Title: Allen-Bradley PanelView Plus 6 2711P-K12C4D1 12-inch Color Keypad HMI Terminal

Product Overview: The Allen-Bradley PanelView Plus 6 2711P-K12C4D1 is a high-performance Human Machine Interface (HMI) designed to provide robust and reliable operator control and visualization in demanding industrial environments. As a key component of the PanelView Plus 6 family, this 12-inch color HMI with a physical keypad empowers operators with intuitive access to machine and process data, enhancing productivity, reducing downtime, and improving overall operational efficiency. Its advanced features and seamless integration capabilities make it an ideal solution for a wide range of industrial automation applications, ensuring precise control and real-time monitoring of critical processes. This HMI is engineered for durability and longevity, offering a superior user experience for complex industrial control systems.

Key Features & Benefits:

12-inch Color Display: Features a large, vibrant 12.1-inch color TFT LCD screen with SVGA (800 x 600) resolution, providing crisp, clear, and detailed visualization of complex graphics, trends, alarms, and process data, significantly enhancing operator situational awareness.
Keypad Input: Equipped with a durable physical keypad for precise and tactile data entry and control, making it ideal for environments where touchscreens may be challenging to use (e.g., gloved hands, dusty or wet conditions), ensuring reliable operator interaction.
Versatile Communication Options: Includes integrated Ethernet (10/100Base-T) and RS-232 ports, offering flexible connectivity for seamless integration with Rockwell Automation Logix controllers (ControlLogix, CompactLogix) and other industrial devices, supporting EtherNet/IP, DF1, and Modbus RTU protocols.
DC Power Input: Operates on a standard 24V DC power supply, common in industrial control panels, ensuring stable and reliable power delivery for continuous operation in diverse industrial settings.
Robust Industrial Design: Engineered to withstand harsh industrial environments, offering exceptional durability and reliability against shock, vibration, and a wide range of operating temperatures, ensuring long-term performance and reduced maintenance.
FactoryTalk View Studio Integration: Seamlessly integrates with Rockwell Software FactoryTalk View Studio for efficient application development, configuration, and maintenance, significantly reducing engineering time and simplifying system deployment.
Enhanced Security Features: Supports advanced user authentication and authorization capabilities, ensuring secure access to control systems and protecting critical operations from unauthorized access, enhancing system integrity.
Improved Performance: Features a powerful Intel XScale 1 GHz processor and increased memory (512 MB RAM, 512 MB non-volatile storage), leading to quicker screen updates, faster application execution, and more responsive operator interaction.
USB Ports: Includes multiple USB 2.0 ports (Type A and Type B) for convenient transfer of application files, firmware updates, and connection of external devices such as keyboards, mice, or barcode scanners.
SD Card Slot: Provides an integrated SD card slot for additional storage, enabling easy backup of application files, data logging, recipe management, and simplified system recovery.

Applications:

Manufacturing Automation: Ideal for controlling and monitoring production lines, assembly processes, packaging machinery, and robotic cells in discrete manufacturing.
Process Control: Widely used in chemical plants, water treatment facilities, oil and gas operations, and food and beverage processing for real-time process visualization, control, and alarm management.
Material Handling: Essential for managing conveyor systems, automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS), and logistics operations in warehouses and distribution centers.
Energy Management: Applied in power generation, distribution, and renewable energy systems for monitoring and controlling electrical infrastructure.
Building Automation: Utilized in large commercial and industrial buildings for HVAC control, security systems, and overall facility management.
Automotive Industry: Employed in various stages of automotive manufacturing, including body shops, paint shops, and final assembly lines, for precise control and monitoring.
Pharmaceutical Production: Ensures precise control, data logging, and compliance in drug manufacturing and biotechnology processes.

Technical Specifications:

Part Number: 2711P-K12C4D1
Alternate Part Number: 2711PK12C4D1
Series: PanelView Plus 6
Display Size: 12.1 inches
Display Type: Color TFT LCD
Input Type: Keypad
Resolution: 800 x 600 SVGA
Backlight Life: 50,000 hours (minimum)
Communication Ports: 1 x Ethernet (10/100Base-T), 1 x RS-232 (DH-485/DF1/Modbus RTU)
USB Ports: 2 x USB 2.0 (Type A), 1 x USB 2.0 (Type B)
SD Card Slot: 1 x SD Card
Memory: 512 MB RAM, 512 MB non-volatile storage
Processor: Intel XScale 1 GHz
Operating System: Windows CE 6.0
Power Input: 24V DC nominal (18-32V DC)
Power Consumption: 70W max (3.0A at 24V DC)
Enclosure Rating: NEMA 4X, 12, 13; IP66
Operating Temperature: 0 to 55 degrees Celsius (32 to 131 degrees Fahrenheit)
Storage Temperature: -25 to 70 degrees Celsius (-13 to 158 degrees Fahrenheit)
Shock: 15 g (operating), 30 g (non-operating)
Vibration: 2 g (operating)
Certifications: UL, c-UL, CE, C-Tick, KCC
Weight: Approximately 4.5 kg (9.9 lbs)