Add/Modify Associations Dialog Box

This tool searches project terminal strips for existing terminal blocks, allowing you to associate a terminal symbol to an existing association or terminal.

Find

 Command entry:  AECOMPONENT

Select 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.

Find

 Command entry:  AEEDITCOMPONENT

Select the terminal to edit. In the Insert/Edit Terminal Symbol dialog box, Modify Properties/Associations section, click Add/Modify.

Note: This option is also available from the Panel Layout - Insert/Edit Terminal Footprint dialog box.

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.

Active Association

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.
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. Level numbering: Displays a level number for each level that is defined in the terminal properties. The level numbering for the panel symbol is “#.” Label: Lists the level description defined in the terminal block properties. Number: Lists the terminal numbers defined in the association. Only one terminal number is allowed per level and each level displays its respective terminal number or text. Panel terminal symbols do not display terminal numbers. Terminal levels with an assignment and a terminal that has not been assigned a terminal number display a “???” in this column. PinL: Lists the pin numbers defined on the left side of the terminal block. This data is entered into the LnnPINL attribute if present; otherwise, it is placed into Xdata. PinR: Lists the pin numbers defined on the right side of the terminal block. This data is entered into the LnnPINR attribute if present; otherwise, it is placed into Xdata Pin numbering is related to the terminal level and not the terminal tag number instance. Reference: Lists the reference location for the terminal symbol in the project. The syntax is “Sheet,Reference” based on the drawing configuration.

Select Association

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. Active Project node: Displays the name of the active project. Tag Strip Value node: Displays the entire Installation, Location, and Tag Strip values for all terminal strips in the active project. The terminal block quantity displays at the end of the node string in parenthesis. or Terminal Block node: Displays the terminal numbers defined on the block (separated by commas). The number of levels defined in the block properties displays at the end of the node string in parenthesis. For example, 1,21,GND (3). If a level is not represented on the schematic, an empty space represents it: 1, , GND (3). If a terminal has been assigned to the level, but the terminal does not have a number assignment, a ‘???’ represents it: 1,???,GND (3).
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.