Hi all,
Rather than a rung or direct I/O naming convention system my company uses what we call a "functional wire numbering system" where the wire numbers is based on the component tag and controller connection point. Previously this was implemented in standard AutoCAD and not AutoCAD electrical, however I am looking to try and convert the current drawing standard to an AutoCAD electrical system. However, I wish to at least keep the functional wire numbering as close to the original system as possible. Attached are a few screenshots of the old standard, and my attempts with annotations at applying this to fixed PLC module block that I have drawn.
Is there any way to include the PLC component tag in the numbering of each wire when using PLC I/O wire numbering?
What would be the best path forward implementing this system in AutoCAD electrical using PLCIO modules?
Old Standard:
Where the "32" is the controller address, 01 is the BI number, "GY" is the wire colour and 1.5 is the core size.
Could this or something similar be implemented using PLCIO wire numbering?
Current attempt:
Where %T can hopefully be replaced by the device tag number (which is currently set to "32") and for "32" to be placed in it's space instead and the PLC IO is defined as BI1-BIn such that,
Thanks heaps!