Documenting Inputs

[taj]

Thanks Tim & Rick

Thanks to ya both. I will try next time, as it looks as though my sample dwg. has been posted!

 

[Eric Nelson]

Re: Thanks!

The proxes are indeed quick-disconnect, but we actually assemble our own male plugs and I had quite a bit of trouble with cross-wiring those puppies back in the day. Thus, the color to the connector pin.

Then what you're currently doing is fine... :nodi:

beerchug

-Eric

P.S. I like your latest version...

 

[Tim]

Tim,
I like your first drawing you posted. I'm not a big fan on detailing the prints for the multi-color cabling, or the cable's between the main and sub panels. Your first print shows the wires going from the main to the sub, that’s all I need. To me this is very basic knowledge and putting all this cable routing, type of cable etc. just clutters up the print. For trouble shooting purposes, there are labels on each end of the wire and the wire is even color-coded. At some point the main and sub panels are going to be opened up and a quick visual will tell me more than anything.

I've seen prints that had multi-conductor cables running through several sub-panels. The best I've seen so far is a page, or pages of the cable routing. This was nice because if I needed that information it was designated to its own page and not all over the plc input and output pages. It still comes down to preference and if it works for you then go for it.
Tim

 

[TimothyMoulder]

Separate Page

Hi Tim!

In this instance, this machine only runs one cable / sub-panel deep. If there were more, I'd like go the separate-page route you describe.

Thanks!

TM

 

[BobB]

I normally use transistor output cards (sink in Japanese, source in AB) and drive 24 vac/dc LED indicators out of the card direct. All others go via interposing relays that have diodes in them to protect the transistor.
Attached is how I represent both of these items.