077e:008a — NetLink Compact MPI/Profibus adapter

This is the USB identifier for a NetLink Compact MPI/Profibus adapter manufactured by Softing AG. The vendor ID 077e is registered to Softing AG with the USB Implementers Forum, and 008a is the product ID that Softing AG assigned to this particular model. When you run lsusb on Linux, this device appears as 077e:008a Softing AG NetLink Compact MPI/Profibus adapter.

Linux

$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 077e:008a Softing AG NetLink Compact MPI/Profibus adapter

You can filter directly with lsusb -d 077e:008a, or get the full descriptor dump with lsusb -v -d 077e:008a. Kernel messages from dmesg show the same pair as idVendor=077e, idProduct=008a.

Windows

In Device Manager, open the device, go to Details → Hardware Ids. This device reports:

USB\VID_077E&PID_008A
USB\VID_077E&PID_008A&REV_0100

From PowerShell: Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object InstanceId -match "VID_077E&PID_008A"

macOS

$ system_profiler SPUSBDataType
    NetLink Compact MPI/Profibus adapter:
      Product ID: 0x008a
      Vendor ID: 0x077e  (Softing AG)

Having driver issues with this device? Most USB devices are handled by a generic class driver; if yours shows up as an unknown device, confirm the ID above first, then check the manufacturer's downloads page.

The exact lines this page is generated from, in the upstream source file:

077e  Softing AG
	008a  NetLink Compact MPI/Profibus adapter

• 077e:0160 EDICblue
• 077e:0220 VAS5054A

See all 3 devices from Softing AG →