Defining and Executing Auto-Wiring Tasks - Intergraph Smart Instrumentation - Help

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An auto-wiring task is a list of commands that Smart Instrumentation runs according to pre-selected parameters. You define the End 1 and End 2 connections as well as the cable that Smart Instrumentation uses to make the connection. The cable that the software uses to make the connection is automatically created by the software. The definition of the cable is based on the reference cable that you select. You can customize the cable name as needed or accept the suggested names. The software proposes cable end names based on the names of the panels to be connected to End 1 and End 2. Any additional cables that the software creates have identical names with a numeric suffix that is incremented by one for each new cable; for example XYZ.1, XYZ.2, and so forth.

You can define the following auto-wiring tasks:

Connecting two junction boxes or marshaling racks

When defining an auto-wiring task for two junction boxes, you need to define the End 1 and End 2 connections as well as the cable that Smart Instrumentation uses to connect the two panels.

Connecting a junction box or a marshaling rack to a control system

When defining this kind of auto-wiring task, you define the End 1 connection and the auto-wiring cable. The End 2 connection options are not available as Smart Instrumentation checks for available DCS or PLC panels with matching signals. This means that you have to pre-assign the required control system tags to the tag numbers (for details, see I/O Assignment). At this point, you also need to select an appropriate cross wiring option to connect the control system. After the software executes the task, open the Connection window for the selected junction box and display the adjacent connection to make sure that the software has executed the auto-wiring task correctly.

Connecting a pre-assigned junction box to another junction box or a control system

In this case, you need to make sure that you have carried out the required I/O assignment for the control system you are going to connect and that you pre-assigned the necessary junction box and its terminal strip to the required field device. Then, you proceed to define the End 2 connection or select to connect the pre-assigned junction box to a control system.

Note that you define and execute auto-wiring tasks in the Auto-Wiring window.