CC-Link Family Network Technology
With the rise of factory automation and the increasing complexity of production lines in the 1990s,
demand for industrial networks to connect various devices emerged.
"CC-Link" was born in response to this demand, and CC-Link Family has since evolved in three stages.
In 2000, “CC-Link”, a serial communication-based network, was released as the “1st Generation”, and in
2008, “CC-Link IE”, an industry 1G bps Ethernet-based network, was released as the “2nd Generation”,
achieving a dramatic increase in the volume of data and expanding the range of applications from the
field level to the controller level.
Furthermore, in response to the growing demand from the market for smart factories, in 2018, as the
“third generation”, we published the specifications for “CC-Link IE TSN”, which is the world's first to
adopt TSN (Time-Sensitive Networking) technology.
CLPA will continue to promote technological innovation for CC-Link IE TSN together with our partners and
our Board Members to bring technological innovation to "CC-Link IE TSN", and will further expand the
truly open industrial network that accelerates the realization of smart factories globally.
Network Features
CC-Link IE TSN
TSN technology makes it possible to mix different networks on one network and fast and high accuracy synchronization control.Thus the accelerates the realization of smart factories utilizing the Industrial IoT (IIoT).
CC-Link IE Controller
Network
Designed to ensure a highly reliable network through the use of full duplex fiber optic transmission
paths,delivering high-speed, high-capacity distributed control.
It’s the backbone network that provides assured control of each field network.
CC-Link IE Field
Network
A high-speed, high-capacity field network, which provides both synchronous deterministic and
asynchronous on-demand messaging communication.
I/O control, motion control and safety functions can be combined seamlessly.
CC-Link IE Field
Network Basic
Using Ethernet technology which can be easily applied to small-scale equipment not requiring high-speed control and is easy to use and develop. Realizing cyclic communication with software implementation only.
CC-Link
A high speed open-technology fieldbus network with performance up to 10 Mbps, 64 stations and a bus length up to 1,200 metres.
CC-Link Safety
CC-Link Safety is a safety field network of CC-Link for realizing a safe system architecture.
“CC-Link Safety” has high degree of compatibility with CC-Link. It is possible to utilize existing
assets and equipment such as CC-Link cable or CC-Link remote stations.
