View source for IBH USB-S5-Adapter:SIMATIC® STEP®5

== Software requirements ==

* STEP®5 > V7.2x
* USB Driver 
* Virtual S5 COM Port for STEP®5(will be installed with IBHNet V1.34 and higher).

The IBH USB-S5-Adapter needs to be installed correctly . 
This can be controled within Device Manager.

'''<Start><Control Panel><All Control Panel Items><System><Device Manager>'''

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There the entry  <'''USB Serial Port'''> must appear.

'''Virtueller S5 COM Port für STEP®5'''

This application maps the virtual COM Port to one of the possible COM Ports in STEP®5, i.e. COM1 to COM4. This must be done only once, even if the PC is restarted.

[[Image:IBH_USB_VCOM-Eng.png|531px]]

The previously installed virtual COM Port appears as "USB Serial Port COM x "


NOTE:

In case of problems please do not assign a virtual COM Port for STEP®5 to a physical COM Port of the PCs with the same number. Please assign only to free COM Port numbers. e.g.:

STEP®5 COM 1 <-> PC COM 2

STEP®5 COM 1 <-> PC COM 3

STEP®5 COM 1 <-> PC COM 4

STEP®5 COM 2 <-> PC COM 1

STEP®5 COM 2 <-> PC COM 3

STEP®5 COM 2 <-> PC COM 4

etc...

Now the COM port can be selcted within STEP®5:

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