Signal Fails to Propagate on Wiring System

Some users might encounter the problem that a signal of one tag number does not propagate during making a wiring connection from one panel/device to another panel. Instead of showing the tag number itself, the wiring is indicating “SPARE” (or default cable name), see below picture. This condition mostly occurs because the wiring connection is not made sequentially form the left to right or vice versa.


The following is steps how to rectify this problem:
1. Klik on the screw on the terminal strip. The dialog box will open, then select the signal that we want to assign.


2. Now the signal name appears on the wiring connection.

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Device Panel and Field Run Wiring in Intools

Intools provide feature for wiring works, such as creating wiring diagram for junction box or cabinet, loop diagram and cable schedule. The interesting thing is once you create a wired instrument tag number such as transmitter, switch, solenoid; Intools will automatically generate the device panel and its field run cable if you have defined the setting previously. This setting is done on instrument type setting section.

However some engineers often forget to set it in the beginning and just realize that the cable is missing when working in wiring and after creating the tag number in Intools. Rather than creating and renaming a single cable under the wiring module, it is preferred to rectify the instrument type and then generate the device and cable via index module to eliminate some issue in the future which is related to wiring works and loop diagram generation.

The following step describe how to re-generate device panel and cable if you have created the tag number:
1. Go to instrument type section
Open instrument index module >> Action >> Instrument Type..


2. Click profile on the selected instrument type
On Wiring and Control System Tab, make sure the "include wiring", "control system" and Default device panel is properly filled


3. Go to instrument index browser
Open instrument index module >> Browse >> Right click on the selected tag number >> Select Generate Device Panel and Cable



If you want to learn from the beginning, Intools tutorial module complete with step by step instruction is available along with the Intools installer.

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Split window in Intools instrument index browser

When working on instrument index browser in Intools, it often requires having many fields in one view. However, filling fields becomes inconvenient especially for those which need screen to be scrolled to right. Like in excel, Intools is able to have split window in instrument index browser.

Put the cursor on the left corner of the table. Click and drag to the right as required.

Now we have split window and filling each field is easier.

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