Festo 174335, Electronic Manual

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1. Summary of components
1-8
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1.3 Method of operation
The node controls the following functions:
– it connects the valve terminal to the appropriate field bus
and to the power supply.
– it performs the system settings of the valve terminal. An
automatic valve test and further node-dependent func-
tions can be set.
– it controls data transfer to/from the field bus module of
your control system
– Internal control of the valve terminal
1
Incoming field
bus
2
Continuing field
bus
3
Node
4
Compressed air
5
Work air (2, 4)
1 2
3
4
5
Fig. 1/6: Summary of the functions of a valve terminal