RF600 system planning
4.6 Planning and installation of UHF read points
SIMATIC RF600
System Manual, 11/2018, J31069-D0171-U001-A21-7618
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4.6.2.1 Preparation phase
Device selection
When selecting the suitable RFID hardware, remember the following minimum criteria:
● Integration in a control/IT environment
● Degree of protection
● Size of the identification range
● Type, number and position of the transponders in the antenna field
● Reflecting and absorbent materials in the vicinity of the antenna
● Distance between the antenna or the reader and the transponder
The following application examples illustrate the requirements for specific use cases and
provide suitable solutions:
● Read point in a conveyor system in confined installation conditions:
A container should be transported in a conveyor system. Information on the next
transport section is contained in a transponder which is attached to the side of the
container.
Possible configuration: RF615R with integrated internal antenna and a compact external
antenna (e.g. RF615A, RF620A)
● RFID gate at the incoming goods / outgoing goods department:
Several transponders are located on different packaging of products on a pallet. These
need to be identified when passing through the RFID gate.
Possible configuration: RF650R with four circular antennas (e.g. RF650A, RF660A
depending on the required radiated power)
● Four read points along the production line:
A product needs to be processed by different machines along the production line. The
information for this is contained on a transponder attached to the product that must be
read out at each machine.
Possible configuration: RF680R with four antennas (e.g. RF615A, RF620A, RF680A)
● Read point on a production line with a predominantly metallic environment:
A product needs to be processed by different machines along the production line. The
information for this is contained on a transponder attached to the product that must be
read out at each machine.
Possible configuration: RF685R with integrated adaptive antenna
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