18.8 ContactPoint
A contact point defines the relationship between Terminals, Seals, Plugs, Cavities and Wires. It specifies a single contacting variant. This means that the contacting is manufactured, as specified by the Contact Point. Either all participants (Cavities, Terminals, Seals, Wires) set into a relationship by the ContactPoint exist in a specific harness or none. There is no requirement, to filter the participants of a contacting situation with information derived from VariantConfigurations or assembly / module associations in order to create a manufacturing variant. The ContactPoint represents a single potential. Consequently, all cavities and wires referencing / being referenced by a ContactPoint are short-circuited and have the same potential (even if the signals on the wires are named differently. If a contacting of a terminal has more than one potential (e.g. a coax-contact) one contact point for each potential is needed.
The structure is defined in Table 139
| VEC Name | Type | Description | Allow Subtypes |
|---|---|---|---|
| ContactPoint | structure | Subtype of 1:ConfigurableElement defined in VEC | |
Identification | String | Specifies a unique identification of the ContactPoint. The identification is guaranteed to be unique within the ContactingSpecification. A contact point defines the relationship between Terminals, Seals, Plugs, Cavities and Wires. It specifies a single contacting variant. This means that the contacting is manufactured, as specified by the Contact Point. Either all participants (Cavities, Terminals, Seals, Wires) set into a relationship by the ContactPoint exist in a specific harness or none. There is no requirement, to filter the participants of a contacting situation with information derived from VariantConfigurations or assembly / module associations in order to create a manufacturing variant. The ContactPoint represents a single potential. Consequently, all cavities and wires referencing / being referenced by a ContactPoint are short-circuited and have the same potential (even if the signals on the wires are named differently. If a contacting of a terminal has more than one potential (e.g. a coax-contact) one contact point for each potential is needed. | False |
MountedTerminal | TerminalRoleIdDataType | References the terminal that is used for contacting defined by the ContactPoint. A contact point defines the relationship between Terminals, Seals, Plugs, Cavities and Wires. It specifies a single contacting variant. This means that the contacting is manufactured, as specified by the Contact Point. Either all participants (Cavities, Terminals, Seals, Wires) set into a relationship by the ContactPoint exist in a specific harness or none. There is no requirement, to filter the participants of a contacting situation with information derived from VariantConfigurations or assembly / module associations in order to create a manufacturing variant. The ContactPoint represents a single potential. Consequently, all cavities and wires referencing / being referenced by a ContactPoint are short-circuited and have the same potential (even if the signals on the wires are named differently. If a contacting of a terminal has more than one potential (e.g. a coax-contact) one contact point for each potential is needed. | False |
WireMounting | WireMounting | Specifies the WireMouting defined by ContactPoint. More than one WireMounting is allowed in order to support variance. In concrete configuration the WireMounting with all referenced elements present is used. A contact point defines the relationship between Terminals, Seals, Plugs, Cavities and Wires. It specifies a single contacting variant. This means that the contacting is manufactured, as specified by the Contact Point. Either all participants (Cavities, Terminals, Seals, Wires) set into a relationship by the ContactPoint exist in a specific harness or none. There is no requirement, to filter the participants of a contacting situation with information derived from VariantConfigurations or assembly / module associations in order to create a manufacturing variant. The ContactPoint represents a single potential. Consequently, all cavities and wires referencing / being referenced by a ContactPoint are short-circuited and have the same potential (even if the signals on the wires are named differently. If a contacting of a terminal has more than one potential (e.g. a coax-contact) one contact point for each potential is needed. | False |