16.3.1 Procedure - Display Inputs from USB Keyboard/EZ Numpad

When [Allow Input Bit Address] (X50) is ON, numeric values entered via the USB keyboard are displayed on the Data Display. Define the data storage location of data input from the USB Keyboard as D100 in the Device/PLC.

1. Configure the settings for an external input device.
   From the [Project] menu, select [System Settings], and click [Input Equipment] to open Input Equipment Settings dialog box.

2. From the [Type] drop-down list, select [Bar Code Reader]. For the [Port], select [USB]. For [Save Data in], select [Data Display].
   

   

   • In order to use EZ Numpad, you must configure [Input Mode] from the [Numpad] tab. In order to use EZ Numpad for entering data, select [Use tenkey].
     

3. Open the screen and configure the Data Display part used to display USB keyboard inputs.
   On the [Parts (P)] menu, select [Data Display (D)] and then click [Numeric Display (N)], or click the icon, and place it on the screen.

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

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

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

7. Select a data type in [Data Type], and then select the [Allow Input] check box.
   

8. Click the [Data Entry] tab and select [Bit]. Set the [Allow Input Bit Address]. Data input is enabled when this bit address is ON.
   

9. Click [Extended] and select the [Input Barcode] check box. This enables you to input data from an external input device.
   

   

   • When using the EZ Numpad, the [Input Barcode] setting is not required.

10. If necessary, set the Data Display color and text on the [Color/Alarm] and [Display] tabs, and click [OK].