SIMATIC RF600 Web-based interface

Software installations for commissioning or diagnostics are a thing of the past with the SIMATIC RF650R, RF680R and RF685R readers. The user interface can be easily called up with an Internet browser. In this way, maintenance engineers, for example, can connect remotely to a reader and carry out the relevant tasks from the office.

The orientation of the antennas is accomplished within a few minutes with the aid of the corresponding menu. The Web-based interface gives the user immediate feedback about how changing the antenna position or orientation affects the acquisition. Especially practical: The same information is also shown via a brightly lit LED row on the housing of the reader – so that the setup can also be performed in obstructed installations.

In the Diagnostics menu, all information necessary to assess the quality of the reading results during operation is displayed, e.g. the signal strength (RSSI), the acquisition frequency and the transmitting power effectively used.

Moreover, even the transponders filtered out on the basis of the "UHF for Industry" algorithms used are shown. The effect of these filter functions can thus be easily analyzed and their parameters quickly optimized.

A built-in diagnostics log records all events including read and write errors or changes made to the parameters of the reader. In this way, a "glimpse into the past" can be made to retrospectively analyze a sporadically occurring error, for example.