Address Assignment Of The Valves - Festo VTSA-44-MP Series Manual

3. Installation
3.6

Address assignment of the valves

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The VTSA... can be configured with maximum as many valve
positions as there are addresses available (see Chapter 1,
Tab. 1/2 ... Tab. 1/4 under "Max. number of controllable
solenoid coils").
Address allocation (width 18 ... 52 mm)
– Counting begins on the valve terminal from left to right
– The number of assigned addresses per valve position
depends on the manifold sub-base; it is irrelevant
whether the manifold sub-base is fitted with valves or
cover plates.
– Manifold sub-base type VABV-...-T1:
– occupies one address per valve location
Identification features:
– Rating plate with black dot
– Colour of the solenoid coil contact housing in the
manifold sub-base: Red
– Manifold sub-base type VABV-...-T2:
– Occupies two addresses per valve position
The following assignment applies:
– Solenoid coil 14 occupies the lower-value address
– Solenoid coil 12 occupies the higher-value address.
Identification features:
– Colour of the solenoid coil contact housing in the
manifold sub-base: Black
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