Use this procedure to connect device cables or cable sets to a terminal strip in batch mode. Note that these are device cables that are already connected to device panels.
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Press F7 to open the Domain Explorer.
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Expand the Panels by Location or the Panels by Category folder to display the existing panels and terminal strips.
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Right-click a terminal strip to which you want to connect device cables, and then on the shortcut menu, select Actions > Batch Connection.
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In the Domain Explorer, select the device cables that you want to connect and drag them to the Batch Device Cable Connection window.
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You can only drag those cables that have been connected to device panels on one end and unconnected on the other end. Also, there cannot be any connectors on the unconnected end.
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You can filter the display of cables in the Domain Explorer so that you can easily find the device cables that you need.
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Select
on the lower toolbar to open a pop-up window that displays which terminals are connected.
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The settings displayed under Starting Terminal are determined by the automatic implementation of connection type definitions for the cables that you move to the data window.
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You can change the order of cables in the data window by dragging them up or down.
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To change the connection type for a given cable set, from the Connection Type list, select an appropriate connection type.
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When changing the connection type for the first cable set, in response to the 'Do you want to change the connection type for all cable sets?' prompt, do one of the following:
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To change the connection type for all of the cable sets displayed in the data window, select Yes. Note that this also results in automatic renumbering of the starting terminals for all of the cable sets.
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To change the connection type for the given cable set only, select No. Note that this results in no automatic renumbering of starting terminals.
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To change the cable set starting terminals, do one of the following:
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To change the starting terminal for a given cable set, select a value from the Starting Terminal list.
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To automatically renumber starting terminals according to cable type definitions, from the selected cable set and below, select Actions > Reassign.
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Under Terminal Side accept the default setting L to connect the device cables to the left side of the panel, or select R to connect the cables to the right side.
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Under Connect all shields to, do one of the following:
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Do not select any terminal. Use this option to connect the shields according to the configuration of the active cable types.
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Select a common terminal to which you connect all of the shields.
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Under Connect all overall shields to, do one of the following:
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Do not select any terminal. Use this option to connect the overall shields according to the configuration of the active cable types.
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Select a common terminal to which you connect all of the overall shields.
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Do one of the following:
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To prepare for the connection of the all of the device cables displayed in the data window, clear Connect selected rows only.
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To prepare for the connection of some of the device cables displayed in the data window, select the rows that you want to connect and then select Connect selected rows only.
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To connect the devices cables to the terminal strip according to your settings, select Actions > Connect
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