GE Fuji6KM$2KP1AF-300 Keypad Operator Interface, 6 Dual-Function Keys, LCD Display, Remote Capable

Product Description

What this part is

A GE Fuji 6KM$2KP1 keypad operator interface panel for the AF-300 family of inverter drives. It is the local operator interface for setting frequency and parameters, starting and stopping the drive, and reading faults. It was sold as an option because many AF-300 Micro-$aver II drives, particularly the NEMA 1 enclosed units, shipped without a keypad as standard. It is a drive keypad for GE Fuji AF-300 inverters, not an HMI for a PLC, and it does not interface with another manufacturer’s drive.

Decoding the part number

6KM is GE’s order-number group for the GE Fuji AF-300 drive family and its accessories. The dollar sign in 6KM$2KP1 is a genuine character in GE’s numbering rather than a typo, which is why the part is also written 6KM2KP1 and 6KM-2KP1. 2KP1 is the keypad option itself, with KP reading as keypad.

A number that is not a rating

The 300 in AF-300 is the product family name, not a rating. It is not 300 horsepower, not 300 volts and not 300 hertz. AF-300 Micro-$aver II drives covered roughly the 1/4 to 5 HP range. This keypad carries no power rating of its own; it is a signal-level interface.

Panel layout

The panel carries a function/data key, a program/reset key, a run key, a stop key, and up and down keys for changing values and stepping through menus, along with an LCD digital display. Six keys, each with a dual function, cover programming as well as operation.

Published specifications

Function: keypad operator interface, local control and programming panel. Platform: GE Fuji AF-300 inverter drives, including AF-300 Micro-$aver II. Keys: 6 dual-function. Display: LCD digital. Mounting: on the drive, with remote-mounting capability. Typical application: AF-300 drives, especially NEMA 1 units, supplied without a keypad. GE part number: 6KM$2KP1. Country of manufacture: Japan.

Mounting data

The drive DC bus stays charged after the display goes dark. On AF-300 drives the command and frequency reference source is a parameter, so a drive set for terminal-strip run/stop and an analog reference does not respond to the keypad’s run and stop keys until that parameter is changed. Remote mounting uses an extension arrangement, and a keypad cable routed alongside motor leads picks up drive noise.

Quantity and configuration

One keypad panel. Not included: the drive itself, remote-mounting kit or bezel, extension cable, panel cut-out gasket, mounting screws and the drive manual.

Interchange guidance

This is the keypad option for the AF-300 family and the companion to AF-300 Micro-$aver II drives ordered without one, for example the 6KM$243001N1A1 and 6KM$243005N1A1 NEMA 1 units. Fuji’s own equivalent operator panels for related inverter generations, such as the TP-G9S, are a different part from a different range and are not a straight swap. Also written 6KM2KP1, 6KM-2KP1, 6KM 2KP1, 6KMS2KP1 and 6KM$2KP-1, and listed under both the General Electric and Fuji Electric names.