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this list to the TERMxx attributes it finds on the parent symbol. If the parent
itself can be either a N.O. or N.C. contact, encode the COILPINS field like the
PINLIST field. For example, a value of "1,A1,A2;2,B1,B2" for a target mfg/cat
record in the _PINLIST table applies pins "A1/A2" to the parent device pins if
the device is a generic N.O., and "B1/B2" if it is a generic N.C. device. Repeat
these values in the PINLIST field so that AutoCAD Electrical can correctly track
all contacts.
PINLIST
Specifies the Contact type and pin numbers. This value is a sequence of two
or more element groups with each group defining one available child contact
element for the device. For a two terminal contact, there are three elements
in the group. It follows this format:
Contact type, terminal pin, terminal pin
In this format, Contact type = 1 for N.O., 2 for N.C., 0 for convertible contact,
3 for Form-C (NO/NC pair), 4 for multi-pole terminal strips or undefined type,
and 5 for multiple-pin or stacked terminals. AutoCAD Electrical also allows a
description label associated with a pin pair. To add description labels, encode
the _PINLIST database table entry using a format like:
1,A1X,A1Y;1,A2X,A2Y,*aux contact=";2,B1X,B2Y,*NC=;
In this format, the optional comment is always the last element of the sublist
and follows an asterisk character. If no asterisk is present, then the comment
is interpreted as another pin number). The previous example would display
in the pin list pick list dialog box as:
A1X,A1Y
aux contact=A2X,A2Y
NC=B1X,B2Y
Convertible contacts encoded as type 0, followed by two pin numbers, assume
that the pin numbers do not change when a contact is flipped between N.O.
and N.C. If the pin number of the contact changes based on the difference
between the N.O. and N.C. configurations, encode each type 0 entry as
"0,pinNO,pinNO,pinNC,pinNC;". The first two entries after the "0" flag give
the pin number for the N.O. configuration and the second two for the N.C.
configuration. AutoCAD Electrical picks the correct pair based upon the contact
type being inserted or edited.
For contact type 3 (Form-C), the pins must be entered in this order: common
pin, NO pin, NC pin. A Form-C contact set with NO on pin 5, NC on pin 6,
and pin 8 common to both contacts would be encoded as 3,8,5,6 where "3"
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