System Manual Part 1

Planning the RF200 system
4.3 Installation guidelines
SIMATIC RF200
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4.3.4.6
RF280R
The RF280R can be flush-mounted in metal. Please allow for a possible reduction in the field
data values. To avoid reduction, the distance a should be ≥ 20 mm.
Figure 4-14 Metal-free area RF280R
Table 4- 31 Reduction of field data due to metal, range as %: Transponder and RF280R
Transponder
Reader without
metal direct
metal influence
Reader on
metal (metal
plate)
Flush-mounted
in metal (20 mm
all-round)
MDS D100
1)
Without metal
100
95
80
On metal; distance 20 mm
65
60
55
Flush-mounted in metal;
distance all round 20 mm
2)
55 50 45
MDS D124
1)
Without metal
100
95
90
On metal; distance 15 mm 95 90 85
Flush-mounted in metal;
distance all round 20 mm
2)
70 65 50
MDS D126
1)
Without metal 100 90 80
On metal; distance 25 mm
80
75
70
Flush-mounted in metal;
distance all round 50 mm
3)
75 65 65
MDS D139
1)
Without metal
100
90
75
On metal; distance 30 mm
95
85
70
Flush-mounted in metal;
distance all round 100 mm
4)
90 80 70
MDS D160
1)
Without metal
100
95
90
On metal; distance 10 mm
2)
85
85
80
MDS D165
Without metal
100
90
80
On metal; distance 25 mm
4)
80
75
70
MDS D200
1)
Without metal
100
90
80
On metal; distance 20 mm
80
75
70