Modeling Direct to Device

Connections

You can model wires that are connected directly to devices rather than being connected by a device connector or harness connector. Such connections are referred to as direct to device connections or D2D connections. Modeling D2D connections requires actions to be performed in multiple Capital applications.

Capital

Component Manager

You must model a direct to device connection as part of a device footprint.

1. Create a connector for which the Include on BOM option on the Base tab in the Component Maintenance Dialog Box is cleared.

2. Add the connector to a device connector footprint for the device you want to create the direct to device connection. See “Adding a Device Connector Footprint to a Device” in the Capital Component Manager User Guide.

Capital

Interactive Flow using Capital Logic Designer

1. Add the device with the footprint to a logical diagram. See Adding a Device From Capital Component Manager as a Parameterized Device.

2. Connect the device to wires in the logical diagram. See Adding / Modifying / Deleting a Wire.

3. Specify the harness attribute for any wires to synchronize with a harness design in Capital Harness Designer. See Specifying the Harness Attribute for an Object.

4. In Capital Harness Designer, synchronize the logical design with the harness design. See “Harness Synchronization” in the Capital Harness Designer User Guide. Note If a footprint connector is defined as included on BOM, it is ignored during the synchronization and all of the connected wiring is ignored too. If a footprint connector is defined as not included on BOM, it is included in the synchronization and so is any connected wiring.

Capital

Generative Flow using Capital Logic Designer and Capital Systems Integrator

1. Add the device with the footprint to a logical diagram. See Adding a Device From Capital Component Manager as a Parameterized Device.

2. Connect the device to nets in the logical diagram. See Adding / Modifying / Deleting a Net.

3. Place the device in a slot in a Capital Systems Integrator design. See “Placement of a Device or Ground Device in a Slot” in the Capital Systems Integrator User Guide. Capital Systems Integrator detects the connector in the footprint that is set as “not included on BOM” and maps the connector to a hole with a name using the format [DeviceName]:[DeviceConnectorName]. If a hole with a matching name already exists, that hole is used. If a hole with that name does not exist, a new hole is created.

4. Synthesize wiring for the Capital Systems Integrator design. See “Synthesizing Wiring” in the Capital Systems Integrator User Guide.

5. In Capital Harness Designer, synchronize the topological design with the harness design. See “Harness Synchronization” in the Capital Harness Designer User Guide.

Capital

Harness Designer

When you synchronize a logical design with a harness design, Capital Harness Designer detects the device connector that is set as “not included on BOM”, selects the relevant part from the library and places it on the harness diagram.

When you synchronize a topological design with a harness design, Capital Harness Designer detects where a hole has been used for a device connector that is set as “not included on BOM”, selects the relevant part from the library and places it on the harness diagram.

Parent Topic:

Devices

Related Topics

• Device Connectors

• Harness Connectors

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