. Once completed, the "Simatic Device Drivers" installation will begin.
Scroll through the list to find the adapter configurations. You will see several options for the USB A2 model: PC Adapter USB A2.MPI.1 PC Adapter USB A2.PROFIBUS.1 PC Adapter USB A2.Auto.1 Simatic Pc Adapter Usb A2 Driver Windows Xp
The Simatic PC Adapter USB A2 Go to product viewer dialog for this item. You will see several options for the USB
Upon plugging in the hardware, Windows plug-and-play will locate the pre-installed driver. Method B: The Standalone Simatic PC Adapter Software CD These software packages include the Simatic Device Drivers
| Source | Description | Availability | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | The PC Adapter USB A2 driver is automatically installed as part of STEP 7 V5.5 SP4 and TIA Portal V13 or higher. These software packages include the Simatic Device Drivers that contain the adapter driver. | Available on the Siemens Support Website (requires registration) | | Original Driver CD | The adapter ships with a "Driverdisk V1.0" CD that contains the standalone driver for the adapter. This is the official driver package specifically designed for the adapter. | Included with the original adapter package | | Download from Siemens Support | The PC Adapter USB A2 Driverdisk V1.0 is available for download from the Siemens Industry Online Support website (entry ID: 78453460). | Available on the Siemens Support Website (requires registration) | | Alternative Installation | The driver files can sometimes be extracted from a STEP 7 installation on another computer and manually installed, though this may not result in the adapter appearing in the PG/PC interface. | Varies |
, you must install the adapter drivers manually as they are not integrated into the base software. Hardware Compatibility and is backwards compatible with Troubleshooting
: Navigate to Simatic Net ; you should see SIMATIC PC Adapter USB A2 listed without any error icons.