Manufacturer part properties / Circuits, terminals

This tab lets you manage the definitions of manufacturer parts in terms of circuits, as well as the numbers of device terminals.

The example above is a definition for a four pin circuit breaker. You must have four circuits of a Circuit breaker, Switch type. The first circuit in the list corresponds to the element placed on the left of the graphic (when using vertical insertion).

For device terminal numbers, you have two terminals per circuit. The first number corresponds to the upper terminal of the circuit (when using vertical insertion). The second number corresponds to the lower terminal.

Circuits

Number: Displays the circuit number.

Type: Defines the circuit type.

Terminal marks: Displays the device terminal marks entered in the Terminals section.

Group: Displays the group number (used to group multiple circuits).

Symbol: Displays the name of the symbol associated to the circuit.

In the contextual menu of a circuit, you have two other commands:

Assign symbol: Lets you associate a symbol to the selected circuit. The symbol selector opens allowing you to select a symbol. The symbol must have the same circuit definition.

Remove symbol: Lets you dissociate the circuit/symbol association .

Terminals

Select a circuit to access its terminal marks.

Circuit: Displays the circuit number.

Index: Displays the order of the terminals in the circuit.

Mark: Defines the number of the material terminal.

Max. wire number: Defines the number of wires or cable cores that you can connect to the material terminal.

Mnemonic: Lets you insert a channel mnemonic (PLC) or personalized text.

Maximum wire section (mm²) / Maximum wire gauge (AWG): Lets you enter the section of the device terminal, corresponding to the maximum section of wires connected to this terminal.

Minimum wire section (mm²) / Minimum wire gauge (AWG): Lets you enter the section of the device terminal, corresponding to the minimum section of wires connected to this terminal.

Managing circuits from another manufacturer part

When you create similar manufacture parts, you can use the circuit definition of a manufacturer part to copy it on a new manufacturer part. In the manufacturer parts manager, in the contextual menu of the manufacturer part, you can find specific commands to manage circuits.