2711-B5A8L1

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Rated 4.5 with 6 reviews

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2711-B5A8L1

Description: The 2711-B5A8L1 belongs to the Allen-Bradley PanelView Standard Operator Terminals. This terminal is 24VDC powered with Keypad and Touch operator interfaces and built-in Data Highway Plus (DH+) and RS232 printer port.

Urgent Automation is NOT an authorized distributor for this manufacturer and therefore the manufacturer’s warranty does not apply.

Product comes with Urgent Automation's 1-year warranty.


Description: The 2711-B5A8L1 belongs to the Allen-Bradley PanelView Standard Operator Terminals. This terminal is 24VDC powered with Keypad and Touch operator interfaces and built-in Data Highway Plus (DH+) and RS232 printer port.


Rated 4.5 with 6 reviews







About 2711-B5A8L1

The 2711-B5A8L1 is a PanelView 550 which belongs to the Bulletin 2711 PanelView Standard Operator Terminal product family. The unit has a 5.5-inch display with a resolution of 256 x 128. The terminal has a Two (2) built-in ports intended for Data Highway Plus (DH+) and RS232 for alarm printing functions. Data Highway Plus (DH+) is a Token-Passing protocol to allow nodes connected to the network to perform data exchange over the cable. The 2711-B5A8L1 PanelView 550 has Ten (10) Function keys (F1 to F10) assignable to a variety of application for use during terminal runtime. The touchscreen cells have an actuation lifespan of 1 million presses which allows direct interaction with the operator terminal element. The terminal has Monochrome LCD blue mode display with a backlight life of 100,000 hr. The 2711-B5A8L1 rated power supply input range is 18…32V DC (24V DC nom). The Operator terminal’s built-in Random Access Memory (RAM) is 170KB and 240KB non-volatile memory. The non-volatile memory can be expanded with the use of an ATA memory card with memory options ranging from 2MB to 32 flash memory. Operator terminal accessories include antiglare overlays, function key legend inserts, backlight replacements, Real-time clock modules, mounting hardware, Power supply terminal block and interface modules, communication cables and upload / download cables. The 2711-B5A8L1 printer port support printing of triggered messages, triggered state of multistate indicators, alarm messages and alarm list. Any IBM character enhanced printer can be used for this feature. The terminal is capable of displaying diagnostic messages such as operation status, minor faults and input errors and operator dialogs especially process confirmation. Create detailed design of the operator terminal’s runtime interface using the PanelBuilder32 software. The built-in library of elements enables accurate mimic representation of the process being controlled. Software elements such as Pushbuttons, Selector switches, Screen Selectors, Data Entry objects, Information displays, Alarm diagnostics and a variety of drawing elements ranging from basic shapes, custom graphics, standard ISA symbols and bitmap images. PanelView part number ending in L1 refer to a DC powered unit.

Technical specifications:


Manufacturer: Rockwell Automation
Brand: Allen-Bradley
Part Number: 2711-B5A8L1
Product Family: PanelView Standard Terminals
Product TypeOperator Terminals
Operator Input: Keypad / Touch
Display Type: Monochrome LCD blue mode display
Display Area: 120 x 60 mm (4.75 x 2.38 in.)
Resolution:256 x 128
Backlight:100,000 hr LED backlight life
Application memory: 310 application runtime; 1008 KB nonvolatile memory (application objects plus text and bitmaps)
KeypadStainless-steel domed membrane Keypad, navigation, function keys
Touchscreen:Touch cells: 128 Actuation: 1 million presses
Communication ports:Data Highway Plus (DH+)); RS232 (Printer)
Manufacturer: Rockwell Automation
Brand: Allen-Bradley
Part Number: 2711-B5A8L1
Product Family: PanelView Standard Terminals
Product TypeOperator Terminals
Operator Input: Keypad / Touch
Display Type: Monochrome LCD blue mode display
Display Area: 120 x 60 mm (4.75 x 2.38 in.)
Resolution:256 x 128
Backlight:100,000 hr LED backlight life
Application memory: 310 application runtime; 1008 KB nonvolatile memory (application objects plus text and bitmaps)
KeypadStainless-steel domed membrane Keypad, navigation, function keys
Touchscreen:Touch cells: 128 Actuation: 1 million presses
Communication ports:Data Highway Plus (DH+)); RS232 (Printer)
Common misspellings:
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  • 271l-B5A8L1
  • 2711-85A8L1
  • 2711-B5AbL1
  • 2711-B5A811
  • 2711-B5A8Ll