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4A,1L,2L;4A,1R,2R;4C,L1,T1;4C,L2,T2;4C,L3,T3
When either symbol is inserted and associated with the parent, AutoCAD
Electrical sees the PINLIST_TYPE value of the symbol. The contact combinations
that do not apply to the inserted component type are filtered out. When you
insert a N.O. auxiliary motor starter contact (preset with PINLIST_TYPE
attribute value of 4A), you trigger AutoCAD Electrical to pick the next available
4A pin list combination of 1L/2L or 1R/2R. When you insert a N.O. main
motor contact symbol (present with PINLIST_TYPE attribute value of 4C), you
trigger AutoCAD Electrical to pick the next available 4C pin list combination
(L1/T1, L2/T2, or L3/T3).
For multipole terminal block units
You can also use a type 4 PINLIST assignment to track and control how many
schematic terminal symbols can be tied to a given terminal tag-ID, such as
when a given terminal strip has a fixed number of terminals. For example,
suppose you have a fixed, 6-pole terminal strip unit. The manufacturer code
is AB and the catalog part number is 1492-HJ86 with pin markings on the
terminal strip identified as 1 through 6. Set up the _PINLIST database with
the AB and 1492-HJ86 combo defining a PINLIST of 4,1;4,2;4,3;4,4;4,5;4,6. In
the schematic, insert the first terminal of a 6-pole terminal strip, with a TAG-ID
of "TB-1" and do a catalog lookup. Assign the "AB" part number "1492-HJ86."
AutoCAD Electrical finds the pin list information and applies it to the first
peer terminal symbol as an attribute value. As you insert additional terminals
for this TB-1 terminal strip, AutoCAD Electrical tracks what the next available
terminal number is (based on the first PINLIST data of the terminal). When
you try to insert the seventh terminal for TB-1, you are alerted that there are
no more terminals available for this multi-pole terminal strip.
NOTE This information was previously found in a separate Access file called
wd_pins.mdb. When you use the conversion tools to convert your old .dbf catalog
files to the Access file, this file is converted to the _PINLIST table within the catalog
file.
For convertible contact pin annotations
Sometimes a relay can have contacts stamped with pin designations for one
orientation and another set of pin designations for another orientation. For
example, suppose a relay has pin designations “A” and “B” for the contact in
its Normally Open (N.O.) orientation. If you flip the convertible contact over,
it operates as a Normally Closed (N.C.) contact, and the pin designations of
the contact that are now visible are stamped with “C” and “D.”
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