Setup/Network Topology - Siemens SIMATIC RF650R Configuration Manual

4.3

Setup/network topology

PROFINET communication of the RF680R and RF685R readers can be set up as a star, bus
or ring topology.
Figure 4-1
Figure 4-2
With a bus topology, remember that if the communications connection of a reader to the
controller is interrupted, the communications connection to all downstream readers is also
interrupted.
Figure 4-3
SIMATIC RF650R/RF680R/RF685R
Configuration Manual, 10/2015, C79000-G8976-C386-03
Sample configuration star topology
Sample configuration bus topology
Sample configuration MRP ring topology
Commissioning
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