Create a Plug-and-Socket Multi-Input Device Panel - Intergraph Smart Instrumentation - Help

1. In the Domain Explorer or Reference Explorer, do one of the following:

   • In the Domain Explorer, expand the Panels by Category folder.

   • In the Reference Explorer, expand the Panels folder.

2. Right-click the Device Panels folder and then select New > Multi-Input (Plug-and-Socket).

3. In the Plug-and-Socket Box Wizard - Multi-Input Device, read the instructions carefully and then select Next to open the Define the New Panel page.

4. Under Panel name, type a unique device panel name.

5. Define the new panel by entering the area classification, location, mounting, dimensions, and backplane as needed.

6. To define the device panel as intrinsically safe, select Intrinsic safety.

7. Select Next, and on the Define the Plug-and-Socket Layout page, enter the number of ports that you need on the left and on the right sides of the panel.

8. Select Next, and on the Define the Ports page, for each port that you created, type the name and select In or Out.

   You must define one and only one out port.

9. Select Next, and on the Define the Plug-and-Socket Box Connectors page, for each connector, do the following:

   1. From the Connector type list, select the required connector, or select to open the Connectors dialog.

   2. From the Male/female list, define the connector as Male or Female.

   3. If these settings are constant for all of the connectors in the panel, select Apply to all after you set the above.

10. Select Next, and on the Associate Symbol (.sym) Files with Item page, do the following:

    1. Select New.

    2. Select the Name field and select the drawing type.

    3. Select Browse and navigate to the symbol you want to associate with your plug-and-socket multi-input device panel.

    4. Select Next.

11. Select Finish.

You can delete the terminals that were created after completing the wizard only when you delete the multi-input device panel.