Aux terminal configuration – Rockwell Automation 2755 Enhanced Decoder Series B User Manual

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Configuration: AUX Terminal Data Entry

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Function 8 on the Select Operation screen accesses the AUX
Terminal Data Entry
screen. Use this screen to configure the AUX
terminal for manual data entry operations. These parameters are used
by the terminal when the AUX port is set to manual data entry (not
configuration) mode.

Note: Manual data entry and configuration modes are mutually
exclusive.

Each manual data entry parameter is defined below along with the
field type and possible values. The default value is shown in the
tables in bold letters.

Enable Keyboard Entry

Field Type Options

Select

No
Yes
No-Read

Enables or disables use of the terminal keyboard when the AUX port
is set to manual data entry mode. The default is No, which disables
keyboard data entry.

No

Disables the keyboard locally. However, the host can
remotely enable the keyboard for one message using
the Display Text Message command as explained
later in this chapter.

Yes

Enables the keyboard for data entry. Selecting Yes
enables you to manually enter data at the keyboard.
When entry is enabled, pressing [ESC] will cancel
the current entry.

AUX Terminal
Configuration

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