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Dear Sir,

We are one of the System House of Siemens. We integrate S7200 & S7 300 PLC system .We have a problem & hope you could help us.

We have purchased a COMPAQ Presario 1200 Laptop and have loaded S7 300 Version 5.0 & S7 200 Micro Win 3.02. However, now this model of COMPAQ does not have a COM PORT but only 2 Nos of USB PORT.

Please guide us how to connect with S7200 & S7 300 PLC. We have PC PPI Cable for S7 200 & PC Adaptor for S7 300.

Your early reply in this connection will be highly appreciated.

Regards

P. JACOB

TEJ CONTROL SYSTEMS PVT LTD
8/9 DEVENDRA INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
LOKMANYA NAGAR, THANE - 400 606

PHONE : 91-22 - 5882272 - 76
FAX : 91-22- 5882277
E-mail : [email protected]
 
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Alex Pavloff

Hey! You're the guys with the viruses. I hope you've got that fixed.

> We have purchased a COMPAQ Presario 1200 Laptop and have
> loaded S7 300 Version 5.0 & S7 200 Micro Win 3.02. However, now this
model of COMPAQ
> does not have a COM PORT but only 2 Nos of USB PORT.

Get a USB to serial cable. Hope it works. Some seem to work ok, some don't. I don't know why.
 
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IF THE SERIAL CABLE DOES NOT WORK FOR YOU. TRY TO USE A USB HUB WITH THE SERIAL CONNECTION. I KNOW IT IS A PAIN TO HAVE TO CARRY EVERYTHING, BUT I USE IT AND IT WORKS GREAT.
 
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You can buy a PCMCIA cart for communication with the S7 family. The only thing is that you can't do notting any more with your PC cabel and PPI cable. But the communication is a lot faster and you can communicate on PPI, MPI and Profibus with the same cart.
 
Belkin makes an USB to Serial device (Model #F5U103) that's works with some devices and not with others. The main reason it does not with isth some devices is that a USB creates a virtual com port on your computer. So long as your software does not require a connection on startup this should work for you.
 
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Tej Control Systems Pvt Ltd

Thanks for your prompt response. Sorry about the Virus.
We have tried two of the convertors but unfortunately none of them worked. If you have experience of any model of Convertor, please specify the same. We will be highly obliged. Thanks.
P. JACOB
TEJ CONTROL SYSTEMS PVT LTD
e-mail: [email protected]
 
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Tej Control Systems Pvt Ltd

Thanks for your early response.
please give us the Make and Model Number of Convertor suggested by you.
Regards,
P. JACOB
TEJ CONTROL SYSTEMS PVT LTD
e-mail : [email protected]
 
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Tej Control Systems Pvt Ltd

Thanks for your early response.
Yes swe did look at this option. However the cost of this PCMCIA Convertor is quite high ( much more than the Laptop in India). If you can suggest the approximate price , we would be grateful.

Regards.

P. Jacob
TEJ CONTROL SYSTEMS PVT LTD
e-mail: [email protected]
\> You can buy a PCMCIA cart for communication with the S7 family. The only thing is that you can't do notting any more with your PC cabel and PPI cable. But the communication is a lot faster and you can communicate on PPI, MPI and Profibus with the same cart.
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Shahid Waqas Chaudhry

You can purchase the communication processor CP5611. There is a version which comes with 5m of cable bundled with it. It is only a little expensive than the one without the cable. Purchse the one with cable! It will provide you with an MPI port and if you purchase the softnet (software), then you can connect it on to the Profibus network as well. Contact you local siemens dealers for details.

Shahid
 
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