You have opened a project. Project data > Terminal strips > Navigator. Select a device tag. Select the New terminals (devices) popup menu item.
In this dialog, you generate multiple terminals for a new or existing DT according to a particular numbering pattern. The terminals are generated from the function templates of the selected part, with the numbering pattern defining the terminal designations. The first terminal generated becomes the main terminal per device and receives the selected part.
Overview of the main dialog elements:
The full DT to which the function will be assigned is displayed in this field. The DT of the device you selected in the navigator is displayed. You can change the DT or enter a new DT.
Enter the numbering pattern in this field. The numbering pattern defines the terminal designations.
You have selected a multi-level terminal with four function templates as the terminal part, e.g. PXC.2718028. The function templates listed below are entered in parts management for this part. In this case, the top terminal (with level 4) is the main terminal.
Line |
Terminal type |
... |
Level |
---|---|---|---|
1 |
Terminal with saddle jumper, 2 connection points |
4 |
|
2 |
Terminal, 1 connection point |
3 |
|
3 |
Terminal, 1 connection point |
2 |
|
4 |
PE terminal with rail contact, 1 connection point |
1 |
Enter the following numbering pattern in the Generate terminals (devices) dialog:
Numbering pattern |
Result |
---|---|
1,1+,1-,1PE,2-5PE |
5 multi-level terminals with terminal designations 1,1+,1-,1PE, 2,2+,2-,2PE, 3,3+,3-,3PE, 4,4+,4-,4PE, 5,5+,5-,5PE |
The terminal designations are assigned to the terminals in the sequence in which the function templates are entered in parts management. 20 terminals are generated in total, making up five multi-level terminals.
The numbering begins with the start value 1, the numbering sequence is 1,1+,1-,1PE the numbering range is from 1 to 5PE, and the last numbering value is 5PE.
This field displays the part number. The [...] button opens the Part selection dialog where you can select a terminal part. The part must have at least one terminal function template, otherwise terminals cannot be generated.
This field displays the part variant of the selected part.
The value in this field defines how many new functions are generated. The number of new functions depends on the numbering pattern.
If the check box is selected, the terminals are numbered by level. If the check box is deselected, the terminals are numbered by terminal.
See also
Automatically Generating Functions Using a Numbering Pattern