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12-Amethyst
October 2, 2020
Question

Multiconductor cable stripped and routed to discrete pins

  • October 2, 2020
  • 2 replies
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I have a 20 conductor cable that goes from an over molded connector to a board mount connector

 

the cable is stripped at a strain relief, and the individual wires come out of the cable over to the board mount connector

 

I have the network going from where the strain relief is up to the overmolded connector

 

I have my logic setup but it just will not automatically route the wire:

 

! Components and connectors

NEW CONNECTOR J1
PARAMETER MODEL_NAME 2A_SWITCH_DSUB_CABLE_ASSY
PARAMETER NUM_OF_PINS 160
PARAMETER GENDER FEMALE
PARAMETER NUM_OF_PINS 160
PARAMETER GENDER FEMALE
PIN A1
PARAMETER ENTRY_PORT PINA1
PARAMETER GROUPING ROUND
PARAMETER INTERNAL_LEN 0
PIN A2
PARAMETER ENTRY_PORT PINA2
PARAMETER GROUPING ROUND
PARAMETER INTERNAL_LEN 0

......

 

NEW CONNECTOR J2
PARAMETER MODEL_NAME CONN_VPC_QUADRAPADDLE_510150115
PARAMETER NUM_OF_PINS 192
PARAMETER GENDER FEMALE
PIN A1
PARAMETER ENTRY_PORT PINA1
PARAMETER GROUPING ROUND
PARAMETER INTERNAL_LEN 0
PIN A2
PARAMETER ENTRY_PORT PINA2
PARAMETER GROUPING ROUND
PARAMETER INTERNAL_LEN 0
.....

 

! Wires and cables

NEW CABLE P1_BUNDLE UL2517_20C-24AWG_SH
ATTACH J1 "" J2 P1
CONDUCTOR 1
ATTACH J1 D5 J2 A29
CONDUCTOR 2
ATTACH J1 D6 J2 B29
CONDUCTOR 3
.....

 

Any ideas?

 

Im just about to give up and make discrete wires with a sheath

2 replies

15-Moonstone
October 9, 2020

Try setting the cable attachments to "" "" "" "", perhaps?

JavierL12-AmethystAuthor
12-Amethyst
January 29, 2021

I tried that but it didnt work, I ended up just making it with discrete wires and a sheath

 

thanks though