Automatically Propagate a Signal from a Non-Wiring Instrument - Intergraph Smart Instrumentation - Help

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This feature makes it possible to associate a conventional or electrical non-wiring instrument with a connected wire, cable set, or cable. Dragging such an instrument from the Instruments folder of the Domain Explorer to a connected wire, cable set, or cable in the Connection window automatically creates a signal from that instrument and propagates this signal along the connected wiring path. Note that non-wiring instruments are instruments that were created based on instrument type profiles that have no wiring.

  1. In the Instruments folder of the Domain Explorer, select a conventional or electrical non-wiring instrument.

    SHARED Tip Non-wiring instruments are instruments that were created based on instrument type profiles that have no wiring or control system selections but have the Include wiring check box selected.

  2. Drag the selected instrument to a connected wire, cable set or cable in the Connection window.

  • Smart Instrumentation propagates a signal from the selected instrument along the wiring path based on whether you drag the instrument to a cable, cable set or wire:

    • Dragging an instrument to a cable or a cable set — a signal will be propagated through each of the wires of the cable or the cable set. Each wire will get a different signal level.

    • Dragging an instrument to a single wire — a signal will be propagated only through that wire.

  • If the current panel in the Connection window is a device panel, the software associates the instrument with the target device panel.

  • If the target wires already carry other signals, the software stops these signals and propagates new ones instead.

  • The software automatically updates the signal levels based on whether you dragged the instrument to a single wire, a cable, or a cable set. The signal will start at level one and sequence one. However, if level one and sequence one are occupied, the software will automatically look for the next available signal level and sequence.