System Manual
Table Of Contents
- SIMATIC RF200
- Legal information
- Table of contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Safety notes
- 3 System overview
- 4 Planning the RF200 system
- 4.1 Fundamentals of application planning
- 4.1.1 Selection criteria for SIMATIC RF200 components
- 4.1.2 Transmission window and read/write distance
- 4.1.3 Width of the transmission window
- 4.1.4 Impact of secondary fields
- 4.1.5 Permissible directions of motion of the transponder
- 4.1.6 Operation in static and dynamic mode
- 4.1.7 Dwell time of the transponder
- 4.1.8 Communication between communication module, reader and transponder
- 4.2 Field data of transponders and readers
- 4.3 Installation guidelines
- 4.4 Chemical resistance of the reader and transponders
- 4.5 Further information
- 4.1 Fundamentals of application planning
- 5 Readers
- 5.1 SIMATIC RF210R
- 5.2 SIMATIC RF210M
- 5.3 SIMATIC RF220R
- 5.4 SIMATIC RF240R
- 5.5 SIMATIC RF250R
- 5.6 SIMATIC RF260R
- 5.7 SIMATIC RF280R
- 5.8 SIMATIC RF285R
- 5.9 SIMATIC RF290R
- 6 Antennas
- 7 Transponder
- 7.1 Memory configuration of ISO the transponders
- 7.2 MDS D100
- 7.3 MDS D117
- 7.4 MDS D124
- 7.5 MDS D126
- 7.6 MDS D127
- 7.7 MDS D139
- 7.8 MDS D160
- 7.9 MDS D165
- 7.10 MDS D200
- 7.11 MDS D261
- 7.12 MDS D324
- 7.13 MDS D339
- 7.14 MDS D400
- 7.15 MDS D421
- 7.16 MDS D422
- 7.17 MDS D423
- 7.18 MDS D424
- 7.19 MDS D425
- 7.20 MDS D426
- 7.21 MDS D428
- 7.22 MDS D460
- 7.23 MDS D521
- 7.24 MDS D522
- 7.25 MDS D522 special variant
- 7.26 MDS D524
- 7.27 MDS D525
- 7.28 MDS D526
- 7.29 MDS D528
- 7.30 MDS D560
- 8 System integration
- 9 System diagnostics
- A Appendix
Planning the RF200 system
4.3 Installation guidelines
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4.3 Installation guidelines
4.3.1 Overview
The transponder and reader complete with their antennas are inductive devices. Any type of
metal in the vicinity of these devices affects their functionality. Some points need to be
considered during planning and installation if the values described in the "Field data
(Page 39)" section are to retain their validity:
● Minimum spacing between two readers or their antennas
● Minimum distance between two adjacent data memories
● Metal-free area for flush-mounting of readers or their antennas and transponders in metal
● Mounting of multiple readers or their antennas on metal frames or racks
The following sections describe the impact on the operation of the RFID system when
mounted in the vicinity of metal.
4.3.2 Reduction of interference due to metal
Table 4- 28 Interference due to metal rack
Representation
Description
Problem:
A metal rack is located above the
transmission window of the reader.
This affects the entire field. In par-
ticular, the transmission window
between reader and transponder is
reduced.
Remedy:
The transmission window is no
longer affected if the transponder is
mounted differently.