Xml Commands - Siemens SIMATIC RF650R Configuration Manual

8. In the "Reader Type" input box, enter the reader type with which the application should
connect.
Notation: "SIMATIC_RF6xxR" (e.g. "SIMATIC_RF680R")
If this input box is not completed, the application connects to every connected,
compatible reader.
9. In the "API Version" input box, enter the API version that is suitable for the connected
reader.
The RF650R/RF680R/RF685R readers use version V2.1. The RF640R/RF670R readers
use versions V1.0 or V1.1.
10.Confirm your entry with "OK".
Remember that after connecting to the reader the "HostGreetings" command must always
be executed first.
The connection is established to the reader. The API name of the currently active reader is
displayed in the "Selected Reader" text box. All commands are sent exclusively to this
reader.
You can communicate with several readers at the same time. To communicate with other
readers, repeat the actions described above. Once you have established a connection to
several readers, you can switch from one to the other simply using the "Reader" > "Select
Reader" menu command.
After you have established the connection to a reader and have executed the command
"HostGreetings, you can communicate with the reader. To do this, various commands are
available in the menus. These commands are described in the following sections.
10.3

XML commands

This section describes all the commands you can send from a user application to one of the
SIMATIC RF650R, RF680R or RF685R readers.
Each command sent by the user application is replied to by the reader with a reply frame. If
the command was executed successfully, the reply frame has the value "0" in the
"ResultCode" parameter. If other values are returned in this parameter, this means that the
command was not executed successfully. In this case, the return value corresponds to the
error code.
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