Product Description:

The 00.F4.010-5A08 is a CAN operator module manufactured by KEB for the F4 Combivert Frequency Inverters series. Designed as an add-on board, it docks into the front of an F4 drive and turns the inverter into an addressable node on a CAN network. Within an automated machine, the board lets a PLC or higher-level controller read status words, write setpoints, and initiate diagnostics without hard-wired I/O expansion. This supports simplified wiring and synchronized control of multiple inverters in conveyor, pump, or processing lines. Because it exchanges data digitally, the module minimizes analog drift.

Communication on the bus side uses the Controller Area Network (CAN) standard. The module transmits at a nominal rate of 125 kbit/s and implements the CANopen profile, so PDO, SDO, and emergency frames share a common format. For local setup, a separate RS232/RS485 diagnostic port can be selected, giving direct terminal access even when the fieldbus is active. Physical connection to the trunk is through a D-sub 9-pin male plug, where pin 7 carries CAN-H and pin 2 carries CAN-L to match the usual CiA pinout. An internal serial drive link passes commands from the board to the inverter control core, which avoids latency caused by external wiring.

Signal integrity on the high-speed segment is preserved by an external 124 Ω termination resistor that can be fitted at the network end. The transceiver follows the ISO/DIS 11898 High Speed electrical level, allowing up to 1 Mbit/s on shorter segments when needed. Power and data lines share a protective earth, and the PE connection is present on the board header. The circuitry provides safe isolation according to VDE 0160, separating control signals from mains potential in the inverter. Installation is quick because the card uses an inverter housing plug-in form factor and is recognized automatically by KEB F4 inverters.