User Manual
170 MAPware-7000 Programming Manual
1010-1040, Rev. 02
Similarly, if digit 9 is displayed, pressing the Increase Digit by 1 key will change
the digit from 9 to 0.
o Increase Value by 1, Decrease Value by 1 keys these keys will increment or
decrement the value or number that is currently entered by one.
o Sign Key (+/-) and Sign Key (+/-) and 0 keys use these keys to change the sign
(positive or negative) of the number entered. The Sign Key with 0 adds a little
twist- if the key is pressed more than once, it will add 0s to the right of the
number entered. Note: for these keys to work, you must use configure the
target Numeric Entry register with Data Type of Signed.
o Clear Data Entry when pressed, this key clears the entire entry and starts over.
o Cancel Data Entry this key exits data entry mode without making any changes
to the value of the target register.
o Accept Data Entry this key writes the entered keypad value to the target
register.
o Switch to Next Data Entry if you have multiple Numeric/Coil Entry registers on
the screen, this key will move the focus of the keypad between registers.
o Turn Bit On, Turn Bit Off keys use these keys to set (1) or clear (0) a Bit Data
register.
Style (List M)
1. Standard Key Sample:
2. Large Key Sample:
3. Corner Key Sample:
4. Double Key Sample:
Text (List K) the text that appears in the button. The overall size of the keypad and the
font used determines the maximum number of characters.
Text Color (List Kb) determines the color of the text. Click to display the color
palette.
How do I resize a Keypad object? Move the mouse pointer over one of the resize handles.
When the pointer changes to a double-headed arrow, simply click and drag to a new location.
Note that if you resize the keypad to a point at which the buttons are too small, then an error
message displays.
Predefined ASCII (alphanumeric) Keypads
The MAPware-7000 software offers two predefined ASCII keypads that popup when using a
Numeric Entry or Bit Entry object or can display on screen. These keypads offer various styles to
customize for the particular needs of the project.