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 completed key extensions for the consistent standardization of Single Pair Ethernet (SPE), as defined by IEEE 802.3, and enhancements to Ethernet-APL. This new SPE specification (10BASE-T1L, PoDL) enables higher powered devices and economical deployment in discrete, non-hazardous factory environments such as automotive and packaging.
