Allen-Bradley 2711-K5A3L1

Allen-Bradley's 2711-K5A3L1 operator terminal is a visualization component that is part of the 2711 series of visualization components. It is classified as a Human-Machine Interface PanelView 550 sub-category (HMI). This device is Allen-solution Bradley's for implementing real-time monitoring and control of a wide variety of processes in a variety of industries, including mining, semiconductor manufacturing, food and beverage manufacturing, automotive, cement manufacturing, aviation, petrochemical manufacturing, and oil and gas manufacturing.

The 2711-K5A3L1 has a 120 × 60 mm (4.75 x 2.38 in.) visualization screen with a resolution of 256 x 128. The screen is 5.5 inches diagonally and is composed of an LCD monochrome panel. The integrated keypad assembly provides the operator interface, which is comprised of a variety of buttons, including numeric input keys, directional buttons, confirm and cancel buttons, and ten (10) completely programmable function keys. These buttons are rated for 1 million actuations.

Through the inbuilt DH485 communication connection, the 2711-K5A3L1 interfaces with partner automation devices, such as Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), gateways, converters, and other third-party devices. This port natively supports SLC 500 or MicroLogix processors and, through communication adapters, PLC5, CompactLogix, and ControlLogix systems. The 2711-K5A3L1 is intended for use in NEMA Type 12, 13, and 4X enclosures. Recommended mounting clearances are 25mm (1 inch) on all sides (except the bottom), and 38.1 mm (1.5 inches) on the bottom. These clearances guarantee that the item receives sufficient airflowing to avoid overheating.

The 2711-K5A3L1 has built-in keys spanning from F1 to F10 that are assignable dynamically. With sophisticated alarm capabilities, one can effortlessly enter different instructions and important details as well as establish alerts. The K5A3L1 machine is powered by 24 volts DC and has 170 KB of internal memory for application runtime memory. It comes with a changeable backlight cataloged as 2711-NL1. The shipping mass and measurements are around 6 pounds and 14x11x8 inches. The K5A3L1 device is multilingual and enables the user to protect application screens with a specific password. Additionally, to the characteristics listed above, this terminal supports the use of ATA PC flash storage cards. These memory cards are quite useful for transferring programs or storing specific data since they save time in a safe and sound way.