Siemens SIMATIC RF185C User Manual

Description
3.1 Properties of the communications modules
SIMATIC RF185C, RF186C, RF188C, RF186CI, RF188CI
16 Operating Instructions, 04/2020, C79000-G8976-C512-03
You can find additional information on the various RFID devices and optical readers on the
Internet on the "Siemens Industry Online Support
(https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/ps/14970/man)" page.
Features
The following features characterize the RF18xC and RF18xCI communication modules:
Table 3- 1 Features of the communication modules
Features
RF185C
RF186C
RF188C
RF186CI
RF188CI
Number of connectable
devices
1 2 4 2 4
Supported product
families
RF200, RF300, RF1000,
MV300, MV400, MV500
Reader interfaces RS422
Transfer speed: 19.2 ... 921.6 Kbaud
I/O interface
--
✓
Ethernet interface 2x M12, switch integrated
Transmission speed: 100 Mbps
Degree of protection
IP67
Application protocols
PROFINET IO, EtherNet/IP, OPC UA, XML
Configuration/
diagnostic options
STEP 7 (TIA Portal), GSDML, WBM (Web browser)
Function blocks
Ident profile, FB 45, faceplate for PCS 7
Supported SIMATIC
controllers
S7-300, S7-400, S7-1200, S7-1500
Supported third-party
controllers
Source code of the Ident profile available. All controllers with
PROFINET-, EtherNet/IP and IEC61131 programming are supported.
NOTICE
IRT is not supported
Note that the communication modules do not support IRT (Isochronous Real Time). The
communication modules can also not function as IRT conductors (e.g. in a bus structure).
The communication modules can be configured as clients in MRP rings. Network
diagnostics via SNMP is supported by the communication modules.
NOTICE
Operation in VLANs
Note that the communication modules cannot be operated in VLANs whose ID is ≠ 0.

Siemens SIMATIC RF185C Specifications

General

Brand	Siemens
Model	SIMATIC RF185C
Category	Rfid Systems
Language	English