The Allen-Bradley 2711P-K12C4A8 PanelView Plus 6 Terminal facilitates the user’s ability to monitor and control machines with its interactive graphics display module. It has flexible configuration through its separate logic, display, and communication modules.

The 2711P-K12C4A8 terminal comes with a 12.1-inch active-matrix backlit screen with a keypad input. The keypad has a stainless-steel membrane for protection and navigation, numeric, and function keys. It has an 800 x 600 resolution and 18-bit color graphics. It also has 512 MB each of RAM and nonvolatile memory for data storage. It measures 20 x 14 x 8 inches and weighs 10 lbs. The 2711P-K12C4A8 runs on 100 - 240V AC and at 50 - 60 Hz. For communication, it comes with Ethernet and RS-232 serial ports and with optional DH-485, DH+, and ControlNet modules. The 2711P-K12C4A8 also has 2 USB ports for connecting external devices such as mice, keyboards, printers, and flash drives.

It also supports a Secure Digital (SD) card for data backup and it includes a real-time clock for timestamping critical data. The clock battery’s minimum lifespan of 4 years. The 2711P-K12C4A8 is superior to its predecessors in the areas of transition rate, processor speed, memory, and illumination.

The EtherNet/IP (Ethernet Industrial Protocol) is an open industrial network that supports real-time I/O messaging, as well as message exchange. The Ethernet port connects to a controller on an EtherNet/IP network by using both the network and standard Ethernet connections. This port can work with application transfers and printing as well. The EtherNet/IP screen displays and allows the user to modify some of the EtherNet/IP communication settings for a PanelView terminal.

he embedded RS232 interface supports DH485 and DF1 protocols. This port has configurable data exchange speed and ideally used for peer-to-peer connections, not exceeding 15 meters. For longer distances and networked architecture, the embedded Ethernet IP port is used which supports a maximum of 100 meters in linear topology. It may be further extended to using additional swtches or conversion to Fiber Optic Media. It supports data transmission speed of 10/100 mbps with auto-negotiation capability.

This operator terminal is operated using the embedded keypad which is composed of 40 Fully programmable function keys, K1-K20 and F1-F20. It also has numeric and confirmation keys as well as navigation keypad. These keypad assembly is designed to operate up to 1 million actuations.

Process is monitored via the 12.1 in. Colored Display screen with resolution of 800 x 600 in 18-bit color graphics. This operator terminal comes with integrated memory allocated for 512MB Random Access Memory (RAM) and 512 MB Non-Volatile memory with approximately 79MB as free user memory.