This tool searches project terminal strips for existing terminal blocks, allowing you to associate a terminal symbol to an existing association or terminal.
FindSelect Terminals and Connectors from the dialog box and specify the insertion point on the drawing. In the Insert/Edit Terminal Symbol dialog box, Modify Properties/Associations section, click Add/Modify.
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Select the terminal to edit. In the Insert/Edit Terminal Symbol dialog box, Modify Properties/Associations section, click Add/Modify.
Modifications to the terminal symbol associations affect every terminal symbol in the association so all drawings must be available for editing. You cannot edit other terminal associations from this dialog box; only the associations of the selected terminal symbol can be edited.
Use this section to modify the terminal number. The Installation, Location, and Tag Strip values are not editable.
Installation |
Displays the Installation value defined for the edited terminal symbol. |
Location |
Displays the Location value defined for the edited terminal symbol. |
Tag Strip |
Displays the tag strip value defined for the edited terminal symbol. |
Number |
(Unavailable for panel terminals) Specifies the terminal number. The displayed value is defined in the TERM01 attribute on the terminal symbol.
Note: If this value is the wire number defined in the WIRENO attribute on the terminal symbol, you cannot change the value.
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Active Associations grid |
Displays all terminal symbols that are currently associated to the terminal being edited. The terminal symbol that is being edited is highlighted in light blue. Right-click on a terminal symbol to move it up or down one level or select a terminal symbol and drag it to a new level location. Label and Pin information do not move with the terminal symbol number and reference since it is part of the terminal block property definition.
Note: The panel symbol association is always at the bottom and cannot be selected for movement.
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Terminal Strips |
Displays all terminal strips inside of the active project. The tree contains three nodes to aid in finding a specific terminal block in the project. The nodes are: active project name, Tag Strip value (Installation and Location included) and terminal blocks.
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Select Association grid |
Displays all levels of the terminal selected in the tree. Select the level to place the edited terminal in and right-click to run the associate command (or click Associate). |
Associate |
Adds the edited terminal symbol to the terminal association. A terminal number is then inserted into the Number column and the Reference column is updated with the terminal reference defined in the drawing properties.
Note: The grid row must be selected before you can perform the association.
This option is unavailable until you select a level in the grid control when editing a schematic terminal or until you select a terminal from the tree control when editing a panel footprint. A grid selection is not required for panel footprints since the footprint is associated to the entire terminal, not an individual level. |