Table Of Contents - Siemens SIMATIC RF200 System Manual

Table of contents

1 Introduction................................................................................................................................................ 5
2 Description................................................................................................................................................. 7
2.1 Area of application of the RF200 IO-Link reader ...........................................................................7
2.2 IO-Link basics ................................................................................................................................7
2.3 Characteristics of the RF200 IO-Link reader .................................................................................9
2.4 System integration .........................................................................................................................9
3 System overview...................................................................................................................................... 11
3.1 RFID components and their function ...........................................................................................11
3.2 Overview of transponders ............................................................................................................13
4 Planning an RF200 IO-Link system ......................................................................................................... 15
4.1 Fundamentals of application planning .........................................................................................15
4.1.1 Selection criteria for SIMATIC RF200 components .....................................................................15
4.1.2 Transmission window and read/write distance ............................................................................15
4.1.3 Width of the transmission window................................................................................................18
4.1.4 Permissible directions of motion of the transponder....................................................................19
4.1.5 Operation in static and dynamic mode ........................................................................................20
4.1.6 Communication between the IO-Link master, reader and transponder.......................................21
4.1.7 Impact of secondary fields ...........................................................................................................22
4.2 Field data of transponders and readers.......................................................................................25
4.2.1 Field data .....................................................................................................................................25
4.2.2 Minimum clearances ....................................................................................................................27
4.3 Installation guidelines...................................................................................................................29
4.3.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................29
4.3.2 Reduction of interference due to metal........................................................................................29
4.3.3 Effects of metal on different transponders and readers...............................................................32
4.3.4 Impact of metal on the transmission window ...............................................................................32
4.3.4.1 RF210R........................................................................................................................................33
4.3.4.2 RF220R........................................................................................................................................35
4.3.4.3 RF260R........................................................................................................................................37
4.4 Further information.......................................................................................................................39
5 Commissioning and parameter assignment............................................................................................. 41
5.1 Configuring...................................................................................................................................41
5.2 Parameter assignment of the IO-Link system..............................................................................45
5.2.1 The Port Configuration Tool (PCT) ..............................................................................................47
5.2.2 Parameter assignment with PCT .................................................................................................48
5.3 The modes of the RF200 IO-Link reader .....................................................................................68
5.3.1 SIO mode .....................................................................................................................................68
5.3.2 IO-Link mode: Scan UID ..............................................................................................................68
SIMATIC RF200 IO-Link
System Manual, 03/2012, C79000-G8976-C276-01
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