The Allen-Bradley 2711P-B6C3D is a PanelView Plus Operator terminal. This operator terminal is part of the PanelView Plus 600 product category. This operator terminal is specifically used for implementing real-time communication between machine and processes by actively communicating with partner Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) from Allen-Bradley and 3rd party devices. This operator terminal is especially compatible with the PLC5, SLC500, MicroLogix, CompactLogix and ControlLogix product families and other controllers of different brands.

The 2711P-B6C3D has built-in DH485 communication port, ideally used for communicating with legacy devices; RS232 port for point-to-point communication; Ethernet communication port for modern connectivity and networked communication as well as USB communication port for connecting external input peripherals such as mouse and keyboard as well as removable storage devices.

The 2711-B6C3D features a 5.5-inch colored display screen that may be configured to provide a color- coded process mimic. This screen has resolution of 320 x 240 and display area of 112 x 84 mm (4.4 x 3.3 in.) with luminance of 300 cd/m2 Nits It also has a dual operator interface such as keypad and touchscreen interface. These input interfaces are both rated for up to 1 million actuation.

This operator terminal is powered by an external 18-30VDC supply voltage with power consumption of 25W or 1.0 A at 24V DC.

The 2711-B6C3D is approved for installation in application areas identified c-UL-us, CE (EMC), CE (LVD), C-Tick application locations. It is also marine and approved for use in Class I, Div 2, Group A, B, C, D, Class I, Zone 2, Group IIC (2), Class II, Div 2 Groups F, G and Class III Hazardous Locations.

It has stainless-steel keypads with Functional (F1-F10), Navigational, and Alpha-Numerical keys, with an actuator rating of about a million presses, and a shock of 340G. The 2711P-B6C3D has a 64MB non-volatile flash memory/64MB Random Access Memory used for Bitmaps or recording data, and it supports an external 256MB compact memory flash card for memory expansion.

The 2711P-B6C3D also has a USB port for connection to peripheral devices, and it requires a power supply with an input voltage range of 10-32VDC and a power output of 25W max at 1A and 24V DC. Its functional temperature ranges between 0 and 55 °C (32 and 131 °F) at 5-95% non-condensing relative humidity, and it can withstand an operating shock of 15G with 2G vibration. The 2711P-B6C3D is CE, c-UL, and UL-certified, and it is designed with a NEMA Type 12, 13, 4X, IP54, and IP65-rated casing. Its net weight is 930g (2.05lb) with dimensions of 167mm x 266mm x 98mm (6.58 x 10.47in x 3.86in).