INDUSTRIAL MESSAGE DISPLAY

AT209 Vacuum Fluorescent Display

A 20-character alphanumeric industrial display built for the plant floor. 99 programmable messages, upgradable to 255, with parallel, serial and serial-trigger addressing.

Front view — 20 alphanumeric characters, upper and lower case

Technical specifications

Full engineering data for the AT209 series.

Display size and type
Number of lines1
Characters per line20
Character size9.1 H × 6.3 W mm
Character type5 × 7 vacuum fluorescent
Upper and lower caseYes
Message memory and triggering
Memory type32K nonvolatile RAM
Parallel triggeringBCD / binary, programmable
Serial triggeringYes, programmable
Message controlBlinking and intensity, programmable
Number of messages99, upgradable to 255
Physical and environmental
Operating temperature-20°C to 60°C
Humidity10 – 95%, non-condensing
Weight1.5 lbs
Mounting panel size10.25″ × 4.25″
Mounting holes9.750″ × 3.750″
Ordering options
MountingStandard ears, 4 screws
Digital inputsStandard
Analog inputsTwo additional, optional
Message programmingMSG2000 Windows software
Factory programmingAvailable on request

Ordering and part numbers

Build the part number as AT209-[trigger]-[frame].

ConfigurationPart numberTriggerFrame
Parallel / standard frameAT209-P-SParallel BCD or binaryStandard ears
Parallel / insert frameAT209-P-IParallel BCD or binaryInsert
Serial / standard frameAT209-S-SSerialStandard ears
Serial / insert frameAT209-S-ISerialInsert
Serial trigger / standard frameAT209-ST-SSerial triggerStandard ears
Serial trigger / insert frameAT209-ST-ISerial triggerInsert

Replacing a discontinued display?

The AT209CE LEGACY is a direct replacement for the Metco 9MC and is backward compatible with the Electronic Cincinnati model 5003 and Rockwell 20-character displays. Existing wiring and message logic stay as they are.

Configure and buy

Standard configurations are $550.00 USD. The AT209CE LEGACY is $650.00 USD. The MSG2000 licence is included in the hardware price. Volume and OEM pricing available on request.

Select AT209 options

MSG2000 software

Windows software for loading and editing the messages held in the unit. Supplied with the display under the MSG2000 licence agreement.

MSG2000 message programming interface
Rear panel — parallel and serial connection terminals
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