System overview of SIMATIC RF600
3.3 Features
SIMATIC RF600
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3.3
Features
The RF600 identification system has the following performance features:
Table 3- 2
Features of the RF600 RFID system
Type
Contactless RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) system in the UHF band
Transmission frequency
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ETSI: 865 to 868 MHz
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FCC: 902 to 928 MHz
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CMIIT: 920.625 to 924.375 MHz
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ARIB (STD-T106): 916.8 MHz to 920.4 MHz
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ARIB (STD-T107): 920.4 to 923.4 MHz
Standards
ISO 18000-62, ISO 18000-63
Table 3- 3
Features of the RF600 readers
Reader
Antennas
Read/write distance
1)
Interface
RF610R
1 x internal antenna
< 1 m
Ethernet, EtherNet/IP, OPC
UA, PROFINET and
PROFIBUS
RF615R
1 x internal antenna
1 x antenna connector for
external antennas
Internal antenna: < 1 m
External antenna: < 3 m
Ethernet, EtherNet/IP, OPC
UA, PROFINET and
PROFIBUS
RF650R
4 x antenna connectors for
external antennas
< 8 m
Ethernet, OPC UA
RF680R
4 x antenna connectors for
external antennas
< 8 m
Ethernet, EtherNet/IP, OPC
UA, PROFINET and
PROFIBUS
RF685R
1 x internal antenna
1 x antenna connector for
external antennas
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:
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RF610R certificate (
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/ps/25390/cert
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RF615R certificates (
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/ps/25391/cert
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RF650R certificates (
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/ps/15085/cert
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RF680R/RF685R certificates