Application Scenarios
A typical deployment of the 2711P-K6M20D8 unfolds on a mid-sized OEM packaging-machine build, where a CompactLogix 5380 controller is paired with a small panel cutout of just 142 × 241 mm on the enclosure door. Operators need to toggle recipe presets, jog servo axes, acknowledge safety faults, and swap between product families without touching a laptop — but the panel has no room for a larger 7- or 10-inch terminal. The 2711P-K6M20D8 resolves this pain point directly: its 10 programmable function keys handle high-frequency actions with tactile certainty even when operators wear nitrile gloves, while the embedded 10/100 Mbps EtherNet/IP port connects straight to the CompactLogix without an intermediate protocol converter. The hot-swappable SD card slot lets the plant’s process engineer pull an alarm-history dump or push a firmware revision to the 2711P-K6M20D8 during a changeover window — no PLC stop, no screen re-commissioning, no downtime penalty. On lines where a legacy PanelView Standard 550 has reached end-of-life, the 2711P-K6M20D8 also serves as the modern successor, preserving comparable panel real estate while gaining Ethernet connectivity and FactoryTalk integration.
Parameter
| Main Parameters | Value / Description |
|---|---|
| Product Model | 2711P-K6M20D8 |
| Manufacturer | Allen-Bradley / Rockwell Automation |
| Product Category | PanelView Plus 6 – 600 Grayscale Keypad Operator Terminal (HMI) |
| Display Size & Type | 5.7-inch grayscale TFT LCD |
| Display Resolution | 320 × 240 pixels, 16-level gray; brightness 440 cd/m² |
| Display Area | 115 × 86 mm (4.5 × 3.4 in.) |
| Operator Input | Stainless-steel domed membrane keypad, 10 function keys (F1–F10), 1-million-press actuation, 340 g operating force |
| Backlight | White LED, non-replaceable, 25,000 hours minimum at 25 °C |
| System Memory | 256 MB RAM, 512 MB nonvolatile flash (~73 MB free user memory) |
| Communication Ports | Ethernet 10/100 Mbps (Auto-MDI/MDI-X) + RS-232 serial |
| USB Ports | 1 USB host (2.0, hot-swappable) + 1 USB device port |
| External Storage | Hot-swappable SD card slot supporting 1784-SDx cards |
| Operating System | Windows CE 6.0 (FactoryTalk View Machine Edition 6.10+ preloaded) |
| Supply Voltage | 18–30 V DC (24 V DC nominal), requires Class 2 / SELV / PELV source |
| Power Consumption | 15 W max (0.6 A @ 24 V DC), 9 W typical |
| Operating Temperature | 0 to 55 °C (32 to 131 °F) |
| Enclosure Rating | NEMA 12/13, 4X indoor; IP54/IP65/IP66 front panel |
| Terminal Dimensions | 167 × 266 × 68 mm (6.58 × 10.47 × 2.68 in.), keypad without AC module |
| Panel Cutout | 142 × 241 mm (5.61 × 9.50 in.) |
| Weight | Approx. 728 g (1.60 lb) |
| Real-Time Clock Battery | Field-replaceable CR2032, cat. 2711P-RY2032, 4-year minimum life, ±2 min/month accuracy |
