System Manual

Planning the RF200 system
4.3 Installation guidelines
SIMATIC RF200
70 System Manual, 03/2019, J31069-D0227-U001-A11-7619
Table 4- 35 Reduction of field data due to metal, range as %: Transponder and RF240R
Transponder
Reader without
direct
metal influence
Reader on
metal
(metal plate)
Reader flush-
mounted in metal
(all round
20 mm)
MDS D100
1)
Without metal
100
95
80
On metal, distance 20 mm
95
90
75
Flush-mounted in metal;
distance all round 20 mm
90 75 70
MDS D124
1)
Without metal
100
85
75
On metal, distance 15 mm
90
80
75
Flush-mounted in metal;
distance all round 25 mm
85 70 65
MDS D126
1)
Without metal
100
80
70
On metal, distance 25 mm
80
75
60
Flush-mounted in metal;
distance all round 50 mm
70 55 55
MDS D160
1)
Without metal
100
90
80
On metal, distance 10 mm
90
85
80
MDS D165
Without metal
100
95
75
On metal, distance 25 mm
75
70
65
MDS D200
1)
Without metal
100
95
85
On metal, distance 20 mm
95
80
70
Flush-mounted in metal,
distance all round 20 mm
70 60 50
MDS D261
Without metal
100
90
90
On metal, distance 25 mm
85
80
70
MDS D324
1)
Without metal
100
90
80
On metal, distance 15 mm
95
85
80
Flush-mounted in metal;
distance all round 25 mm
90 75 70
MDS D400
1)
Without metal
100
90
80
On metal, distance 20 mm
80
75
55
Flush-mounted in metal,
distance all round 20 mm
75 70 50
MDS D422
Without metal
100
90
85
Flush-mounted in metal;
distance all round 0 mm
90 60 40
MDS D423
Without metal
100
95
90
On metal, distance 0 mm
150
2)
140
2)
140
2)
Flush-mounted in metal;
distance all round 10 mm
70 60 60