Insert PLC modules

First Address

Specifies the first I/O address for the PLC module.

List

Lists the available I/O addresses to select from. When you select an I/O address from the list the I/O Point Description: Address automatically updates.

Used: Drawing or Project

Lists any I/O points already assigned to the drawing or project. Select a tag from the list to copy, or to increment for this new component.

Manufacturer

Lists the manufacturer number for the component. Enter a value or select one from the Catalog lookup.

Catalog

Lists the catalog number for the component. Enter a value or select one from the Catalog lookup.

Assembly

Lists the assembly code for the component. The Assembly code is used to link multiple part numbers together.

Item

Specifies a unique identifier assigned to each component. The tag value can be manually typed in the edit box.

Catalog Lookup

Opens the PLCIO table in the catalog database from which you can manually enter or select the Manufacturer or Catalog values. Search the database for a specific catalog item to assign to the selected component.

Drawing

Lists the part numbers used for similar components in the current drawing.

Project

Lists the part numbers used for similar components in the project. You can search in the active project, another project, or an external file.

• Active project: All the drawings in the current project are scanned and the results are listed in a dialog box. Select from the list to assign your new component with a catalog number that is consistent with other similar components in the project.
• Other project: Scans each listed drawing in a previous project for the target component type and returns the catalog information in a subdialog box. Make your catalog assignment by picking from the dialog box list.
• External file: You can pull catalog assignments from a generic ASCII file created by a word processor or output from a spreadsheet or database program. A dialog box displays the contents of the selected text file. Find and highlight the appropriate entry. AutoCAD Electrical reads the line of text from the file and breaks it into its component parts. They are displayed in the left-hand dialog box list. For each relevant item, highlight it, and then pick the appropriate category button in the center column. The highlighted item is transferred to the corresponding category (and then to the Insert/Edit dialog box once OK is clicked).

Multiple BOM

Inserts or edits extra catalog part numbers on to the selected component. You can add up to 99 part numbers to any component. These multiple BOM part numbers appear as sub-assembly part numbers to the main catalog part number in the various BOM and component reports.

Catalog Check

Displays what the selected item looks like in a Bill of Material template.

Address

Specifies the I/O address assignment.

Description 1-5

Optional description text. Enter up to five lines of description attribute text.

Next/Pick

Selects a description from a module on the current drawing.

List descriptions

Lists the I/O point descriptions currently assigned to each I/O point on the module or connected, wired devices in a pick list. Selecting one of the buttons next to this displays a different list of description in the box below.

I/O

Lists I/O point descriptions used so far on the module. Pick to copy.

Wired Devices

Lists descriptions of wired devices that are found to be connected to the I/O module. Pick to copy the description.

External File

Displays contents of an external comma-delimited ASCII text file of I/O point descriptions. Pick an entry in the file and then copy the values to edit boxes in the Edit dialog box.