Applied Motion Products, Inc. 800-525-1609 www.applied-motion.com USB-COMi-M Quick Setup Guide for P/N 8500-003 Requirements: To begin, make sure you have the following equipment: The CD supplied with your USB-COMi-M, part number 8500-003. The USB cable supplied with your USB-COMi-M. A personal computer running Windows: 7/8/10/11, Vista and XP. 32 and 64 bit. An Applied Motion drive with which to communicate to the PC through the USB-COMi-M. A small, slotted screwdriver (provided with your AMP drive) and a small Phillips screwdriver. For RS-232 connections: You will also need an Applied Motion serial programming cable, (included with RS-232 drives and integrated motors). Cable p/n 3004-189 is used with all products that have the RJ11 connector. Other RS-232 cable part numbers are: 3004-259, 3004-294, 3004-317 For RS-485 connections: You will also need a length of 5-conductor cable to connect the drives RS-485 port to the USB-COMi-M adapter. Category 5 cable used for common Ethernet connections is useful for this purpose. Step 1: Install driver software by loading the CD-ROM into your PC and following the onscreen instructions. Step 2: Connect the USB-COMi-M to your computers USB port using the 3 USB cable that came with the USB-COMi-M. Step 3: After your PC has finished installing the USB-COMi-M, use the Device Manager on your PC to set and/or note the COM port that your PC automatically assigned to the USB-COMi-M. Step 4: Disconnect the USB-COMi-M from your PC. The USB-COMi-M receives its power from your PCs USB port, and it is best practice to remove power from any hardware before configuring and wiring it. Step 5: Configure and wire the USB-COMi-M for RS-232 (recommended), 4-wire RS-485 (recommended), or 2-wire RS-485 communications. 1 / 2 920-0100D USB-COMi-M QSG - 8/9/2022 Applied Motion Products, Inc. 800-525-1609 www.applied-motion.com RS-232: Set SW1 to OFF and SW2, 3, and 4 to ON. Use the 9-pin D-SUB connector on the USB-COMi-M and the Applied Motion serial programming cable to connect to the drive. RS-485: There is a set of jumpers located inside the USB-COMi-M that will need to be set for reliable RS-485 communication. Here are the recommended jumper positions for RS-485 communication: 4-wire RS-485: Set SW1, 3, and 4 to ON and SW2 to OFF. Use the pinout below to connect the USB-COMi-M screw terminal connector and the Applied Motion drives RS-485 connector (5-position screw terminal). It is best to use twisted pair cable to connect the drive and adapter (Category 5 cable is twisted pair). Use one twisted pair for the TX wires and another for the RX wires. USB-COMi-M AMP Drive Pin 1 RX- Pin 2 RX+ Pin 3 TX+ Pin 4 TX- Pin 5 n/c Pin 6 GND 2-wire RS-485: Set SW1 to ON and SW2, 3, and 4 to OFF. Use the pinout below to connect the USB-COMi-M screw terminal connector and the Applied Motion drives RS-485 connector (5-position screw terminal). USB-COMi-M AMP Drive Pin 1 RX- and TX- Pin 2 RX+ and TX+ Pin 3 n/c Pin 4 n/c Pin 5 n/c Pin 6 GND Step 6: Reconnect the USB-COMi-M to your PCs USB port. Launch the appropriate Applied Motion software on your PC, such as SCL Utility or ST Configurator, and then select the COM port to which the USB-COMi-M is connected. Finally, power up the drive and begin communicating. 2 / 2 920-0100D USB-COMi-M QSG - 8/9/2022