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USB Connection to Simatic 555-1105 CPU

12/15/2010 6:36 PM	Rate (0)
veesixcav Posts: 2 Rating: (0)	Hi Has anybody or Is it possible to connect to the Siemens 555-1105 CPU using the 9 pin lead as described in the posts on this web site via a USB to serial converter or does it have to be connected via the 'near extinct' serial port on the laptop Regards veesixcav
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12/16/2010 12:44 AM	Rate (0)
billwest Posts: 510 Rating: (120)	I have not tried the USB to RS232 converter. I have used an old dockingstation/port replicator with my newer Dell Laptops to get RS232 ports and parallel ports Good Luck billwest
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12/20/2010 3:15 PM	Rate (0)
SamTheEagle Bronze-Expert Joined: 2/10/2006 Last visit: 10/30/2025 Posts: 149 Rating: (12)	Depends on what programming software you are using: Tisoft only has the possibility to connect via serial port to the PLC. Though there are some software utilities that allow you to map a USB port to a COM port, I have never succeeded connecting over a USB port with Tisoft installed in DOS emulation mode on a Windows XP PC. 505 Workshop from Fastrak Softworks Inc. supports USB, Serial & Ethernet ports. You can use an external USB to serial converter like the BAFO BF810 if you haven't got a serial port on your PC. http://www.bafo.com/products_bf-810_F.asp Regards,

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12/20/2010 10:20 PM	Rate (0)
veesixcav Posts: 2 Rating: (0)	Thanks I am currently trying to weigh up which software package to use. I only want to be able to monitor the program and view CPU errors We have a few of these systems in the plant and one of them is becoming a little bit problematic. Currently we have no method of connecting to the PLC, hence the questions on ports. I downloaded the TISOFt last week but have not got round to checking it out yet Regards
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1/27/2011 11:01 PM	Rate (0)
WireGuy1950 Posts: 2 Rating: (0)	When the internal com port on my laptop failed I managed to get a Keyspan usb to serial converter to work when I installed TI-Soft in a DOS virtual machine on the computer. The only problem was that you had to be connected before you started the VM. I had the KeySpan converter assigned to Com 2 and disabled com 1.
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