Connecting The Antenna - Siemens SIMATIC RF600 Series System Manual

6.7.4

Connecting the antenna

The SIMATIC RF660A antenna must be connected to the reader using an antenna cable.
Preassembled standard cables in lengths of 1 m, 3 m, 5 m, 10 m, 15 m, 20 m and 40 m are
available to connect the antenna.
The range of the antenna is limited by the cable loss. The maximum range can be achieved
with the cable 6GT2815-0BH10 (length 1m), since this cable has the lowest cable loss.
Requirement
Note
Use of Siemens antenna cable
To ensure optimum functioning of the antenna, it is recommended that a Siemens antenna
cable is used in accordance with the list of accessories.
Figure 6-47
Bending radii and bending cycles of the antenna cable
Table 6- 37
Cable designa-
tion
Antenna cable
Antenna cable
Antenna cable
(suitable for drag
chains)
Antenna cable
Antenna cable
SIMATIC RF600
System Manual, 11/2018, J31069-D0171-U001-A21-7618
Rear of antenna with RTNC connection
Bending radii and bending cycles of the antenna cable
Article number
6GT2815-0BH10
6GT2815-0BH30
6GT2815-2BH50
6GT2815-1BN10
6GT2815-0BN10
Length [m] Cable loss [dB]
1 0.5
3 1
5 1.5
10 2
10 4
Antennas
6.7 SIMATIC RF660A
Bending radius
[mm]
1)
51
51
44
2)
77
51
301