Define a Cable Configuration - Intergraph Smart Instrumentation - Help

This option allows you to create a new cable configuration. All Smart Instrumentation cables are based on a cable configuration. Therefore, you need a cable configuration to create a new cable. A cable configuration includes a cable set (pairs, triads, and so forth within a cable) and a wire arrangement. As a result, when creating a new cable, Smart Instrumentation automatically creates the required cable sets and wires within that cable based on the configuration that you define. You can add more cable sets and wires to that cable manually later if needed.

1. Press F7 to open the Domain Explorer, or press F8 to open the Reference Explorer.

2. In the Domain Explorer or Reference Explorer, right-click the Cables folder and then select New > Cable.

3. In the Cable Configuration dialog, select New.

4. In the New Cable Configuration dialog, enter the total number of sets (pairs, triads, and so forth) that Smart Instrumentation will create automatically when a new cable is based on this new configuration.

   Add an additional cable set for an overall shield.

5. From the Default cable set type list, select the appropriate cable type. The selected cable type determines whether cables based on this configuration have multiple wires, pairs, triads, and so forth.

6. Select OK to return to the Cable Configuration dialog.

7. In the Cable Configuration dialog, type the name of the new configuration in the Cable Configuration data field.

8. In the Cable default name field, type a name of the cables that will be based on the current configuration.

   This means that every time you create a new cable based on this new configuration, Smart Instrumentation uses this default setting to name the new cable. You can then modify this name as needed when you define the cable in the Cable Properties dialog.

9. In the Description text field, type a brief description of the new configuration.

10. Select in the Cable Set text field and type the name of each cable set that is defined in this configuration. You can rename the individual cable sets later if needed when editing the cable set in the Cable Set Properties dialog.

11. For each cable set, in the Cable Set Type field, accept the displayed value (the cable set type you selected in the New Cable Configuration dialog) or select another one if needed.

12. For each first cable set of a given cable set type, do the following under Cable set wire details:

    1. Select in the Wire Tag text field and type the names of the individual wires within the cable sets. You can accept the displayed value if needed.

    2. From the Wire Color list, select a color for each wire. If the required value is not available, you can add it in the Wire Color dialog that you access from the Tables menu in the Wiring Module window.

    3. From the Wire Type list, select a type for each wire. If the required value is not available, you can add it in the Wire Type dialog that you access from the Tables menu in the Wiring Module window.

    4. From the Polarity list, select the appropriate polarity or shield for each wire.

    5. For additional cable sets based on a cable set type for which you already entered settings under Cable set wire details, do one of the following:

       • To copy the values from a selected cable set to all sets based on the current cable set type, select Apply. You can select the Exclude wire tags check box before you select Apply if you do not want to copy the wire tags while copying wire color, wire type, and polarity details.

       • Enter the settings individually for each cable set.

13. Select Save.