Industrial automation protocol and network system that allows interoperable communication between devices, comprised of limit switches, photoelectric cells, automatic valves for manifolds, pneumatic valve actuators, motor starters, drives for motors, programmable logic controller and interfaces for computers, software development tools, sold as a unit, for communication for control, motion, synchronization, safety, energy and network management for electronic devices, electronic actuators, electric cables, communication adapters and gateways in the nature of computer hardware, power controllers, electric connectors, human machine interfaces in the nature of electronic display interfaces, energy measurement and management systems comprised of electric sensors and electric control devices for energy management, feedback devices in the nature of temperature, position, speed, tension sensors, flow controllers in the nature of electrical controllers, input/output modules in the nature of integrated circuit modules, light stacks and strobes, namely, electric warning lights, electric meters, motion control systems comprised of motion detectors and electronic motion sensitive switches, motor drives, motor starters, network infrastructure devices, namely, physical media such as cables and connectors, network power supplies and hubs, and network gateways, routers, and switches, optical scanners, power supplies, controlled volume pumps, electrical controllers for robots, electrical controllers for safety devices and safety control systems, electric sensors, computer operating software, day and night vision systems primarily comprising day and night sensors, day and night cameras, power sources, communication means, monitors and operating software; industrial automation network components compliant with industrial automation network protocol, namely, limit switches, photoelectric cells, automatic valves for manifolds, software development tools for communication for control, motion, synchronization, safety, energy and network management for electronic devices, namely, electronic actuators, electric cables, communication adapters and gateways in the nature of computer hardware, power controllers, electric connectors, human machine interfaces in the nature of electronic display interfaces, energy measurement and management systems comprised of electric sensors and electric control devices for energy management, feedback devices in the nature of temperature, position, speed, tension sensors, flow controllers in the nature of electrical controllers, input/output modules in the nature of integrated circuit modules, light stacks and strobes, namely, electric warning lights, electric meters, motion control systems comprised of motion detectors and electronic motion sensitive switches, motor drives, motor starters, network infrastructure devices, namely, physical media such as cables and connectors, network power supplies and hubs, and network gateways, routers, and switches, optical scanners, power supplies, controlled volume pumps, electrical controllers for robots, electrical controllers for safety devices and safety control systems, electric sensors, computer operating software, day and night vision systems primarily comprising day and night sensors, day and night cameras, power sources, communication means, monitors and operating software; software, namely, software with development, testing, and training tools for industrial automation and associated networks therefor.