Cable plan

Display cable plan

• On the home screen, click "Settings" > "Input of elements".
• Open the "Input" tab.
• Select "Display cable plan":
  
• Click "OK".

Select components

• Open the input of elements.
• In the "Hardware" section, on the "Edit" tab, click "Hardware".
• Select the field where the electronic components will be used.
• Right-click the section "Other hardware":
  
• The following electric components are available in the context menu:
  • Cable insert
  • Cable exit
  • Magnetic contact
  • Electric control units (e.g. motion sensors, control units, fingerprint, power supply)

Add cable insert

• Right-click "Other hardware".
• From the context menu, select "Add cable insert".
• Select the required article from the list and click "Next":
  
• In the following window, select the striking plate and click "Next":
  
• Define the position of the cable insert:
  
• Click "Next" to complete the selection.

Add cable exit

• Right-click "Other hardware".
• From the context menu, select "Add cable exit".
• If available, select an article for the cable exit or select "Without parts" and click "Next":
  
• In the position drawing, click the profile on which you want the cable exit to be positioned:
  
• Define the position of the cable exit:
  
• Click "Next" to complete the selection.

Add magnetic contact

• Right-click "Other hardware".
• From the context menu, select "Add magnetic contact".
• Select the required article from the list and click "Next":
  
• Define the position of the magnetic contact:
  
• Click "Next" to complete the selection.

Add electric control unit

• Right-click "Other hardware".
• From the context menu, select "Add electric control unit".
• Select the required article from the list:
  
• Click "Next".
• Click in the position drawing to position the electric control unit.
• If necessary, select additional options for positioning the electric control unit.
• In the hardware input, click "Accept" to apply the selection:
  

Symbols in the cable plan

Magnet	Power supply	Emergency stop	Emergency power/battery
Program switch	Smoke alarm	Key switch	Sender / Receiver
Miscellaneous	Power plug	Control unit	Keyboard
Switch	Door terminal	Distributor	Video module

Determine cable route

• In the "Hardware" section, on the "Edit" tab, click "Cable plan":
  
• In the next window, on the "Start" tab, click "Determine cable route":
  
• In the position drawing, click the components to be connected.
• Click "Connect parts" below the parts list.
• In the next window "Cable selection", select a cable type:
  
• Enter a label.
• Enter the length of the protrusion.
• Select the colour of the cable on the cable plan.
• Click "OK".

Move components

• In the "Hardware" section, on the "Edit" tab, click "Cable plan".
• In the next window, right-click on the area of the position drawing that you want to move.
• In the context menu, select "Cable route"  > "Move":
  

Square symbols are displayed on the cable routes.

• Click on a square symbol and hold down the left mouse button to drag the line to the new position:
  
• Click "Close" to complete the process.

Print cable plan

• In the "Hardware" section, on the "Edit" tab, click "Cable plan".
• In the next window, on the ribbon, click "Print":
  
• The cable plan opens in the plot menu:
  

You can also display cable plans using the "Cable plan" printout. Read "Printouts > Printouts fabrication > Cable plan" for further details.

Transfer cable plan to CAD software

• Open the cable plan in the plot menu.
• In the "Publish" group, click the command for the respective CAD software to open the cable plan in the external CAD software:
  

Enter cable types in the user database

The cable plan distinguishes between two cable plans:

• Valid cable types; e.g. multi-core "bell wires", 230V cables for general use.
• Valid, valid assembled cables used exclusively with electrical components, special or coded plugs; e.g. for motor locks.

In the article data, you can define the cables to be displayed with the corresponding components in the input of element under certain conditions.

• On the home screen, click "User database" > "Article data":
  
• Select a supplier.
• Click "Add" to create an article. Read "Article data" for further details.
• Under "Article type," select "Cable":
  
• Under "Type" in the lower-right corner, select one of the following cable types:
  • High-current cables and wires (DIN VDE 0250)
  • Harmonised cable (DIN VDE 0281/0282)
  • Communication cables and wires (DIN VDE 0815/16)
• Under "Number of leads", define the minimum number of wires required for the electric component.
• Under "Diameter", enter the inner diameter of a cable insert or the drilling diameter of a cable exit, for example.

Contact bridges and direct contacts

To define contact bridges and direct contacts for components, such as electric openers, proceed as follows:

• On the home screen, click "User database" > "Door hardware" > "Locks" > "Electric opener".
• Click "Add" to create an article.
• If necessary, select one of the following options:
  
  • "With electrics, contact bridge": The power supply is interrupted when the door leaf is opened; e.g. in the case of doors with electric openers in the slave leaf to enable the power supply of the electric opener.
  • "With electrics, direct contact": The power supply is not interrupted when the door leaf is opened; e.g. in the case of doors with motor locks in order to evaluate the control and evaluation of the lock states.