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

Packaging station

11.4 Power supply

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The stations are supplied with electrical power from a power pack 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.

11.5 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

11.6 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. Conduct the alignment 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 onto the beginning of the conveyor.
5. Start the packaging 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 STOP key, but not until
the current cycle has ended at the respective station.
• If the STOP key is pressed and held for longer than 3 seconds, the station is reset.
• The following applies when several stations are combined:
The individual stations are aligned in the order opposite the direction of material flow.
• When there's only one more box in the magazine, the MAG. EMPTY indicator lamp (Q1)
lights up. Fill the magazine with boxes. Acknowledge by pressing the START key.
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