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Operating instructions RFID UHF antennas Low range / ultra-low range Mid range / short mid range Wide range ANT805 ANT810 ANT815 ANT820 ANT830 ANT860 ANT910 ANT920 ANT930 ANT960...
RFID UHF antennas 1 Preliminary note This document is intended for specialists� These specialists are people who are qualified by their appropriate training and their experience to see risks and to avoid possible hazards that may be caused during operation or maintenance of the device�...
Disconnect the device externally before handling it� The connection pins may only be supplied with the signals indicated in the technical data and/or on the device label and only the approved accessories of ifm may be connected� 2.4 Tampering with the device In case of malfunctions or uncertainties please contact the manufacturer�...
RFID UHF antennas 3 Product description The ifm RFID antennas consist of several UHF antennas which can meet the requirements of almost any RFID application� The antennas are divided into three product lines with regard to their reading range: low-range, mid-range and wide- range antennas�...
Figure: ANT815 / ANT820 / ANT920 mid-range antenna 3.3 Wide-range antennas For the conventional far-field applications with reading ranges up to 10 m ifm offers the following wide-range antennas: ● ANT830 / ANT930 with a full width at half maximum of 70°, ●...
The correct selection ensures a high reading rate and reliable operation of the system� The low-range (ANT810/ANT910) and ultra-low-range antennas (ANT805) can read the loop-shaped and dipole-type tags up to 10 cm and have a very well- defined reading range�...
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40 cm 20 cm ANT815 100° Pin = 30 dBm ANT805/ANT810 100° 27 ERP 40 cm 20 cm 20 cm 40 cm Operate the ifm UHF RFID antennas only with ifm UHF readers to ensure best read and write results�...
The tags are aligned parallel to the antenna� The ANT805 antenna has a very well-defined reading range for all tags� The ANT810/ANT910 antennas are special solutions for near-field tags with a...
ANT805 ultra-low range ANT810/ANT910 low range Selectivity Reading range Selectivity Reading range Loop-shaped 3 cm 2 cm 4 cm 4 cm Hybrid-type 7 cm 5 cm Dipole-type 10 cm 8 cm Figure: Selectivity and reading range of ANT805 / ANT810 / ANT910...
Official Journal of the European Union� The ifm antennas have a passive antenna structure� The system integrator is responsible for meeting the standards - that means the person who combines the individual components of an RFID system, in particular the readers and the antennas�...
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RFID UHF antennas Max� input power Direct contact with Direct contact with ANT805 / ANT810 / ANT815 / ANT910 ANT805 / ANT815 ANT810 / ANT910 Occupational exposure Pin = 1 W Pin = 0�5 W Limit values head and trunk 10 W/kg...
RFID UHF antennas 6 Installation 6.1 Installation location To reach the maximum range of the antennas there must not be any interfering objects between the antenna ant the tag to be read� The operating principle of the antenna is influenced by the type of fixing and the surrounding materials� To ensure optimum antenna performance there should be no conductive objects in the vicinity of the antenna�...
RFID UHF antennas 6.2 Laying of cables Observe the following notes when laying the cables: ● Lay the cables vertically and straight away from the antenna (see figure on the right)� ● Avoid cable loops around and on the antenna (see figure on the left)� Figure: Incorrectly laid cable Figure: Correctly laid cable...
The use of loop-shaped tags in conjunction with the ANT805 ultra-low range antenna is recommended� The tags are only read by the ifm low-range antennas in a defined range� This ensures that errors during reading and undesired monitoring of people is excluded�...
ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute Federal Communications Commission 9 Approvals The table below lists the approvals of the respective antenna� Antenna FCC (902 - 928 MHz) ETSI (865 - 868 MHz) ANT805 ANT810 ANT815 ANT820 ANT830 ANT910 ANT920 ANT930 ANT860...