System Manual

Planning the RF200 system
4.3 Installation guidelines
SIMATIC RF200
System Manual, 03/2019, J31069-D0227-U001-A11-7619
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Transponder
RF250R with ANT 18
Antenna without
metal
Antenna flush-
mounted in metal
(all round 10 mm)
MDS D522
Special variants
Without metal
100
100
Flush-mounted in metal;
distance all round 0 mm
90 90
MDS D524
1)
Without metal
100
75
On metal, distance 15 mm
95
75
Flush-mounted in metal;
distance all round 25 mm
95 75
MDS D528
Without metal
100
85
On metal, distance 0 mm
100
85
MDS D560
1)
Without metal
100
85
On metal, distance 10 mm
100
85
1)
Mounting the transponder on or in metal is only possible with the appropriate spacer or if there is
adequate clearance to the metal.
2)
Values of > 100 % related to non metal surroundings can occur if transponders were developed
specifically for mounting in/on metallic surroundings.
Table 4- 42 Reduction of field data due to metal, range as %: Transponder and RF250R with ANT 30
Transponder
RF250R with ANT 30
Antenna without
metal
Antenna flush-
mounted in metal
(all round 20 mm)
MDS D124
1)
Without metal
100
80
On metal, distance 15 mm
90
75
Flush-mounted in metal;
distance all round 25 mm
75 70
MDS D126
1)
Without metal
100
80
On metal, distance 25 mm
85
75
Flush-mounted in metal;
distance all round 50 mm
60 50
MDS D160
1)
Without metal
100
85
On metal, distance 10 mm
95
80
MDS D324
1)
Without metal
100
80
On metal, distance 15 mm
95
75
Flush-mounted in metal;
distance all round 25 mm
85 70
MDS D422
Without metal
100
95
Flush-mounted in metal;
distance all round 0 mm
95 80