Festo MPA-C Series Manual page 18

2 Overview
2.4.4 Pneumatic supply
The valve terminal can be supplied pneumatically as follows:
– via the left and right end plate (standard)
– via the optional supply plate VMPAC-SP-O. The valve terminal can be equipped with up to 8 supply
plates. The electronics module (blue) of the supply plate is not assigned an address.
– via an optional manifold sub-base VMPAC-AP-14-SP-...
2.4.5 Pilot air supply
The pilot control of the solenoid valves is supplied with internal or external pilot air supply. This pilot air
for the total valve terminal (also beyond the pressure zones) is fed in via the right end plate. The type of
pilot air supply is determined with the selector sleeve (
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Blanking plug with internal pilot air supply
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Port 12/14 for external pilot air supply
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Right end plate
Fig. 2.4 Internal/external pilot air supply
Internal pilot air supply is only permitted if the operating pressure of the last pressure
zone (next to the right end plate) is between 3 and 8 bar.
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Fig. 2.4) in the right end plate. (
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Selector sleeve for the external pilot air supply
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Fitting for connecting the external pilot air
supply
Festo – GDCV-MPAC-EN – 1407NH – English
Tab. 2.7).
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