Siemens SIMATIC RF600 Series User Manual

RF600 system planning
4.3 Antenna configurations
SIMATIC RF600
System Manual, 11/2018, J31069-D0171-U001-A21-7618
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4.3.5 Reciprocal influence of read points
Antenna alignment and resulting antenna spacing
The minimum distance required between antennas that use the same frequency and that are
connected to different readers depends on the maximum transmit power set and the antenna
alignment. The following minimum distances apply with maximum transmit power.
A
Back to back
B
Pointing at each other
C
Next to each other
Figure 4-8 Antenna spacing for different readers/antennas and identical frequencies
Table 4- 1 Antenna alignment and minimum antenna spacing
Antenna
configuration
Antenna alignment
Minimum distance (D)
RF615R
with internal antenna
RF685R
with internal antenna
RF600 reader
with RF615A/RF620A
A
Back to back
1.0 m
0.3 m
1.0 m
B
Pointing at each other
2.0 m
2.0 m
2.0 m
C
Next to each other
1.0 m
0.5 m
1.0 m
RF600 reader
with RF640A/RF642A
RF600 reader
with RF650A/RF680A
RF600 reader
with RF660A
A
Back to back
1.0 m
0.3 m
0.5 m
B
Pointing at each other
2.0 m
2.0 m
2.0 m
C Next to each other 2.0 m 0.5 m 0.8 m

Siemens SIMATIC RF600 Series Specifications

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Brand	Siemens
Model	SIMATIC RF600 Series
Category	Rfid Systems
Language	English