Possibilities And Application Areas For Antenna Configurations - Siemens SIMATIC RF600 System Manual

4.3.2

Possibilities and application areas for antenna configurations

Some basic antenna configurations and possible fields of application are shown below. With
the various configurations, please note that up to four external antennas can be connected to
the RF670R reader, up to two can be connected to the RF630R reader and one external
antenna can be connected to the RF640R or RF620R reader. The RF640R and RF620R
readers also have an internal antenna.
Antenna configuration 1
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4.3 Antenna configurations
Description/ application areas
This arrangement of antennas is
appropriate when the tags to be read are
only located on one side of the goods to
be acquired, for example, if a conveyor
with passing goods has to be monitored
during production and it is precisely
defined on which side the tags to be read
are attached.
①
Tag
This antenna configuration is possible
with the following readers:
RF670R with one antenna
•
RF640R with integrated or with
•
external antenna
RF630R with one antenna
•
RF620R with integrated or with
•
external antenna
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