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S S ystem overview of SIMATIC RF600
SIMATIC RF600 is an identification system that operates in the UHF range. UHF technology
supports large write/read distances with passive transponders.
The general automation and IT structure of a company is shown in the following figure. This
comprises several different levels that are described in detail below.
Figure 3-1
System overview SIMATIC RF600 with RF610R, RF615R, RF650R, RF680R, RF685R
SIMATIC RF600
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A A cquisition level
This level contains the RFID readers that read the appropriate transponder data and
transfer it to the next higher level.
Control level
At the control level, the RFID data is collected, preprocessed and made available to the
production control and business administration control levels for further processing.
IT level
The Manufacturing Execution System (MES) closes the gap between the data that arises
in the automation environment (control level) and the logistic and commercial processes
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