# Industrial Communications Overview

The In-Sight vision sensor 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), across an industrial Ethernet network.

In-Sight vision sensors support the following protocols:

- EtherNet/IP (Rockwell PLCs): EtherNet/IP PLC Configuration
- PROFINET (Siemens PLCs): PROFINET PLC Configuration

Note: The protocols share the same signals, but they are mapped into the protocols differently. For more information, see the Industrial Communications Signals, the In-Sight SnAPP - Input and Output Assembly Objects, and the PROFINET Module Reference Table topics.