Connection Symbols

General

Connection symbols are used to represent or control the connectivity of an Elecdes drawing.

Ebase uses these symbols to create connection schedules after interconnection analysis of your circuits.

The connection symbol types are:

• Discrete Terminals

• Panel Wire marker

• Wire extension marker

• Cable core marker

• Cable core extension marker

• 1 Line Cable marker

• Cable screen

• Wire connect dot

• Wire Marker with Gap

• Termination block

Terminal Symbols:

Wire and cable core(conductor) marker symbols:

Symbol File names

The file/block names for most Connection symbols begin with a prefix of 'h' or 'v'.

The second character in the block name identifies the connection symbol type. This informs Elecdes that the symbol has the set of attributes for a certain type of connection symbol.

Second character choices for connection symbols:

• C - cable marker.

• W - wire marker.

• T - discrete terminal.

• F – ferrule/(Wire Label) tag.

• S - special control symbol (wire connect dot, strip terminal, conductor termination)

Elecdes Symbol Naming Conventions

Special Terminal symbols

Multi-Terminal Device Terminal Symbols:

A selection of terminal symbols are named HTTERMP and VTTERMP.

These terminals are used exclusively to represent device terminals for Multi-Terminal Device symbols.

These terminals are not reported as discrete terminals during Ebase Bill of Materials reporting but are found during Ebase interconnection analysis.

Hybrid Terminals:

A selection of terminal symbols are named HTHT, VTHT, HTHD and VTHD.

These symbols represent terminals of equipment that is external to the project. They are called Hybrid Terminals.

These terminals are not reported as discrete terminals during Ebase Bill of Materials reporting but are found during Ebase interconnection analysis.

Other "special" control symbol files in this directory are:

ZONE.dwg - zone tag symbol.

1LZONE.dwg – Single line diagram demarcation symbol.

See Cross Reference Symbols.

Directory

The files for these symbols are all found in the following directories:

• Connection symbols: <EDS>\IMP_CNCT and <EDS>\MET_CNCT (for metric users).

Location on the Menu

• Discrete terminal symbols can be found on the Elecdes > Symbols > Terminals general menu.

• Wiring and cabling symbol insertion functions can be found on the Elecdes > Wire and Cable menu.

Insertion Procedure

How to insert symbols

Automatic wire numbering

Wire connect dot insertion

Termination block insertion

Termination Block Insertion is discussed further in the Ebase help.

Attributes of Connection Symbols

For a list of attributes see Attributes of Symbols.

Customisation of Connection Symbols

For information about adding and customising Connection symbols and their menu entries see Symbol Modification.