Dialog Edit terminal strip

In this dialog all the display settings and data for the terminal strip that you have selected are displayed. These settings are stored in a scheme.

Using the popup menu, you can call different edit functions, with which you can for example sort and number terminals, add and delete alignable accessories or generate multi-level terminals. A schematic preview of the terminals makes it easier, among other things, to recognize different terminal types, potential types and multi-level terminals. In addition to the properties of the terminals the properties of the connected connections can also be displayed.

Overview of the main dialog elements:

Scheme:

Here you select a scheme from the drop-down list to define the settings. Click [...] to open the dialog Settings: Column configuration. There you can edit existing schemes or create a new scheme.

Table

The columns defined in the selected scheme will show in the table. Certain data are only displayed here (the fields are then grayed out), and others can be edited. The following columns can, amongst others, be displayed:

Status: Indicates on the basis of the icons (as in the terminal strip navigator) whether a terminal is placed or not, whether the terminal overlays a function template of a part or whether free function templates of the part are left over. This makes it clear at multi-level terminals, for example, whether the part matches the multi-level terminal.
Row: Consecutive row number. The row numbers of a main terminal and of the associated auxiliary terminals, function templates and / or accessory parts are grouped in a field. The grouped rows form a block that stands for a terminal device and can only be moved together within the table.
Target (external) / target (internal): Shows the connected target (component) on the connection point of the terminal designated as "external" / "internal". The full device tag of the component and the connection point designation are displayed.
Jumpers (external) / jumpers (internal): Graphically represents an existing wire jumper on the terminal connection point which is designated "external" / "internal". Shows an overview of the "external" / "internal" wire jumper connections which is relative to the entire terminal strip.
Saddle jumpers (external) / saddle jumpers (internal): Indicates through a graphic (small dot) whether the terminal disposes of at least one external / internal saddle jumper connection point. Existing saddle jumpers that are connected to the external / internal side of the terminal are displayed graphically. Automatic and manual saddle jumpers are now differentiated by the color of the graphic (red = automatic, black = manual). Direct connections are also displayed graphically. In contrast to saddle jumpers the connecting points are represented by rectangles at direct connections instead of by circles.
Saddle jumpers: Graphically represents an existing saddle jumper on the terminal and shows an overview of the saddle jumper connections relative to the entire terminal strip. The function does not take into account whether the saddle jumper is connected to the external or internal side of the terminal.
Function definition: Shows the function definition of the terminal.
Placement: Shows the placement of the terminal in the schematic.
Placement (external) / Placement (internal): Shows the placement of the connection point in the schematic for an external / internal target to which this target is connected. This way the placements of the connected connection points of distributed terminals can.also be found. In the connection-point-oriented view the placements of the non-connected connection points are additionally output.
Cable (external) / cable (internal): Shows the connected cable on the connection point of the terminal designated as "external" / "internal". The full device tag of the cable and the connection color/number are displayed.
Main terminal: Indicates whether the terminal is a main terminal.
Terminal designation: The designation of the terminal is displayed here. The terminal designation may be changed and written back to the schematic.
Level: The level number of the terminal is displayed here. If the level is > 0 it is a multi-level terminal.
Preview: Shows a schematic preview of the terminal. Among other things the number of connection points, saddle jumper option, terminal category, etc. are illustrated by graphics. External terminal connection points are always shown on the left and internal terminal connection points always on the right. The potential types are illustrated by different colors. The levels of multi-level terminals are represented indented.
Preview accessories: Shows a schematic preview of the non-alignable terminal accessories. In addition a Tooltip is shown.
Connection point designation (external) / connection point designation (internal): Shows the connection point designation of the terminal connection point for an external / internal target to which this target is connected.
Connection point designations (all): Shows all connection point designations of the terminal. The values can be changed here and written back to the terminal.
Connection point descriptions (all): Shows all connection point descriptions of the terminal. The values can be changed here and written back to the terminal.
Connection point cross-section: Shows the connection point cross-section of the terminal.
Terminal with LED: Indicates whether the terminal has an LED.
Terminal opened: Indicates whether the terminal is opened. If the property is activated, the (terminal-internal) connection between the internal and external sides of the terminal is separated, i.e., the potential transfer within the terminal is interrupted. This setting may be edited and written back to the schematic.
Switching jumper (external) / switching jumper (internal): Shows the state of the switching jumper on the external / internal side of the terminal. This setting may be edited and written back to the schematic.
Switching lock: Indicates whether the terminal is locked and cannot be switched. You can show the state of an isolating terminal in this way, for example. This setting may be edited and written back to the schematic.
PLC address: If the terminal is connected to a PLC connection point, the corresponding PLC address is shown here. This is stored at the terminal in the property Connected PLC address (automatic).
Function text: Shows the function text of the terminal.
Potential type of connection points: Shows the potential type of the function connection points of the terminal if it is the same for all the connection points. Otherwise the "Undefined" potential type is output instead.
Block properties [1] - [10]: These fields display the block properties defined for the terminal.
Messages in message management: If a message regarding the terminal was output in message management during planning or a check run, it can be displayed by selecting this check box.
Part number [1] - [10]: These fields display the parts assigned to the terminal. A part selection is possible through the [...] button within a field. Parts can only be entered at main terminals.
Part: Type number [1] - [10]: These fields display the type numbers of the parts assigned to the terminal.
Labeling type: Through this property terminals can be differentiated for labeling, for example for differently sized labels.
Connection color / number (external) - connection designation (internal): Properties of the connections that are connected to the external or internal side of the terminal are displayed in these fields.
Graphical display in reports [1] - [10]: In these fields the values for the graphical display assigned to the terminal are displayed and can be edited here. When generating a report (for example a terminal diagram) these values are replaced by graphics, which are stored in an assignment table at a form. For further information on this topic please refer to the section "Inserting Form Graphics".

Toolbar:

The arrow buttons of the toolbar can be used to change the order of terminals within the terminal strip. The complete row is moved in each case. Multi-level terminals are kept when they are moved.

Button	Meaning
(Generate multi-level terminal) (Generate multi-level terminals)	Generates a single multi-level terminal / multiple multi-level terminals with the number of levels specified in the subsequent dialog from the marked terminals. In the process the levels are assigned automatically in descending order, in as far as they are not yet filled. The terminal with the highest level becomes the main terminal, all other terminals become auxiliary terminals. Note: The Do not use main terminals property has to be deactivated for the terminal strip so that multi-level terminals can be generated correctly.
(Disconnect)	Disconnects terminals belonging together (e.g. multi-level terminals) or terminals and associated accessories. Only the marked rows are disconnected. It is only possible to move one level of a multi-level terminal to a different terminal if the multi-level terminals are split.
(Generate manual saddle jumper (external)) (Generate manual saddle jumper (internal))	Generates a manual saddle jumper between the marked terminals. External: Generates a manual saddle jumper between the external saddle jumper connection points. Internal: Generates a manual saddle jumper between the internal saddle jumper connection points. The respective button is only active if the marked terminals dispose of a corresponding saddle jumper option. If manual saddle jumpers are already defined for some terminals within the marking, the saddle jumpers are - where possible - combined into a continuous saddle jumper as well as additional nodes to the existing saddle jumper inserted.
(Delete manual saddle jumper (external)) (Delete manual saddle jumper (internal))	Deletes an existing manual saddle jumper between the marked terminals. External: Deletes a manual saddle jumper between the external saddle jumper connection points. Internal: Deletes a manual saddle jumper between the internal saddle jumper connection points.

Tip:

If you want to split and resort multi-level terminals, you should first delete the sorting and the split the terminals. If the reverse workflow is used, it is possible that the terminals are combined again.

The device position is deleted when the Delete sorting option is carried out. During splitting a separate device position is assigned to each terminal. If the device position of the terminals is empty, consecutive terminals from one main terminal to the next one are combined.

[Sort]:

Allows automatic sorting of all terminals in the current terminal strip. Multi-level terminals and other terminal devices are retained during sorting. An exception is formed by the Delete sorting option - in this case the terminal devices are broken up and the terminals are sorted separately. The following options are available:

Delete sorting: Deletes the device position and the sort code of the terminals. Terminal devices are dissolved in the process. The terminals are sorted by their designation. Terminals with the property Sorting (graphical) are sorted in accordance with the graphical sequence in the schematic.
Numeric: All the terminals whose designation begins with a digit are sorted (in ascending order of the value of the number). All other terminals remain in their original position.
Alphanumeric: The terminals are sorted by their designations (first ascending by the value of the number, then alphabetically).
Page-based: The terminals are sorted – depending on the plot frame logic – by the graphical sequence in the schematic. Unplaced terminals are sorted to the beginning of the list.
By external cables: Terminals to which (on the external side) a common cable is connected lie next to one another. This simplifies connection of the cable, since all cable connections can be placed one after another. This sorting can only be performed on connections that already belong to a cable. If necessary, automatically create a cable or define this manually.
By jumpers: This sorting has the effect that terminals connected to each other are positioned behind each other. Afterwards, saddle jumpers are generated again. This also applies for connections that exist through the manual jumper settings at the terminals.

Popup menu:

The popup menu provides - depending on the field type (e.g. date, integer, multilingual) - the following menu items that are, depending on the situation, available for influencing the table or editing the values in the fields. You can find an overview of these popup menu items in the section Popup menu items.

In addition, the following dialog-specific popup menu items are available:

Menu item	Meaning
New functions	Opens the Generate functions dialog, allowing several functions to be simultaneously generated.
Delete	Deletes the selected object.
Generate function templates	Available if the Do not use main terminals property is activated for the terminal strip definition. Generates function templates from the selected terminals. These are used to specify the terminal strip structure - if you do not use main terminals.
Delete function templates	Deletes the function templates for the selected terminals.
Adding alignable accessories	Opens the Part selection dialog. There you can select alignable accessory parts. The corresponding parts are entered at the main terminal or - if you do not use main terminals - at the terminal strip definition.
Alignable accessories visible	Makes the alignable accessories visible as additional rows in the dialog. Accessories that cannot be aligned (i.e. accessories such as labels that are attached directly to a terminal or terminal strip) are shown in the separate column Preview accessories.
Delete alignable accessories	Deletes the alignable accessories.
Alignable accessories following	Sorts the alignable accessories before or after the main terminal: If this option is activated, the accessory is sorted in behind the main terminal, otherwise before it. A small arrow in the "Row" column indicates the direction during editing.
View: Connection-point-oriented	Shows all the connection points of the terminals, irrespective or whether connections are connected there or not. This means that additional rows are displayed for connection points to which no connection is connected. Information is thus displayed that is also available in connection-point-oriented reports.
Number terminals	Opens the Number terminals dialog.
Move	Opens the Move dialog. Here you can move the selected terminals on the terminal strip to create gaps between the terminals.
Connection point: Swap Internal / External	Only available if a cell is marked in the Terminal connection point (internal) or Terminal connection point (external) column exists. Its usage mainly makes sense in the connection-point-oriented view. Changes the setting of the Internal / external property for the marked terminal connection point. This means that a previously internal terminal connection becomes an external terminal connection and vice versa. The internal and external terminal connections can be defined individually in the process.
Terminal: Swap Internal / External	Swaps all the internal and external terminal targets of the marked terminals. In the connection point logic of the terminal the setting of the Internal / external property is swapped to this purpose. This means that all the previously internal terminal targets become external terminal targets and vice versa. For saddle jumper connection points (internal / external) and jumper connection points (internal / external), the display is not updated immediately; it is not updated until the change is applied.
Device selection	Available if one main terminal is marked or if one or more levels of a multi-level terminal are marked. Opens the Device selection dialog for selecting a suitable part.
Properties (global)	Opens the Properties (global): <...> dialog. Allows you to edit the properties of the terminal globally.

Note:

Before carrying out a device selection confirm the changes you made in the dialog Edit terminal strip by clicking the [Apply] button to ensure that you are using the updated data.