Connector Refinement and Signal Mapping

Refining an

Inline Connector

You can refine the halves of an inline pair (generalized connectors) by creating specialized connectors for them.

See Connector Refinement and Signal Mapping for an overview of refined connectors.

Note

See the Connector Refinement and Harness Synchronization - Best Practice topic for points to consider when you are creating generalized / specialized connectors.

Procedure

Select either half of the inline pair in the Diagram Window or Design Browser (Design tab) and either:Right-click the selected object and choose Signal Map.

Press Space Bar and enter Signal Map.

The Signal Map Dialog Box for Inline displays.

In the Connectors tab, click the cell in the mating row for the inline halves to be refined and click the Add Connector Mapping () button; a new row for a specialized connector is added to the table.

For the new specialized connector on one side of the inline, specify the connector name, and Part or Cavity Count.Caution Give specialized connectors different names to the generalized connectors to avoid issues when synchronizing data to Capital Harness Designer.

                 If you reduce the cavity count, the system verifies that
                     the count is not below the minimum required for the signals and wires
                     mapped to the connector, and it removes only unused cavities from the
                     signal map.

Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each specialized connector that you want to create for the first inline half.Note If required, you can also create variant connectors in the Signal Map dialog box. See Creating a Variant Connector in the Signal Map for a Slot, Inline or Interface Connector.
Mate one of the new specialized connectors with a generalized connector or specialized connector on the other inline half by double-clicking the Connector cell on the other side of the mating row and either:Selecting an existing connector name from the drop-down list.

Entering a new connector name and pressing Enter to create a new specialized connector on the second inline half.

Repeat step 5 for each specialized connector created on the first inline half.
Optionally, create Fanout diagrams for the inline halves:Click a row in the Connector Mating table and click the Show Fanout () button; the Fanout Viewer Dialog Box displays. Select a specialized connector in either Node tree located at the top of the dialog box and specify a Length for the bundle segment connecting to that specialized connector.Note In the node tree, you can reorder the connectors and add new bundle nodes.

Repeat step 7.b for each specialized connector of each inline half and then click Close; you return to the Signal Map Dialog Box for Inline.

Click OK.

Results

The specialized connectors are not displayed in the Diagram Window or Design Browser (Design tab) but are saved in the signal map for the inline pair.

Parent Topic:

Connector Refinement and Signal Mapping