Add contacts to unused ports

[jstone]

What is the best way to add contacts to unused ports. I am able to run a terminator table to assign contacts to ports with conductors attached, and then run a customized pin table on the connector to assign contact information with the pins used for conductors removed. Any quicker more automated method?

Thanks,

jef

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[Marshdamp]

We have our terminator table setup so the first line match is by cavity
type and any conductor size; it puts in a seal plug for the unused
cavity.

The next line match is by cavity type and say * to 12 awg conductor
size; it puts in "no_match" for that cavity because those sizes won't
work.

The next line match is by cavity type and say 14 to 16 awg conductor
size; it puts in the correct terminal p/n for that size wire.

The next line match is by cavity type and say 18 to * awg conductor
size; it puts in "no_match" again for incompatible wire sizes.



It iterates through them all in order and the last one that matches
wins.



This way when we look at our connector tables it jumps right out at us
when we've run a wire to a connector where it won't fit.



Attached is the first few lines of our terminator table. Our table is
about 640 l ines and works in both diagram and RSD.



We've discovered that a match is true for these circumstances:

* Pro/Diagram

o MIN COND WIRE_GUAGE is =>

o MAX COND WIRE_GUAGE is <

o MIN COND THICKNESS is >

o MAX COND THICKNESS is <=



So if the test wire gauge is 10 and the min cond wire_gauge value is set
to 10 it will match. If the test wire gauge is 12 and Max cond
wire_gauge value is set to 12 it will not match.



Hope this helps,

Michael

[pete3000]

Are you using the terminator table within Creo Schematics? If you do,
you will apply terminators at the port level. Have a look at that..

Also the term table in C.S. allows the use of wildcards " * " when
matching items! It will shrink your term table down tremendously.


MERCURY
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Pete Pickett II
Design Engineer III Office: 405.332.2032

[jstone]

Michael, Peter,

Thanks for the help. I figured out my mistake. I use a parameter “cma” in spools, and that is what defines the min/max wire size in the terminator table. It is a real number and I just set to “0”. Should have been an “*”.

Thanks,

jef