Rockwell Automation 2711E-ND1 Reference Manual PanelBuilder 1400e - Manual (Page 25)

14 ASCII Inputs
Publication 2711E-6.15 – November 1998
To enter a value using a bar code reader with a keypad terminal:
1. Activate the ASCII Input object on your keypad terminal.
2. Scan the bar code.
The scanned value is displayed in the scratchpad.
3. To send the values to the PLC, press the Function key that
corresponds to the Enter button for the ASCII Input object on the
keypad terminal, or set up the bar code reader to send Enter
automatically to the PanelView terminal.
Configuring the ASCII Input Object (Large or Small)
Configure the ASCII Input object according to the following table:
Field Meaning
Name Assign a name, up to 15 characters, to document the object for
printed reports. This increases the application’s size by 1 byte
per character.
Type (keypad only) Select Small ASCII Input or Large ASCII Input.
Fill Character Specify which character you want the ASCII string padded with
if it is less than the number of input characters when the
character string is sent to the PLC. Choices are:
Spaces
Zeroes
FF*
Null (default)
* F is the hexadecimal equivalent of setting 4 bits to 1; FF
means to set all 8 bits to 1. Each character takes up one byte
(8 bits), so padding the string with FF means that all 8 bits of
each unused character in the string are set to 1.
Number of Scratchpad
Characters Specify the number of characters (from 1–64) that will be
visible in the scratchpad. This must be less than or equal to the
number of input characters.
Number of Input
Characters Specify the number of characters (1–82) that will be sent to the
PLC. If this number is greater than the number of scratchpad
characters, the scratchpad will scroll to allow more characters
to be entered.
Button Function Key
Assignments (keypad
only) Specify a function key for each of the buttons associated with
this object.