Beckhoff KL6023-0000 KL6023 EnOcean Wireless-Adapter
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Introduction
The Beckhoff KL6023-0000 is an external EnOcean wireless receiver module designed to seamlessly bridge maintenance-free, battery-less radio technology with industrial control environments. It acts as the physical transceiver link, working in conjunction with a specialized Beckhoff serial interface terminal (typically the KL6021-0023) to introduce standard EnOcean signals into the modular Beckhoff Bus Terminal system.
By leveraging self-powered EnOcean wireless protocols, this adapter simplifies wiring architectures in commercial smart buildings, manufacturing lines, and retrofit automation projects.
Technical Parameter Table
The table below outlines the core electronic, physical, and radio specifications for the KL6023-0000.
Parameter Specification
| Parameter | Specification |
| Product Model | KL6023-0000 |
| Wireless Protocol Standard | EnOcean® |
| Operating Frequency | 868.3 MHz (Standard European ISM band) |
| Transmission Range | Min. 30 m inside buildings / up to 300 m in free field |
| Hardware Connection Interface | Coupled via specified terminal lines to the KL6021-0023 serial interface |
| Power Supply | Distributed directly through the parent interface terminal connection |
| Antenna Configuration | Integrated high-efficiency internal reception antenna |
| Supported Radio Telegrams | RPS (Switches), 1BS (1-Byte Data), 4BS (4-Byte Data), and specialized Sensor Profiles |
| EnOcean ID Length | 32-bit unique hardware sensor ID number |
| Operating Temperature | $0\text{ to }+55^\circ\text{C}$ |
| Storage Temperature | $-25\text{ to }+85^\circ\text{C}$ |
| Protection Rating | IP20 / IP40 depending on exact mounting orientation |
Product Advantages and Features
Battery-Free Operation Support: Perfectly captures radio transmissions from kinetic, solar, or thermal energy-harvesting sensors, dropping component maintenance down to zero.
Drastic Wiring Reductions: Eliminates the physical costs, routing constraints, and structural modifications associated with pulling wires out to mobile parts or remote building sensors.
Flexible Receiver Placement: Because it operates as an external adapter connected over a physical interface line, it can be mounted outside dense, metallic electrical control cabinets that would otherwise shield and block RF signals.
Transparent Telegram Filtering: The parent Beckhoff serial infrastructure handles raw synchronization and checksum bytes, meaning your higher-level PLC application receives clean, formatted EnOcean payload profiles natively.
Unique Product Description
The Radio Shield Breaker: Standard wireless terminal blocks struggle when buried deep within heavy steel industrial switchgears. The KL6023-0000 completely bypasses this limitation. Serving as an externalized “antenna and decoder node,” it pulls RF reception out of the blind spots and brings long-range, energy-harvesting EnOcean interoperability directly onto the Beckhoff K-Bus rail. It transforms environmental telemetry into standard, actionable cyclic process data.
Application Cases
1. Retrofitting Historic or Glass Building Automation
Preservation structures or modern glass facade buildings forbid drilling paths for fieldbus lines. The KL6023-0000 captures signals from solar-powered temperature sensors and kinetic light switches, passing them over fieldbus couplers (EtherCAT, PROFINET, Modbus) into central HVAC and lighting controls.
2. High-Flexibility Factory Flooring
On assembly lines with rotating tables, high-speed gantries, or autonomous tool changers, traditional cables succumb to mechanical fatigue. Equipping these dynamic stations with EnOcean sensors allows the KL6023-0000 to route tool position and wear monitoring metrics back to a stationary Beckhoff master controller without a single drag chain.
Related Models & Other Models in the Same Series
The KL6023 is part of a broader subsystem of intelligent wireless and specialized communications interfaces within Beckhoff’s I/O framework.
KL6021-0023: The specific K-bus Serial Interface Terminal paired directly with the KL6023 adapter node to provide process image integration.
KL6581: 1-Channel EnOcean Master Bus Terminal (an alternative, alternative native master block).
KL6583: External EnOcean radio transceiver module used explicitly alongside the KL6581 master architecture.
KL6021 / KS6021: Standard base RS485/RS422 serial interface units.
KL6001 / KL6031: Standard RS232 base communication bus terminals.
Installation and Maintenance
Mechanical Mounting
Mount the unit at an elevated position, away from large metallic objects or high-voltage switchgear cables that create electromagnetic interference (EMI).
Ensure that the connection to the hosting serial bus terminal module is soundly snapped into place via standard shielded cabling.
Electrical Connections
Ensure power to the K-Bus sub-rack is entirely switche