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Festo — VABF-S4-...-CB-VH/VL-... — 2019-05
About this document................................................................................................... 5
Safety........................................................................................................................... 5
Intended use................................................................................................................ 5
General safety instructions........................................................................................... 5
Product overview......................................................................................................... 6
Design........................................................................................................................... 6
Product variants........................................................................................................... 7
Display components..................................................................................................... 8
Function........................................................................................................................9
Function overview........................................................................................................ 9
Operating modes.......................................................................................................... 9
Data record mode................................................................................................... 9
PLC mode................................................................................................................9
Switching functions...................................................................................................... 9
Vacuum generation...................................................................................................... 10
Control of the vacuum function..................................................................................... 10
Valve control................................................................................................................ 11
Power ejector pulse (VABF-...-AP)................................................................................. 11
Air saving function........................................................................................................ 12
Monitoring and diagnostics.......................................................................................... 13
Monitoring the process........................................................................................... 13
Measured variables...................................................................................................... 14
Teach-in function.......................................................................................................... 14
Operating statuses of the vacuum generator................................................................ 16
Emergency-stop function.............................................................................................. 17
Error state..................................................................................................................... 17
Installation.................................................................................................................. 18
Pneumatic installation.................................................................................................. 18
Commissioning............................................................................................................ 20
Commissioning the vacuum generator......................................................................... 20
Configure ejector pulse................................................................................................. 20
Operation and use....................................................................................................... 21
Operating manual override........................................................................................... 21
Teach-in via FMT........................................................................................................... 23
Teach clock cycle.................................................................................................... 23
Teach-in threshold value comparator..................................................................... 24
Teach-in window comparator..................................................................................24
Restoring factory settings............................................................................................. 25
Parameter description................................................................................................. 25
Module parameters...................................................................................................... 25
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