Terminals can be managed as main terminals or auxiliary terminals. This means that terminals which consist of several functions, for example, can be represented (several separate terminals in one housing).
A terminal may occur in the project in different representation types, but only once per representation type. Inconsistent conditions are allowed within terminals and terminal strips. Error messages may appear when checking the project.
Use the function definition to predefine the maximum number of targets, the possible number of saddle jumpers, the potential type, and the potential transfer. You can individually specify each of these properties in the connection point logic for the terminal.
The Terminal category property is used to characterize a terminal in greater detail. A terminal may be a feed-through terminal, isolating terminal, switching terminal, diode terminal, etc. This property is available in terminal reports and can be used there to output terminal graphics.
The terminal designation identifies the terminal on the terminal strip.
The terminal designation can be rotated and displayed (according to DIN EN ISO 81714-2). Specify this in the project settings under the Display rotated connection point designation option. (Pin designations and general connection point designations will also be displayed rotated.)
Parts can be entered at a terminal if it is a main terminal. The part entered there is also output in the reports (for example parts list).
It is possible to manage "external" terminals as well as specify and display their cross-references.
Terminal devices
Terminal devices (for example multi-level terminals) are identified through the Terminal: Device position (ID 20367) property. All the terminals of a terminal device have the same device position.
The device position specifies the position of the terminal device within the terminal strip to which the terminal belongs. The device position also specifies for individual terminals their order within the terminal strip. The sort code also specifies the order of the terminals within a terminal device. This means that the sort code is only relevant for the terminals with the same device position.
The device position and the sort code are assigned automatically when this is necessary, i.e. when terminals with a device position and / or sort code already exist in the same terminal strip. This ensures that new terminals are always sorted to the end of the terminal strip and existing terminal devices as well as the existing order of the terminals are not changed. If required, the properties Terminal: Device position (ID 20367) and Sort code (terminal / pin) (ID 20809) can, however, also be entered manually in the property dialog of the terminal.
The device position and the sort code are - if required - automatically assigned at the following actions:
- Editing of the terminals in the Edit terminal strip dialog
- Sorting of terminals
- Generation of new terminals and multi-level terminals
- Inserting a device (in the process a device position is always assigned)
- Copying and pasting of terminals with online numbering
- Inserting of macros
- Opening of projects that were created by means of previous EPLAN versions (Version 2.4 or older).
Terminal devices are retained during copying and pasting. If, thus you copy, for example, individual terminals that belong to different multi-level terminals, these are not combined after pasting.
See also
Connection Point-specific Reports of Terminals
Generating and Editing Terminals