Prosoft MVI69-MCM Config Port

[Josh98]

Hi everyone,

I’m trying to copy the configuration from one MVI69-MCM to another.
I am having no luck establishing serial comms with the device via the config port.

Cables are as follows, RJ45 to DB9 adaptor – DB9 to DB9 null modem cable (I have made an exact copy of the wiring of prosoft cable no.15) – DB9 to usb ( serial to USB converter cable).

I have tried multiple different usb to serial cables with no success.

I have also read on some prosoft support pages that the baud rate for this port is 57600, setting the comm port to this doesn’t seem to help either.

I am using the prosoft configuration builder to try and upload from the unit, but I get “port opened successful” and then a timeout.

Can anyone advise:

• What mode the processor needs to be in?
• Any serial settings that may help?
• If the cable configuration is correct?
• Is there anyway to configure these modules via the backplane with CIP connect or other methods?
• Does the processor need to have the MVI69-MCM AOI for the configuration port to function?
• Do I need a right end cap terminator installed to use the config port?

I'm very new to this job, any guidance you can give me will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

 

[jmorales97]

Hi everyone,

I’m trying to copy the configuration from one MVI69-MCM to another.
I am having no luck establishing serial comms with the device via the config port.

Cables are as follows, RJ45 to DB9 adaptor – DB9 to DB9 null modem cable (I have made an exact copy of the wiring of prosoft cable no.15) – DB9 to usb ( serial to USB converter cable).

Hi Josh,

I was having difficulty connecting to my MVI69-MCM as well but I got it to work with the wiring set-up you have.

RJ45 to DB9 cable a connected to a DB9 to USB-Type A; The Prosoft Configurator should automatically detect the port.

Also worth checking that the DB9-USB cable has the "FTDI" driver as shown below:


I will also include my port settings that worked for me below:


Hope this helps! Good luck!