Glossary

A

 
assign An operation that lets you connect functional electrical components by means of signals.
affect An operation that lets you connect wires to terminations.

B

bill of materials A list of connectors and devices referenced by the wire list, displayed with their characteristics.
bridge wire A wire between two pins of the same connector to create a bridge and propagate the connection.
bundle Always refers to an electrical bundle.
bundle segment A geometrical subdivision of a bundle, also called segment

C

compatibility table Contains the list of the separation codes.
connector A electrical component providing an electrical interface between two bundles, an item of equipment and a bundle or between wires. Comprises one or more electrical terminations.
They are of two types: physical connector (from Electrical Library, Catalog and V4) and functional connector (from Electrical System Functional Design application)
cvs file A text file used for data exchange between CATIA V4 and V5

D

deaffect An operation that lets you disconnect a wire from terminations.

E

electrical bundle A document containing the wires routed through geometrical bundles.
electrical system An electrical unit which accomplishes a specific function. Consists of equipment, connectors and signals. Described in a CATProduct document.
electrical termination Electrical connection (often called pin) on a bundle connection point.
equipment A electrical device with one or more associated connectors.
equipotential A signal specification, which handles the signal extremities (two or more) and other properties used for routing purpose.

G

geometrical bundle A document containing an assembly of connectors, supports and protective coverings, as well as the geometric representation of a harness.

H

harness

An assembly of wires, connectors, supports and protective coverings manufactured together. Represented in CATIA by both geometrical and electrical bundles.

I

internal splice Electrical connector used between wires belonging to the same bundle segment. It comprises terminations. An internal splice has a reference (part number) but does not have a geometrical representation.

M

mapping An operation that consists of assigning to every keywords of each chapter the corresponding attributes of  the wire component type.
mating connector A double connector: connector to connector or connector to equipment

P

pathway A path reservation between two or more components in CATIA - Systems Space Reservation
pin An electrical termination
properties Attributes of a component that define its electrical, mechanical, etc. characteristics.

R

rank Selection order followed during the automatic routing
reaffect An operation that lets you modify the termination on which a wire is connected.
reconcile An operation that lets you establish a link between a physical equipment (Reservation Box or Reservation Connector) and a functional connector. Only available on CATIA - Systems Space Reservation objects.
resolve An operation that adds technological information to an electrical element from a reference catalog:
  • a wire reference to a wire,
  • an internal splice reference to a wire connection, etc.
routing An operation that computes the optimized wire route between two or more extremities of a signal.

S

segment See bundle segment and pathway
separation code A criterion used to sort and separate signals as they are routed through bundle segments within a network. If the separation codes are compatible, signals can be routed through the same segment whereas, if the separation codes are not compatible, the route is forbidden.
signal A logical connection between two or more components. May be of the following types: ground, shielding, video, power, command or grouped.

W

wire Electrical wire: physical object corresponding to a signal
wire connection An electrical feature linking two or more wires that terminate at the same point.
wire group An electrical object representing a multiconductor, for example a twisted pair or cable. Wires in a group are routed together.
wire list A list of wires belonging to an electrical bundle, displayed with their characteristics.