System overview
3.1
RFID systems
RFID systems from Siemens control and optimize material flow. They identify reliably,
quickly and economically, are insensitive to contamination and store data directly on the
product or workpiece carrier.
Table 3- 1
Overview of SIMATIC RFID systems
Frequency range
RFID system
Transmission frequen-
cy
Range, max.
Protocols
(air interface)
Standards, specifica-
tions, approvals
Memory capacity,
max.
Maximum data transfer
rate for wireless
transmission
Multitag capability
Special characteristics •
Depends on the country of deployment and the frequency regulations that apply there
1)
Multitag capability only with the readers of the second generation and in conjunction with ISO transponders.
2)
SIMATIC RF300
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SIMATIC RF200
SIMATIC RF300
13.56 MHz
13.56 MHz
650 mm
210 mm
ISO 15693
•
•
ISO 18000-3
•
•
•
EN 300330, EN
•
•
301489, CE
FCC Part 15
•
•
UL/CSA
•
•
•
992 bytes (EEPROM)
64 kB (EEPROM)
8192 bytes (FRAM)
8192 bytes (FRAM)
25.5 kbps
106 kbps
With RF290R reader
Yes/No
only
Particularly com-
•
pact designs
For particularly
•
•
low-cost RFID so-
lutions
•
IO-Link for simple
•
identification tasks
HF
MOBY D
13.56 MHz
380 mm
ISO 15693
ISO 15693
•
ISO 18000-3
ISO 18000-3
•
RF300 (proprie-
tary)
EN 300330, EN
EN 300330, EN
•
301489, CE
301489, CE
FCC Part 15
FCC Part 15
•
UL/CSA
UL/CSA
•
ATEX
922 bytes (EEPROM)
2000 bytes (FRAM)
26.5 kbps
Yes
2)
High data trans-
SIMATIC or PC/IT
•
mission speed
integration
Extended diagnos-
External antennas
•
tics options
for industrial appli-
cations
High memory ca-
pacity
3
UHF
SIMATIC RF600
865 ... 928 MHz
1)
8 m
EPCglobal Class 1
•
Gen 2
ISO 18000-6B
•
ISO 18000-6C
•
ETSI EN 3002208,
•
CE
FCC
•
UL
•
496 bits (EPC),
3424 bytes
300 kbps
Yes
SIMATIC or PC/IT
•
integration
Data preprocessing
•
in the readers
Special antennas
•
for industrial appli-
cations
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