Rockwell Automation 2711E-ND1 Reference Manual PanelBuilder 1400e - Manual (Page 93)

87 Numerics
Publication 2711E-6.15 – November 1998
Configuring the Numeric Entry Keypad
Configure the Numeric Entry Keypad 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 Specify Small Numeric Entry Keypad or Large Numeric Entry
Keypad.
Decimal Point Specify whether the operator can enter a number with decimal
points, and how the decimal points appear in the scratchpad.
Disabled—the operator cannot enter a decimal point.
Implicit—allows the operator to enter the number and decimal
point. Assign an analog tag with Floating Point data type.
Fixed Position—you specify where the decimal point is
positioned in the scratchpad display. See Digits after Decimal
Point, next.
PLC Controlled—allows the PLC to determine the number of
digits that appear after the decimal point by specifying a value
at the Decimal Point Position control.
The PLC Controlled decimal position can display 1 to 15
decimal digits. If the value returned by the Decimal Point
Position control is outside this range, the decimal character is
replaced by a single asterisk (*).
Decimal Key Controlled—allows the operator to enter the
number and decimal point. The terminal calculates the decimal
point position and writes this value to the Decimal Point Position
control.
For more details, see “Using the Decimal Point” earlier in this
chapter.
Digits after Decimal
Point If you specify the decimal point as Fixed Position, enter the
number of digits that will appear after the decimal point. The
maximum is 15.