Using a keyboard – Rockwell Automation 2711E-ND1 Reference Manual PanelBuilder 1400e User Manual
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Numerics
Publication 2711E-6.15 – November 1998
Using a Keyboard
You can use the keyboard to select the Numeric Input Cursor Points
and to enter numeric values.
Only the PanelView 1000e and 1400e terminals support a keyboard.
For connection details, see “Using a Keyboard or Bar Code Reader”
in Chapters 2 and 4 of the PanelView 1000e, 1200e, and 1400e
Operator Terminals User Manual.
Note: When Set Bit Cursor Point objects or Numeric Input Cursor
Point objects occupy the same screen with a small or large ASCII
Input object, the Spacebar on the keyboard or the Select key on the
keypad terminal will place a space in the ASCII Input scratchpad.
The Home key must be used to select the Cursor Points.
Activate a Numeric Input Cursor Point object on a keypad terminal
according to the following table:
Possible Object Combinations on the
same screen
How to Activate the Object
A Numeric Input Cursor Point object and a
small ASCII Input object
Press Home on the keyboard or the
keypad terminal to move to and activate
the top left Cursor Point object.
One or more Numeric Input Cursor Point
objects and one or more Set Bit Cursor
Point objects
Press Home to select the top left Cursor
Point or press Spacebar/Select key to
activate the previously selected cursor
point object.
A Numeric Input Cursor Point object on
screen without an ASCII Input object
Press Home on the keyboard or the
keypad terminal to move to and activate
the top left Cursor Point object. Press the
Spacebar on the keyboard or the Select
key on the keypad terminal to activate the
last selected Cursor Point.
The operator can use either keys on the keyboard or keypad terminal
to activate and move within the Numeric Input Cursor Point object:
Keyboard Key:
Description:
Four-Way Arrow keys
Moves the cursor to the desired Set Bit Cursor Point or
Numeric Input Cursor Point within the object.
Home
Moves the cursor to the top left cursor point of the screen (the
default position)
Spacebar
Selects the Cursor Point operation for Set Bit Cursor Point or
Numeric Input Cursor Point object.
Esc
Deactivates the Cursor Point operation.
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