Rockwell Automation 2711-ND3 PanelBuilder v2.60 Software User Manual - Manual (Page 166)

10–14 Creating Data Entry Controls
Publication 2711-6.0
ASCII Scratchpad – 550 Touch Screen Terminals
Display Area Character Keyboard
Controls
Cursor
Cursor Control Keys
To select characters from the Character Keyboard, the operator
presses the cursor control keys to move the cursor over a character
and then presses the
SEL key. The character is entered in the Display
Area. This area scrolls so the operator can enter a character string
that is longer than the Display Area. All characters are sent to the
controller even if not visible.
After entering all the characters, the operator sends the string to the
controller by pressing
↵
. The leftmost character is placed in the high
byte of the first word (of the write tag address), the next character in
the low byte and so on.
Note: DeviceNet ASCII Entry allows for byte swapping.
Controls Function
A " B Y Moves the cursor up, down, left, or right in the Character Keyboard.
SEL Selects the highlighted character and places it at the cursor position in the Display Area.
INS
Toggles between Insert and Overwrite modes. The overstrike mode appears in reverse video.
In Insert mode, the character selected is inserted before the cursor in the Display Area. If the maximum number of
characters has been entered in the Display Area, new characters are ignored.
In Overwrite mode, the selected character replaces the character at the cursor in the Display Area.
<< Moves the cursor one character to the left in the Display Area.
>> Moves the cursor one character to the right in the Display Area.
ESC Closes the scratchpad without making any changes.
CLR Clears the string in the Display Area.
²
Deletes the character to the left of the cursor in the Display Area.
↵
Sends the character string to the assigned write tag address in the remote device.
After pressing
↵
to open the ASCII scratchpad, the character string is highlighted. If the operator selects a character
immediately, the terminal clears the Display Area and displays the selected character. If the operator presses a control key,
the terminal continues to display the existing string, allowing the operator to edit it.