Assembling the M7-400
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S7-400 and M7-400 Programmable Controllers Hardware and Installation
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Connecting without Control Cables
If the data traffic via the COM interface is to be controlled exclusively via the data
lines, a connecting cable as described below is sufficient for connecting your CPU
to a programming device.
If the free COM interface of your programming device has a 9-pin subminiature
D male connector, you can use Table 8-9 below for the pin assignments of the
connecting cable.
Table 8-9
Pin Assignments of the Cable for Connecting a CPU via IF to the COM
Interface of a Programming Device with 9-pin Sub. D Male Connector
Signal
Pin
Connection
Pin
Signal
E1 / GND
U
U
E1 / GND
D2 / RxD
2
2
D2 / RxD
D1 / TxD
3
3
D1 / TxD
E2 / GND
5
5
E2 / GND
9-pin sub.
D female conn.
(COM1 for IF)
Pin U = housing (shield)
Length: 10 m max.
9-pin sub.
D female conn.
(COMx for
programming
device)
If the free COM interface of your programming device has a 25-pin subminiature
D female connector, you can use Table 8-10 below for the pin assignments of the
connecting cable.
Table 8-10 Pin Assignments of the Cable for Connecting a CPU via IF to the COM
Interface of a Programming Device with 25-pin Sub. D Female Connector
Signal
Pin
Connection
Pin
Signal
E1 / GND
U
U
E1 / GND
D2 / RxD
2
2
D1 / TxD
D1 / TxD
3
3
D2 / RxD
E2 / GND
5
7
E2 / GND
9-pin sub.
D female conn.
(COM1 for IF)
Pin U = housing (shield)
Length: 10 m max.
25-pin sub.
D male conn.
(COMx for PG)