Power Supply; Loading Plc Programs; Starting The Sequence - Festo MPS 8046325 Manual

Sorting Station

10.4 Power supply

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The stations are supplied with electrical power from a power supply unit with an output voltage of
24 V DC (max. 5 A).
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The entire station is supplied with electrical power from the rack PLC.

10.5 Loading PLC programs

Proceed as described in the user's manuals for the utilized programming software in order to load the PLC
programs.
Current PLC programs for various controllers can be found on the Internet at the following website:
www.festo-didactic.com > Services > MPS® The Modular Production System > Stations

10.6 Starting the sequence

1. Check power supply and compressed air supply.
2. Before aligning, manually remove workpieces from module and station transfer points.
3. Conduct the alignment procedure. The alignment procedure is prompted by the blinking ALIGN key and
is conducted after the key has been pressed.
4. Place a workpiece onto the beginning of the conveyor.
5. Start the separating station's sequence. Start-up is prompted by the illuminated START key and is
executed after the key has been pressed.
Notes
• The sequence can be stopped at any time by pressing the emergency stop button or the STOP
key.
• You can select either continuous cycling (AUTO) or a single cycle (MAN) with the help of the
AUTO/MAN key switch.
• The following applies when several stations are combined:
The individual stations are aligned in the order opposite the direction of material flow.
• When 6 workpieces are on a chute, the CHUTE FULL indicator lamp lights up.
Remove the workpieces. Acknowledge by pressing the START key.
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