The options in this window enable you to cross wire two terminal strips. These terminal strips can belong to two different panels or the same panel. You can cross wire two terminals on the same terminal strip or on different strips.
You can cross wire two terminals in the following ways:
Manual Cross Wiring
This is the default cross wiring mode, where you select the terminals on the strips to be cross-wired.
Semi-Automatic Cross Wiring
Smart Instrumentation automatically finds potential targets for the signal that it will propagate. You can accept the suggested terminals and carry out the cross wiring or select different terminals to be cross-wired.
Automatic Cross Wiring
Smart Instrumentation automatically finds matching signals and performs the cross wiring for you.
The Cross Wiring window contains the following sections and options:
Primary terminal strip
Allows you to select a primary terminal strip. If the required terminal strip is not on the list, select beside the Primary strip list arrow, select the required terminal strips in the Domain Explorer and then select to add them to the list. See also Primary Terminal Strip Pane (Cross Wiring Window)
Primary auto cross wiring side
Select the Left or the Right option button to determine which side of the current strip you want to cross wire when performing automatic cross wiring. Note that this option does not apply to manual cross wiring because in that case you can select the required terminal side from the Primary Strip data window.
Cross wiring cable
Do one of the following to define a cross-wiring cable. See also Cross Wiring Window Commands
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Select CROSS WIRE to cross wire the terminals with wires that the software creates during the cross-wiring process.
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Select the required cross- wiring cable. If the cross wiring cable that you need is not on this list, select beside the list arrow to open the Domain Explorer. Then, select to add it to the list. Note that you can also create a new cross wiring cable if the one you need does not exist in the Domain Explorer.
Secondary terminal strip
Allows you to select a secondary terminal strip from this list. To cross wire two terminal strips belonging to different panels, select beside the Secondary strip list arrow, select the required terminal strip in the Domain Explorer and then select to add it to the list. Then, select that terminal strip in the Secondary strip list for cross wiring. See also Secondary Terminal Strip Pane (Cross Wiring Window)
Secondary connection side
Select either the Left or the Right option button to determine which side of the secondary terminal strip you want to cross wire. This option is not available if the current secondary strip is an I/O card. In this case, you can connect the left side only.
Prompt for cross operation messages
Allows you to select the Prompt for cross operation message check box to be prompted by Smart Instrumentation to confirm the cross wiring. If you do not select this check box, cross wiring of the selected terminals proceeds without messages and the software propagates the signal if it exists.