Festo MPAL-VI - Valve Terminal with Multi-Pin Plug Connection

2 Product overview
46 Festo – MPAL-VI-EN – 2017-07a – English
2.9.1 Valve terminal with multi-pin plug connection:
Dependent on the plug type of the multi-pin plug connection, within the valve terminal a maximum
of 32 solenoid coils can be actuated èChap.2.3.1, Tab. 2.1. Each solenoid coil occupies a pin on
the multi-pin plug connection.
2.9.2 Valve terminal with I-Port/IO-Link interface:
Within the valve terminal, a maximum of 32 solenoid coils can be actuated.
2.9.3 Valve terminal with CPX terminal
Depending on the switch setting of the rotary switch on the pneumatic interface, within the valve
terminal a maximum of 32 solenoid coils can be controlled. Each solenoid coil occupies one output
address on the CPX terminal. If not all output addresses are assigned by solenoid coils, the surplus
output addresses are reserved.
Rotary switch
Switch setting Number of controllable solenoid coils
0 4
1 8
2; 3 16
4; 5; 6; 7 24
8 (delivery status) 32
9 32
Tab. 2.14 Set the number of solenoid coils that can be actuated
Addressing of the pneumatic components of the CPX terminal
è System description for CPX terminal, table “Descriptions of the CPX terminal”