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Signal Map Dialog Box for Interface Connector

To access: Select an interface connector in the Diagram Window or Design Browser (Design tab) and either right-click the selected object and choose Signal Map, or press Space Bar and enter Signal Map.

Use this dialog box to refine an interface connector and map signals to connector cavities.

Objects

Field	Description
Connectors tab	Displays the Generalized Connector (interface connector) and is used to define the Specialized Connectors for it. Each row represents a connector (either generalized or specialized). If you create duplicate matings, they are displayed in red and the OK button for the dialog box is unavailable. To sort the table rows based on the contents of a column, click the column header. To select which columns you want displayed in the table, right-click a column header and select/unselect the column names as required.
Add Connector Mapping	When a connector name is selected in the Connector column, this adds a new row. The row represents a new specialized connector. By default, its name is prefixed by the name of its parent connector. Enabled only if a Connector field is selected in the Connector Table.
Delete Connector Mapping	When a connector row is selected in the Connector table, this deletes that row. If the system has deleted all but one specialized connector for a generalized connector, the system deletes the remaining specialized connector and replaces it with the generalized connector. The system transfers any attributes to the generalized connector. Enabled only if a Connector field is selected in the Connector Table.
Copy connector	When a connector is selected in the Connector Table, this creates a connector based on that selected connector. The new connector has the same part number and cavity count as the original connector. You can edit the details.
Show Fanout	Displays the Fanout Viewer Dialog Box that allows you to create a Fanout diagram of the specialized connectors of the generalized connector (interface connector). The fanout diagram allows you to reorder the connectors, add new bundle nodes and define the length of the bundles. You can leave the Fanout Viewer dialog box open alongside this dialog box.
Connector (Column header)	A unique identifier for a generalized connector or specialized connector. Either: enter a new identifier to rename the connector select the identifier for an existing connector from the drop-down list Note The Connector column drop-down list is filtered to show only connectors that are present in the same configurations as the device that is being mapped to. If an expected connector is missing, it may have the wrong variant assigned or the plan definition could be incorrect.
Variant (Column header)	If this is a variant connector, enter the variant option expression for the connector. You can enter the expression manually or click in the field and click the ellipsis (...) button to display the Set Variant Dialog Boxwhere you build the expression by selecting options and operators. The Signal Mappings tab displays the expression in brackets next to the connector name in the Connector column.
Part (Column header)	Specifies a library part for the generalized connector or specialized connector in the Connector column. Click the field and click the ellipsis (...) button in the field to display the Part Selection dialog box where you can select a library part. If a library part is already selected, you can: click the ellipsis (...) button to display the Details dialog box where you can view the details of the library part right-click the field and click Update Library Part to update it with the latest details for it from Capital Component Manager right-click the field and choose Remove Library Part to remove the library part association from the specialized connector
Cavity Count (Column header)	Specifies the number of cavities on the generalized connector or specialized connector in the Connector column. If a Part Number is selected, this is read-only. If no part number is selected, enter the number of cavities manually. Note 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.
Clear Selection	Clears any selection that you have made in the connector mating table at the top of the dialog box.
Signal Mappings tab	Used to map signals to the cavities of the generalized connector and specialized connectors of the interface connector being edited. Each row represents a signal mapping to a connector cavity. If no connector mating row is selected in the Connector Table, all mappings for all connectors display. If a connector mating row is selected, only the mappings that apply to the connector in that row display. Note If you have selected rows in the table and want to clear the selection, right-click them and choose Clear Selection.
Duplicate Cavity	Creates a new row that is a duplicate of the currently selected mapping row.
Delete Copied Cavity	Deletes the selected duplicate row from the table. Enabled only if you have selected a duplicate row.
Delete Mapping	Deletes the selected empty wire row from the table. Enabled only when the same device pin is connected to a wire on another cavity.
Manage Variance	Enabled only after wiring synthesis or when a selected row has a preferred signal. Displays the Manage Variance Dialog Box where you specify variant option expression for the currently selected mapping rows and thereby create variant signals and wires. You may want to do this if you want a signal to go through different cavities, independently of variant connectors, in different configurations.
Status Column (Blank column header at start)	Displays an error or warning symbol if there is an issue with the mapping. Move your mouse over the symbol to view a brief description of the issue.
Connector (Column header)	Displays the name of a generalized connector or specialized connector from the Connector Table. If this is a variant connector, the variant option expression is displayed in brackets next to the name. Read-only.
Cavity (Column header)	Displays the name of a cavity or backshell termination () on the connector in the Connector column. Read-only. Note You can move, swap, and copy signal mappings when editing them in the Signal Mappings tab of a Signal Map dialog box. See Moving, Swapping, and Copying Signal Mappings.
Harness (Column header)	Displays the name of the harness owning the connector in the Connector column. Read-only. Note When the interface connector is connected to multiple harnesses, the Harness column in the Signal Map dialog box is blank because there is not enough information to determine which harness the signal will be present in.
Signal (Column header)	Specifies the signal mapped to the cavity in the Cavity column. Either: click this field and select the name of an existing signal from the drop-down list enter the name of a new signal Mandatory.
Option Expression (Column header)	Specifies the option expression for the connector cavity in the Cavity column. The system uses this to determine whether or not to route a signal to this cavity. Click the field and click the ellipsis (...) button in the field to display the Edit Option Expression dialog box where you can edit the option expression. Editable only when the Signal column contains a signal.
Show Faceviews Hide Faceviews	Opens or closes the Connector Faceview panel at the side of the Signal Map dialog box. Show Faceviews is unavailable if there are no accessible comment symbols for the connectors. See Viewing Connector Faceview Symbols in Signal Maps. Note The Connector Faceview Panel is not shown by default when you first open a Signal Map dialog box. When you open a Signal Map dialog box again, it remembers whether you selected to show or hide the panel the previous time.
Unmapped Signals tab	When there are unmapped signals in the Signal Map dialog box, a message displays at the bottom of the Signal Mappings tab: There are unmapped signals. Click here to view them. You can click to open a separate Unmapped Signals tab that lists the same columns but only the rows for unmapped signals. The tab is tearable and can be dragged away from its position in the dialog box so that it displays in its own separate window. When first dragging the tab to display the separate window, you must release the mouse button within the area of the Signal Map dialog box. You can then drag the separate window to a location outside of the dialog box. See Mapping a Signal to an Interface Connector Cavity for instructions on mapping signals. Note If you have selected rows in the table and want to clear the selection, right-click them and choose Clear Selection.
Connector Faceview Panel	Enables you to select and display a connector faceview symbol.
Connector	Select the connector for which you want to open a faceview symbol.
Harness tab	You can view a faceview symbol for a connector. See Viewing Connector Faceview Symbols in Signal Maps. Note The tab is tearable and can be dragged away from its position in the dialog box so that it displays in its own separate window. When first dragging the tab to display the separate window, you must release the mouse button within the area of the Signal Map dialog box. You can then drag the separate window to a location outside of the dialog box.
Symbol	Select the comment symbol that you want to use as the faceview. Each item in the list consists of a symbol library name and symbol name. If the connector has a library part with associated faceview symbols in Capital Component Manager, the panel offers these symbols for selection. Note A faceview symbol is created as a comment symbol with pins in Capital Symbol Designer. If the library part does not have associated faceview symbols in Capital Component Manager, the panel searches for symbols (with the same name as the connector part number) in the symbol libraries specified in the “Connector View Libraries” project preference for Capital Systems Integrator.
Show all cavity names Hide all cavity names	You can toggle the display of connector cavity datum names in the faceview window. Note There must be RED (related entity datum) type cavity names defined in the symbol to display cavity names.
Faceview window	Displays the selected comment symbol. Note If you have a refined connector and therefore multiple faceviews, the displayed faceview symbol changes accordingly based on the connector cavity selection as part of the cross-highlighting.
OK	Closes the dialog box.

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Connector Refinement and Signal Mapping Dialog Boxes