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Distributed Representation of Terminals

Terminal connection points can be shown distributed with the aid of distributed terminals. This applies both to potential and also general terminals. This is how, for example, you can insert the connection points of potential terminals directly into the locations where they are required for the project. This makes it easier to read the schematic as terminal connection points no longer need to be searched via interruption points.

Global Editing

Data that was entered on the same terminal function on the distributed terminal is summarized. For multi-level terminals represented in a distributed manner, the data is combined for each level. If common properties of the distributed terminals have different data, the properties are considered during global processing and when analyzing in the following order:

Restoring the connection point properties

If the connection point designations and / or connection point descriptions are modified during global editing, the new values are restored to all of the distributed terminals. The connection point properties are restored to their original locations, e.g. only fields that have already been filled are updated but no values are entered into a field that was previously empty.

Distributed representation of potential terminals

Potential terminals are used to distribute a potential. They are usually multi-level terminals in which the levels are connected with one another and which can be assigned to any potential. However, the levels of the potential terminals are not planned in EPLAN. A potential terminal consists of just one terminal function or function template with n connection points and the level "0".

If you want to show potential terminal connection points that are connected with each other in a distributed manner, you use distributed terminals. A potential terminal is depicted here using distributed terminals in succession with the same terminal designation and different connection point designations.

Generating reports of distributed terminals

In reports distributed terminals from the same terminal function are summarized and the properties of the summarized terminal are output.

Cross-references between distributed terminals

To facilitate finding associated distributed terminals, the Distributed terminals cross-reference (ID 20252) property allows for displaying cross-references between these distributed terminals.

The distributed terminal's cross-reference refers from the first distributed terminal (according to the sequence in the terminal strip navigator and, primarily, the main terminal if one exists) to all other distributed terminals with the same terminal designation. For all other distributed terminals, this cross-reference refers back to the first distributed terminal.

Per default, the distributed terminals cross-reference is displayed on the separate layer EPLAN444, Property placement.Distributed terminals cross-reference and can be shown or hidden by means of the layer settings.

Terminals with variable number of connection points

Terminals with any number of connection points can be defined by using the "Terminal, variable" function definition. This method can be used to configure, for example, distributed terminals. If you want to represent these terminals as distributed terminals, the connection points of the distributed terminals have to be connected with each other. This happens automatically if you have activated the setting Connect associated distributed terminals automatically (in the dialog Settings: Distributed terminals).

To ensure that the potential is also transferred equally to all the connection points the Transfer potential to property has to be filled out for the first and last connection point in the connection point logic of the terminal. Here you enter the value of the last connection point at the first connection point and the value of the first connection point at the last connection point.

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