Selecting Points With The Function/Numeric Keypad - Tyco 4100ES Operator's Manual

Selecting Points with the Function/Numeric Keypad

Overview
The Function/Numeric Keypad, shown in Figure 4-1 below, allows you to quickly select points.
For example, pressing the AUX key (key also labelled 3) selects the auxiliary relay point category.
After selecting a category, the points of that type are displayed on the screen. You can type the
number of the desired point directly, or scroll through the list to find it.
After a point has been displayed, you can scroll through all the points in the system from that
point, or select another point directly by entering another identifier using the keypad.
You can select either a local point or a network point. A local point is one that is physically
connected to the panel in front of you, and a network point is one that is located on a different
panel but has been programmed so that it can be selected and controlled from the panel you are at.
There may be several ways of selecting a point. Generally, the most convenient way is to use the
point name, e.g., AUX 3 for a relay or M2-3 for an IDNet device.
Some system points can be selected only by their direct address, but there is not normally any need
to work with these points. The point name method is recommended.
The format for entering a point name requires a hyphen between levels. For example, a module
with address 12 on IDNet loop 4 may have two sub-points. The address of sub-point 2 on that
device is IDNet 4-12-2.
Only numbers and the hyphen keys are valid entries. The maximum number of digits allowed in
an identifier input is eleven (11), including the hyphens, excluding the <ENTER> key. See Table
4-1 for other examples.
Selecting Points
Refer to Table 4-1 for information on using the Function/Numeric keypad to select points on this
directly
panel.
Figure 4-1. Function/Numeric Keypad
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