Thanks for the replies. I am looking at taking the connections a step further. Currently I use a block Hdr1_power that is used in the 3 phase part of the drawing. This block is loaded with RATING10, 11 &12 that represent the ethernet address, subnet and gateway. I then use a Hdr2_XXX to be the control connections for the drive. I also have a Hdr2_Enet that is the ethernet module that is plugged into the drive. The Hdr2_Enet block then obtains the RATING10, 11 &12 information from the parent. Now that the drive setup is ready I need to show the connection to the ethernet switch. As part of the connection drawing I want to show the IP data (RATING10, 11 &12 ) from the drive at the ethernet switch in the form of a RJ45 symbol. I also want to display a RJ45 symbol at the drive that will be a sibling of the ethernet switch and carry port number information. I can then connect the two RJ45 blocks via a cable. This will allow me to see IP information at the ethernet switch for each port as well allow me to surf the parent or sibling blocks. I currently have everything figured out except how to handle the ports in the ethernet switch. It would be best if each port were a parent so the RJ45 (child) symbol would carry the port number when it is placed next to the drive. The problem is I don't want multiple parents (8) for one ethernet switch. I am looking for a way to create a parent block that has 8 connections (ports) that I can use my RJ45 symbol (child) to carry the port information.
Could I treat the Enet switch like a relay and the ports like the contacts. In the pinlist I could setup a "4,PORT 1,*Port 1;4,PORT 2,*Port 2;etc...". I could also set a max number of contacts to be 8.
I will have to try this next week. See the attached file to see where I am as of today. Any suggestions appreciated.
Anyone is welcome to use the blocks contained in the attached drawing.