Frequenzumrichter genutzt werden. Zudem……

Base Standards approved as Emerson Joins APL Project group promoting developments for Industrial Ethernet to expand use of EtherNet/IP™, HART-IP™ and PROFINET™ into hazardous locations in the process industry Read Full Article