System overview of SIMATIC RF600
3.3 Features
SIMATIC RF600
30 System Manual, 11/2018, J31069-D0171-U001-A21-7618
3.3 Features
The RF600 identification system has the following performance features:
Table 3- 2 Features of the RF600 RFID system
Contactless RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) system in the UHF band
• ETSI: 865 to 868 MHz
• FCC: 902 to 928 MHz
• CMIIT: 920.625 to 924.375 MHz
• ARIB (STD-T106): 916.8 MHz to 920.4 MHz
• ARIB (STD-T107): 920.4 to 923.4 MHz
ISO 18000-62, ISO 18000-63
Table 3- 3 Features of the RF600 readers
1 x internal antenna
1 x antenna connector for
Internal antenna: < 1 m
External antenna: < 3 m
Ethernet, OPC UA, PROFINET
4 x antenna connectors for
< 8 m Ethernet, OPC UA
4 x antenna connectors for
external antennas
< 8 m Ethernet, Ethernet/IP, OPC
UA, PROFINET and
1 x internal antenna
1 x antenna connector for
Internal antenna: < 7 m
External antenna < 8 m
Ethernet, Ethernet/IP, OPC
UA, PROFINET and
PROFIBUS
1)
Depends on the connected antenna and the transponder being used
Certificates
RF600 readers support the following certificates and approvals:
● RF615R certificates (https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/ps/25391/cert
)
● RF650R certificates (https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/ps/15085/cert)
● RF680R/RF685R certificates
(https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/ps/15088/cert
)