1. Alternate Cable Configurations
Frank Johansen Raytheon Missile Systems

2. Biography Mechanical Engineer - Raytheon Missile Systems
10 years in electronics packaging and interconnect design
Began using Pro/Cable in 1999 (version 17?)
Currently transitioning from Pro/Diagram to RSD

3. When would you need different configurations of the same cable part?
Redundant systems (using Flexibility)
Same cable assembly used more than once
Simplified versions of the same cable (Using sub-harnesses and Family Tables)
One configuration with instrumentation lines
Second configuration without instrumentation 3 3

4. Redundant Systems
Example: Safety critical applications which require redundancy. Components are often mirrored, or stacked.
Component A
Component A
Component B

5. Creating a Flexible Cable Assembly
First Connector assembled by Default

6. Creating a Flexible Cable Assembly
Assemble the Cable.asm into the Upper_Level.asm, using connector placement constraints of the longer of the two cables.
Component B

7. Creating a Flexible Cable Assembly
With the Upper_Level.asm active, place a temporary connector at component A interface.
Component A

8. Creating a Flexible Cable Assembly
With cable.asm active, create coordinate system to place connector2.

9. Creating a Flexible Cable Assembly
Assemble connector2 into cable.asm by coordinate system.

10. Creating a Flexible Cable Assembly
Set up Flexibility by pre-defining the X, Y and Z offsets of Connector_2 coordinate system

11. Creating a Flexible Cable Assembly
Route harness for the longer of the two cables
Entry Port
Offset by coordinate system to create first locations away from connectors.

12. Creating a Flexible Cable Assembly
Bundle from Point A to Point B
Fix Length of bundled segment
Round up to common lengths
Point A
Point B

13. Creating a Flexible Cable Assembly
Assemble second cable.asm into Upper_level.asm

14. Creating a Flexible Cable Assembly
Place temporary connector at second location
Create coordinate system (connector_2b)
Use for dx, dy, dz measurements
Retain in cable.asm for reference

15. Creating a Flexible Cable Assembly
Redefine the second cable.asm and change the values for the varied items within Flexibility to define the correct connector placement

16. Creating a Flexible Cable Assembly
Cable assemblies are identical, with the exception of routing path
Same connector parts
Same cable part
Same length
Will show up in a smart parts list as the same part with a quantity of 2

17. Creating Cable Family Tables
Another case in which you may need different configurations of the same cable is having a simplified version of an existing cable. This is more along the lines of a -1 and -2 configuration of a cable assembly
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18. Creating Cable Family Tables
In Cabling Application
Start with Routed -1 cable assembly configuration
Identify cable id’s of wires wanting to exclude
If using Pre-WF4, rename features to coincide with wire numbers
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19. Creating Cable Family Tables
Create Cable part family table
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20. Creating Cable Family Tables
Add feature columns to include each wire id that may be removed for the -2 configuration
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21. Creating Cable Family Tables
Assign Y/N values accordingly
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22. Creating Cable Family Tables
In Standard Application
Create family table
Include components to be omitted
Include cable.prt component
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23. Creating Cable Family Tables
Replace using Family member
Select appropriate cable.prt instance
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