Chapter 5 Deployment CPU 21x-2BT02 with H1 / TCP/IP Manual VIPA CPU 21x
5-20 HB103E - Rev. 05/45
Here only the usage of the VIPA "Green Cable" together with the
programming tool from Siemens shall be outlined.
The "Green Cable" establishes a serial connection between the COM
interface of the PC and the MP
2
I interface of the CPU.
Attention!
Please regard that you may deploy the "Green Cable" exclusively with the
MP
2
I interfaces of VIPA CPUs!
Approach
• Start the SIMATIC manager from Siemens.
• Choose Options > Set PG/PC Interface.
→ The following dialog window appears where you may configure the
MPI interface you want to use:
• Choose the "PC Adapter (MPI)" from the list; possibly you may have to
add it first.
• Click on [Properties].
→ The following two sub dialogs you may configure your PC adapter as
shown in the picture.
Note!
Please set the transfer rate to 38400 Baud when using the Green Cable.
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Transfer via MPI