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Many new computers do not offer serial communication ports. How is communication possible to Yaskawa products if no serial port is available?

Answer:


Currently most Yaskawa products require serial communication; some do offer Ethernet as an alternative. However, if neither method of communication is available, most computers offer USB (Universal Serial Bus). A USB to serial adaptor device may be used to establish communication. These adaptors are widely available on the Internet and at electronics stores.
All current Yaskawa software will work with a USB to serial port adaptor (provided the operating system supports it). Yaskawa has used the following inexpensive model successfully with current generation products and software (SGDH, SMC-2000, SMC-3010, SMC-4000, MP-940, MP-930, MP-920, NS-600, NS-500, NS-300, SigmaWin100, SigmaWin+, YTerm, MotionWorks, MotionWorks+, IndexWorks, NS-XXX):
http://www.cablestogo.com/product.asp?cat%5Fid=101&sku=26886

USB to serial adaptors can be purchased from many different vendors, including many PC vendors. The results from google search yielded a cost effective unit available, the link is listed below:

Some sources for USB-to-Serial adapters:
- CBW: manufactured by Zonet and is their Model # ZUC3100. SKU# 830762001706
- Cable America: http://www.cablestogo.com/product.asp?cat%5Fid=101&sku=26886

See attached. JPG file for photo example of cable.

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Product Group/Line:
Servo Products, Controllers, CACR-HR, IndexWorks Software, MotionWorks Software, MotionWorks Plus Software, MP920 Machine Controller, MP930 Machine Controller, MP940 Machine Controller, NS600 Indexer, NSxxx Software, SGDA, SGDB, SGDC, SGDH Sigma II, SigmaWin100-200 Software, SMC-2000, SMC-3010 LEGEND-MC, YTerm Software
Topic/Sub Topic:
Ask a Technical Question, Environment, Maintenance, Programming
Document Number:
MTN-5VDNR9
Published Date:
06/25/2013
06/25/2013

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