Power Supply; Loading The Plc Program; Starting The Sequence - Festo MPS 8038802 Manual Del Usario

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 the PLC program

Proceed as described in the user's manuals for the programming software used in order to load the PLC
program.
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 the workpieces from the module and station transfer points.
3. Carry out the adjustment procedure. The alignment procedure is prompted by the blinking ALIGN key
and is carried out after the key has been pressed.
4. Place a workpiece on 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 against the direction of the material flow.
• If the end of conveyor belt 1 is occupied, the signal lamp "Workpiece at pickup point"
lights up. Remove the workpiece and acknowledge with the START button.
• If there are 6 workpieces on the conveyor belt 2, the signal lamp „Buffer full" lights up.
Remove the workpieces and acknowledge with the START button.
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