Hi - Our Electronics team would like to define electrical pinouts in the model of an electromechanical system. The only option I have is to list all pinouts and descriptions in the Port’s Description field.
Additionally they would like to know how to tie electrical schematics to the system model. Currently it’s unclear which information belongs in the electrical schematic and which in the model.
- Is there a method to decompose ports into pinouts?
- Would electrical schematic information go into the model, or is there a way to tie a model element to a schematic in Altium 365 or Capital Essentials (formerly VeSys)?
Hi, my personal opinion: The ARCAdIA method can be applied to different problems on different levels of abstraction. That means that you could describe pin outs in a description field, or you could model a physical component of type “plug”, and have make every pin a physical link.
It really depends on what the scope of the model is, such that you keep it usable for the team.
In my models, I am working with PVMT to solve this problem. You can use it to refer to schematics in a different tool or reports adding aditional detail. Or to add attributes: For example I use PVMT to detail the physical links whether they are type network or electrical, and then additional properties will be available for each type.
Thanks for the info Kai,
We could have a Node PC for a Plug or Connector, with like 20 ports for each pin, but it would probably be more prudent to just list the pinout in the Description.
I am wondering if you or anybody could elaborate on or show how you are using PVMT to refer to schematics? I am not familiar with PVMT yet. At the moment, I’m just using the Description, e.g. inside a port or physical link, to include a URL to the schematic. I’m also interested to see if we can forge a link to another tool for electrical information, such as Altium or Capital Essentials.