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Inserting Pins and Plug Definitions.............................................................3

1.1

Insert pins .................................................................................................3

1.2

Insert plug definitions ................................................................................5

Creating and Editing Plugs ..........................................................................7

2.1

Create plugs..............................................................................................7

2.2

Create plugs with predefined properties ...................................................9

2.3

Edit plug ..................................................................................................13

2.4

Edit plug properties .................................................................................15

Creating and Editing Pins ..........................................................................17

3.1

Create pins .............................................................................................17

3.2

Create pins with predefined properties ...................................................19

3.3

Edit pins ..................................................................................................22

Numbering Pins ..........................................................................................25

Sorting Pins.................................................................................................27

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Inserting Pins and Plug Definitions

Pins and plug definitions can be defined directly during the insertion of the
corresponding symbol. You can also predefine pins and plug definition in the plug
navigator or in the device navigator and place them from there (with the popup
menu). Plug definitions must be placed if you would like to copy them.

1.1

Insert pins

Insert > Symbol

1. In the Symbol selection dialog, page through the tree structure, select the
desired pin, and click [OK].

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2. Place the pin on the page.

3. In the Properties <...> dialog, enter the device data of the pin in the Pin tab.

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4. In the Displayed DT field, enter a new or existing DT. Or click [...] to open the
DT selection dialog and register an existing function, or create a new DT
using [Next] .

5. Click [OK].
If you give an already existing DT, the pin will be assigned to the
corresponding plug.
If you give a DT that doesn't exist yet, EPLAN generates a new plug.
However, this doesn't have a plug definition yet.

1.2

Insert plug definitions

Insert > Plug definition

1. Place the plug definition on the page.

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2. In the Properties <...> dialog, enter the device data of the plug in the Plug
definition tab.

3. Click [OK].
EPLAN generates a plug definition with the given properties.

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Creating and Editing Plugs

Plugs are managed via the plug definition. If you want to create a predefined plug
(with a fixed number of male and / or female pins), you have to set up a plug
definition first. When you define a plug, specify whether it contains only male, only
female, or both pins.
If you only want to create a new plug (without any other properties), just enter the
plug DT in the Properties <...> dialog when you insert a pin. This creates a nonpredefined plug without a plug definition. Such a non-predefined plug is visible in
reports, but you can't assign it any properties (this can only be performed via a plug
definition).
You can create non-predefined plugs first and then edit the properties at a later date.
You can also determine the properties for plugs immediately as you create them. You
can create a plug with predefined properties using the function definitions.
In the Plug definition tab of the properties dialog, you can edit the properties of a
plug.

2.1

Create plugs

Project data > Plugs > Navigator

1. Select Popup menu > Generate plug.

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2. Select one of the submenu items in order to determine whether the plug
consists of female pins, male pins, or a combination of male and female pins.
When managing the male and female pins together, select the entry Male and
female pins; when managing them separately, select Female pins or Male
pins in order to determine the female or male pin side of the plug.

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3. In the Properties <...> dialog in the Plug definition tab, enter the desired
data for the new plug.

4. Click [OK].
A plug definition was created with the corresponding properties.

2.2

Create plugs with predefined properties

If you generate a plug using the menu command New, plug definitions with
predefined properties are available to you in the Function definitions dialog.
Project data > Plugs > Navigator

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1. Select a DT and select Popup menu > New.

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2. In the Function definitions dialog in the Selection field, mark a plug
definition.
The data in the plug definition is displayed on the Attributes and
Connection point data tabs.

3. To obtain a preview of the symbol, in the Attributes tab, select the Basic
symbol preview check box.

4. Click [OK].

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5. In the Properties <...> dialog in the Plug definition tab, enter the desired
data for the new plug.

6. Click [OK].
Below the highlighted DT, a plug definition with the corresponding
properties is created.

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2.3

Edit plug

1. Highlight a plug definition or a pin in the graphical editor or in the terminal strip
navigator.

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2. Select the menu items Project data > Plugs > Edit.

3. In the Edit plugs dialog, edit the selected plug. Use the editing features of the
popup menu for this.

4. Click [OK].

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2.4

Edit plug properties

1. Highlight a plug definition in the graphical editor, in the plug navigator, or in the
device navigator.

2. Select Popup menu > Properties, or double-click on the selected plug

definition.

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3. In the Properties <...> dialog, edit the properties of the selected plug in the
Plug definition tab.

4. Click [OK].

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Creating and Editing Pins

You either create pins in the graphical editor, by placing a pin and specifying its
properties in the Properties dialog. The plug navigator and the device navigator allow
you to predefine pins with specific properties, which you can place at a later date.
When you create a pin, specify whether it's a male, a female or a male/female
combination, and then edit its properties. You can create a pin with predefined
properties using the function definitions.
In the Pin tab of the Properties dialog, you can edit the properties of a plug.

3.1

Create pins

Project data > Plugs > Navigator

1. Highlight a plug definition or a pin below a plug definition.

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2. Select Popup menu > Generate pin then one of the subitems Male and
female, Male, or Female.

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3. In the Properties <...> dialog in the Pin tab, enter the data you want for the
new pin.

4. Click [OK].
A pin is created with the corresponding properties.

Tip:
In the same way, you can also create pins in the Edit plug dialog.
Popup menu > New functions allows you to create several pins at the same time.

3.2

Create pins with predefined properties

If you generate a pin using the menu command New, pins with predefined properties
are available to you in the Function definitions dialog.
Project data > Plugs > Navigator
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1. Select a DT or a plug definition, and select Popup menu > New.

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2. In the Function definitions dialog in the Selection field, page through the
tree structure and mark a pin.
The data for the pin is displayed on the Attributes and Connection point
data tabs.

3. To obtain a preview of the symbol, in the Attributes tab, select the Basic
symbol preview check box.

4. Click [OK].

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5. In the Properties <...> dialog, go to the Pin tab (or Male pin or Female pin) to
enter the desired data for the new pin.

6. Click [OK].
Below the highlighted DT, a pin with the corresponding properties is
created.

3.3

Edit pins

1. Highlight a the pin in the graphical editor, in the plug navigator, or in the device
navigator.

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2. Select Popup menu > Properties, or double-click on the selected pin.

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3. In the Properties <...> dialog, edit the data of the selected pin in the Pin tab.

4. Click [OK].

Tip:
You can place the pins using Drag & Drop, by dragging a highlighted pin from the
navigator onto your open page in the graphical editor.

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Numbering Pins

The pin is uniquely identified in the plug using the pin designation. In the Number
pins dialog, you can change the settings for the designation and renumber the
selected pins. Use a numbering scheme to determine the designations for the pins.
Precondition:
You selected one or more plugs in the plug navigator, the device navigator or in the
graphical editor.
Project data > Plugs > Number pins
1. Select the numbering scheme you want from the Scheme drop-down list, or
click [...] to open the Properties : Numbering dialog and create a new scheme
here.

2. In the fields Start value and Increment define the appropriate values, and in
the Number of digits field, define the number of positions for the numbering.

3. Select the desired options for the sort order and the range of numbering.

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4. Select the corresponding check boxes to determine whether alphabetical
components should be retained and whether pins influenced by the PLC
should be numbered as well.

5. Click [OK].
Numbering is executed according to the settings, and the new pin
designations are assigned to the appropriate pins.

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Sorting Pins

In the Edit plug dialog, you can change the order of the pins within the plug.
Precondition:
You highlighted a plug definition or a pin in the graphical editor, in the plug navigator,
or in the device navigator.
Project data > Plugs > Edit
1. Click in the table in the Edit plug dialog in the first field of the desired pin in
order to select the row.

2. Hold the [Ctrl] key down and mark all of the additional pins that you would like
to move.

3. Move the selected pins into the desired position in the plug using the arrow
keys.

Tip:

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Use the [Sort] button to automatically sort all the pins in a plug.

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