Extending The Reach; Being Part Of A Larger Family - Siemens SIMATIC RF310M Function Manual

RFID Reader Interface User's Guide

2.3 Extending the Reach

2.3 Extending the Reach
2.3.1

Being Part of a Larger Family

The last chapter discussed using the handheld RFID reader interface in a standalone
scenario. However, even RFID reader are not always alone in this world but have to interact
– or want to interact – with other components in larger systems.
Being aware of this fact, the RFID reader interface now supports integrating into SIMATIC
RF-MANAGER configured environments. Please bear in mind that both the communication
and synchronization among devices and usage of configuration data relies on a working RF-
MANAGER infrastructure. More precisely we are talking of integrating into a SIMATIC RF-
MANAGER system only.
Consider an integration scenario as given in the figure below.
Figure 2-7
There are some stationary RF660R readers which are controlled by an RF-MANAGER
runtime. Let's say, they check incoming and outgoing goods at warehouse gates. The whole
system is set up using a configuration created with RF-MANAGER.
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Ethernet
Larger Infrastructures
WLAN
WLAN
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