RF600 system planning
4.4 Minimum distances and maximum ranges
SIMATIC RF600
64 System Manual, 06/2019, J31069-D0171-U001-A22-7618
Table 4- 8 Read range of the transponders V (all ranges in meters [m])
S
1
S
with internal antenna 1.0 1.0 1.0
with RF615A 0.7 0.6 0.4
with RF640A 1.4 2.0 1.2
with RF615A 1.2 1.0 0.7
with internal antenna 6.0 5.0 4.0
S
with RF615A 1.8 1.4 1.0
)
Mounting on metal. Mounting surface with a minimum diameter of 150 mm, for the RF680T 300 mm.
Depending on the transponder type, the reader antenna requires more power for writing than
for reading data. When writing, the maximum range reduces by approximately 30 %
compared with the read range.