Allows you to terminate or disconnect, in batch mode, numerous plant cables that belong to the same category, for example, power, control, instrumentation, and so forth. You can terminate all the plant control cables that are associated with 10hp motors.
Cable side 1 (From) / Cable side 2 (To)
These group boxes allows you to define the From and To sides of the cables you are going to connect.
Activate cable side 1 (From) / Activate cable side 2 (To)
Activate the options for the From and To sides of the cables you are going to connect. You can activate one or both sides and select different actions for them as needed.
Action
Allows you to select the required action that you want the software to perform:
Connect
Select this option to make batch terminations of the cables selected under Cable connection details.
Cables that have already been terminated cannot be connected to different wiring
equipment. You need to disconnect them firs and then connect them as needed.
Disconnect
Select this option to disconnect all the cables selected under Cable connection details in batch mode. This action disconnects the cables, their cable sets, and conductors.
Disconnecting cables in batch mode does not cancel their associations with the equipment.
Also, it is possible to choose different actions for Side 1(From) and Side 2 (To).
Terminal strip sequence
Allows you to type a value that defines the terminal strip that is associated with the equipment that you want to connect. The value that you type corresponds to the terminal sequence in group. This setting cannot be changed if you selected the Disconnect action.
First terminal
Allows you to type a value that instructs the software as to which terminal on the current terminal strip is to be connected first. This setting cannot be changed if you selected the Disconnect action.
Active connection side
Allows you to select the side of the terminals to be connected to the cable end. These settings cannot be changed if you selected the Disconnect action.
Left
The active side
Right
The opposite side
Connection type
Allows you to select a connection method for the From and To sides of the cables. You can select one of the following: These settings cannot be changed if you selected the Disconnect action.
Continuous
Allows you to make a connection in a sequential way by selecting a terminal that will be wired first. The software then automatically wires the rest of the terminals in a sequential order.
An existing custom connection type
Allows you to make your connections based on an existing reference connection type of a selected cable. You start by selecting a terminal to be wired first and the software then connects the rest of the terminals according to the connection type. If the connection type that you require is not on the list, create it in the Reference Data Explorer.See Define a Connection Type.
Cable connection details
Select
Allows you to select the cables to be included in the batch connection.
Cable Tag
Displays the names of the cables that you can select for the batch connection.
Cable Category
Displays the category of the cables, for example Control, Power, and so forth.
Cable Formation
Displays the formation of the cables, for example 3x1.5 mm2.
From Equipment
Displays the name of the equipment associated with the From side of the current cable.
To Equipment
Displays the name of the equipment associated with the To side of the current cable.
From Terminal Strip
Displays the name of the terminal strip on the equipment that is associated with the From side of the current cable.
To Terminal Strip
Displays the name of the terminal strip on the equipment that is associated with the To side of the current cable.
Cable Common Properties
Opens the Cable Common Properties dialog where you can edit the properties of a cable that you select in the Cable connection details data window.
Select all
Selects all the cables displayed in the data window.