3 Mounting and installation
54 Festo – P.BE-MPA-EN – 1309f – English
3.2.3 Standard fastening points of the valve terminal
The MPA-S valve terminal has standard fastening points for mounting on walls. The holes of these
fastening points are located in the end plates, the multi-pin plug connection plate or the pneumatics
interface ( Tab. 3.3).
Variant
Mounting points
MPA-S valve terminal with multi-pin plug connection Required mo unting:
– Multi-pin plug connection
plate:
two M4 1 or M6 screws 2
– Right end plate:
two M4 1 or M6 screws 2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
MPA-S valve terminal with CPX terminal Required mounting:
– End plates:
each two M4 1 or M6
screws 2
– Port pattern:
two M4 screws 1
11
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
Tab. 3.3 Mounting options for the MPA-S valve terminal
Mounting
Proceed as follows:
1. Make sure tha t the fastening surface is f lat and that it c an support the MPA-S valve terminal
(weights Appendix A, Tab. A.1).
Make sure there is suff icient space for connecting the power supply cables and tubing.
2. Drill mounting holes in the mounting surface.
3. Fasten the M PA-S valve terminal with correspondingly long M4 or M6 screws to the fastening sur-
face as per Tab. 3.3.