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Example - Setting Two Preferred Signals for One Cavity in the Signal Map of an Inline Connector

The following usage example demonstrates how to use a signal map to set two preferred signals for one cavity when working with connector refinement and signal mapping. You may want to do this for two signals that are mutually-exclusive in a vehicle. Rather than using two cavities where one is always empty, the signals can share a single cavity.

In this example, the signals 2N-SPKR-RR-1 and 2N-SPKR-RR-2 are mutually-exclusive and are mapped to an inline connector ILC4A. You map them to cavity 2 on ILC4A. ILC4A is mated with the inline connectors ILC4B and ILC4B_1. Therefore, you also map the signals to inline connector ILC4B cavity 2 and inline connector ILC4B_1 cavity 2.

To do this, you first set 2N-SPKR-RR-1 as the preferred signal for the mapping between ILC4A cavity 2 and ILC4B cavity 2, then duplicate that cavity mapping and then change the preferred signal to 2N-SPKR-RR-2 in duplicate mappings.

Note

The screenshots in this usage example were created in a release before various changes were made to the Signal Map dialog box.

Those changes have no impact on the validity of this usage example.

Procedure

In the Design Browser (Design tab), right-click the ILC4A harness and choose Signal Map; the Signal Map Dialog Box for Inline displays.The Connector Mating table indicates that Generalized Connector ILC4A is mapped to the specialized connectors ILC4B and ILC4B_1. Figure 80: ILC4A Mapped to ILC4B and ILC4B_1 The Signal Mappings tab indicates that ILC4A cavity 2 is mapped to ILC4B cavity 2. Figure 81: ILC4A Cavity 1 Mapped to ILC4B Cavity 2
Map 2N-SPKR-RR-1 to ILC4B cavity 2. To do this:On the Signal Mappings tab, click the Preferred Signal cell for that mapping and select 2N-SPKR-RR-1. Figure 82: 2N-SPKR-RR-1 Mapped to ILC4B Cavity 2 Note that 2N-SPKR-RR-1 is also automatically set as the preferred signal for the mapping between ILC4A cavity 2 and ILC4B_1 cavity
This is because the system assumes that you want that signal to go to ILC4A cavity 2 even when it is mated with ILC4B_1 instead of ILC4B.
Duplicate the mapping between ILC4A cavity 2 and ILC4B cavity 2. To do this:Select that mapping and click Duplicate Cavity (); a duplicate of this mapping is added to the table.

Note that a duplicate of the mapping between ILC4A cavity 2 and ILC4B_1 cavity 2 is also added to the table.

In the Preferred Signal cells for the two duplicate mappings, change 2N-SPKR-RR-1 to 2N-SPKR-RR-2.

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