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SSW7-USB USB Adapter for MPI Bus 700-755-1VK21 User Manual Version: 2 / 2005-02-03 Order number of manual: 900-755-1VK21/en Systeme Helmholz GmbH Hannberger Weg 2 D-91091 Großenseebach Phone: +49 9135 7380-0 Fax: +49 9135 7380-110 E-Mail: info@helmholz.de Internet: www.helmholz.de...
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CPU socket of the programmable controller or at any other point in the MPI network. The housing of the SSW7-USB contains a type "B" USB socket. The SSW7-USB can be connected to the PC via the standard USB cable. The SSW7-USB is powered from the USB bus.
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Installation in Windows 2000/XP To install the SSW7-USB driver, connect the device to your PC via a USB cable. The SSW7-USB is automatically detected by the operating system. Answer the question, if you want to connect to the windows update website with the option “…...
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Then confirm in the following dialog box: The driver is now installed and the SSW7-USB can be used. This operation is only necessary the first time you use the SSW7-USB on a PC. The driver will be activated automatically when you subsequently use the SSW7-USB.
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"Control Panel / System / Device Manager", which you can now use in your PLC programming software. If you plug the SSW7-USB into another USB interface, the SSW7-USB may appear on another COM interface. If the operating system does not request a driver the first time you plug in the SSW7- USB, you may already have an older or similar driver installed on your system.
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Parameterization The SSW7-USB settings are defined in the software used for communication with the programmable controller. This might be programming software, or the parameterization software of an operator panel, or the parameterization of a display. No special parameterization tool for the SSW7-USB is required because the parameterization of the adapter is automatically transmitted to the adapter every time the software is used.
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SSW7 parameterization software With the "SSW7 Tool V3", it is possible to preparameterize or update an SSW7-USB with any computer, even if there is no parameterization software or Step 7 software installed on that computer. The "SSW7 Tool V3" can be downloaded from our download area at www.helmholz.de.
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Technical data Order number SSW7-USB 700-755-1VK21 Dimensions 105 x 53 x 29 mm (LxWxH) Weight approx. 180g (incl. MPI cable & connector) MPI interface Type: RS485 Transmission rate: 19.2 kbps or 187.5 kbps Cable: 1.2m Connection: Connector, SUB D 9-way...
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