AutoCAD Electrical

[#1]

Hi,

It seems that AutoCAD Electrical does not support creating pin list information for push buttons, pilot lights with multiple NC NO contacts. For example; ABB pushbutton MP1-10B with 2NO and 2NC. How to define this to pin list database that it would work...? Ithink this database is mainly created for contactor coil/pins and it will work only with control devices (push buttons, etc) with only one contact.

Regards

mako

[#2]

ACE does indeed support creating pin list information for push buttons, pilot lights with multiple NC NO contacts. Pretty much the same way as for coils with multiple contacts.

The one exception is that since there is no "coil" pins, you need to enter the same pins for both the coil and the first contact set on the device.

For example, with a pushbutton with a NO contact and a NC contact you would enter the coil pins as, A1X,A1Y, and enter the pinlist data as 1,A1X,A1Y,2,A2X,A2Y.

[#3]

Yes it works! Thanks Randy!

[#4]

I noticed that there are some pre-filled pin list data for circuit breakers in AutoCAD Electrical...The syntax for 2 pole circuit breaker is: Coil pins 1,2 and pin list 3,4. (There is no same pins for  for both the coil and the first contact set on the device). I know that these blocks are built dynamically using the wd_3unit code so it will work on this way.

But if you want build this 2-pole CB using separate parent/child blocks you should enter the same pins for both the coil and the first contact set on the device. So would it be correct to fill the data also for CB's like Coil  pins 1,2 and pin list: 1,1,2;1,3,4

Mako

[#5]

We do this exercise with a 3-pole breaker in my training course.  Just enter 1,2 for the Coilpins (i.e. parent) and 1,3,4 in the Pin List field for the second pole (i.e. child).  For a 3-pole breaker, it would be Coilpins 1,2 and Pin List 1,3,4;1,5,6.  I also do this for switch disconnects.