Capital Integration

The integration between Capital X Panel Designer and Capital represents a significant advancement in electrical design workflow efficiency.

Capital Logic Designer can launch Capital X Panel Designer as an integrated solution for panel design capabilities. This integration enables users to access Capital X Panel Designer's comprehensive functionality directly from within Capital Logic Designer, streamlining the workflow by eliminating the need to switch between separate applications. This unified approach provides designers with a more efficient and cohesive design environment, ultimately leading to improved productivity and design quality.

Prerequisites for Capital Integration

  • Capital 2408 with Updates 2508 or later, must be fully installed with a valid license and validated. All subsequent main versions and updates versions are supported.

Setup Capital Integration for Capital X

Please follow the steps below to complete the setup and configuration:

  • Download the CapIntConfig.zip file from this link. Save it to a location on your computer where you can easily find it.
  • Copy the CapIntConfig.zip file to your Capital X Home Folder.
  • Unzip the CapIntConfig.zip file. After extraction, you will see the Capital Logic Designer shortcut in the extracted folder.
  • Launch Capital Logic Designer by clicking on the shortcut you found in the extracted folder.
  • After the application fully loads, you should see the Panel Designer icon appear under Workflow Tab.

Setup Capital Integration for Capital

Please follow the steps below to complete the setup and configuration:

  • Navigate to your Capital installation directory.
  • Open or create files using a text editor with administrator rights and add the following configuration:

adaptors/adaptors.xml

<document format="capitalelectra"
class="chs.bridges.adaptors.electra.ElectraAdaptorFormat"
description="Adaptor to enable interaction with Electra Web"
propFile="resources/electra.properties"
applications="Modeler, Architect, Logic Designer, Systems Integrator, Harness Designer, Harness Designer Modular"
/>

<handshake localport="49902" remoteapplication="Electra" remotehost="cloud.sw.siemens.com" remoteport="443"/>

adaptors/resources/electra.properties

connectProtocol=https
electra_url_path=capital-panel-designer/app/dashboard?hosted=true
enable_developer_tools=false
  • Save and close the files.
  • Launch Capital Logic Designer. After the application fully loads, you should see the Panel Designer icon appear under Workflow Tab.

Launch Capital X Panel Designer within Capital Logic Designer

Launch Capital Logic Designer and wait for the application to fully initialize. Once loaded, navigate to the Workflow tab in the Capital Logic Designer interface. From there, click on the Panel Designer to launch Capital X Panel Designer directly from within the Logic Designer environment.

Launch Capital X Panel Designer within Capital Logic Designer
Launch Capital X Panel Designer within Capital Logic Designer
Capital™ X Panel Designer