Antennas
6.8 SIMATIC RF680A
SIMATIC RF600
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LED status display
The operating statuses of the antenna are displayed by an LED status display. The LED can
adopt the colors green, red or yellow and the statuses off , on , flashing :
Table 6- 41 Display of operating statuses of the antenna
LED
Meaning
LED static for 1 second when the reader starts up:
The device is ready for operation and the connection to the reader is established; opera-
tional staus.
The device is ready for operation but currently inactive.
The device is active but there is no transponder in the antenna field.
The device is active and there is at least one transponder in the antenna field.
Identification of the antenna by the reader function "buzz test".
There is an error or antenna firmware update is being made.
Indication of the quality of the antenna alignment (RSSI)
When aligning the antenna using the WBM, the three-color LED status display indicates the
RSSI value with which the transponder was detected:
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Red: Low RSSI value
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Yellow: Medium RSSI value
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Green: High RSSI value