Rockwell Automation 2711E-ND1 Reference Manual PanelBuilder 1400e - Manual (Page 24)

13 ASCII Inputs
Publication 2711E-6.15 – November 1998
Using a Bar Code Reader
You can use a bar code reader to enter alphanumeric string values
into the large or small ASCII Input objects.
ASCII Input objects read alphanumeric values.
Only the PanelView 1000e and 1400e terminals support a bar code
reader. For connection details, see “Using a Keyboard or Bar Code
Reader” in Chapters 2 and 4, in the PanelView 1000e, 1200e, and
1400e Operator Terminals User Manual.
To have the bar code reader automatically read and send values to
the PLC, program the bar code reader to send an Enter automatically
to the PanelView terminal.
Activate an ASCII Input object on a touch screen terminal according
to the following table:
Objects Present on the same Touch
Screen How to Activate the Object
An ASCII Input object Object is already active.
An ASCII Input object and one or more
Numeric Entry objects If the specific object is not active, touch the
object to activate it.
To enter a value using a bar code reader with a touch screen terminal:
1. Activate the ASCII Input object on your touch screen terminal.
2. Scan the bar code.
The scanned value is displayed in the scratchpad.
3. To send the value to the PLC, press the Enter button for the
ASCII Input object on the touch screen terminal or set up the bar
code reader to send Enter automatically to the PanelView
terminal.
Activate an ASCII Input object on a keypad terminal according to
the following table:
Objects Present on the same Keypad
Screen How to Activate the Object
Only one ASCII Input object Object is already active.
One ASCII Input object and one Cursor
Point object If Cursor Point object is active, Press Esc
on keyboard or Cancel on keypad to
deactivate Cursor Point object and
reactivate ASCII Input object.