# Industrial Communications Overview

The In-Sight vision system supports the industrial communications protocols, also known as Factory Floor Protocols and Industrial Ethernet Protocols. The industrial communications protocols allow you to create an application that can communicate with a compatible Programmable Logic Controller (PLC A Programmable Logic Controller is a ruggedized computer that you can use for automating processes or even an entire production line.), across an industrial Ethernet network.

In-Sight vision systems support the following protocols:

- EtherNet/IP (Rockwell PLCs): EtherNet/IP PLC Configuration
- PROFINET (Siemens PLCs): PROFINET PLC Configuration
- SLMP (Mitsubishi PLC/MCs): SLMP PLC Setup

Note: The protocols share the same signals, but they are mapped into the protocols differently. See the Industrial Communications Signals, EtherNet/IP I/O Assembly Data Format Assemblies, and the PROFINET IO Module Reference Table, and SLMP Protocol Scanner Operations for more information.