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Festo — VABA-S6-1-AP — 2022-06
Operation
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Operation
8.1
Address assignment
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A maximum of 24 solenoid coils can be actuated.
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Valve position 0 is located on the left-hand side.
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Address assignment is in ascending order without gaps, from left to right.
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Address assignment does not depend on whether the module is equipped with blanking plates.
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A valve location can occupy up to two addresses. The following allocation applies here:
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Solenoid coil for switching position 14: lower-value address
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Solenoid coil for switching position 12: higher-value address
1
2
4
3
Fig. 2: Example of address assignment with 12
valve positions
1
Example of valve position 0:
Solenoid coil SP1 (address 0)
Solenoid coil SP2 (address 1)
2
Blanking plate
3
Addresses of the solenoid coils 14
4
Addresses of the solenoid coils 12
8.2
Parameterisation
Various parameters are available for reading out information about the modules in an automation
system CPX-AP and adapting the modules to the application situation.
