Environmental Conditions For Transponders/Tags - Siemens SIMATIC RF600 System Manual

3. Set the following parameter values depending on the reader you are using:
4. You must subsequently have your desired system requirements measured and verified
4.4

Environmental conditions for transponders/tags

Basic rules
The transponder/tag must not be placed directly on metal surfaces or on containers of liquid.
For physical reasons, a minimum distance must be maintained between the tag antenna and
conductive material. A minimum distance of 5 cm is recommended. The tag operates better
when the distance is greater (between 5 and 20 cm).
● Tag assembly on non-conductive material (plastic, wood) has a tendency to be less
● The best results are achieved on the materials specified by the tag manufacturer.
● You can obtain more detailed information from the tag manufacturer.
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– Assigning parameters for the RF640R/RF670R using the RF-MANAGER Basic V2
Antenna gain: 8.5 dBi
Cable loss: 4 dB (due to adaptation and damping losses of the connectors)
– Set parameters for the RF640R/RF670R using the XML command "setAntennaConfig"
In the XML command "setAntenneConfig", the following must be set for the antenna
port being used:
(antenna number="1 ... 4"), antenna gain (gain="8.5") and cable loss
(cableLoss="4.0").
Cable loss: 4 dB (due to adaptation and damping losses of the connectors)
– Setting parameters for RF620R/RF630R using SIMATIC commands
Since according to ETSI EN 302 208 V1.3.1 the maximum permissible radiated power
is 2 W ERP, none of the transmit power settings available to the user
(distance_limiting) can cause the required maximum permitted radiated power value to
be exceeded. The exact radiated power of the reader, together with the antenna
cables and antenna used, results from the value used in distance_limiting 0-F and the
calculation in the section "Antenna parameters".
according to EN 302 308 in an absorber chamber.
You may only use your SIMATIC RF600 system with the new third-party components
when this has been carried out.
critical than assembly even on poorly conductive material.
4.4 Environmental conditions for transponders/tags
RF600 system planning
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