Cable Module - SPAC Automazione - SDProget
Il Modulo Cavi di SPAC Automazione

The Cable Module of SPAC Automazione

Software for the advanced management of Cables and Wires

The Cable Module is the program dedicated to the advanced management of cables and wires. It is an extension of the working environment of SPAC Automazione.

Easy and intuitive to use, it is a tool born from the experiences in the field with customers operating in the wiring sector.

The core of Cables Module is the processing command that obtains the connections between the elements of the electrical system.
In addition, reading the scheme, it sorts functional interconnections between different panels.
Each link is analyzed and all the information is saved in the scheme, increasing data security.

The use of Cable Module brings numerous benefits:

  • reduction of the possibility of error from designer
  • reduction of design and processing times of the electrical system
  • advanced management of cables and wires increasing design speed
  • facilitated interventions and quick changes on elements already laid on the scheme

Cable Module Characteristics

We list the main features of Cables Module.

Associate more than one cable or conductor with a single connection

It is possible to assign several unipolar or multipolar conductors to a connection thanks to a special graphic mode.
For example, a power connection can be made using a 1x90 mm2 conductor, with 3 conductors of 1x30 mm2 or with 3 conductors of 1x30 mm2.

Match the conductors of a multipolar cable with "hanging" connections

You can match the conductors of a multipolar cable to a free connections on one side.
For example, a conductor connected on the connector as a spare wire and insulated in a duct in the panel, or to the screen of a shielded cable.

Wire numbering with cable data

This new option allows to force the "wire number" with the cable abbreviation and the conductor identifier on a scheme connection where a conductor of a multipolar cable has been associated.
It is possible to format the 'wire number' by composing the cable name and the conductor name.
In addition, the forcing mode is done automatically, indicating, in the cable definition command, whether or not each individual cable should force its data according to the scheme connection associated.
This option helps the designer in numerous situations.
For example, when the cable conductors have a small section and are not numbered, taking as 'wire number' the cable data (signal/communication/counting cables, etc.)..

Sorting Terminal block

In Terminal Blocks and Connectors management window, it is possible to reorder terminals by connected cables, globally, or by single cable.
Then, the terminals are rearranged according to the connected cable (sorted by name) and subsequently according to their definition.

Multiple Cables change

It is possible to change several cables at the same time if required to modify cables already laid on the functional scheme. In a special window you can change the name and material of the desired cables and make a single update.
It is also possible to change several cables at the same time by choosing the old material and the new one.
In addition, all cables with the old material that can be transformed into the new one, are added to the change list to be updated later according to the number of conductors affected.
Finally, this new function saves time and reduces potential errors in case of substantial changes to the cables or in case of reworking of a functional scheme drawn before.

Report with all cables in the drawing

There is an output that allows to draw all the cables defined at once.
Before creating the output, a dialog box opens where the cables can be reordered. Nevertheless, it is also possible to reverse a cable so that the source becomes the destination and vice versa.
This output allows to:

  • speed up the final phase of documents creation
  • avoid duplication of cables, that can be repeated if cable outputs are generated considering the individual starting panels

Usage drawings Output

The output has been revised to assure conductors of a multipolar cable are tapered at the beginning and the end. On the other hand, the intermediate part is a single line that represents the multipolar cable with its data.
Editing makes this output even easier and more intuitive to navigate.

Definition of cables bundles

It allows to group in a bundle a series of unipolar and / or multipolar cables joined by the same path (for example from the general electrical panel to the machine panel or to a control panel).
Each beam is identified by an ID, a description and a length

Parametric Outputs

To facilitate the creation of documents, the program has various Parametric Output commands (customizable) such as:

  • Table (terminal block table with indication of cable connections)
  • Bidirectional table (terminal block table with input and output cables indication, useful on interconnection terminal blocks)
  • Cable Design (Cable Comb Design)

Cables Indications

The cables defined and laid with the Cable Module can be reported as an indication inside the "Lay-out System".
In this way, their location inside the plant is provided.

Cable management in the panel unravel

The Cables laid with the Cable Module are managed with the Panel Unraveling command. In this way, the output is complete and includes unipolar and multi-core cables for wiring the panel and interface files for automatic production machines.

Cables Dimensioning (from version 8)

From Cables Module 8 version, there is a new function that performs the cable sizing according to IEC 60364-5-52:2009

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