# ANSI/IEEE Counter relay with electrical reset form

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Publisher: Elora Grid
Updated: 2026-10-28
Lookup label: COUNT ELEC
Drawing use: Schematic
Reference families: IEEE / ANSI, Manufacturer

## Symbol convention

Convention: IEEE / ANSI
Form: Counter Electronic Reset
Autodesk IEEE Symbol Preview: Counter Relays, block HCR1CNE. Matching functional counterpart linked separately. Independently drawn educational geometry; not a certified IEEE glyph or database identifier.
Related representation: [Counter relay with electrical reset](https://eloragrid.ai/symbols/counter-relay-with-electrical-reset)

IEEE-library form of counter relay with electrical reset: an electrically reset counter relay has a separate reset command or documented electronic reset mechanism.

## In plain English

### What does ANSI/IEEE Counter relay with electrical reset form mean?

This reference locates counter relay with electrical reset in Autodesk's IEEE-oriented counter relays family. An electrically reset counter relay has a separate reset command or documented electronic reset mechanism. Schematics need the count and reset paths to remain distinct. The public library uses HCR1CNE for its horizontal representation; this is a vendor block name, not an IEEE standards symbol number.

### A simple example

Trace the measured quantity or initiating control signal separately from the output contacts. The device tag links the sensing or operating element to the controlled circuit; settings, reset behaviour and the actual terminal arrangement belong in the selected equipment documentation.

### What the drawings help you do

Establish reset priority where count and reset signals can occur together. Electrical reset changes the counter state; it is not the same as disconnecting the measured circuit. The linked functional counterpart explains the same operating role in its own drawing context; agreement of every detailed convention mark is not asserted.

### This particular reference

IEEE-library form of counter relay with electrical reset: an electrically reset counter relay has a separate reset command or documented electronic reset mechanism. Electrical reset changes the counter state; it is not the same as disconnecting the measured circuit.

### Terms

- Normally open / normally closed: The contact state in the normal condition defined for the drawing.
- Coil: A wound conductor that can produce a magnetic field when energised.
- Terminal: An identified point where a conductor connects.

Concept diagram: Identify the device and form → Read the connections and state → Check the equipment reference
A guide to reading this reference. The original symbol illustration and its drawing notes appear below; these boxes are not a wiring diagram.

- [Autodesk IEEE Symbol Preview: Counter Relays](https://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2021/ENU/AutoCAD-Electrical/files/GUID-6A79079B-1B7A-45B5-9B28-CA7893CFF46F.htm)


## What it represents

This reference locates counter relay with electrical reset in Autodesk's IEEE-oriented counter relays family. An electrically reset counter relay has a separate reset command or documented electronic reset mechanism. Schematics need the count and reset paths to remain distinct. The public library uses HCR1CNE for its horizontal representation; this is a vendor block name, not an IEEE standards symbol number.
Trace the measured quantity or initiating control signal separately from the output contacts. The device tag links the sensing or operating element to the controlled circuit; settings, reset behaviour and the actual terminal arrangement belong in the selected equipment documentation.
Establish reset priority where count and reset signals can occur together. Electrical reset changes the counter state; it is not the same as disconnecting the measured circuit. The linked functional counterpart explains the same operating role in its own drawing context; agreement of every detailed convention mark is not asserted.

## How to read it

- Establish reset priority where count and reset signals can occur together.
- The preview is an original explanation of this function. Match the actual drawing convention to its legend and the selected equipment documentation.

## Information to show or reference

- Identify count terminal
- Identify reset terminal
- Reference output and reset sequence

## Important distinction

Electrical reset changes the counter state; it is not the same as disconnecting the measured circuit.

## Facts

- Convention evidence: Autodesk IEEE Symbol Preview: Counter Relays; published form: Counter Electronic Reset.
- Public vendor block: HCR1CNE. Vendor library token, not an IEEE symbol number.
- Drawing role: Relay operation
- Identifier status: The short label is a functional lookup label, not an assigned IEC or IEEE symbol number. Any separately listed Autodesk code is a verified vendor block name.
- Artwork scope: Original educational geometry. Exact standard graphics, product ratings and terminal pinouts are not certified.

## Public references

- [Autodesk IEEE Symbol Preview: Counter Relays](https://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2021/ENU/AutoCAD-Electrical/files/GUID-6A79079B-1B7A-45B5-9B28-CA7893CFF46F.htm) — Autodesk. Public IEEE-oriented Counter Relays table explicitly lists HCR1CNE as Counter Electronic Reset. This supports the vendor convention context, not reproduction of the publisher graphic.

## Graphic scope

Independent original educational concept illustration by Elora Grid. Not a certified standards graphic or manufacturer footprint. Unitless; not to scale. Original artwork licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Publisher material is linked only.
