Rockwell Automation 2706-F11J_F11JC_F21J_F21JC DL50 INSTALLATION MANUAL - Manual (Page 73)

Chapter 6
Slave Mode Operation / Examples
6–9
Table 6.B
DL40 Application Hints for using a DL40 as host
Displaying 2.1 Inch (53.3 mm) Characters
DL40 Message Type How Message Appears On DL50 DL50/DL40 Application Notes
“Line 1 Only”or “Line 2 Only” message 20
characters on the DL40
Message appears as a Line 1 or Line 2 message on
the DL50 with up to 20 characters.➀ DL50: 2.1 Inch characters or Auto-Select.
DL40: Line Used Attribute.
“Line 1 Only”or “Line 2 Only” message > 20
characters on the DL40 Appears as a Line 1 or Line 2 message on the DL50
in segments of up to 20 characters each.➀ DL50: 2.1 Inch characters or Auto-Select.
DL40: Line Used Attribute.
“All Lines” message on the DL40.
Do not send message to a DL50 in Auto-Select
mode. DL50: 2.1 Inch characters
DL40: 2 or 4 line displays.
Scrolling message on a DL40.
Also scrolls on a DL50, but the scroll rate is slower
than the DL40 wait time (in 0.1 seconds). DL50: Scroll message.
DL40: Scroll message and wait time attributes.
DL40 message contains characters that blink.
The same characters will blink on a DL50. It is
possible to scroll a message with blinking
characters. DL50: Blinking characters.
DL40: Blinking (B) characters in
message and scrolling messages.
Energize slave (DL50) relay.
DL50 relay is energized until another message is
received with the slave relay attribute set to off. DL 50: Turn on relay.
DL40: Energize slave relay attribute.
Control DL50 Tri-Color Display Colors Each message can be Red, Green or Amber.
DL40: Set slave Message Color attribute..
DL50: Displays red, green, or amber text.
➀Uses the 20 characters on the left half of Catalog No. 2706-F21J, -F21JC.
Displaying 4.8 Inch (121.9 mm) Characters
DL40 Message Type How Message Appears On DL50 DL50/DL40 Application Notes
“Line 1 Only” message 20 characters on the
DL40.
Message appears on DL50 with up to 20
characters.➁ DL50: 4.8 Inch characters.
DL40: Line Used Attribute, Wait Time Attribute
“Line 1 Only” message > 20 characters on the
DL40.
Appears as a Line 1 or Line 2 message
on the DL50 in segments of up to 20 characters
each.➁
For Catalog No. 2706-F11J, wait time = 4 is
recommended.
DL50: 4.8 Inch characters.
DL40: Line Used Attribute, Wait Time Attribute
“All Lines” message on a 2 or 4 line DL40.
Do not send message to a DL50 in
Auto-Select mode. DL50: 2.1 inch characters
DL40: 2 or 4 line displays
Scrolling message on a DL40.
Catalog No. 2706-F21J: Also scrolls, but the scroll
rate is slower than the DL40 wait time (in .1
seconds).
Catalog No. 2706-F11J: Do not use the DL40 scroll
mode attribute.➁
DL50: Scroll message
DL40: Scroll message and wait time attributes.
DL40 message contains characters that blink. The same characters will blink on a DL50.
DL50: Flash messages
DL40: “Flash” attribute and scroll message
attribute.
Energize slave (DL50) relay.
DL50 relay is energized until another message is
received with the slave relay attribute set to off. DL 50: Turn on relay.
DL40: Energize slave relay attribute.
Control DL50 Tri-Color Display Colors Each message can be Red, Green or Amber.
DL40: Set slave Message Color attribute.
DL50: Displays red, green, or amber text.
➁ Catalog No. 2706-F11J, -F11JC scrolls 20 character segments from right to left, 10 characters at a time.