Connector

Home: ComponentsConnector

Connectors are used to establish electrical connections between blocks and external ports. A probe may be added to a connector to monitor the current flowing through the connector and the voltage referenced to the circuit's common ground.

 

Choose Home: ComponentsConnector or use the shortcut 'c' (for connector) in the schematic view to add a connector. Connectors can also be automatically created while inserting a block (see Creating a Design for details). Multiple connectors at once may be created using the Block Connections dialog. Connector junctions may be used to establish electrical connections between blocks and external ports with more than one connector. Connection labels may be used as an alternative if many blocks and / or external ports need to be connected.

Manual routing of connectors

Connectors are routed automatically by default. It is also possible to specify the exact path of a connector manually. The entry Fixed Path of the context menu of a connector shows how it was routed: The connector was routed manually if the entry is checked.

A fixed path for a connector can be specified in several ways:

An automatically routed path for a connector can be specified in several ways:

Orthogonal and polygonal paths

CST DESIGN STUDIO™ supports both orthogonal and polygonal connectors. Existing connectors may be switched from orthogonal to polygonal and back using the context menu entry Orthogonal Path. New connectors are created according to the setting Home: ComponentsConnectorPolygonal Mode. By default it is off. This setting applies also to any connector that is rerouted via Home: ComponentsConnectorReroute Connectors. Enabling or disabling polygonal mode does not change existing connectors.

 

See also

Creating a Design, Block Connections, Connector Junction, Connection Label, Probe