Editing List of automation protocols (section)

==Process automation protocols==
* [[AS-Interface|AS-i]] – Actuator-sensor interface, a low level 2-wire bus establishing power and communications to basic digital and analog devices
*[[Bristol Standard Asynchronous Protocol|BSAP]] – Bristol Standard Asynchronous Protocol, developed by Bristol Babcock Inc.
*[[CC-Link Industrial Networks]] – Supported by the CLPA
*[[Common Industrial Protocol|CIP]] (Common Industrial Protocol) – can be treated as application layer common to [[DeviceNet]], [[CompoNet]], [[ControlNet]] and [[EtherNet/IP]]
*[[ControlNet]] – an implementation of [[Common Industrial Protocol|CIP]], originally by [[Allen-Bradley]]
*[[DeviceNet]] – an implementation of [[Common Industrial Protocol|CIP]], originally by [[Allen-Bradley]]
*[[DF-1 Protocol|DF-1]] - used by [[Allen-Bradley]] ControlLogix, CompactLogix, PLC-5, SLC-500, and MicroLogix class devices
*[[DNP3]] - a protocol used to communicate by industrial control and utility SCADA systems
*[[DirectNET Protocol|DirectNet]] – Koyo / Automation Direct proprietary, yet documented PLC interface
*[[EtherCAT]]
*[[Ethernet Global Data Protocol|Ethernet Global Data (EGD)]] – [[GE Fanuc Automation North America, Inc.|GE Fanuc]] [[Programmable logic controller|PLCs]] (see also [[Service Request Transport Protocol|SRTP]])
*[[EtherNet/IP]] – IP stands for "Industrial Protocol". An implementation of [[Common Industrial Protocol|CIP]], originally created by [[Rockwell Automation]]
*[[Ethernet Powerlink]] – an open protocol managed by the Ethernet POWERLINK Standardization Group (EPSG).
*[[Factory Interface Network Service|FINS]], [[Omron]]'s protocol for communication over several networks, including Ethernet.
*[[FOUNDATION fieldbus]] – [[Foundation Fieldbus H1|H1]] & HSE
*[[HART Protocol]]
*[[HostLink Protocol]], [[Omron]]'s protocol for communication over serial links.
*[[Interbus]], Phoenix Contact's protocol for communication over serial links, now part of PROFINET IO
*[[MECHATROLINK]] – open protocol originally developed by [[Yaskawa]], supported by the MMA
*[[MelsecNet]], and MelsecNet II, /B, and /H,  supported by [[Mitsubishi Electric]].
*[[Modbus PEMEX]]
*[[Modbus Plus]]
*[[Modbus]] RTU or ASCII or TCP
*[[Multi-Point Interface|MPI]] – [[Multi Point Interface]]
*[[Open smart grid protocol|OSGP]] – The Open Smart Grid Protocol, a widely use protocol for smart grid devices built on ISO/IEC 14908.1
*[[OpenADR]] – Open Automated Demand Response; protocol to manage electricity consuming/controlling devices
*[[Optomux]] – Serial ([[RS-422]]/485) network protocol originally developed by [[Opto 22]] in 1982. The protocol was openly documented<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opto22.com/site/documents/drilldown.aspx?aid=1941&title=Optomux+Protocol+Guide |title=Optomux Protocol Guide |publisher=Opto22.com |date=2012-01-08 |accessdate=2012-09-01}}</ref> and over time used for industrial automation applications.
* Process Image Exchange Protocol (PieP) – An Open [[Fieldbus]] Protocol
*[[Profibus]] – by PROFIBUS & PROFINET International (PI)
*[[PROFINET]] - by PROFIBUS & PROFINET International (PI)
*[[RAPIEnet]] – Real-time Automation Protocols for Industrial Ethernet
*[[SDS Protocol|Honeywell SDS]] – Smart Distributed System – Originally developed by [[Honeywell]].  Currently supported by Holjeron.
*[[SERCOS III]], Ethernet-based version of SERCOS real-time interface standard
*[[SERCOS interface]], Open Protocol for [[hard real-time]] control of motion and I/O
*[[Service Request Transport Protocol|GE SRTP]] – [[GE Fanuc Automation North America, Inc.|GE Fanuc]] [[Programmable logic controller|PLCs]]
*[[Sinec H1]] – [[Siemens AG|Siemens]]
*[[SynqNet]] – [[Danaher Corporation|Danaher]]
*[[TTEthernet]] – [[TTTech]]