EPLAN Electric P8 Reference Handbook 第二版目录_EN

Content Foreword and acknowledgements..................................................11 1 Install EPLAN Electric P8 .......................................................15 1.1 Hardware ......................................................................................................15 1.2 Installation ....................................................................................................16 1.3 Important notes for Version 1.9.x users .....................................................23 1.3.1 Parallel operation with Version 1.9.x ............................................................................. 23 2 The basics of the system .......................................................25 2.1 Five principles that apply to working with EPLAN Electric P8 ...................25 2.2 Directory structure, storage locations ........................................................27 2.3 Settings – General ........................................................................................30 2.3.1 Settings – Project ................................................................................................................... 30 2.3.2 Settings – User ........................................................................................................................ 41 2.3.3 Settings – Workstation ......................................................................................................... 47 2.3.4 Settings – Company ............................................................................................................... 48 2.4 EPLAN and multiple starts? .........................................................................49 2.5 Properties .....................................................................................................49 2.5.1 Project properties .................................................................................................................. 50 2.5.2 Page properties ....................................................................................................................... 52 2.5.3 Symbol properties (components) ...................................................................................... 52 2.5.4 Form properties ...................................................................................................................... 53 2.5.5 Plot frame properties ........................................................................................................... 53 2.6 Buttons and popup menus ...........................................................................54 2.6.1 Device dialog buttons ........................................................................................................... 54 2.6.2 Buttons in dialogs (configuring) ........................................................................................ 55 2.6.3 Buttons in dialogs such as filter schemes ...................................................................... 55 2.6.4 Small blue triangle button .................................................................................................. 56 4   2.6.5 Property arrangements (components) ............................................................................ 56 2.6.6 Format properties .................................................................................................................. 58 2.6.7 Buttons (small black triangles) .......................................................................................... 59 2.6.8 Dialogs for schemes .............................................................................................................. 59 2.7 Master data ..................................................................................................60 2.8 Operation ......................................................................................................61 2.8.1 Using the keyboard ............................................................................................................... 61 2.8.2 Using the mouse ..................................................................................................................... 62 2.9 The user interface – more useful information ............................................62 2.9.1 Using workspaces .................................................................................................................. 63 2.9.2 Dialog display .......................................................................................................................... 64 3 Projects ....................................................................................67 3.1 Project types ...............................................................................................68 3.1.1 Project types in EPLAN ........................................................................................................ 69 3.1.2 Project types in EPLAN ........................................................................................................ 69 3.1.3 Project templates and basic projects............................................................................... 70 3.2 Create a new project ....................................................................................72 3.2.1 A new project (from a basic project) ............................................................................... 72 3.2.2 A new project (with project creation wizard) .............................................................. 75 4 The graphical editor (GED) .....................................................83 4.1 Page navigator ..............................................................................................83 4.1.1 Page types ................................................................................................................................ 85 4.1.2 The Popup menu in the page navigator ......................................................................... 86 4.1.3 Page navigator filter ............................................................................................................ 101 4.2 General functions ...................................................................................... 101 4.2.1 The title bar ........................................................................................................................... 102 4.2.2 The status bar ....................................................................................................................... 102 4.3 Coordinate systems .................................................................................. 103 4.3.1 Graphical coordinate system ........................................................................................... 103 4.3.2 Logical coordinate system ................................................................................................ 104 4.4 Grid ............................................................................................................ 104 4.5 Increments, coordinate input ................................................................... 106 4.5.1 Increment ............................................................................................................................... 106 4.5.2 Coordinate input .................................................................................................................. 107 4.5.3 Relative coordinate input .................................................................................................. 108 4.5.4 Move base point ................................................................................................................... 108 4.6 Graphical editing functions ....................................................................... 109 4.6.1 Graphical objects - lines, circles, rectangles ............................................................... 110 4.6.2 Trim, chamfer, stretch and more... ................................................................................. 111  5 4.6.3 Group and ungroup ............................................................................................................. 117 4.6.4 Copy, move, delete, ... .......................................................................................................... 118 4.6.5 Dimensioning ........................................................................................................................ 119 4.7 Texts ........................................................................................................... 122 4.7.1 Normal (free) texts............................................................................................................... 123 4.7.2 Path function texts .............................................................................................................. 123 4.7.3 Special texts ........................................................................................................................... 124 4.7.4 The Properties – Text dialog ............................................................................................ 125 4.8 Components (symbols) ............................................................................. 129 4.8.1 Insert components (symbols) ........................................................................................... 129 4.8.2 Properties (components) dialog – [device] tab ............................................................................................................................. 131 4.8.3 The Display tab ..................................................................................................................... 132 4.8.4 The Symbol/function data tab ......................................................................................... 135 4.8.5 The Parts tab ......................................................................................................................... 137 4.9 Cross-references ....................................................................................... 137 4.9.1 Contact image on component .......................................................................................... 138 4.9.2 Contact image in path ........................................................................................................ 141 4.9.3 Special feature: pair cross-reference ............................................................................. 142 4.9.4 Device selection settings ................................................................................................... 144 4.10 Macros ....................................................................................................... 145 4.10.1 Types of macros ................................................................................................................... 146 4.10.2 Macros with value sets ...................................................................................................... 150 5 Navigators .............................................................................159 5.1 Overview of possible navigators ............................................................... 160 5.1.1 Additional navigators and modules............................................................................... 163 5.2165 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Device navigator 165 5.2.1 Devices / Assign main function ...................................................................................... 166 5.2.2 Devices / Cross-reference DTs ......................................................................................... 169 5.2.3 Devices / Synchronize function texts ............................................................................ 170 5.2.4 Devices / Interconnect devices ....................................................................................... 171 5.2.5 Devices / Number (offline) ................................................................................................ 178 5.2.6 Device navigator / New... ................................................................................................... 182 5.2.7 Device navigator / New device........................................................................................ 183 5.2.8 Device navigator / Place / [Representation type] ...................................................... 184 5.3 Terminal strips ........................................................................................... 186 5.3.1 Terminal strips / Edit... ....................................................................................................... 186 5.3.2 Terminal strips / Correct ................................................................................................... 189 5.3.3 Terminal strips / Number terminals.............................................................................. 191 5.3.4 Terminal strip navigator / New... .................................................................................... 195 6   5.3.5 Terminal strip navigator / New functions... ................................................................ 195 5.3.6 Terminal strip navigator / New terminals (devices)... ............................................. 197 5.3.7 Terminal strip navigator / Place / [Representation type] ....................................... 199 5.4 Plugs (Sockets) .......................................................................................... 200 5.4.1 Plugs / Edit ............................................................................................................................. 200 5.4.2 Plugs / Correct ...................................................................................................................... 200 5.4.3 Plugs / Number pins ........................................................................................................... 201 5.4.4 Plug navigator / New... ....................................................................................................... 201 5.4.5 Plug navigator / New functions... .................................................................................... 202 5.4.6 Plug navigator / Generate plug definition ................................................................... 202 5.4.7 Plug navigator / Generate pin.......................................................................................... 203 5.4.8 Plug navigator / Place / [Representation type] .......................................................... 204 5.5 Cables ........................................................................................................ 205 5.5.1 Cables / Edit ........................................................................................................................... 205 5.5.2 Cables / Number .................................................................................................................. 207 5.5.3 Cables / Generate cables automatically ....................................................................... 209 5.5.4 Cables / Automatic cable selection ................................................................................ 211 5.5.5 Cables / Assign conductors .............................................................................................. 213 5.5.6 Cable navigator / New... ..................................................................................................... 215 5.5.7 Cable navigator / Place / [Representation type] ........................................................ 215 5.5.8 Cable navigator / Number cable DT .............................................................................. 216 5.5.9 Cable navigator / Number DT .......................................................................................... 216 5.6 PLC ............................................................................................................. 218 5.6.1 PLC / Write back connection point designations ...................................................... 220 5.6.2 PLC – Set data types ........................................................................................................... 221 5.6.3 PLC / Addresses / assignment lists ................................................................................ 222 5.6.4 PLC / Address ........................................................................................................................ 224 5.6.5 PLC navigator / New... ........................................................................................................ 225 5.6.6 PLC navigator / New functions... ..................................................................................... 226 5.6.7 PLC navigator / New device... .......................................................................................... 228 5.6.8 PLC navigator / View .......................................................................................................... 228 5.7 Parts / Devices / Bill of materials ........................................................... 229 5.7.1 Popup menu functions ....................................................................................................... 231 5.8 Assign function (navigators) ..................................................................... 235 6 Reports...................................................................................237 6.1 What are reports? ...................................................................................... 238 6.2 Report types .............................................................................................. 239 6.3 Types of graphical reports ........................................................................ 239 6.3.1 Report types (forms) ........................................................................................................... 239 6.3.2 Special connection diagrams ........................................................................................... 253  7 6.4 Settings (output options) .......................................................................... 254 6.4.1 The Display / output project setting .............................................................................. 254 6.4.2 The Parts project setting ................................................................................................... 256 6.4.3 The Output to pages project setting .............................................................................. 257 6.5 Generate reports ....................................................................................... 262 6.5.1 The Reports dialog .............................................................................................................. 263 6.5.3 Popup menus in the Reports tab .................................................................................... 271 6.5.4 Generate reports with templates .................................................................................... 272 6.6 Other functions ......................................................................................... 278 6.6.1 Generate project reports ................................................................................................... 279 6.6.2 Update ..................................................................................................................................... 279 6.6.3 Settings for automatic updates ........................................................................................ 279 6.7 Labeling ..................................................................................................... 280 6.7.1 Settings .......................................................