Working with Physical Connector Specifications

You use Physical Connector specifications to model hardware used to physically link or connect hardware units for the transmission of signals or power. Unlike physical ports, physical connectors have no built-in intelligence—they simply conduct a signal.

You can configure a Physical Device specification or an Equipment specification to create physical connector instances automatically when you create a physical device or equipment instance. A physical connector cannot exist on its own. It must be provided by either a physical device or equipment. See "About Physical Device Specification Ports and Connectors" and "About Equipment Specification Ports, Connectors, and Equipment Holders" for more information.

You create Physical Connector specifications in the same manner as you create other types of specifications. See "Creating New Specifications" for more information.

See "Physical Connector Specification Editor" for reference information about the tabs you use to define a Physical Connector specification.