Dataliner Repair

The Dataliner series from Allen-Bradley/Rockwell Automation is a series of industrial message display terminals that are available in several product groups. The Dataliner product family includes the following premium product lines: DL5, DL10, DL20, DL30, DL40, DL40P, and DL50. These terminals are used for displaying messages across the factory floor with an impressive maximum viewing range of 240 feet. These effective Dataliner vacuum fluorescent displays are produced in red and tri-color versions with 1 to 5 display character lines. The Dataliner series allows for RS-232 and RS-485 communication through parallel ports and it complies with various industrial standards for safety and emissions. Generally, the RS-232 port is used for uploading or downloading message files from personal computers and printing messages. On the other hand, the RS-485 port is used for triggering messages, multi-drop downloads and uploads, sending messages to slave message displays, and the input of ASCII data.

These Dataliner display terminals are extremely easy to maintain and their installation can be done without the use of special equipment. Their internal memory can hold messages of varying length and every stored message has a unique number. The Dataliner displays have features like extended ASCII character set support, compatibility with PLC units, selectable data modes, adjustable parameters for serial communications, onboard editors, and offline programming. If necessary, devices such as printers, alarms, or slave displays can be connected to the Dataliner display terminals. Also, the Dataliner display terminals provide a choice of operating modes for the users, with each mode containing special tools for different function sets. For example, these displays offer up to 4 different run modes and operating modes such as the backup mode, clock mode, print mode, debug mode, and the help mode. In addition to that, the series can use optional memory modules, communication cables, NEMA enclosures, keyboard front panel access kits, 120 Volts parallel input converters.