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Smart Instrumentation Version
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You use this dialog to define an automatic wiring routing task that Smart Instrumentation uses to connect two selected panels with a designated cable. You define the End 1 and End 2 connections as well as the cable that the software uses to make the connection. Smart Instrumentation automatically creates this cable based on a reference cable that you select. Smart Instrumentation checks if a cable based on the selected reference cable exists in the Domain Explorer and if it has sufficient unconnected cable sets. If not, the software creates a new cable based on the selected reference cable to accommodate the required connections. You can customize the cable name as needed or accept the suggested names. Smart Instrumentation composes suggested cable names of the End 1 and End 2 panel names. Additional cables have their names incremented by one, 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 both the End 1 and End 2 connections as well as the cable that the software 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 executing the task, you can open the Connection window for the selected junction box and display the adjacent connection to make sure that the software has performed 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.

To open this dialog, in the Wiring Module window, select Actions > Auto-Wiring. Then select New Task icon 16bit or Edit Task icon 16bit on the Auto-Wiring toolbar.

End 1 connection

These options allow you to define the End 1 connection of the Auto-Wiring cable. When defining a task for a pre-assigned junction box, all the options in this group box except for the Connection type and Overall shield terminal connection are already defined. You can accept the displayed values or modify them as needed.

Panel

Displays the name of the panel from which the connection starts. The panel name appears in this field after you select and select the required panel in the Domain Explorer or Reference Explorer.

Terminal strip

Allows you to select the required terminal strip from the list of terminal strips belonging to the selected panel in the End 1 connection group box. The default selection displayed by Smart Instrumentation is the first terminal strip in the sequence of terminal strips displayed in the Domain Explorer or Reference Explorer.

First terminal

Allows you to select the required first terminal from the list of terminals belonging to the selected terminal strip in the End 1 connection group box. The default selection displayed by Smart Instrumentation is the first terminal in the selected terminal strip.

Terminal side

Allows you to select the left or right terminal side to be connected.

Connection type

Allows you to select a connection type.

Overall shield terminal connection (optional)

If relevant, allows you to select the terminal in the selected terminal strip for connection of an overall shield.

Cable

These options allow you to define the cable for the connection of the pre-assigned junction box to the control system (not available if the Single cross wires option in the Cross-wiring group box is selected).

Reference cable

Allows you to select an appropriate reference cable for Smart Instrumentation to use as a source for the creation of a cable for connecting the two panels.

Cable name

Displays the name of the cable that the software creates by duplicating the reference cable you selected in the Reference cable list. The duplicated cable becomes available in the Domain Explorer. You can accept the suggested cable name or type an alternative name as needed. The suggested cable names are composed of the End 1 and End 2 panel names. Any additional cables that Smart Instrumentation creates have identical names apart from the numeric suffixes that are incremented by one for each new cable; for example XYZ.1, XYZ.2, and so forth.

Cross wiring

Allows you to select an appropriate cross wiring option to be used to connect the control system to the junction box. These options become available after selecting the Control system check box under the End 2 connection group box.

Single cross wires

Connects the control system using a single wire that the software creates automatically.

Cables created from reference

Connects the control system using a cable that the software creates by duplicating the reference cable that you select from the Reference cable list in the Cable group box. If the cable has an insufficient number of wires to connect all the terminals, Smart Instrumentation creates additional cables so that all the terminals are connected. Note that in this case, the software connects all the cable sets whether they are required or not. Therefore, for this option to work properly, you must create appropriate reference cables and connection types before starting Auto- Wiring.

One cable per tag

Connects the control system using a separate cable for each tag. Smart Instrumentation creates each cable by duplicating the reference cable that you select from the Reference cable list in the Cable group box. Smart Instrumentation creates the required number of cables according to the number of tag signals it detects. Each cable is named by the software according to the signal name. You can add a prefix and a suffix to the cable name by typing the required string in the Cable name prefix and Cable name suffix fields.

Cable name prefix

Allows you to type a cable name prefix for the One cable per tag option.

Cable name suffix

Allows you to type a cable name suffix for the One cable per tag option.

End 2 connection

These options allow you to define the End 2 connection of the Auto-Wiring cable. If you are connecting a control system and you have selected the Control system check box, all the options in End 2 connection group box become unavailable.

Control system

Connects the panel selected in the End 1 connection group box to a control system.

Panel

Displays the name of the panel that will be connected to the other end of the Auto-Wiring cable. The panel name appears in this field after you select and select the required panel in the Domain Explorer or Reference Explorer.

Terminal strip

Allows you to select the required terminal strip from the list of terminal strips belonging to the selected panel in the End 2 connection group box. The default selection displayed by the software is the first terminal strip in the sequence of terminal strips displayed in the Domain Explorer.

First terminal

Allows you to select the required first terminal from the list of terminals belonging to the selected terminal strip in the End 2 connection group box. The default selection displayed by the software is the first terminal in the sequence of terminals displayed in the Domain Explorer or Reference Explorer.

Terminal side

Allows you to select the required terminal side to be connected or accept the displayed one.

Connection type

Allows you to select a connection type.

Overall shield terminal connection (optional)

If relevant, allows you to select an appropriate overall shield terminal connection.