Rockwell Automation 2711E-ND1 Reference Manual PanelBuilder 1400e - Manual (Page 8)

Preface
Publication 2711E-6.15 – November 1998
Preface
Welcome to Allen-Bradley’s PanelBuilder

1400e Configuration
Software for Windows, Version 5. With this software you can create
applications in Microsoft

Windows

3.1 (or later), Windows 95,
and in Windows NT 4.0 operating systems. You can use the
PanelBuilder applications in PanelView

1000e, 1200e, or 1400e
terminals, or PanelView 1200 Series F and later terminals that have
been enhanced to -MC catalog numbers.
PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows, Version 5,
provides the advantages, as well as other enhancements, that
PanelBuilder 1400e, Version 4, offered. These include:
•
support for ControlNet 1.5 Scheduled Mode communications
•
Numeric and ASCII Input object support for external keyboard
and bar code reader inputs
•
support for A-B Dataliner message display compatibility
•
high resolution support for 800 by 600 screens for the
PanelView 1400e terminal
•
support for additional HP

laser printer compatibility
•
increased number of alarm messages and enhanced alarm history
support for Acknowledge All, Clear All, and Home/End features
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increased number of alarm history records
•
increased number of local and information messages
•
support for the Logix55xx Processors communicating in
ControlLogix Legacy mode
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enhanced addressing for file transfers over networks using
ControlLogix bridge addressing
•
support for additional smaller font sizes
•
support for viewing manuals online from your PanelBuilder
application
•
direct placement of objects to specific x,y coordinates
•
snap-to feature for line objects
•
most recently used list records up to four applications
For a more comprehensive description of each of these features, see
“What’s New in PanelBuilder 1400e, Version 5” in Chapter 1 of
Getting Started with PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for
Windows.
Welcome to
PanelBuilder 1400e
Configuration Software for
Windows