Yaskawa (VIPA)

Connect Yaskawa and VIPA controllers to the ENLYZE Platform.

VIPA was founded in Germany in 1985 and acquired by Yaskawa in 2012 (fully integrated into YASKAWA Europe GmbH in 2019). The controllers are sold under the Yaskawa brand today but are still widely known as VIPA.

What makes them special: Yaskawa's (VIPA's) SPEED7 controllers are largely compatible with the Siemens S7-300. They use the same S7-300 instruction set, can be programmed with Siemens STEP 7 or TIA Portal (as well as SPEED7 Studio), and speak the S7 Communication protocol (S7comm over RFC1006, default port 102).

For ENLYZE this means: Yaskawa (VIPA) controllers with an Ethernet interface are connected exactly like a Siemens S7-300, through the S7 Classic connector. The connection mechanics are identical to the Siemens S7-300.

Because the SPEED7 controllers are addressed like a Siemens S7-300, the same prerequisites apply. You can find a detailed description of the S7 Classic connector on the connector page.

Device overview

The following table gives an overview of the Yaskawa (VIPA) families and typical devices. The Compatible with column maps each family to the corresponding Siemens generation. The Status column indicates whether we have already connected the family in the field.

Series	Typical devices	Compatible with	Recommended connector	Status
System 300S / 300S+	CPU 315SN/PN (315-4PN12), 317SN/PN (317-4PN12), 315-4NE12	Siemens S7-300	S7 Classic	✅ Supported
System SLIO	CPU 013C, 014, 015 / 015PN, 017PN, 019PN	S7-300 (compact)	S7 Classic	🧪 Likely possible, not yet field-tested
System MICRO	CPU M13C (M13-CCF0000)	S7-1200 class	S7 Classic	🧪 Likely possible, not yet field-tested
System 100V / 200V	CPU 214, 215, 216 (e.g. 21x-2xxxx)	S7-200 / S7-300	S7 Classic	🧪 Likely possible, not yet field-tested

Rule of thumb: the SPEED7 families (System 300S/300S+, SLIO, MICRO) use the Siemens S7-300 instruction set and the S7 Communication protocol. They are therefore connected like a Siemens S7-300 through the S7 Classic connector.

The families System SLIO, System MICRO, and System 100V/200V are technically connectable but have in some cases not yet been connected by us in the field. Older CPUs of the 100V/200V lines also do not always have an integrated Ethernet interface. If you want to connect such a device, feel free to contact us at [e-mail] so we can check the connection together.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at [e-mail].