Rockwell Automation 2706-MB1 MESSAGEVIEW 421 SOFTWARE MANUAL - Manual (Page 315)

Glossary G–7
Publication 2706-817
Menu – A list of related commands in MessageBuilder software.
Menu names appear in a menu bar under the title bar at the top of the
Message Editor Table View.
Message – The basic unit of a MessageBuilder Application. It
contains any or all of the following: text, embedded Variables,
Graphics and, enabled Function Keys. Each message has
Attributes and a Value Trigger, and it may also have a Bit Trigger.
It is edited in the Edit Box.
MessageBuilder Software – A Microsoft Windows based program
used to develop an Application that can run in a MessageView
terminal.
Message Editor – The main window for Application design. See
also Table View; Terminal View.
Message List – Messages are entered in the Message List at the
bottom of the Message Editor Table View as they are created. They
may be returned to the Edit Box for editing. Messages in the
Message List may be rearranged in a number of ways as needed.
MessageView Terminal – An Allen-Bradley Device which runs a
MessageBuilder Application and controls a process. The terminal
provides an operator display interface to a Controller and often to
other devices when the application is executing. Terminals differ in
their Keypad options and their Firmware. Thus an Application must
be designed for the capabilities of one type of terminal.
MFT – Acronym for the MessageBuilder File Transfer Utility.
MVA Format – See Application File.
N –
Node – A point on a network to which a device can be connected.
The MessageView terminal may be at a node on a Remote I/O
network or an ASCII Triggering Device network.
Node Address – A unique integer assigned to each node on a
network. Data transfer between devices on a network requires a
destination address.
Numeric Keypad – On MessageView 421N and 421F terminals,
keys the operator can use to input data in Numeric Entry variables.