EIP

General

Driver	Protocol	Protocol standard / version	Official protocol certification	Included in Base License Package?	Additional Licensing Requirements	License Key (Code Meter)	Operating System
Ethernet/IP Driver	Ethernet/IP	IEC 61158	❌	❌	IO based	EIP	Windows | Linux

Network

Driver	Encrypted communication to periphery device	Client Or Server / TCP or UDP	Default Port	Firewall Direction
Ethernet/IP Driver	❌	TCP Client | UDP (Implicit Mode)	44818 | 2222 (Implicit Mode)	outbound | inbound (Implicit Mode)

Configuration Details

Driver	Recommended/technical limit of connections per driver	Multiple driver instances	Redundant network	Redundant devices	Special hardware requirements
Ethernet/IP Driver	100 (Only up-to 8 connections per PLC)	✔ (different port)	❌	❌	❌

Communication

Driver	Polling	Poll on use	Single query	Unsolicited communication	Driver redundancy: Only active driver polls	Buffering
Ethernet/IP Driver	✔	❌	✔	✔ (Implicit Mode)	configurable	❌

Engineering

Driver	Direct browsing of configuration/address data from connected devices	Import functionality of configuration/address data from external tools	Deletion of internal connection DP is supported
Ethernet/IP Driver	❌	❌	✔

Special Telegrams

Driver	Native alarm transfer from connected devices / PLCs	Connection establishment without active address
Ethernet/IP Driver	❌	❌

Timestamps and Synchronization

Driver	Timestamp transfer from periphery device	Time synchronization (WinCC OA to PLC)
Ethernet/IP Driver	❌	❌