Breaker and Switch Information

The most commonly used information about the breaker genie displays by default.

When the Advanced Properties box is selected, the table expands to include everything that is known about the selected breaker(s).

Basic breaker information includes:

Column

Description

State

Normal (), Warnings (), or Errors (). See the following table for explanations of errors.

Page

Name of the page on which the genie is found (displays only from the folder level).

ID

This is the breaker number, assigned when adding it to a page of a one-line.

Equipment

The equipment name entered when adding the genie via the I/O Device Manager or Manage Multiple Devices window.

Source Busbar

The number of the source busbar.

Dest. Busbar

The number of the destination busbar.

Breaker and Switch Errors

Before you use the drawing, correct all errors; otherwise the project might not compile and the animation will not work.

Errors that you might see for breakers are:

State

Solution

Errors ()

Breaker number must be a number greater than 0 and unique.

The breaker number is missing, or it is less than or equal to 0. Add or change the breaker number.

Source busbar number must be a number greater than 0.

The source busbar number is missing, or it is less than or equal to 0. Add or change the source busbar number.

Destination busbar number must be a number greater than 0.

The destination busbar number is missing, or it is less than or equal to 0. Add or change the destination busbar number.

Source and Destination busbars must not be equal.

The source and destination busbars have the same number; change one number.

Equipment must be present.

There is no equipment attached to the breaker. Add the appropriate equipment.

Either the Source or Destination Busbar number must exist (busbar may link to a Busbar, transformer, meter, source, or another breaker)

At least one busbar must be linked to this breaker.