Brand Allen Bradley
Resolution: about 256 x 128
Display area: 120 x 60 mm (4.75 x 2.38 in)
Display type: monochrome LCD blue mode display
Product type: Operation terminal
Allen-Bradley's 2711-B5A8 operating terminal is the PanelView 550, part of the Bulletin 2711 PanelView standard operating terminal product family. The operating terminal features a 5.5-inch display with a resolution of 256 x 128 and a display area of 120 x 60 mm (4.75 x 2.38 inches). The operating terminal has dual communication ports, one of which supports Data Highway Plus (DH+) and RS323 for printing alarm and system messages. With Data Highway + (DH+), a Daisy chain of up to 32 devices can be connected in a single node, each node is 4000 m long. It is a token passing protocol that allows nodes connected to a network to exchange data over a 1770-CD or Belden 9463 communication cable.
The 2711-B5A8 is equipped with a keyboard assembly with ten (10) function keys from F1 to F10 that are fully programmable to suit the desired operator operation. In addition to this, keys can also be assigned global or local functions, allowing keys to have variable functions or common fixed assignments in each HMI window, regardless of the window currently displayed. Equally important, the terminal has a touch-sensitive interface that allows the device to be operated by pressing directly on the screen. Both the keyboard and touch screen can operate up to 1 million operations. The 2711-B5A8 operating terminal features a monochrome LCD blue mode display with a backlight life of 100,000 hours. It has a power input voltage range of 85-264V AC and a frequency of 47-63 Hz. It supports alarm handling, screen security, analog meters, ATA memory cards for expanding non-volatile memory.
The obsolete 2711-B5A8 PanelView 550 is an older operating terminal that allows users to interact with a variety of machines. The Panelview terminal is equipped with a 5.5-inch human machine interface or HMI. Monochrome LCD blue mode screen. Users can control the 2711-B5A8 device by entering information and commands using the keyboard and touch screen.
2711-B5A8 Operating terminal uses 120V AC power supply. The 2711-B5A8 unit has 170 KB of internal application runtime memory. The unit also has an internal backlight replacement part number 2711-NL1. The 2711-B5A8 operates using solid-state electronics. Do not use it as an emergency stop mechanism or any other type of safety device. The approximate shipping weight and dimensions of the 2711-B5A8 PanelView 550 operating terminal are 6 pounds and 14 x 11 x 8 inches, respectively.
