Description of block ports

This table will help you understand the possibilities of interfacing blocks of different sections with each other.

Important

The input block ports can only be connected to the output block ports and vice versa.

1.  Description of ports

Port type name	Directivity	Types of ports that can be connected to
Automation	input, output	Automation, Voltage, Moment with Automation, Thermohydraulic systems
Rotational motion	input, output	Rotational motion
Translational motion	input, output	Translational motion
Thermohydraulic systems	input, output	Thermohydraulic systems, Automation
Thermohydraulics	input, output	Thermohydraulics
Isothermal hydraulics	input, output	Isothermal hydraulics
Heat exchange	input, output	Heat exchange
Electrocity	input, output	Electrocity
Electronics	input, output	Electronics
Voltage	input, output	Voltage
Pneumatics	input, output	Pneumatics
RF	input, output	RF
Two-phase fluid	input, output	Two-phase fluid
Multicomponent fluid	input, output	Multicomponent fluid

2.  Colored block port connections

This function allows you to visualize the port type of each library by its color, as well as the connection line of ports according to their type

1. Automation is the basic library, the color of ports and connections will remain the same (gray ports, black connection lines):

Automation

2. Rotational motion, Translational motion - are port types of Mechanics (light green-colored ports, green connection lines):

Mechanics

3. Thermohydraulic systems (lilac ports, dark blue connection lines):

Thermohydraulic systems

4. Thermohydraulics (yellow ports, yellow connection lines):

Thermohydraulics

5. Isothermal hydraulics (blue-gray ports, blue connection lines):

Isothermal hydraulics

6. Heat exchange (orange ports, orange connection lines):

Heat exchange

7. Electrocity (pale brown ports, brown connection lines):

Electrocity

8. Electronics (blue ports, blue connection lines):

Electronics

9. Voltage the port type is also compatible only with itself, the color schemes are similar to the blocks of Automation.

10. Pneumatics (pale pink ports, purple connection lines):

Pneumatics

11. RF (blue ports, blue connection lines):

RF

12. Two-phase fluid (blue ports, dark blue connection lines):

Two-phase fluid

13. Multicomponent fluid (gold-colored ports, gold-colored connection lines):

Multicomponent fluid

Hint

When attempting to connect incompatible ports, the following symbol will appear:

Incompatible connection

Hint

Old diagrams will display the following information in case of incorrect port connection:

Invalid connection

Note

• The message Invalid connection will appear;

• The old connection line will be translucent.

Important

There are blocks that contain ports of different libraries:

Different port types