Create Design Part Terminals and Wires
Explanation
This activity is used to create terminals and wires for design parts. Whether a design part will have terminals
or wires, is configured
on the class level in Class Properties. For example, a design part class for
Junction Boxes is configured to have terminals, and a class for cables is configured to
have wires. Terminals and wires defined on design parts will be utilized in
updating design objects for which the design object to design part connection is
established.
Prerequisites
Design parts of a design part class configured with the appropriate class
property must exist.
System Effects
Design part terminals and wires are defined.
Window
Design Part Terminals
Design Part Wires
Related Window Descriptions
Design Part Terminals
Design Part Wires
Procedure
- Open the Design Part Terminals
window.
- Click New.
- In the Standard field, enter the name of the standard of the
design part for which
terminals are being created. Use the List of Values to select a suitable
standard. The standard of the default plant if defined in
User Settings
will be displayed by default.
- In the Design Part field, enter the identity of the design
part for which the terminal is being created. Use the List of Values to
select a suitable design part.
- In the Sort Order field, enter an integer to indicate the order of display for the terminal. The
sort order is later used to decide in what order the terminals will be displayed
in windows.
- In the Terminal field, enter the identity of the terminal. This
value should be unique for a design part.
The following values may be entered optionally:
- In the Type field, enter the type of the terminal. If
the terminals are not of the same type, they can be differentiated here. For
example, every third terminal has a different color (yellow/green) or
different size (thicker).
- In the Group field, enter the group of the terminal. Terminals
may be grouped within a terminal group (e.g., double terminals or triple
terminals).
- In the Connection Level field, enter the
terminal's connection code level. For example, you might have the following
connection levels: JB (junction box), IO (I/O card), CCF (cross connection
field side) or 1 (field), 2 (first connection point after field), 3 (second
connection point after field). The connection level is used when you
automatically generate drawings.
- In the Potential field, enter the potential for
the terminal (e.g., +, -, +24, 0). This will represent the coordinate (Y) on
the automatic generation of circuit diagrams. An update of potential will
cause a recursive update of the potential through connected wires and
terminals.
- In the Max No of Wires field, enter the
highest number of connected wires allowed for the terminal.
- Click Save.
- Open the Design Part Wires
window.
- Click New.
- In the Standard field, enter the name of the standard of the
design part for which
wires are being created. Use the List of Values to select a suitable
standard. The standard of the default plant if defined in
User Settings
will be displayed by default.
- In the Design Part field, enter the identity of the design
part for which the wire is being created. Use the List of Values to
select a suitable design part.
- In the Sort Order field, enter an integer to indicate the
order of display for the wire. The sort order is later used to decide in
what order the wires will be displayed in windows.
- In the Wire field, enter the identity of the wire. This value
should be unique within a cable.
The following values may be entered optionally:
- In the From Label field, enter the
description for the From end of the connection.
- In the To Label field, enter the description for the To
end of the connection.
- Click Save.