ODVA establishes test center in China

ODVA在中国设立测试中心

Ann Arbor, Michigan U.S.A. and Shanghai, P.R.C., November 30, 2007 - With the adoption of CIP Networks continuing to grow in China, ODVA and TÜV Rheinland announced today that a conformance Test Service Provider for DeviceNet and EtherNet/IP will be established in mainland China at TÜV Rheinland operations in Shanghai.

安阿伯和上海11月30日消息—随着在中国采用的CIP网络不断增长，ODVA和TÜV Rheinland今天共同宣布将在中国上海的TÜV Rheinland营运处设立一个DeviceNet 和 EtherNet/IP一致性测试服务提供商。

Conformance testing is a necessary step required by ODVA of all vendors seeking ODVA Declarations of Conformity for their ODVA technology-compliant products. Furthermore, conformance testing provides general industry with the vendor-independent assurance that products built to the ODVA specifications comply with the ODVA specifications and interoperate in multi-vendor installations.

一致性测试是ODVA要求所有供应商为其兼容ODVA技术的产品寻求ODVA符合性声明的一个必要步骤。此外，一致性测试为一般工业提供了独立于供应商的保证，就是建立于ODVA规格的产品在多厂商设备中符合ODVA规格和互操作性。

This action will spur increasing adoption inside China of these open industrial networks, whose collective shipments worldwide are estimated to exceed 11 million nodes. DeviceNet and EtherNet/IP are already Chinese standards. DeviceNet was adopted in 2003 by Standardization Administration of the People’s Republic of China (SAC) as a part of the first Chinese national standard to encompass fieldbus technology — GB/T 18858 Low-voltage Switchgear and Controlgear Controller-Device Interface. EtherNet/IP was adopted in 2006 by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of the People’s Republic of China as a machinery industry standard JB/T 10308.2-2006: Digital data communication for measurement and control - Fieldbus for use in industrial control systems.

这一举措将带动中国越来越多的采用这些世界范围内整体出货量估计将超过1100万个节点的开放式工业网络。DeviceNet和EtherNet/IP已经成为中国标准。DeviceNet是在2003年由中华人民共和国标准化管理委员会作为第一批中国国家标准通过的，包括了GB/T 18858低压开关设备和控制设备控制器-设备接口现场总线技术。EtherNet/IP是在2006年由中华人民共和国发展和改革委员会作为JB/T 10308.2-2006：数字数据通信测量与控制-用于工业控制系统的现场总线的机械行业标准而采纳。

ODVA manages the specifications and oversees conformance testing for DeviceNet and EtherNet/IP. ODVA's authorized Test Service Providers (TSPs) conduct ODVA conformance tests of devices for compliance with ODVA's published specifications. ODVA-licensed vendors who meet all of the requirements for being an ODVA-authorized vendor and whose products pass the tests receive an official Declaration of Conformity from ODVA and earn the right to use ODVA's CONFORMANCE TESTED certification and logo marks. “TÜV Rheinland is pleased to cooperate with ODVA to offer conformance testing for DeviceNet and EtherNet/IP in China," stated Mr. Frank Piller, General Manager in Shanghai of the Business Stream Products. "TÜV Rheinland has a long and successful history of operating in China, and we are confident that we can provide the highest level of conformance testing services for DeviceNet and EtherNet/IP in China."

ODVA管理着规格并监督DeviceNet和EtherNet/IP的一致性测试。ODVA的授权测试服务供应商为兼容ODVA颁布规格的设备进行一致性测试。符合所有成为ODVA授权厂商的ODVA准许供应商和通过测试的产品可以获得ODVA一份正式的符合性声明和标签码。TÜV Rheinland上海业务流产品总经理Frank Piller先生表示：“TÜV Rheinland很高兴可以和ODVA合作，在中国提供DeviceNet 和 EtherNet/IP一致性测试。TÜV Rheinland在中国有着悠久成功的运作历史，我们有信心我们能在中国提供最高水平的DeviceNet 和 EtherNet/IP一致性测试服务。”

ODVA Executive Director Katherine Voss adds: "This cooperation will provide undisputed benefits to users and vendors of ODVA technologies by bringing together two world-class operations - TÜV Rheinland, a leading independent testing authority, and ODVA, a leading standards development organization - to deliver the highest quality of vendor-independent conformance testing and device certification for open network standards."

ODVA执行总裁Katherine Voss补充道：“通过将领先的独立测试权威—TÜV Rheinland，和领先的标准开发机构—ODVA这两个世界级的的机构结合起来，为开放式网络标准提供最高品质的独立于厂商的一致性测试和设备认证，这一合作将为ODVA技术的用户和厂商带来无庸置疑的好处。”

Orders for conformance testing to be conducted in China will be offered through ODVA. Vendors interested in learning more about ODVA conformance testing or testing in China should directly contact ODVA. It is expected that conformance testing will be available at TÜV Rheinland in China in the second half of 2008.

在中国进行一致性测试的订单将通过ODVA提供。有兴趣了解更多关于ODVA一致性测试或者在中国进行测试的厂商可以直接联系ODVA。预计TÜV Rheinland将在2008年下半年在中国开通一致性测试。

About ODVA
关于ODVA

ODVA is an international association comprised of members from the world's leading automation companies. Collectively, ODVA and its members support network technologies using the Common Industrial Protocol (CIP). These currently include DeviceNet, EtherNet/IP, CompoNet, and the major extensions to CIP — CIP Safety, CIP Sync, and CIP Motion. ODVA manages the development of these open technologies, and assists manufacturers and users of CIP Networks through tools, training and marketing activities. In addition, ODVA offers conformance testing to help ensure that products built to its specifications operate in multi-vendor systems. ODVA also is active in other standards’ development organizations and industry consortia to drive the growth of open communication standards.

ODVA是一个由全球领先的自动化公司组成的国际性协会。ODVA及其成员通过利用通用工业协议(CIP)共同支持网络技术。目前这些技术包括DeviceNet，EtherNet/IP， CompoNet，以及CIP的主要拓展——CIP Safety，CIP Sync，和CIP Motion。ODVA管理这些开放技术的开发，通过工具、培训和营销活动，协助CIP网络的制造商和用户。此外，ODVA还提供兼容测试以确保基于其规范的产品可以运行于多种不同供应商的系统。ODVA还积极与其他标准的开发组织和业界协会一起，推动开放通信标准的发展。

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