Cable Information Tab (Terminal Strip Editor Dialog Box)

Displays cable previews for terminal blocks. The terminals are displayed in the center of the list box with the cable name, wire conductor information, and device destination information on both sides.

Find

 Command entry:  AETSE

Make your selection on the Terminal Strip Selection dialog box and click Edit or New. Click the Cable Preview tab.

You can sort the terminal blocks inside of the Terminal Strip Editor dialog box by selecting the column headers. The first click on the header sorts the column in ascending order. The second click sorts in descending order. The sort criteria applies to all tabs inside of the Terminal Strip Editor dialog box so you do not have to sort again if you switch between tabs.

Terminal Listing

There are three sections to the grid: Internal Destination, Terminal Block Information, and External Destination. The bold vertical grid lines make it easier to determine the differences in these sections. The horizontal grid lines delineate between wires connected to the terminal blocks; each row indicates one wire per side. The bold horizontal grid lines make it easier to distinguish separations between terminal blocks on the strip.

Select the terminal blocks for editing. Multiple blocks can be selected using either the Shift or Control key while highlighting rows, or by clicking and dragging the mouse.

Note: You can right-click on any row in the terminal listing to access any of the editing tools found in the button groupings at the bottom of the dialog box. You can also right-click to select or deselect all of the terminals in the strip.

Internal Destination	Displays the devices on the left side of the terminal strip.
Terminal Block Information	Displays the terminal block number, terminal device pin connection descriptions, jumpers, and cable information. These values display in the Terminal Listing with a blue background indicating that they are associated to the terminal block. Note: Internal jumpers are indicated with squares and are on the left side. External jumpers are indicated with circles and are on the right side.
External Destination	Displays the devices on the right side of the terminal strip.

A single line entry terminal block has only two wires connected with its destinations on opposing sides (left/right). Use the terminal block properties to connect more wires to the terminal block, which changes the block into a multiple-line terminal entry.

Properties

	Edit Terminal Block Properties	Defines or edits terminal block properties. When a multi-level terminal block is selected, the properties are edited for all levels of the terminal. The defined properties are assigned to every terminal symbol in its association. You can define up to 99 terminal levels in the block properties.
	Copy Terminal Block Properties	Copies terminal block properties from one terminal to paste into another terminal.
	Paste Terminal Block Properties	Pastes the previously copied terminal block properties into the selected terminals.

Terminal

	Edit Terminal	Modifies the selected terminal block. Any modifications to the ID (Installation, Location, Terminal Strip) removes the terminal block from its current terminal strip into the modified or newly defined terminal strip. You can perform a search of the project for current installation and location codes.
	Reassign Terminal	Moves the highlighted terminal blocks from the active terminal strip to the terminal strip defined in the Reassign Terminal dialog box.
	Renumber Terminals	Renumbers all, or a partial list, of terminal blocks from the active terminal strip. On the Renumber Terminal Strip dialog box, specify the new starting number and other options for renumbering the terminal. Note: You cannot renumber a terminal that uses a wire number as its terminal number. Additionally, duplicate terminal numbers are not restricted.
	Move Terminal	Moves an entire terminal (including all levels and any extra terminals created due to wiring constraints) on the terminal strip. You can move the terminal block up or down in the listing or manually pick a new position on the terminal strip listing.

Spare

	Insert Spare Terminal	Inserts spare terminal blocks on the active terminal strip. Use the Insert Spare Terminal dialog box to define a terminal block number or name, specify the number of spares to insert, and to insert the spare terminals previous or below the highlighted terminal. You can add up to 10,000 spare terminals into the terminal block. Note: Spare terminal assignments are temporary for the current session of the Terminal Strip Editor. Place the graphical terminal strip layout on the drawing during the current session if you want to keep the spare terminal assignments. You are prompted to Insert or Rebuild the terminal strip before you can exit Terminal Strip Editor.
	Insert Accessory	Inserts one or more accessories (such as terminal end barriers or partitions) into the terminal strip. Note: Accessory terminal assignments are temporary for the current session of the Terminal Strip Editor. Place the graphical terminal strip layout on the drawing during the current session if you want to keep the accessory terminal assignments. You are prompted to Insert or Rebuild the terminal strip before you can exit Terminal Strip Editor.
	Delete Spare Terminals/Accessories	Deletes the spare terminal block or accessory on the terminal strip listing.

Destinations

	Toggle Location	Toggles an entire location code from an Internal destination to an External destination or from an External destination to an Internal destination. You do not have to select any terminal blocks from the terminal listing.
	Toggle Installation	Toggles an entire installation code from an Internal destination to an External destination or from an External destination to an Internal destination. You do not have to select any terminal blocks from the terminal listing.
	Toggle Terminal Destinations	Changes the destination from Internal (left) to External (right) or from External to Internal.
	Switch Terminal Destinations	Switches both destination values for the highlighted terminal block. The Internal destinations switch to the External (right) destinations, while all External destinations switch to Internal destinations.
	Move Destination	Moves the destinations within the terminal/level definition. All the selected destinations are moved up or down within the level they belong to. Only the destinations for cloned blocks due to wire constraints can cross the boundary of the level they originally belong to.

Jumpers

	Assign Jumper	Jumpers together the selected terminals or levels.
	Edit/Delete Jumper	Edits a catalog assignment for a jumper, removes terminals or levels from a jumper definition or deletes a jumper.