Profibus CP5613 and CP5613 A2 Problem ?

[Shako]

Hi all.

I have created a program which communicates with the profibus CP5613 A2 and it works brilliantly.

But when i try to use the program with the CP5613 card it does not want to initialize.

What is the difference between the two cards and is the libraries different ?

What can i do to make my program work for both cards ?

Thanks in advance.

[Snowman 6008]

Shako,

You can perform a spy capture to get the commands that are being sent to the card https://knowledge.ni.com/KnowledgeArticleDetails?id=kA03q000000YHdrCAG&l=en-US . What errors are you getting from your program? Is this on the same machine or a different machine? You may be addressing the wrong card if on the same machine, or the drivers may not be present on a different machine. 

[Shako]

Im getting an error when i try to initialise the card.

I am using the CP5613 A2 DP_BASE.LIB and its corrosponeding file to communicate.

The CP5613 is on a different machine.

I think the driver on that machine are correct because i am able to view the values been recieved via profi coach.

Is there any special files i need to communicate with the CP5613 or should the CP5613 A2 libraries be able to communicate with it  ?

[msaxon]

I would have thought that the fact it doesn't initialise is a clue that it needs a different library.

Have you tried asking Siemens?

[Shako · Accepted solution]

I did try different libraries but to no success.

I did sovle the problem though.

The problem was old drivers.

I found drivers of the same version that i created the initial program with, for the CP5613 and it works like a charm.

Thanks for the help.