Primary Terminal Strip Pane (Cross Wiring Window) - Intergraph Smart Instrumentation - Help

The Primary Terminal Strip pane displays the existing connection and cross wiring information for the terminal strip that you selected in the Primary terminal strip list. Smart Instrumentation displays the signals that it propagates through the terminals on this terminal strip. The columns on the left and on the right of the signal show the relevant cross wiring information for each signal. You can make the columns wider to display more information on your screen. Place the cursor between the headers and drag the header border to the left or to the right.

Smart Instrumentation uses the following conventions to display the connection information:

Terminal and Signal Data

Under Signal, Smart Instrumentation displays the name of the signal that exists at a specific terminal. The terminal through which the signal passes is to the left of the tag number. The signal level appears to the right of the tag number as shown below:

Signals displayed in italics represent additional cross wiring connections on the same terminals. Note that these are not additional terminals, but rather representations of terminals where multiple connections exist. This way the software displays the different levels or signals that are associated with the connected wires.

If no signal exists, the software displays four asterisks ( ****).

Terminals appear to the right and to the left of the signals (tag numbers). Double clicking a terminal opens the Terminal Properties dialog where you can set the color of the terminal icon and modify other terminal properties. A screw head next to a terminal signifies that a connection exists on that terminal. Double-clicking a screw head icon opens the Terminal Connection dialog where you can view and modify the signal and signal level properties. There are single-wire and multi-wire connections. Smart Instrumentation displays them as follows:

— a terminal with a single-wire connection

— a terminal with a multi-wire connection

— a terminal with no connection

Cross Wiring Data

Smart Instrumentation displays the existing cross wiring data under the Panel, Strip, and Term columns to the right and to the left of the signals. A black solid line represents a cross-wiring connecting wire and it indicates that a terminal is cross-wired with another terminal. Double-clicking a black solid line opens the Wire Properties dialog where you can view and modify the properties of the wire you double-clicked. Examine the following example and then scroll down for the explanation.