Connect a Cable or a Cable Set to a Terminal Strip - Intergraph Smart Instrumentation - Help

This procedure explains how to connect a cable or cable set to a terminal strip. The connection is accomplished by dragging a cable or cable set to a terminal in the Connection window. Then, you are required to define the cable connection, which effects the connection. Note that you can connect only plant cables and panels and not reference panels and cables. However, while the Connection window is open, you can copy reference items from the Reference Explorer to the Domain Explorer and then drag them to the Connection window.

1. Press F7 to open the Domain Explorer.

2. Expand the Cables folder or a panel hierarchy and then right-click one of the following items:

   • A cable

   • A cable set

   • A panel

   • A terminal strip

3. On the shortcut menu, select Actions > Connection.

4. In the Connection window, from the Terminal strip list, select an appropriate terminal strip.

   If the terminal strip that you need does not exist in the Domain Explorer, you can copy a reference terminal strip from Reference Explorer to the Domain Explorer while the Connection window is open. (Press F8 to open the Reference Explorer.)

5. In the Domain Explorer, select the cable or cable set that you want to connect.

6. Drag the selected cable or cable set to the appropriate terminal in the data window.

7. Drop the cable or cable set on the required terminal (shown as a screw head ) to open the Cable Connection Definition dialog.

8. On the Cable Connection Definition dialog, do the following:

   1. Select End 1 or End 2 for the side of the cable that you want to connect.

   2. To change the terminal number where the first wire is to be connected, from the Start at terminal list, select the required terminal.

   3. In the Cable set connection details data window, select the cable sets that you want to connect, or choose Select all cable sets.

   4. From the Connection Type list, select the connection type for each cable set that you are going to connect.

   5. Select L (left) or R (right) for the physical side of the terminal where the cable set enters. Note that screw head indicates that the cable set is already connected on the selected cable end.

   6. Select Connect to connect the selected cable sets and return to the Connection window.

• Smart Instrumentation connects the individual wires automatically in accordance with the selected connection type.

• You can double-click a cable, cable set, wire, terminal, or terminal strip header in the Connection window to edit it.

• When working in a Project, only in combined mode, you can claim As-Built terminals from the Connection window by right-clicking an item and then on the shortcut menu, click Claim Terminal.