Siemens SIMATIC RF185C Operating Instructions Manual page 118

Programming via OPC UA
10.1 Supported methods/functions
Each OPC UA server publishes to the OPC UA clients its OPC UA functionalities via nodes
in its address area. You can find the read points or "RfidReaderDevices" under the node
"Objects > DeviceSet" in the address area of the OPC UA server of the communication
modules.
Figure 10-2
You will find the methods/functions listed below under the following path in the address area
of a read point "Objects > DeviceSet > Readpoint_x1".
RFID-specific methods / functions
The integrated OPC UA servers of the communication modules support the following RFID-
specific methods/functions according to the "OPC Unified Architecture for AutoID" for each
read point:
Table 10- 2 RFID-specific methods / functions
OPC UA methods
Scan
ScanStart, ScanStop
KillTag
LockTag
SetTagPassword
ReadTag
WriteTag
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Node "Objects > DeviceSet"
Synchronous execution of inventories
The detected transponders are directly returned.
Trigger the read points to start inventories.
The detected transponders are delivered by means of events (Rfid-
ScanEventType).
Destroy transponders.
This function is only supported by UHF readers.
Lock areas on the transponder.
This function is only supported by UHF readers.
Set transponder-specific passwords.
This function is only supported by UHF readers.
Read out transponder data.
Write transponder data.
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