15.4.2 Procedure - Customizing the Keypad Layout / Popup

  1. From the [Common Settings (R)] menu, select [Keypad Registration (K)]. The [New Keypad/Open] dialog box appears.

  2. Set the [Number] and [Comment] and then click [New]. (For example, [Number] 1, [Comment] test)

  3. The screen to create the keypad [Clear Area] appears.

  4. From the [View (V)] menu, select [Package (P)] or click to display the [Package List] dialog box.

    • When [Keypad (B)] is selected from the [Parts (P)] menu, the [Package] dialog box displays, from which it can also be selected.

  5. Select the package name (for example, Keyboard) that is registered with the keypad you want to use, click [Open], and the [Package] dialog box appears.

  6. Select a keypad to use and place it on the [Clear Area].

  7. Create the keypad [Clear Area]. Drag the [Resize Boundary] in the four corners of the [Clear Area] setting screen to change the size. The [Resize Boundary] button you drag with the mouse cursor determines the direction in which the clear area size changes.

  8. Click the [Base 1] tab to move to the base screen.

  9. Configure settings to use the custom keypad with a Data Display. From the [Parts (P)] menu, point to [Data Display (D)] and select [Numeric Display (N)], or click the icon, and place it on the screen.

  10. Double-click the placed element. The Data Display dialog box appears.

  11. Click [Select Shape] and select the appropriate shape.

  12. In [Monitor Word Address], set up the address to store the numeric value.

  13. In the [Data Type] drop-down list, set the type of data to display.

  14. Select the [Allow Input] check box. Once you select the [Allow Input] check box, the [Data Entry] tab appears and you can enter numeric data.

  15. Click the [Data Entry] tab and the following appears. Select the [Enable Popup Keypad] check box.

  16. Specifies whether or not to keep the output when the logic program is off

  17. In the [Extended] screen, select the [User Keypad] check box and set the [Keypad] screen number (for example, 1) with the keypad setting to the [Keypads].

  18. As needed, specify the Data Display's color and text on the [Alarm/Color] tab and [Display] tab, and click [OK].