1/22/2007 10:56 AM | |
Joined: 8/10/2005 Last visit: 4/9/2024 Posts: 1486 Rating: (32) |
Imported from Process Automation User Connection, Talk to Other Process Users Forum. [quote user="Tom Washenfelder"] The newPC Adapterfor Step 7 is USB and will communicate MPI or Profibus. |
1/22/2007 10:57 AM | |
Joined: 8/10/2005 Last visit: 4/9/2024 Posts: 1486 Rating: (32) |
Imported from Process Automation User Connection, Talk to Other Process Users Forum. [quote user="Fred Mau"] I've successfully used a Belkin #F5U409 external USB-to-Serial converterto attach anolder style serial PC Adapter #6ES7 972-0CA23-0XA0 to aToshiba Satellite laptop that doesn't have a serial port, running PCS7 v6.0+SP3. http://www.cablegalaxy.com/showroom/11274.cfm The onlycaveatseems to be that the USB-to-serial adapter must be already attached to the USB port whenthe laptop is bootedor STEP7/PCS7 won't see anything attached to it untila reboot. |
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