Helmholz GmbH & Co. KG

NETLink® USB Compact

The PG socket integrated in the housing allows connection of additional devices. The connection to the PC is established with the 3 m high-speed USB cable.

The NETLink® USB Compact is supplied with voltage by the USB bus; on the USB side, the full-speed (12 Mbps) and high-speed (480 Mbps) protocols are supported.

The NETLink® USB Compact enables the implementation of a USB interface to the MPI/PROFIBUS for programming or visualization, with the full transmission rate of up to 12 Mbps and a maximum of 32 simultaneously opened connection channels.
The transmission rate is detected automatically, and passive bus participants can also be addressed in single-master operation.
The supplied driver automatically integrates with the S7 Engineering Tools.
In addition, the MPI/PPI/PROFIBUS is electrically isolated from the USB interface (function separation).
SHTools is included as configuration and diagnostics software.
This means that a firmware update can be performed automatically at any time for function extensions. The latest version is available for download at no charge.

Support for all common S7 engineering tools
Up to 32 MPI/PROFIBUS connections
Support for slave configuration
Electrical isolation for MPI/PPI/PROFIBUS
MPI/PPI/PROFIBUS from 9.6 kbps to 12 Mbps
USB 2.0 with speeds of up to 480 Mbps (high-speed)
Does not require a separate power supply
Comes with PG socket as standard
For S7-200*, S7-300*, S7-400*