Configuring the goto configure mode button – Rockwell Automation 2711E-ND1 Reference Manual PanelBuilder 1400e User Manual

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Goto Configure Mode

Publication 2711E-6.15 – November 1998

The following table shows the behavior of the terminal at power up:

If the terminal is powered up with

Then the terminal powers up in

The Software Mode Switching option
disabled

The mode indicated by the hardware
keyswitch

The Software Mode Switching option
enabled, and the hardware key switch in
Run Mode

The same mode it was in at power down

The Software Mode Switch option enabled
and the hardware keyswitch in Configure
Mode

Configure Mode

The Software Mode Switch button also lets you enable or disable the
Run Mode button on the Terminal Configuration screen.

Enable

ĊIf you enable the software mode switch, operators can

switch the terminal from Run mode to Configure mode using the
Goto Configure Mode button. Also the Run Mode button on the
Terminal Configuration screen is enabled.

Disable

ĊIf you disable the software mode switch, the Goto

Configure Mode button is disabled, and the Run Mode button on
the Terminal Configuration screen is disabled.

Configuring the Goto Configure Mode Button

Configure the Goto Configure Mode button according to this 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.

Function Key
(Keypad only)

Specify which function key the operator must press to activate
this button.

You can adjust the size of the button and format its foreground color,
background color, button margins (touch screen applications only),
border style, fill style, and blink attributes. For details on formatting
objects see “Changing Object Appearance” in Chapter 9, Creating
Objects
, in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for
Windows User Manual
.

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