Siemens SIMATIC USB-Prommer Operating instructions

USB-Prommer

SIMATIC
USB-Prommer
Commissioning Manual
04/2020
A5E50041544
-AA
Usage and Function
1
Hardware Installation
2
Software Installation
3
Connecting to the PC
4
Working with the SIMATIC
USB-Prommer
5
Firmware Update
6
Fault Diagnostics
7
Specifications
8
Additional Support and Sales
Information
9
Certificates, Guidelines and
Declarations
10

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Table of contents
1 Usage and Function................................................................................................................................... 4
2 Hardware Installation................................................................................................................................. 5
3 Software Installation .................................................................................................................................. 8
4 Connecting to the PC................................................................................................................................. 9
5 Working with the SIMATIC USB-Prommer............................................................................................... 10
6 Firmware Update ..................................................................................................................................... 11
7 Fault Diagnostics ..................................................................................................................................... 12
8 Specifications .......................................................................................................................................... 13
9 Additional Support and Sales Information................................................................................................ 15
10 Certificates, Guidelines and Declarations ................................................................................................ 16

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Usage and Function
1
Scope of delivery
With your SIMATIC USB-Prommer, you will receive:
●A "SIMATIC USB-Prommer" CD with software and documentation
●A SIMATIC S5 programming adapter
●A USB cable
●A plug-in power supply with primary connection adapter for Europe and the United States
●A carrying bag
Software requirements
The following software must be installed on your PC for working with the SIMATIC USB-
Prommer:
●The SIMATIC software STEP 5 V7.2 or STEP 7 V5.1+SP2 or later.
●Windows 98SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
Standard Edition, Windows Vista, Windows 7.8 or Windows 10 operating system.
Hardware requirement
You will need a PC with a USB port.
Usage of the SIMATIC USB-Prommer
Together with the associated SIMATIC software, you can use the SIMATIC USB-Prommer to
read and program SIMATIC S5 memory modules, SIMATIC Memory Cards and SIMATIC
Micro Memory Cards. For editing SIMATIC S5 EPROM modules, the SIMATIC S5
programming adapter must be plugged in. The adapter is included in the product package.
The SIMATIC USB-Prommer is compatible with USB V1.1 and meets the specifications for a
"high-powered" USB device.
The SIMATIC USB-Prommer supports power-saving mode (Hibernate mode).
Function
The SIMATIC USB-Prommer comes equipped with
●SIMATIC Micro Memory Card interface:
●SIMATIC S5/S7 Memory Card interface: MEM-CARD
The SIMATIC USB-Prommer is connected to the PC via the USB port.
If you operate the SIMATIC USB-Prommer without plug-in power supply, you can only edit
SIMATIC Micro Memory Cards.
To edit S5/S7 Memory Cards and S5 EPROM modules, the plug-in power supply must
always be plugged in.

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Hardware Installation
2
Rear of the device
On the device rear, you will find:
●The power supply connector for connection of the plug-in power supply
●The USB port type B for connection to the PC
Front of the device
On the device front, you will find:
●SIMATIC Micro Memory Card interface:
●SIMATIC S5/S7 Memory Card interface: MEM-CARD
●Two operating state displays
–BUSY
–POWER

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Operating state displays
Name
Color
Meaning
BUSY
Green
Lights up when a programming interface is active.
POWER Green * Plug-in power supply plugged in (device power supply from USB port and
plug-in power supply).
Flashes when an error has occurred.
Yellow Only USB cable is plugged in (power supply from the USB port).
Flashes when a hardware fault has occurred.
*
The Power LED will not light up in green until the SIMATIC USB-Prommer has been connected to
a switched-on PC with the USB cable and the plug-in power supply is plugged in.
If neither the POWER LED nor the BUSY LED light up when the USB cable is plugged in,
the SIMATIC USB-Prommer is in power-saving mode (Hibernate mode) or the PC on which
the device is operated is switched off.
Power supply
The SIMATIC USB-Prommer is supplied by the PC via the USB cable (POWER LED lights
up in yellow). In this operating mode, i.e. without plug-in power supply, the SIMATIC USB-
Prommer can only edit SIMATIC Micro Memory Cards (MMC).
If you want to edit SIMATIC S7 Memory Cards, SIMATIC S5 EPROM modules or SIMATIC
S5 Memory Cards, you must also supply the SIMATIC USB-Prommer with power via the
plug-in power supply (POWER-LED lights up in green).
The supplied power supply is a wide-range power supply; it can be adapted to fit the
respective power outlet of a specific country, e.g. the United States, by using an adapter.
Connecting the power supply
Proceed as follows:
1. Plug in the 12 V DC power supply cable of the plug-in power supply to the 12 V DC power
supply input of the SIMATIC USB-Prommer.
2. Configure your plug-in power supply with the power outlet adapters for a specific country.
The scope of delivery includes an adapter for the United States and Europe. The power
outlet adapter is fastened by pushing it onto the plug-in power supply.
3. Connect the plug-in power supply to an outlet of your 230 V AC or 115 V AC power
supply.
NOTICE
LEDs
The device is connected properly when the green POWER LED on the SIMATIC USB-
Prommer lights up. If the contacts of the plug-in power supply get dirty, problem-free
functioning of the prommer is no longer guaranteed. If the SIMATIC USB-Prommer has not
yet been connected to the switched-on PC with the USB cable, the LEDs remain unlit.

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WARNING
Plug-in power supply
When operating the SIMATIC USB-Prommer with an external power supply, you may only
use the supplied plug-in power supply.
CAUTION
Plug-in power supply
A power source with limited power is required for the operation of the SIMATIC USB-
Prommer (USA/Canada: NEC Class 2). The supplied plug-in power supply meets these
requirements.

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Software Installation
3
The installation of the SIMATIC USB-Prommer software starts automatically after inserting
the product CD.
If this function is switched off, follow these steps:
1. Insert your SIMATIC USB-Prommer product CD into the CD-ROM drive
2. Open the root directory in this drive.
3. Start the setup program with a double-click on the "setup.exe" file.
The setup program will guide you through the entire installation. Observe the notes regarding
the installation and use of the SIMATIC USB-Prommer software in the Readme file that is
located in the root directory of the CD.

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Connecting to the PC
4
1. Insert the supplied USB cable into a USB port on your PC.
2. Insert the other end of the USB cable into the USB port of the SIMATIC USB-Prommer.
3. During initial operation of the SIMATIC USB-Prommer, you must set the programming
interface to "External prommer" at the "USB" port in the Control Panel with the "Memory
Card Parameter Assignment" panel.
When you select the setting "Detect USB prommer automatically", the connection of the
SIMATIC USB-Prommer to the PC is detected automatically.
NOTICE
USB cable
Connect the SIMATIC USB-Prommer to the PC only with the supplied USB cable.