The VW3M94CAN45R05 is a 5 m CANopen bus connecting cable from Schneider Electric, terminated with an M12 female connector on one end and a straight RJ45 male connector on the other. It is an accessory designed to link a CANopen field device (typically a drive, I/O block, or encoder) to the bus trunk or a junction box. The 5-way RJ45 carries the CAN signals — CAN_H, CAN_L, and the common reference — plus shield continuity through the metal shell.
Fit and deployment context
The M12 female end (A-coded, 5-pin) mates to the standard CANopen device port found on Altivar drives, Lexium servos, and TeSys island I/O. The RJ45 male plugs into a bus tap or a splitter box. The 5 m length is enough to reach from a panel-mounted drive to a nearby junction, but not for a long trunk drop — that is the dimension that governs the physical layout. Both connectors are straight, so the cable path stays close to the mounting surface; right-angle versions exist in the same family if a tight bend radius is needed.