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PC Adapter USB MPI AMSAMOTION

Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2016 1:30 pm
by vasilevdim
Hi,

Recently I bought PC Adapter USB MPI, product of AMSAMOTION (chinese copy of Siemens 6ES7972-0CB20-0XA0). I can't make it working not on S7-200 (Microwin), nor on S7-300 (Step 7 v5.5). Just it cannot be connected to the PLCs. I tried PC Adapter PPI, MPI, Profibus PG/PC Interface, no luck. In Device Manager the cable is visible, that's OK. The LEDs are ON too, so the adapter is power supplied obviously. Does anybody have experience with this cables?
Thank you in advance, guys!

Re: PC Adapter USB MPI AMSAMOTION

Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2016 1:56 pm
by CoMod

Re: PC Adapter USB MPI AMSAMOTION

Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2016 4:19 pm
by mohdabshr
Hi
Some of Chinese copy working only on XP and also not with last Siemens USB adaptor driver.

Re: PC Adapter USB MPI AMSAMOTION

Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2016 6:57 pm
by vasilevdim
Hi again,

The video on Youtube shows the usage of PPI cable, and my cable is MPI.
Also I tried the cable on XP, same outcome. I guess it needs AMSAMOTION driver as mohdabshr advises , but I could not find it on their site. I will keep on looking for it, just nothing left to try.

Re: PC Adapter USB MPI AMSAMOTION

Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2016 1:26 am
by xflash
Just use PC Adapter.PPI.1

or :choose only master, profibus-universal, 9.6k

Re: PC Adapter USB MPI AMSAMOTION

Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2016 6:39 pm
by vasilevdim
Hi,

Thank you very much, xflash, it worked using the settings for Profibus. I wonder why it did not work with the settings for PPI. Any explanation?

Re: PC Adapter USB MPI AMSAMOTION

Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 3:33 pm
by xflash
vasilevdim wrote:Hi,

Thank you very much, xflash, it worked using the settings for Profibus. I wonder why it did not work with the settings for PPI. Any explanation?
MPI, PPI or some other Siemens RS485 protocols except Profibus-DP are based on Profibus-DP, also your pc adapter maybe is A2 type, you are selecting wrong one.

This is a little problem :) ,for the real work, just finish your work and concentrate on your logic :D .

Good luck.

Re: PC Adapter USB MPI AMSAMOTION

Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 6:24 pm
by vasilevdim
Hello, Xflash,

Agreed, the work can be done, and this is the most important, many thanks once again.