When it comes to data communications in industrial applications, Ethernet has become to preferred method due to its low latency, determinism, and reliability. Until now however, the standard has not been used at the edge device level due to cost and complexity.

Connecting these edge devices with Ethernet would bring a number of benefits to industrial networks, In the latest Engineers' Insight, Martin Keenan introduces the new standard of single pair Ethernet, exploring how it differs from traditional Ethernet and what it means for Industrial IoT deployments.