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Please read the entire installation manual prior to installing and using this equipment. Only qualified personnel may install, operate or repair this equipment. Beijer Electronics AB is not responsible for modified, altered or renovated equipment. Because the equipment has a wide range of applications, users must acquire the appropriate knowledge to use the equipment properly in their specific applications.
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Telephone.......Fax..........E-mail ..................Please fax this page to the Marketing Department, Beijer Electronics AB at +46-40-93 23 01, or send it by conventional mail to The Marketing Department, Beijer Electronics AB Box 426, SE-201 24 MALMÖ, Sweden. Comments can also be sent to manual@beijer.se.
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– Do not place the product where it might be exposed to strong magnetic fields. – Do not install the product in direct sunlight. – Peripheral equipment must be appropriate for the application. Beijer Electronics AB, MA00645...
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Dismantling and scrapping – The product or parts thereof shall be recycled according to local regulations. – The following components contain substances that might be hazardous to health and the environment: lithium battery and electrolytic capacitor. Beijer Electronics AB, MA00645...
Introduction Introduction The extended function keyboard C-Key16 can be used provide an operator terminal with 16 extended function keys and LEDs. A maximum of four extended keyboards can be connected to one operator terminal. The terminal scans all keyboards in the network, detectives changes on function keys and writes new values to the LED register.
RS485 port on the operator terminal, independent of Point-to-Point or multidrop configuration. The default setting is the RS232C port. If more than one C-Key16 is connected to an operator terminal, the keyboards are connected in an RS485 multidrop network. Connecting also the terminal in the RS485 multidrop network gives the most efficient communication.
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PC (FTP, Web, etc.) or printer, No Protocol mode Four extended keyboards connected to an operator terminal. Note! The function Dual drivers is supported, but two serial drivers and C-Key16 cannot be used at the same time. Beijer Electronics AB, MA00645...
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Configuration Example configuration Operator terminal C-Key16, stn 2 C-Key16, stn 1 RS422 RS232C (CAB21) RS485 Controller The stations are configured according to the table below. The settings made are indicated by the corresponding LEDs. For configuration instructions, see chapter Setup.
Settings such as station number, communication speed and port can be changed from the default setting by using the function keys. The power is to be turned on while pressing the function keys. The selected settings will be indicated by the corresponding LEDs. Beijer Electronics AB, MA00645...
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* Functions intended for troubleshooting and updating, normally not used. Note! If only one C-Key16 is used, pass through must not be enabled (the LED L7 must not light up in green when the power is turned on). Beijer Electronics AB, MA00645...
Adding an extended keyboard is made under Setup/Peripherals. Drag the CKeyNet icon from Unused functions and drop it on the selected communica- tion port, or right-click on the icon and select which communication port to connect to. Beijer Electronics AB, MA00645...
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The digital signal stated in the Dim I/O box is used to dim all LEDs on the key- board. Right-click on each of the extended keyboards and select Open to configure the function keys, LEDs and text strips. Beijer Electronics AB, MA00645...
Settings in CIMREX PROG Function keys The 16 function keys can only be defined as global keys. Selecting Open, as described above, and double-clicking on a function key, displays the function key configuration window. Beijer Electronics AB, MA00645...
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Performs the selected function in the list of options, e.g. Acknowledge alarm, Login to specified security level or Zoom up text size. Macro Performs the functions in the selected macro. A macro can contain up to eight operations on I/O signals with different events. Beijer Electronics AB, MA00645...
There is no separate heart beat LED, but all LEDs together will flash in red if the communication to the master terminal is broken, i.e. if the C-Key16 has not received any information in a couple of seconds.
Right-clicking on the CKey icon and selecting Open under Setup/Peripherals displays a view of the keyboard. Double-click on the text strip to display the text strip configuration window. The text strip can be printed by selecting File/Print and checking Text strips. Beijer Electronics AB, MA00645...
-20° to +70 °C Storage temperature Relative humidity 85 % non-condensed EMC tests The product conforms with the essential protection requirements in article 4 of the directive 89/336/EEC. Noise tested according to: EN50081-1 emission and EN61000-6-2 immunity. Beijer Electronics AB, MA00645...
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