Connection Point Designations and Jumpers
Connection Designations
Generally, terminals have connections on two sides. The terms "internal and external," "from and to" or "source and destination" may be used to describe these two "sides" of connections to terminals. The assignment of a "side" designation to a terminal connection can be based on positioning in the schematic (left or right of the terminal symbol) or by manual assignments made by the user. Terminal connections also can be designated as jumpers.
Default connection designations are defined at the connection points of terminal symbols. In other words, a connection point can be "set" so that anything connected to it is considered an internal connection, external connection, or a jumper. This setting can be made in several different ways:
- The designation of terminal connection points can be defined when the terminal symbol is created by entering visible or hidden text for each connection point.
- Connection points can be designated after the symbol is placed in a schematic by right clicking on the symbol and selecting Connection Point from the menu. The Modify Connection Point Texts dialog will appear.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Reverse Order | Reverses the order in which the connections are listed in the dialog. |
| Visible Text | Change the connection point type by changing the letter that appears in the Visible Text column. For example, I for Internal, E for External, J for Jumper, etc. |
| Connection Direction | In the Connection Direction column there is an entry that indicates the direction of the connection. When you draw a wire and click from one connection point to another, the program not only automatically routes the wire from one connection point to another but it will make sure the wire enters the connection points from the preferred connection direction. |
Connection Search Priorities
The Terminal/Pin-Plug Manager causes the system to look along wires in both directions from each terminal in the schematics. Wire link references are also analyzed. The software uses search priorities in cases where a potential has more than two devices connected. These priorities are the same as those used for other functions that require device connection information.
