As more and more startups enter the market, development tools with integrated device transfer databases and component libraries will provide long-term advantages for wiring teams. They eliminate the need to collect tedious data through Excel worksheets or manually transfer data into logic schematics through a process prone to human error. Harness development tools will simplify and automate the process, starting from the early design stages, reducing errors and improving overall harness quality.
Such databases can also run automated reports for information such as open circuits, missing loads, and more. Implementing a component library will greatly reduce the need for part research to find part numbers for terminals, seals, or mating connectors. Connector pin errors due to operator error or incorrect information about end view definitions are one of the most common errors. The component library will provide an end view of each part number, eliminating the guesswork in assigning pin numbers to cavities and preventing these kinds of errors.