System Manual

Planning the RF200 system
4.3 Installation guidelines
SIMATIC RF200
72 System Manual, 03/2019, J31069-D0227-U001-A11-7619
4.3.4.4 RF250R
The RF250R reader is operated with the external antennas ANT 1, 3, 3S, 8, 12, 18 and 30.
The antennas can be flush-mounted in metal. Please allow for a possible reduction in the
field data values. To prevent a reduction, the clearances a (all around) and b should be
observed.
Figure 4-11 Metal-free space for ANT 8 / ANT 12 and ANT 18 / ANT 30
Table 4- 36 Reduction of field data due to metal, range as %: Transponder and RF250R with ANT 1
Transponder
ANT 1 without
metal
ANT 1 on metal
ANT 1 mounted
in metal
(all round
40 mm)
MDS D100
1)
Without metal
100
85
80
On metal; distance 20 mm
70
60
65
Flush-mounted in metal;
distance all round 20 mm
60 45 45
MDS D124
1)
Without metal
100
95
85
On metal; distance 15 mm
85
85
80
Flush-mounted in metal;
distance all round 20 mm
85 80 50
MDS D126
1)
Without metal
100
85
85
On metal; distance 25 mm
85
75
75
Flush-mounted in metal;
distance all round 50 mm
80 70 70
MDS D139
1)
Without metal
100
90
85
On metal; distance 30 mm
95
85
85
Flush-mounted in metal;
distance all round 100 mm
95 85 85
MDS D160
1)
Without metal
100
95
90
On metal; distance 10 mm
85
85
80
MDS D165
Without metal
100
85
85
On metal; distance 25 mm
90
80
75
MDS D200
1)
Without metal
100
85
80
On metal; distance 20 mm
85
75
75
Flush-mounted in metal;
distance all round 20 mm
75 65 65