Text Entry Object

Topic: CM423

The Text Entry Object is used to enter a Text from your Panel to a PLC Register.There are two ways (or Object Styles) in which you can enter this ASCII String Text:

Style 1: Opens a Text Keypad that enables you to enter a text Message that will be written to the assigned Tag Name.
Style 2: Will require a USB input device connected to Port A of the panel.Most HID Standard USB keyboards, card scanners and bar code readers may be used with this style.The Text Entry Object must be selected on the panel for Data to be accepted from the device.The string must have a carriage return at the end of the string OR the user must touch this object on the panel screen when finished to enter the data.

Add a Text Entry Object to your Project

To add a Text Entry Object to your project

Do one of the following:

From the Main menu, click the Object menu and select Text and then Text Entry
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from the Object List, click the Object tab and double-click Text Entry
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click and drag Text Entry to the work area.

The Text Entry set-up window opens displaying the General tab.

Complete the fields on the screen that are common to all objects using the information in the Working with Objects Help topic.
Complete the remaining fields on the screen using the information in the table below.

Activate Screen Saver Object
Field	Description
Byte Swap	Different Controllers (PLC) handle Text different ways.Every two letters may appear swapped in the text.If this happens, click this check box to display characters in the proper order. Used when entered in a Text Entry object that is ABCD and the PLC Receives - BADC.
Object Style	Style 1: Opens a Text Keypad that enables you to enter a text Message that will be written to the assigned Tag Name. Style 2: Requires a USB input device connected to Port A of the panel.Most HID Standard USB keyboards, card scanners, and bar code readers may be used with this style.The Text Entry Object must be selected on the panel for Data to be accepted from the device.The string must have a carriage return at the end of the string OR the user must touch this object on the panel screen when finished to enter the data.
Keypad	Click to select the type of keypad for use with the Text Entry object.To see a preview of how the keypad would look to the user, click Keypad.To learn more about customizing a keypad, see Define Keypad Icon and Selection.

Click OK.